Season 5, Ep. 10, part 2 - Dr. King’s Vision & Resisting the Rise of Global Fascism with Yaa Abbensetts-Dobson of Spoken Black Girl and Avril Somerville

As we honored Dr. King yesterday, we sit with the weight of this moment - stepping into another Trump presidency. Many of us remain committed to working towards a country rooted in collective liberation. In part two of our conversation, Mom and I chat with Yaa Abbensetts-Dobson, writer and author (Departure Story), editor, entrepreneur and founder of Spoken Black Girl, and host of The Healing Entrepreneur Podcast, and Avril Somerville, writer, poet, and author of A Journey Of Life On PURPOSE.

Throughout both conversations (listen to part 1 here), we unpack building beloved community, why the church must divest from the false ideology of white supremacy, continually organizing for collective liberation, decolonizing, resisting the rise of global fascism, standing in active intersectional solidarity with all who are oppressed (because of race, disability, sexuality, gender, gender identity, etc.), the importance of soul work, and the many ways our faith in God, and creativity can propel us forward (Micah 6:8).

Action Steps: 

- Check out Spoken Black Girl’s Book Club which meets Saturday, Feb. 1, 1pm EST to discuss Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower. Sign up here.

- Connect with the Poor People’s Campaign in your state today!

>>>> Learn more about Yaa and Avril by reading show notes on our website. 

Soul Care Resources: >>> Two FREE downloads guiding you through breath prayer and meditating on scripture - prepared by Mom and I.

>>> Check out our past episode - When It Feels Heavy, Connect to the Power of Prayer and Meditation

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