Each episode of Socially Just explores a different facet of public health from politics, policies, research and community advocacy discussions from our Social Justice and Public Health Speaker series. The goal of our podcast is to provide public health perspectives for health, equity and social change. This year's series focuses on upstream and roo…

Dr. Reuben Jonathon Miller, author of Race, Punishment and the Afterlife of Incarceration: Halfway Home and a 2022 recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship award. Dr. Miller discusses his current work as a MacArthur Fellow and the intersectionality of art and storytelling in his work as a researcher - taking a deep dive into politics and p…

Dr. Kerby Lynch, a government consultant for Ceres Policy Research and activist in the California reparations movement joins Socially Just for a fascinating and timely discussion on reparations is a public health issue.By Gayle Cummings, Deirdra Wilson

Obie Anthony, Executive Director of Exonerated Nation discusses the impact of wrongful convictions on the health of communities. Mr. Anthony has a unique persective and insight into the complicated problems with our justice system having been framed and wrongfully convicted and later exonerated himself. Through his unique lens, Mr. Anthony poses so…

Professor Dawes, author of "The Political Determinants of Health”, will provide a thought provoking discussion on the American process of politics and economics as a determinant of health and why we must address political determinants to create a socially just and healthy society.By Gayle Cummings, Deirdra Wilson