Women's Prisons vs. "Orange Is the New Black"

Hariette Shelton Dover had the foresight and dedication to preserving the language and traditions of her people. Yves stops by to share her story in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Yves shares the incredible story of artist, sculptor and activist Elizabeth Catlett.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Laverne Cox explains how her show "Orange Is the New Black" portrays transgender women in prison and discusses the push for more LGBT data collection in government surveys. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for ...  Afficher plus

In this clip Tamika and Mysonne speak with Topeka K. Sams the founder and executive of "The Ladies of Hope Ministries" who spoke about her background story being in federal prison where she witnessed firsthand the epidemic and disparity of incarceration on women, and afterwards w ...  Afficher plus

Trevor breaks down America's long history of minimizing or erasing Black women who played leading roles in game-changing social justice movements. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn ...  Afficher plus

When Karen Bethea-Shields was in college, she heard a judge say, “No way in the world a Black woman can get raped.” A few years later, in 1975, she helped successfully defend Joan Little—a Black woman—who became the first woman in the U.S. to be found not guilty of murder using t ...  Afficher plus