#TellBlackStories

Join us for a Juneteenth edition of #TellBlackStories featuring Director and showrunner of the limited series The Underground Railroad, Barry Jenkins in conversation with Color Of Change’s Senior Director Of Media, Culture, and Economic Justice, Jade Magnus Ogunnaike on his new series, reparations and the importance of honoring your ancestors.  Make sure you check out the … Continue reading "Honoring Our Ancestors Through Storytelling Featuring Barry Jenkins"

For this Women’s History Month edition of #TellBlackStores,  full-time educator and co-founder of The Debt Collective LA, Dr. Richelle Brooks joins Color Of Change’s Senior Director Of Media, Culture, and Economic Justice, Jade Magnus Ogunnaike for a discussion on our recent Student Debt Elimination survey, pressuring the Biden administration to eliminate student debt,  and the … Continue reading "Sisters Of The Movement Conversation On Student Debt Elimination"

For a Women’s History Month edition of #TellBlackStories, Color Of Change’s  Deputy Senior Director of Criminal Justice & Democracy Campaigns, Erika Maye. is joined in conversation with writer, professor, & political commentator, Melissa Harris-Perry to discuss the filibuster and the voting rights act!

This International Women’s Day, join us in conversation about the new film “Judas And The Black Messiah” and the legacy of The Black Panther Party, Color Of Change’s Culture & Entertainment Advocacy Director Kristen Marston sits down with actress Dominique Fishback “Deborah Johnson,” activist and mother of Fred Hampton Jr., Mother Akua, and activist and … Continue reading "Mothers of the Movement – A Conversation with the Women Behind Judas and the Black Messiah"

This week Tinashe, Ace Rice, Mike Reesé, Cristina Martinez, Infinity Song’s Momo, Matthew Dicks, sat down with host, Jamiliah Lemiuex for a roundtable discussion of the new EP,  ‘Black History Always.’ The EP is the second volume of an ongoing collaboration between Hollywood Records and The Undefeated, ESPN’s initiative exploring the intersection of sports, race, and … Continue reading "#TellBlackStories Black History Always Roundtable"

#ICYMI: Ledisi is back with a new album called #TheWildCard! Listen to this interview as she talks about the production process, the importance of its release, and why she thinks #SoulMusic is exactly what we need right now with host, Gia Peppers.

Legendary singer Kelly Rowland joins host Gia Peppers to discuss the release of her newest EP, K, her inspiration behind the album, and the importance of supporting Black women artists in the music industry.

This week, we are joined by Nikkolas Smith—the powerful artist behind the viral and prolific art pieces of #ahmaudarbery #atatianajefferson, and more. Listen as he chats with host Gia Peppers about the importance of using art to speak when we don’t have the words, and how he finds joy and healing through his work.

For our 2nd anniversary podcast, actress Kerry Washington joined Color Of Change’s President, Rashad Robinson to discuss everything #LittleFiresEverywhere and how we use stories to build community. 

A conversation, moderated by Tracee Ellis Ross with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Representative Leslie Herod, Color Of Change VP, Arisha Hatch, and small business owners – Jennifer Lord and Thomasina Jackson on The Crown Act, combating hair discrimination and the state of small Black businesses throughout the pandemic.

UNION LA Owner, Chris Gibbs, sits down with Color Of Change’s Chief Marketing and Storytelling Officer, Rashid Shabazz, to discuss being a Black business owner in 2020, the re-release of UNION LA’s Sonos One SL Harlem Toile speaker with Sheila Bridges and the launch of COC’s new Black Business Green Book.

A conversation, moderated by Gia Peppers, that brings the artists behind the new EP ‘I Can’t Breathe / Music for the Movement’ together to discuss the power of Black art and music in today‘s protest movement and the themes at play in their songs.  Artists include: Rapsody, Terrace Martin, Alex Isley, Robert Glasper, Jensen McRae, and Keedron … Continue reading "#TellBlackStories: Music for the Movement — Artist Roundtable"

Check out this unreleased episode from the 2020 Sundance Film Festival featuring Radha Blank (Director, ‘The 40 Year-Old Version,’) as she discusses her new film, ‘The 40 Year-Old Version,’ and the importance of Black women telling their own stories. Moderated by Gia Peppers (Entertainment Journalist) and Bridget Todd (Podcaster, Writer, Activist).

Gia Peppers (Entertainment Journalist) sat down with actor and star of Christoper Nolan’s new film, Tenet, John David Washington, to discuss his journey to the film, how his experience at his HBCU, Morehouse College, shaped his career, and why Tenet is a must see film.

Rashid Shabazz (Chief Marketing and Storytelling Officer, Color Of Change) sits down with Blackstar Film Festival creator and Director, Maori Holmes, to discuss the importance of the Blackstar Film Festival, its origins, and why it’s so important to provide spaces to tell and uplift the work of BIPOC creatives.