Dec 29, 2022
Yvette’s inspiring talk with Austin Whitney will move the listeners to a new understanding of the power of one’s attitude towards life and living. Austin, the Founder and Board President of Accessible Festivals and the President of Ten Fifty Entertainment, was paralyzed from the waist down as a result of a car...
Dec 22, 2022
Yvette enjoys an engaging conversation with Alysia Reiner, who played "Fig" Natalie Figueroa on Orange is the New Black. The Netflix series was groundbreaking with diverse representation not only in terms of its cast but also the issues that were addressed. The diversity extended to gender and LGBT identities. Alysia is...
Dec 15, 2022
William J. Barber III, who works as the Director of Climate and Environmental Justice at The Climate Reality Project founded by former Vice President Al Gore, shares with Yvette his commitment and knowledge in the area of environmental and climate justice. He is co-chair for the North Carolina Poor People’s Campaign...
Dec 8, 2022
Yvette talks with fellow Georgetown University Law School alumnus Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League. As did his father, Ernest Nathan "Dutch" Morial, before him, Marc served as a prominent Mayor of New Orleans before leading the nation's largest historic civil rights and urban...
Dec 1, 2022
Dr. Joanne Gabbin, a professor for 37 years at James Madison University where she was a powerful force for social justice and a visionary leader, talks with Yvette about her groundbreaking work. As a professor of English and African American literature, Dr. Gabbin became the director of the Honors program and the...