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From Weathering to Well-Being: Let's Talk about Black Women's Health
In this episode of Linked In Impact, host Krysta Jones welcomes Joy D. Calloway, President and CEO of the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI), to honor National Min...
They Call Her Madam Ambassador
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Alexandria Maloney, a powerhouse foreign affairs professional and President of Black Professionals in International Affairs ...
Our Hidden Secret: Working Together to Address Trafficking in the DMV
In this episode, we dive into the critical work being done to safeguard and uplift the Northern Virginia community. We explore the commitment of the Loudoun County (VA...
Back to Basics: A Conversation on How Civics will Change Our Communities
The health of our democracy depends entirely on active civic participation. In Virginia, we have elections every year, often more than once a year, so we have 365 days...
Get Your Seat at the Table with the Black Women's Roundtable
A November 2024 article by Subramaniam Vincent on forbes.com, noted that Christine Slaughter, Chaya Crowder and Christina Greer, co-authored a recent paper that refers...
Discovering Our Roots: A Conversation on Black Geneaology
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 ...
Is it Time to Renew Your Passport? Exploring the Benefits of Travel
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 tho...
The "Foundations of Our Community": Understanding Community Foundations
“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 ...
Path to the Presidency
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 ...
We Won't Back Down: Standing Up for DEI in All Spaces
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, ...
Unequal Treatment: Let's Solve the Black Maternal Health Crisis
"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 deat...
Are the Kids Alright?
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, De...
Black History is Local
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 Arlingt...
Black Women's Mental Health: It's OK to Not Be "OK"
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, relat...
Will We Ever Get Our 40 Acres and a Mule?
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 chat...
Black Excellence: A Conversation on the Power of HBCUs
September is HBCU awareness month. Through our National HBCU Initiative, The Links, Incorporated seeks to increase the retention and graduation rates of students atte...
The Future of DEI
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 ...
Celebrating Our Books in the Midst of Censorship
Reading is a pathway - to imagination, to growth, to learning. While dueling perspectives on parent rights, censorship and violations of 1st amendment rights are domin...
Partnerships are the Pathways to Progress
Host Krysta Jones serves as one of the co conveners of the Black Women’s Roundtable Virginia, an organization focused on building intergenerational leadership, advocat...
Black Women Leading
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 wi...
