Lessons from the Collective

Bonus Episode: The Live Experience w/Tonika Lewis Johnson & Amber Hendley

We're back with a bonus episode live from the 2023 Black Researchers Thought Summit at Hatch 41 in Bronzeville on the South Side of Chicago. The Live Experience features photographer and social justice artist, Tonika Lewis Johnson, and researcher, Amber Hendley. From the Folded Map Project and Inequity for Sale to Tonika and Amber's latest collaboration, Unblocked, we're discussing the relationship between art and research and how they've activated both simultaneously to strengthen Chicago communities. Check out the Black Researchers Collective's YouTube channel for the full episode visual. Recorded: December 9, 2023 Published: December 22, 2023

Lessons from the Collective

We've reached the end of Season 1. In our final episode, we're recapping our journey and closing out with lessons learned both from the Collective and the streets. Featuring Melissa Brown-Sims, Founding Board Member, Black Researchers Collective. Recorded: December 6, 2022 Published: October 5, 2023

Education as liberation, policy, and wins along the way

We're talking about the role of education, the implications of the work that Black women are leading on policy, and how people are determining wins as they make progress along the way. Featuring Anita Andrews-Hutchinson (It Takes A Village Family of Schools), Karen Freeman-Wilson (Chicago Urban League), Deborah Harrington (Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy + more), Ciera Mckissick (AMFM), Val Free (Neighborhood Network Alliance), and Dr. Carol Adams. Recorded: November 29, 2022 Published: September 28, 2023

Community-level activation and engagement

We’re sharing experiences about the importance of community activation, the various ways that community-level engagement operates to build, strengthen, and stabilize grassroots movements, and common strategies that Black women are leveraging across multiple Chicago communities accordingly. Featuring Britney Robbins (Gray Matter Experience), Katanya Raby (The Raby Foundation), and Dr. Carol Adams (South Shore Works + more). Recorded: November 16, 2022 Published: September 21, 2023

Using data to dispel disinformation

We're talking about using data to dispel disinformation, the unproductivity of cancel culture, and bridging the gap from government to the community. Featuring the City of Chicago's first Chief Equity Officer, Candace Moore. Recorded: November 8, 2022 Published: September 14, 2023