Black Women's Dept. of Labor
Episodes
26 episodes
Cultivating Abundance Beyond Capitalism: Experiments in Commerce & Economy
“What does a post capitalist future look like?” ~ Renee HatcherIn our season finale, our brilliant guests share their experience and experiments in commerce and economy to answer this question. Tune in to learn more about:Wor...
Domestic Workers Part 2: Community Organizing Strategies & Contexts Historically & Today
We're continuing our conversation about domestic labor with a deep dive into the historical and current practice of organizing domestic workers for dignity and respect.Tune in to learn more about:the role of storytelling in b...
Domestic Workers Part 1: The Labor That Makes All Other Work Possible
Taking care of children, disabled folks, the elderly, and the home is important work, but it doesn’t always get the respect it deserves - whether it’s paid or unpaid labor.In this first part of a two-part series, we get an inside look in...
Back to Work: Examining Labor Narratives During Welfare Reform & the Pandemic
Welfare reform in the 90’s and the recent pandemic may seem like radically different moments in history but they share a few things in common, namely back to work labor narratives that:are overly reliant on frameworks of personal re...
Discovering Your Purpose with Astrology
Have you ever asked yourself: “why am I alive?”| “what is my calling?” | “what’s my next career move?” If so, this episode is for you!In this intergenerational podcast workshop, we discuss:Astrology 10...
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) | A Panel Discussion about Race, Gender, & the Labor of Anti-Oppression Work
“We are in the business of putting ourselves out of business.” Nico Le BlancIn our first - and only! - panel discussion of the season, Taja Lindley facilitates a conversation with 3 diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practiti...
All Black Everything | Is a diverse healthcare workforce enough to eradicate racism in medicine?
Is a diverse healthcare workforce enough to eradicate racism in medicine?The short is no. Using race to remedy racism is not enough. And let's talk about why with four Black providers in reproductive...
The A.R.T. of Birthing with Olivia Ford | Part Two: The Old Fashion Gay Way
Part Two: The Old Fashion Gay WayAre you curious about how to get pregnant when queer?“Don't use a turkey baster!” Olivia FordOlivia started her path to parenthood before being partnered. After her intuition told he...
The A.R.T. of Birthing with LeConté Dill | Part One: The Ol’ Mama Gang
Part One: The Ol’ Mama Gang“I saw my daughter for the first time in a vision while I was meditating.” LeConté DillAfter Dr. LeConté Dill’s vision in 2014, she met her husband, ...
Gendered as Laborers with Jennifer Morgan & Dorothy Roberts | A Select History of Race, Labor, & Reproduction in the U.S.
A Select History of Race, Labor, & Reproduction in the U.S.“Black women are at the heart of the history of the Atlantic world.” Jennifer MorganWhat does it mean to be gendered as laborers? Both physiologically a...
Introducing the Black Women's Dept. of Labor
Welcome to the Black Women's Dept. of Labor - a project and podcast by Taja Lindley about race, gender, and the double entendre of labor: to work and to gi...
BJP NYC: Run It Back! S1 Recap
It's been a minute! The Birth Justice Podcast NYC team has been deep in process for the last year to bring you season 2 in 2022! But before we jump into a new season, it felt important to revisit and review some of the wisdom and insight from s...
BJP NYC 12: Tales from a Bronx-Based Time Traveling Doula with Evelyn Alvarez
Season 1 Episode 12 is the season finale and features an interview with Evelyn Alvarez: mom, doula, trainer, and the world’s best hypewoman! She’s also the cofounder of Bronx Rebirth and Progress Collective<...
BJP NYC 11: Pregnancy and Substance Use in NYC: An Introduction to Harm Reduction
Season 1 Episode 11 features an interview with Nathalia Gibbs and Dana Kurzer-Yashin from the National Harm Reduction Coalition. In this week’s episode we dive into a harm reduction 101 crash course wher...
BJP NYC 10: How the Child Welfare System Undermines Pregnant People and Families with Erin Miles Cloud
Season 1 Episode 10 features an interview with Erin Miles Cloud: a lawyer and a mother, as well as the Co-Director and Co-Founder of Movement for Family Power. In this week’s episode we do a deep dive into the womb to foster care pipeline and t...
BJP NYC 09: A Sisterly Approach to Doula Care in NYC with Nicole Jean Baptiste
Season 1 Episode 9 features an interview with Nicole Jean Baptiste: a mother of two, a full spectrum community based doula, lactation counselor, yoga instructor, and oral historian. In this week’s episode we discuss Nicole’s journey into birthw...
BJP NYC 08: How Female Genital Mutilation & Cutting Impacts the Reproductive Health of New Yorkers with Natasha Johnson
Season 1 Episode 8 features an interview with Natasha Johnson: activist, artist, advocate, academic, attorney, yoga instructor and the founder of Globalizing Gender. In this week’s episode we discuss female genital mutilation and cutting - what...
BJP NYC 07: A Scholar Activist's Brief History of Reproductive Justice in NYC with Dr. Lynn Roberts
Season 1 Episode 7 features an interview with Dr. Lynn Roberts: a mother, grandmother, professor, and scholar activist. In this week’s episode we discuss some historical moments of reproductive justice organizing and advocacy in New York City f...
BJP NYC 06: Fake Clinics: How Crisis Pregnancy Centers Coerce People to Give Birth with Elizabeth Estrada
Season 1 Episode 6 features an interview with Elizabeth Estrada ( commonly known as Eli) - a Mexican immigrant organizer based in the Bronx working on reproductive justice in New York City and State. In this episode we discuss fake clinics, als...
BJP NYC 05: These Waters Run Deep: Bronx-Based Midwifery and Maternal Health with Carmen Mojica
Season 1 Episode 5 features an interview with Carmen Mojica. We discuss her journey into birthwork and motherhood, the history and current practice of midwifery, and what it will take to achieve birth justice in the Bronx and in New York City. ...
BJP NYC 04: Going Beyond Birthwork: Ancient Song Doula Services with Chanel Porchia Albert
Season 1 Episode 4 features an interview with Chanel Porchia Albert. We discuss how she became a doula, why she started Ancient Song Doula Services, the role of doulas in and beyond birthw...
BJP NYC 03: Sistas on the Rise: A History of Organizing Teen Parents in NYC with Leslie Grant Spann
Season 1 Episode 3 features an interview with Leslie Grant Spann. We discuss her three birth stories, and do a deep dive into the history of reproductive justice community organizing via Sistas on the Rise in the Bronx, New York City and nation...
BJP NYC 02: A Brief History of American Gynecology with Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens
Season 1 Episode 2 features an interview with professor Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens. We discuss a brief history of American gynecology and we reflect on what this history means in present day gynec...
BJP NYC 01: Pregnant and Parenting in the 1980’s: Adrianne Robinson’s Birth Story
The first episode of the first season of the Birth Justice Podcast NYC features an interview between podcast host Taja Lindley and her mother, Adrianne Robinson. This episode - the birth of the Birth Justice Podcast NYC - is released on the sam...
