Outspoken Creator's Corner: Juneteenth, America 250, and the Unfinished Work of Freedom

Outspoken Creator's Corner: Juneteenth, America 250, and the Unfinished Work of Freedom

In this special Outspoken Creator’s Corner, Regina Davis Moss is joined by Conscious Lee for a conversation on Juneteenth, Black freedom, America 250, and the unfinished work of liberation. Together, they reflect on what Juneteenth reveals about the U.S. government’s treatment of Black people — from delayed freedom and broken promises to the ongoing gap between symbolic recognition and material justice. The episode closes with a Narrative Power Note connecting Juneteenth to reproductive justice, reminding us that freedom is not just a celebration or a statement on paper. It is whether Black people can live, parent, decide, build, love, rest, and thrive. About Our Guests: * Follow Conscious Lee [https://www.theconsciouslee.com/] Support In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda [https://blackrj.org/blackrjpolicyagenda/] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reginadavismoss.substack.com [https://reginadavismoss.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Outspoken with Regina - We Know What This Is: Black Women Respond to SCOTUS

In this episode of Outspoken with Regina Davis Moss, Regina unpacks the implications of the latest Supreme Court decision for voting rights, democracy, and Reproductive Justice. Featuring Creator’s Corner guest Preston Mitchum, a conversation with Amber Sherman, a plaintiff in the suit against Tennessee, and reflections from the NOVA Black Reproductive Justice Summit in Chicago, the episode names what is at stake and why Black communities know this moment for what it is. About Our Guests: * Follow Preston Mitchum [https://prestonmitchum.com/] * Follow Amber Sherman [https://linktr.ee/thelawaccordingtoamber] * More about NOVA Black Reproductive Justice Summit [https://novareprohub.org/] Support In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda [https://blackrj.org/blackrjpolicyagenda/] Additional Links: New Research Identified Stories Missing from Media, According to Black Women [https://www.forbes.com/sites/dominiquefluker/2026/05/30/new-research-identifies-stories-missing-from-media-according-to-black-women/] Introducing Narrative Demand [https://blackrj.org/narrative-power-for-justice/introducing-narrative-demand/]™ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reginadavismoss.substack.com [https://reginadavismoss.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Outspoken with Regina - Black Maternal Health: Power, Care, and What Gets Protected

Outspoken with Regina Davis Moss is back with a conversation that reframes Black maternal health as a question of power, policy, and narrative. In honor of Black Maternal Health Week, Regina is joined by Keesha Hernandez, CD, CLES, birth and postpartum doula, and Saleemah J. McNeil, MS, MFT, Founder and Executive Director of Oshun Family Center, to explore how community-based care, organizing, and advocacy shape real outcomes for Black birthing people. Blair Imani, creator of Smarter in Seconds, also joins for a Creator’s Corner conversation on how storytelling shapes what people understand about pregnancy, postpartum, and care—and why those narratives matter. From lived experience to structural change, this episode makes clear: what we choose to name, share, and organize around determines what gets protected. About Our Guests: * Follow Blair Imani everywhere [https://www.blairimani.com/] * Follow Doula Keesha everywhere [https://www.doulakeesha.com/] * Support the work of Oshun Family Center [https://oshunfamilycenter.org/] Support In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda [https://blackrj.org/blackrjpolicyagenda/] Additional Links: Narrative Power for Justice: An Initiative of In Our Own Voice [https://blackrj.org/narrative-power-for-justice/] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reginadavismoss.substack.com [https://reginadavismoss.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Outspoken with Regina - Black Women, State Power & the Discipline of Organizing

Outspoken with Regina Davis Moss returns with a conversation on Black Women, State Power & the Discipline of Organizing. Regina is joined by Bridgette Jackson and Jordan Cain of In Our Own Voice, fresh from supporting SisterReach at Tennessee Black Day on the Hill, to explore how state power shows up in policy fights, why organized presence matters, and what disciplined advocacy requires. Grounded in real-time experience, this conversation connects policy, organizing, and Reproductive Justice in practice. Elizabeth Booker Houston also joins Regina for a conversation about key trends shaping the 2026 primary and what Black women voters should be paying attention to in this moment. This episode also marks the announcement of the Creators for Change Council, a new initiative centering culture workers and storytellers as essential to building narrative power and advancing Reproductive Justice. From narrative to policy to civic participation, this conversation makes clear: Reproductive Justice demands strategy, structure, and sustained power. About Our Guests: * Follow Elizabeth Booker Houston everywhere [https://linktr.ee/Bookersquared?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=5b394fb8-79ba-44c1-8b3d-fbf121b12c72] Support In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda [https://blackrj.org/blackrjpolicyagenda/] Links: Narrative Power for Justice: An Initiative of In Our Own Voice [https://blackrj.org/narrative-power-for-justice/] SisterReach - Memphis, TN [https://www.sisterreach.org/] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reginadavismoss.substack.com [https://reginadavismoss.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Outspoken with Regina: Beyond Representation: Black History and the Fight for Narrative Power

As Black History Month comes to a close, we’re confronting a moment of active erasure — from school curricula to journalists to public records to the cultural stories shaping how Black women are understood. In this episode of Outspoken with Regina, Regina Davis Moss welcomes back writer and cultural critic Dr. Michelle Taylor PhD aka Feminista Jones for a powerful conversation about narrative power. Together, they explore the difference between representation and infrastructure, how portrayals of Black women shape public belief, and why cultural narratives often determine whether policy change is possible. This episode asks a critical question: What happens when Black history is flattened, sanitized, or erased — and how do we build narrative ecosystems strong enough to protect autonomy, dignity, and belonging? About Our Guest: Dr. Michelle Taylor * Website: https://www.feministajones.com/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/FeministaJones [https://www.instagram.com/aisforafro/] * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@professorcinephile [https://www.youtube.com/@professorcinephile] * Threads: https://www.threads.com/@feministajones [https://www.threads.com/@feministajones] * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FeministaJonesOfficial/ [https://www.facebook.com/FeministaJonesOfficial/] About In Our Own Voice: Support In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda [https://blackrj.org/blackrjpolicyagenda/] Narrative Power for Justice: An Initiative of In Our Own Voice [https://blackrj.org/narrative-power-for-justice/] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reginadavismoss.substack.com [https://reginadavismoss.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]