Episode Description:

Y’all we are so excited for you all to listen and watch this episode. It’s the first time we have featured an adult fiction book for a Behind the Book episode, and we are elated to have Jasmine Holmes at the table to discuss her fiction debut. Our Sister’s Keeper is now a USA Today Bestseller, and believe us when we say you need to buy this book, and pull up a chair for this deep conversation Christina, Ekemini and Jasmine.

Learn more about Jasmine Holmes: Jasmine Holmes is an educator, historian, and the author of several nonfiction books. Our Sister's Keeper is her debut novel. She holds an M.A. in history and serves as Director of Museum Education at the Two Mississippi Museums. She lives in Jackson, Mississippi, with her husband, their three sons, and two adorable cats.

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Episode Description:

In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are honored to welcome back to the table, Esosa Osa, founder or Onyx Impact to talk about the Jim Crow maps that have been passed in Louisiana, Tennessee, and other states in the South thus far, with the devastating Supreme Court ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act. The conversation also examines how AI is perpetuating misinformation within the Black community. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us!

Learn more about Esosa Osa and Onyx Impact:

Esosa Osa is the Founder and CEO of Onyx Impact, an organization created to better understand and combat disinformation targeting Black communities and increase Black civic engagement.

Esosa was previously Deputy Executive Director of Fair Fight Action, a voting rights organization founded by Stacey Abrams, where she led the organization’s pro-democracy reform efforts with a focus on combatting disinformation and voting policy reform while overseeing the organization's research, communications, political, and organizing teams.

This follows her work as Senior Advisor to Stacey Abrams' 2022 gubernatorial campaign and as the Campaign Manager and Chief of Staff for a top 2018 U.S. Congressional election. Esosa is a native Ohioan and a graduate of Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. Follow Esosa on Instagram at @esosa_osa1

Connect with Onyx Impact:

Website: onyximpact.org

Socials: @theonyximpact

Aisha is Onyx Impact’s culturally responsive AI Chatbot: Aisha

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Episode Description: We have a Truth’s Table LIVE episode for y’all! Last week, Ekemini and Christina spoke at Calvin College’s Association of Christian Student Development Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The theme of the conference, “Rooted & Reaching,” fits perfectly with our Underground Railroad 2.0 series. In this episode, we talk about what it means to be rooted in faith and reaching out with love to our neighbors through advocacy and justice. Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us!

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