Thriving While Black
In the philanthropic sector, there are dozens of podcasts discussing philanthropy. What’s missing? A macro-view of the sector and how it actually impacts the Black community, specifically in Southern California. Enter:Thriving While Black-the voices of two Black women, Kaci Patterson and Felicia Jones, who are shaping philanthropy and community while also guest featuring CBO leaders, change makers in philanthropy, and activists who are using their voices, talents, expertise, and platforms to change the landscape of Black Giving and the Black community at large.
Episodes
Season 2 of TWB will highlight places within LA & SB Counties that serve as community staples, places of refuge and that symbolize permanence for the Black community where generations of families continue to thrive. Within each neighborhood, there’s always a staple in the community that brings people together- whether a church, restaurant, community center, or park. These places are typically passed down from one generation to ...
Thriving While Black hosts Kaci Patterson and Felicia Jones kickoff season 2 with the Godmother of Black Philanthropy in Los Angeles, Fran Jemmott Rollins.
In this episode, the SGS executive leadership team shares their perspectives on Black women in leadership, especially in light of several high-profile Black women suffering in silence in their workplaces. They debunk myths about Black women working together and discuss how to dismantle supremacy cultures and internalized racism, all while creating the conditions for Black women to thrive as leaders. Each brings their own unique per...
In this episode of Thriving While Black, we’re joined by the trailblazing Dr. Paulette Brown-Hinds—Founder and Publisher of Voice Media Ventures, home to Black Voice News and the Black Voice Foundation. As the visionary behind Mapping Black California, a Trustee of both the James Irvine Foundation and the Inland Empire Community Foundation, and Curator of the Footsteps to Freedom LLC tour, Dr. Hinds brings unparalleled insight to t...
Everyone has their own lane in the movement. Whether you’re the person on the ground canvassing, or the grant writer submitting proposals, or the funder advocating on behalf of certain organizations, we all have our lane. The folks sitting on boards for nonprofit organizations or philanthropic institutions are crucial figures– they need to be plugged into the community and ready to advance the cause of justice as an institutional n...
Connecting community, philanthropy, and policy together isn’t an easy feat, but it’s necessary. Being able to bridge the three together successfully requires a secret sauce that our hosts and our guest, Karren Lane, most certainly have. How do you navigate differing agendas and a multitude of stakeholders when the community is watching?
Eradicating systemic and institutionalized racism isn’t the work of one organization or two, it’s about creating an ecosystem of power building organizations throughout the state (and country!) that work together to generate a movement. The California Black Freedom Fund and the Black Equity Collective are two examples of what empowering organizations with resources and community allows for maximum impact.
Community organizing has always been the most effective tool of the oppressed. Throughout our history and across our diaspora, Black folks have broken links in the chain of oppression and created new possibilities for Black liberation to take shape by developing grassroots leaders as strategists, activists, organizers and movement builders. In this episode, we highlight Pillars of the Community, an organization that embodies what i...
Thinking outside the box and bringing innovative solutions to philanthropy and investing are two ways that reimagining how capital gets deployed into Black communities will help us all thrive. Join us as we chat with Ashley D. Bell, Georgia-based entrepreneur, attorney and political advisor,, We'll explore strategies from rethinking how we approach grant-making to repositioning Black banks to be major players in real estate develop...
The conclusion of our interview with Guest Anthony Thigpenn
In the pilot episode, hosts discuss the meaning and vision of Thriving While Black, and how pioneers like Anthony Thigpenn, Founder and President of California Calls, have helped to create the political conditions for Black Californians to thrive and take their rightful seat in a multiracial democracy.
In the pilot episode, hosts discuss the meaning and vision of Thriving While Black, and how pioneers like Anthony Thigpenn, Founder and President of California Calls, have helped to create the political conditions for Black Californians to thrive and take their rightful seat in a multiracial democracy.
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