EMPOWER Podcast hosted by Bell Global Justice Institute

Greetings listeners!

Welcome back to our EMPOWER Podcast!

We are embarking on Season 2 of our podcast, and we are proud to spotlight Ms. Angelica Bidlack, a passionate advocate for social and environmental justice and Founder of Themis Magazine, an online publication designed to amplify the voices of young people.

Read more about Angelica below:

Angelica Bidlack is a dedicated student based in Boston. She is the founder of Themis...

We are back for episode two of our series in commemoration of the United Nations International Day for People of African Descent! Listen in as Ikram, Brenda, and I talk with Dr. Barbara G. Reynolds, Chairperson of the United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on the importance of the International Day for People of African Descent, the International Decade for People of African Descent, the role of Member...

In honor of the United Nations International Day for People of African Descent (August 31), Bell Global Justice Institute is proud to partner with the Global Black Collective Institute to host a series entitled "Celebrating Black Women in Leadership and Decision-Making Spaces". This year's theme for the International Day for People of African Descent focuses on "Honoring the Contributions of the African Diaspora&...

 We are a proud collaborator for Tameka's global film viewing and discussion of My Girl Story happening on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, in commemoration of the United Nations International Day for People of African Descent. Please see below Tameka's bio and how you can join our international event on August 31st!

Register to watch the film here

Registration link for the event, including the panel discussion is here

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Tune in for Episode 9 of our podcast to hear from a fabulous young leader, Miss Denia Smith (She/Her/Hers) on how she is advancing civil and human rights as an intersectional changemaker and advocate. Be sure and check out her amazing podcast, "The She Shall Speak Series," to learn more about extraordinary, innovative, and trailblazing Black women and girls.

Read more about Denia below:
Denia Smith (She/Her/...

Greetings and Happy New Year listeners! Thank you for joining us for our 2022 kickoff with episode 8 of our EMPOWER Podcast!

Our special guest Micho Assi is dropping some serious pearls of wisdom for everyone out there interested in being a vessel for change in their communities and the world! Micho is a mom, an immigrant, a program manager, and a community advocate. She is a true servant leader, and her story and journey...

Greetings listeners!

Thank you for tuning in for episode 7 of Bell Global Justice Institute's EMPOWER Podcast!  On today's episode, we are featuring Adv. Thando Gumede, Legal Eagle, Feminist Thought Leader, and Innovator, as she joins us from her beautiful country of South Africa!

Thando will be sharing her journey to the legal field and how she bridges law and technology to create innovative programs t...

Welcome back for episode 6 of our podcast!! We are commemorating International Day of the Girl, (October 11), a global day set aside by the United Nations General Assembly to encourage governments and communities around the world to reflect and take action on advancing and promoting the human rights, human dignity, and empowerment of our world's girls.

Today, we are excited for you to tune in as London welcomes our s...

Greetings friends and welcome to episode 5 of our EMPOWER Podcast! My name is London and I am your host! Today I am excited to talk with one of metro Detroit's finest community leaders, Dr. Kofi Adoma! Dr. Kofi and I will be talking about the life and legacy of Ruth Ellis (July 23, 1899 - October 5, 2000) who was well known for being the oldest out African American lesbian, as well an activist and businesswoman in Detroit.

Greetings friends and thank you for tuning in to episode 4 of our podcast! Today I am honored to talk with Bell Global Justice Institute's 2021 Ssgt Vincent J. Bell Service Award Recipient, Cpl. Dani Woods of the Detroit Police Department! Today, Dani will share her journey as a servant leader and member of law enforcement in our hometown of Detroit!

During our talk today, Dani also shared information on a few really...

For our special Memorial Day episode, we are very honored to talk with Renee Nickell, Author and Gold Star Sibling  to Major Samuel Griffith, USMC. Renee’s mission is to “increase awareness of the difficulties military families face, so that we can help them endure, recover and heal.” Renee’s beautiful and inspiring memoir, “Always My Hero: A Sister’s Inspiring Story of Love, Sacrifice, and Hope” honors her brother Sam and brings l...

Today our episode features special guest Pamela Alexnder, President of the Northern Macomb County Branch NAACP. We will talk with Pamela about her life and her work, and her legacy of servant leadership. We will also discuss the newly installed Northern Macomb County Branch of the NAACP and the goals, activities, and events of this new branch for 2021.

You can also visit the National NAACP Branch to learn more and to join...

Hi everyone and welcome to Bell Global Justice Institute's very first Podcast episode! My name is London and I am your host! 

For this first episode, I talk about how Bell Global Justice Institute came to be, why the advancement of women and girls' human rights are important and how we have been making it happen as a small NGO.  I hope our first episode will inspire you and encourage you to listen to our future e...