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Join Leroy Barber as he launches an all new podcast Why It Matters! This Podcast will breakdown subjects from current topics from pop culture, politics, economics and sports and explain Why It Matters! Leroy (Former host of the SITUP Podcast) is the Co-Founder of the Voices Project and Adjunct professor at Multnomah University and Executive Director of Neighborhood Economics. Rev. Barber has served on the boards of The Simple Way, Missio Alliance, The Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN), ...
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Dea Jenkins is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, Director of Inbreak, and founder of Dea Studios. Through a series of life twists, including deciding not to pursue a career as a professional track runner, Dea “accidentally” discovered an interest and a talent for art-making. As she discovered the world of painting, drawing, and graphic design, s…
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Third Eye Books Accessories & Gifts LLC was founded in 2019 in Portland Oregon by Michelle Lewis and Charles Hannah. Our vision is to be the number one supplier of African Centered books, accessories and gifts in the Portland Metro Area. We believe our products can be used as a tool to motivate, inspire, restore or enhance a persons cultural pride …
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Mayra grew up in East Los Angeles, and currently lives in Pasadena, CA. She serves on the pastoral staff of Lake Avenue Church, a large congregation that has been at the same location for over 120 years. She has spent the past 18 years leading in her local community and casting vision for Kingdom-neighbor-loving. Her love for the local and global c…
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Dominique DuBois Gilliard is the Director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation for the Love Mercy Do Justice(LMDJ) initiative of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). He is the author of Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice that Restores, which won the 2018 Book of the Year Award for InterVarsity Press. Gilliard also serves on th…
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Join host Leroy Barber for the kick off of an all new season of the SITUP Podcast. This season Leroy will be taking SITUP to another level by asking each person about Sports, Innovation, Theology, the Ugly and what Public discourse they have been having. Episode one of the new season Leroy kick things off with D'Metri Mattocks the Director of Inter…
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Join Leroy Barber as he welcomes back Dr. Robyn and first-time guest Rev. Anna of the Active Theology Project. The Activist Theology Project is a collaborative team passionate about our commitment to the ethics and politics of en conjunto (togetherness). We are public theologians, justice advocates, and strategy-minded people situated in the hybrid…
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The SITUP Podcast is proud to have Melvin Bray back to talk SW ATL with us! Melvin Bray (melvinbray.com) is an Emmy® award-winning storyteller, social entrepreneur, and author who lives and gardens with his wife, three kids, and two dogs in southwest Atlanta, GA. Melvin is a student of how societal myths aid or block desired political outcomes. As …
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Co-Founder of The Good Hair Store. Kiyomi Rollins is dedicated to loving on every coil while empowering the natural hair and skincare community to embrace the goodness of their kinks and skin. From its humble beginnings at a mall kiosk back in 2008 and a handful of locations since, The Good Hair Shop has grown exponentially while still keeping its …
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While doing our event in Canton Ohio we got the chance to meet Tonya Rogers and JT Huffer-Corn. The two community organizers have done some pretty inovative things to help drive out the vote in Stark County Ohio. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyitmatterswithleroy/message…
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Pastor Santes Beatty serves as the Lead Pastor for Mosaic Midtown Church in Detroit, MI, and as the Multiethnic Multiplication Catalyst for the Wesleyan Church. He has a passion for seeing healthy, gospel-centered, multiethnic ministries grow as disciples make disciples and churches multiply themselves until there is a transforming presence in ever…
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Pastor Phil Jackson has served God full-time on the front lines of urban youth ministry for over 30 years. Phil has served in North Lawndale since 1994 as a youth pastor and was associate Pastor of Lawndale Community Christian Church until 2017. In 2003, Pastor Phil started The House Covenant Church, a Christ-centered, hip-hop worship service. --- …
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Michelle Ferrigno Warren has committed her life to her community and advancing equity and democratic participation across the country. She is a nationally recognized leader, advocate, author. For over a decade, she has championed critical issues including immigration, mass incarceration and education. She is both a policy expert and knows how to bu…
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For more info on Onleilove and her book please go to https://propheticwhirlwind.com This episode features spoke word piece Nailed Hands by Amena Brown Owen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBi7MQNl14A&list=PLsg8KOmNODyn72qsCBSMdWRNv5kaQbHQX Minister Onleilove (pronounced Onlylove) Chika Alston, Founder of Prophetic Whirlwind was born and raised in …
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Its been a long time but we good things come to those who wait and Velynn Brown is well worth the wait! Join Leroy and the SITUP crew for a closer look at the work of equity and inclusion. As a native Northeast Oregonian Velynn understands the discomfort, disparities and complexities of growing up as a Black woman in one of the whitest cities in th…
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Join host Leroy Barber for a live listen in of Donna Baber reading from and talking about her book Bread for The Resistance. Donna Barber is cofounder of The Voices Project, an organization that influences culture through training and promoting leaders of color. She is also the director of Champions Academy, an initiative of the Portland Leadership…
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From her escape from slavery through the dangerous missions she led to liberate hundreds of slaves through the Underground Railroad, the story of heroic abolitionist Harriet Tubman is told in this 2019 movie. Join Leroy and a predominantly white group of Portlanders as they have an open and honest talk about their feeling, challenges and the takeaw…
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The week host Leroy Barber recaps his time at SOCAP 19. SOCAP (Social Capital Markets) is in the vanguard of the emerging global impact economy convening ideas and capital to catalyze world change. During his time at SOCAP Leroy had very brief sit down with one of the founding members of SOCAP Rosa Lee Harden. Rosa Lee was the Executive Producer of…
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What Up Folks! Welcome to season two of the S.I.T. U.P. Podcast with host Leroy Barber! This season promises to bring 20 exciting yet thought-provoking episodes surrounding the theme of sports, innovation, theology, ugliness (injustice), and (you) public discourse. Kicking off the second season Leroy issues a firm challenge to all men to do their p…
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José Humphreys is a native New Yorker, social worker, consultant and minister with over 16 years of nonprofit experience. In this capacity he has organized neighborhood groups and faith leaders around social justice issues. José has also served as a consultant to many organizations providing technical assistance and training around culture building…
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Although its summertime Leroy Barber and the SITUP Podcast crew is still working hard to bring you even more heat! Raquel Polanco is a brilliant artist that has a strong sense of culture that you will hear come alive the interview with producer Andru Morgan . Also be sure to check out the spoken-word piece “Corn, Cactus, Turtle” after the interview…
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Melvin Bray (melvinbray.com) is an Emmy® award-winning storyteller, social entrepreneur, and author who lives with his wife, three kids and two dogs in southwest Atlanta, GA. He is an active participant in vanguard networks seeking more beautiful, more just, more virtue-filled ways of showing up in the world. He is author of the soon to be bestsell…
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Join us for this very special edition of the SIT UP Podcast! As you know we interview a lot of dynamic leaders and today is no exception to the rule. SIT UP's very own Leroy Barber gets grilled by long time supporter and friend of the podcast Jess Bielman. Jess is a coworker of Leroy that is not scared to ask the tough questions and get great answe…
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Dr. Woodley addresses a variety of issues concerning American culture, faith, justice, race, our relationship with the earth and Indigenous realities. His expertise has been sought in national venues as diverse as Time Magazine, Christianity Today, The Huffington Post and Planet Drum: A Voice for Bioregional, Sustainability, Education and Culture. …
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Shalom is an ordained United Methodist Elder currently supporting the innovative work of church planters. She has facilitated work in churches working to become more multicultural and multiethnic; better representatives of their neighborhoods. Using community organizing as a framework, she offers a more organic, relationship-based way of equipping …
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Tom has been writing songs and planting gardens with faith communities for the past twenty years. His songs engage the biblical narrative and grow out of contexts of longing, vulnerability and hope. He lives with his wife, Karen, and their two sons, Isaiah and Arbutus, in the woodlands of Appalachia, where they grow the Eucharist elements, receive …
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This week we have the pleasure to share with you a Q&A session with Leroy and a group of passionate believers that want to make a difference in their community. This is one you don't want to miss! Let's Begin... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whyitmatterswithleroy/message…
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What is church to you? What does church in the neighborhood look like? Whats ABCD or assets based community development? What is social capital? All of these questions and much more will be explored on this episode with guest Tim Soerens of the Parish Collective! Tim Soerens is an author, speaker, social entrepreneur, and co-founding director of th…
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What do you think about church planting? What does planting in community look like? What neighborhood connections and partnerships can be made with a church plant? Who funds a church plant and how do you go about getting funding? We explore all of these questions and more with Darryl and Stephanie Answer of New Community Church Kansas City. New Com…
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John Tramel has over 19 years of social work experience in the areas of community organizing, community development, mental health, domestic violence, and social justice education, organizing, and activism. He has spent years focused on creating and sustaining social service support for families in the education and child welfare arenas. John is a …
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Meet Joe Kim of Bothell UMC, on this weeks episode Joe shares his experience as a leader of color leading a predominately white church. Lets Begin... Rev. Joseph D Kim (pastorjoe@bothellumc.org) has served as Lead Pastor of Bothell United Methodist Church since April 2018. He has served in ministry as Associate Pastor of Bothell United Methodist an…
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