Abolitionist Sanctuary
Join Founder and Executive Director of Abolitionist Sanctuary, Rev. Nikia S. Robert, Ph.D., in a podcast about Black women/mothers, religion, and mass punishment. Connect with us to be apart of a faith-based abolitionist movement!
Podcasting since 2022 • 14 episodes
Abolitionist Sanctuary
Latest Episodes
Investing In Black Girls: From Pushout To Possibility
What changes when we treat girls as sacred rather than disposable? We sit down with Dr. Monique Couvson —scholar, author of Pushout, and leader of G4GC—to map how schools, policies, and everyday assumptions push Black girls toward punishment in...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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58:53
Black Women, Wealth, And The Work Ahead
Faith, numbers, and land meet in a bold conversation about how Black families—and especially Black mothers—can move from survival to ownership. With guest Tawan Davis, CEO of The Steinbridge Group and NYU adjunct professor, we unpack the cycles...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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49:05
From Pulpit to Protest: Dr. Jamal Bryant on Faith, Organizing, and Black Futures
We trace Dr. Jamal Bryant’s journey from family roots and grief to a movement-facing ministry that blends sermon craft, organizing, and economic imagination. We press into DEI rollbacks, leadership succession, and building power that feeds, hou...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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52:33
S3:E3 Susan Burton's Journey from Prison to Purpose
Susan Burton shares her powerful journey from cycling through prison to founding A New Way of Life, an organization providing housing and support for formerly incarcerated women with a 94% success rate. Her story illuminates how systemic racism...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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43:04
S3:E2 Beauty in Ashes: Black Mothers Surviving the Eaton Canyon Wildfires
When flames tore through Altadena on January 7th, they destroyed more than buildings—they revealed deep inequities in how America responds to disasters in Black communities. Against the backdrop of California's fifth deadliest wildfire, this ep...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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50:21