Black Women Talking Back

Sinners Sisters

Dr. Aleese sits down with three Black, brilliant, and beautiful cinephile sistahs to discuss their view of and connection with the women characters in the best movie of 2025 Ryan Coogler’s Sinners.

Surviving The Struggle Thriving In Change: Balancing Self-Love, Self-Care & Community Love and Care

Dr. Aleese sits down with three Black, brilliant and beautiful sistahs, Cindy Canty-Dumas, MSW and Dayanara Marte DSW to discuss the need for sistahs to have deeper self-love and self-care to survive and thrive during the MAGA era and changing times.

DEI - What It Means and Doesn't Mean for Black Folks

Dr. Aleese sits down with three Black, brilliant, and beautiful sistahs; Tonya Lovelace, Organizational Transformation Coach; Chrystal Ellis, Human Resource, Organizational Leadership and DEI specialist; and Lisalyn Jacobs, National Movement and Policy Consultant on all things race/gender equity-adjacent to discuss the relevance of DEI and what impact, if any, it has made for Black women and their communities.

Strengthening Our Work/Mission and Well-Being in a MAGA Political Era

Dr. Aleese sits down with the National Black Women's Justice Institute, The California Black Women’s Public Health Institute, and Black Skeptics/The Black Women Leadership Project to discuss how black women, in this challenging political era, are driving powerful change within their communities and empowering listeners to recognize their own autonomy and agency in their efforts to improve their lives and contribute to social justice.