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Discovering Our Roots: A Conversation on Black Geneaology

Discovering Our Roots: A Conversation on Black Geneaology

Episode 21 · · 41:27

According to Heritagediscovered.com, with there being nearly 48 million Black people in the US today, Black genealogy research can be a real challenge, especially for finding familie...

Is it Time to Renew Your Passport? Exploring the Benefits of Travel

Is it Time to Renew Your Passport? Exploring the Benefits of Travel

Episode 20 · · 28:10

According to Forbes.com, a survey by the travel organization Road Scholar has revealed that up to 30% of the company's tour participants are solo travelers; and of those solo travele...

The "Foundations of Our Community": Understanding Community Foundations

The "Foundations of Our Community": Understanding Community Foundations

Episode 19 · · 20:07

“At its core, the role of a community foundation is to create pathways that connect our community and its many different individuals, groups, and organizations to the resources neede...

Path to the Presidency

Path to the Presidency

Episode 18 · · 24:03

How much do you know about the "path to the presidency"? Of course, for some people it can start decades before they officially announce that they are running, but in today’s episode...

We Won't Back Down: Standing Up for DEI in All Spaces

We Won't Back Down: Standing Up for DEI in All Spaces

Episode 17 · · 28:23

At a time when there is a backlash against DEI efforts, along with the resignation of Claudine Gay, the first black woman to serve as president of Harvard University, we felt it was ...

Unequal Treatment: Let's Solve the Black Maternal Health Crisis

Unequal Treatment: Let's Solve the Black Maternal Health Crisis

Episode 16 · · 17:25

"I learned that my story was not uncommon. There were others like me, just like me -Black like me, healthy like me, doing their best, just like me. And they faced death just like me ...

Are the Kids Alright?

Are the Kids Alright?

Episode 15 · · 19:04

Youth are facing a number of challenges today. Deaths from suicide among youth and young adults have been increasing over the last two decades in the United States, Despite negative ...

Black History is Local

Black History is Local

Episode 14 · · 30:09

In this conversation we speak with Dr. Alfred Taylor, author of "Bridge Builders of Nauck/Green Valley: Past and Present” which details the stories of over 100 Arlingtonians,  Scott ...

Black Women's Mental Health: It's OK to Not Be "OK"

Black Women's Mental Health: It's OK to Not Be "OK"

Episode 13 · · 35:53

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, an...

Will We Ever Get Our 40 Acres and a Mule?

Will We Ever Get Our 40 Acres and a Mule?

Episode 12 · · 29:11

Join several community leaders and activists as we discuss reparations - what they are, and what progress has been made in the movement to make the descendants of chattel slaves in A...

Black Excellence: A Conversation on the Power of HBCUs

Black Excellence: A Conversation on the Power of HBCUs

Episode 11 · · 36:22

September is HBCU awareness month.  Through our National HBCU Initiative, The Links, Incorporated seeks to increase the retention and graduation rates of students attending HBCUs, wh...

The Future of DEI

The Future of DEI

Episode 10 · · 29:44

What is the future of DEI? Lately, there have been more and more media reports about a decreasing number of DEI officers, and a growing number are being asked to take on additional r...

Celebrating Our Books in the Midst of Censorship

Celebrating Our Books in the Midst of Censorship

Episode 9 · · 22:59

Reading is a pathway - to imagination, to growth, to learning. While dueling perspectives on parent rights, censorship and violations of 1st amendment rights are dominating conversat...

Partnerships are the Pathways to Progress

Partnerships are the Pathways to Progress

Episode 8 · · 35:45

Host Krysta Jones serves as one of the co conveners of the Black Women’s Roundtable Virginia, an organization focused on building intergenerational leadership, advocating for our rig...

Black Women Leading

Black Women Leading

Episode 7 · · 35:18

When we look at what is facing our community, racial equity, health disparities, economic injustice - its easy to get discouraged. These are complicated issues that will not be solve...

Taking Our Advocacy to the Next Level

Taking Our Advocacy to the Next Level

Episode 6 · · 26:06

In this episode, host Krysta Jones speaks with Joi Chaney, Founder/Principal, J.O.I. Strategies, and A’shanti Gholar, President of Emerge, an organization dedicated to recruiting and...

Get on Board with Corporate Boards

Get on Board with Corporate Boards

Episode 5 · · 44:09

According to the Women Business Coalition - In January 2023, women comprised nearly 33% of new appointments to the boards of public companies. Among the 36 of the 117 newly appointed...

Mind, Body and Spirit

Mind, Body and Spirit

Episode 4 · · 34:04

April is Minority Health Month, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) observes National Minority Health Month to highlight the im...

Loving the Skin You Are In

Loving the Skin You Are In

Episode 3 · · 17:13

How do you "love the skin you are in"? You may consider ways you can Reset, Rejuvenate, Reimagine, Resist, and Act, as your first steps. Self care (however you define it) is an impor...

STEAM PLUS Pathways to a Lifetime of Unlimited Success

STEAM PLUS Pathways to a Lifetime of Unlimited Success

Episode 2 · · 28:26

The latest episode of "Linked in Impact with The Arlington (VA) Chapter of The Links, Inc." highlights our STEAM PLUS Pathways to a Lifetime of Unlimited Success initiative, and how ...

The Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter

Episode 1 · · 32:36

Join us as we take a close look at heart health, and the practical ways we can fight heart disease in our community.