The Brown Girls Guide to Politics

Welcome to the Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast. On this episode, host A’shanti Gholar speaks to Allie Young, Founder of Protect the Sacred, and Anathea Chino, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Advance Native Political Leadership. We’re talking about how Indigenous communities have organized around COVID-19 and the support we need from Congress in future emergencies.

In this episode, host A’shanti Gholar speaks to Representative Grace Meng and Representative Bee Nguyen. They’re diving into how the Asian community has been affected by COVID-- from a rise in racism and hate crimes to dismantling the model minority myth. We’re also sharing a clip of an anti-bias training from Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) and Hollaback!-- a free resource you can access in our show notes.

Welcome to the Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast. Host A’shanti Gholar speaks to Ai-jen Poo, co-founder and executive director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and Gizelle George-Joseph, Chief Operating Officer for Global Investment Research at Goldman Sachs. This episode, we’re talking about the “She-cession--” the job loss and financial hardships that women of color faced during the pandemic, and the long-term effects it’s had on building wealth for BIWOC.

Welcome to the Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast. Host A’shanti Gholar speaks to emergency room physician Ruby Long, Assemblywoman Karines Reyes, and Dr. Sonja Hughes, VP of Strategy and Service Excellence at Aetna, a CVS health company. COVID has laid bare the inequities of the healthcare system in this country-- today, we’re talking about vaccination rates, what to do after you’re vaxxed, and how to make sure we’re taking care of ourselves in a world where COVID still exists. And just to be clear: at BGG, we are pro-vaxx.

We knew from the moment COVID-19 pandemic hit that it would disportionately impact Black, brown and indigenous women and women of color. This season on the BGG, we’re tackling COVID and its consequences. Host A’shanti Gholar and guests will explore how the lives of women of color changed during the pandemic, and how we can use this time as an opportunity to make our voices heard and bring about systemic change to improve our lives and those of generations to come.

Welcome to The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast. Host A’shanti Gholar speaks to Jacqueline Ayers, Vice President of Government Policy and Public Relations at Planned Parenthood. They recap the first half of the Biden-Harris administration’s 100 Days, including historic cabinet appointments, the Global HER Act, and having a pro-reproductive healthcare House and Senate.

Welcome to The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast. Host A’shanti Gholar speaks to Carmen Green, VP of Research and Strategy at the National Birth Equity Collaborative, and Melanie Newman, Senior VP of Communications and Culture at the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. They discuss the future of Black women’s healthcare in the US, including the Momnibus Act, the domestic gag rule, and the Black maternal health crisis.

Thank you for tuning into The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast. We are taking a break from our season to highlight another great WMN Podcast, Ordinary Equality. Please enjoy episode three, Breeding a Nation, from season two of Ordinary Equality.

Welcome to The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast. Host A’shanti Gholar speaks to Bonyen Lee-Gilmore, Director of State Media Campaigns, Planned Parenthood Federation of America. They discuss what’s on the docket for the Supreme Court in 2021, and how those decisions will affect reproductive healthcare in the US.

Welcome to The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast. Host A’shanti Gholar speaks to Monica Simpson, Executive Director at SisterSong. They discuss the history of reproductive justice in the US, the effect of COVID-19 on an economy that already underpays Black women, and the need to establish women’s health as a fundamental right.

Welcome to The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast. Host A’shanti Gholar speaks to Dr. Meera Shah, Chief Medical Officer at Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic. They discuss the state of women’s health care in the US, what its future might look like under the Biden-Harris administration, and the importance of having a government that understands the realities BIPOC folks are facing in our healthcare system.

Welcome to The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast. Host A’shanti Gholar speaks to Dr. Krishna Upadhya, Vice President of Quality Care and Health Equity at Planned Parenthood. They discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, its disproportionate effect on BIPOC communities, and how to better ensure Americans can trust the vaccine.

Welcome to The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast. Listen as host A’shanti Gholar speaks to Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. They discuss the historic Biden-Harris administration, from promising cabinet picks to the importance of Vice President Kamala Harris’ place in the White House.

Welcome to Season 6 of The Brown Girl's Guide to Politics -- the one stop shop for women of color who want to hear and talk about the world of politics. This season, host A'shanti Gholar and guests are dissecting the Biden-Harris Administration’s first 100 days agenda as it impacts BIPOC communities.

Welcome to The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast. Host A’shanti Gholar speaks to Cecillia Wang, Deputy Legal Director at the ACLU and Director of the Center for Democracy, and Astrid Silva, co-founder of Dream Big Nevada and Organizing Director at the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada. They discuss the current status of the DACA program in the US and what the future might look like for DREAMers under the Biden-Harris administration.