Unapologetically Black Unicorns
Have you ever chatted with an Unapologetically Black Unicorn- someone who symbolizes freedom, power, strength and is a true force of nature and thought, ‘WOW people need to hear this’? Now you can and learn how to be a U.B.U. too! Join the weekly conversation with host Keris Jän Myrick, an unapologetically Black unicorn in their own right, and nationally recognized mental health advocate chatting with amazing U.B.U. folk who are advancing all things mental health, racial justice, and anything cool to enhance human existence.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 112
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
“To Protect and Defend: Part 1”
Keris reads an excerpt from her father’s book “Protect and Defend: the U.S.’ Promise and Performance (In an Age of Uncertainty).” Howard A. Myrick took an oath upon being commissioned as a young U.S.…
“Do It Afraid” with Preston Mitchum
Preston Mitchum (he/him) is the Director of Advocacy and Government Affairs with The Trevor Project and he is an Unapologetically Black Unicorn. Preston shares what The Trevor Project does as an orga…
“You Are Far from Insignificant” with Nicole Kwan
Nicole Kwan (she/her) is a mental health advocate and she is an Unapologetically Black Unicorn. Nicole talks about how mental health was stigmatized in her own culture and how she found people to tal…
“Mindfuling” with Nandini Nema
Nandini Nema (she/her) is a gap year student who is making an impact in mental health and she is an Unapologetically Black Unicorn. Nandini shares the work she’s done as a youth representative with U…
“CADRE Policy Academy”
Keris had a dream about this thing called “CADRE” and her dream has become a reality. CADRE stands for Collective Action Democratized by Relevant Experience, and it is both a policy academy and it is…
Episode #200!
200 episodes! Keris started the podcast wanting to only do 15 episodes capturing people’s stories and it has grown into a movement. She shares some highlights over 200 episodes and where the podcast …
“Start the Conversation” with Fajr DeLane
Fajr DeLane (she/her) is the CEO of F^3: Fun. Fit. Fabulous! Health & Wellness Mentoring Program and she is an Unapologetically Black Unicorn. Fajr shares her inspiration for starting the “Fun. Fit. …
“Everyone Matters Equally” with Kana Enomoto and Reina Chiang
Kana Enomoto (she/her) is the director of brain health for the McKinsey Health Institute and Reina Chiang (she/her) is a college student and a mental health advocate and they are Unapologetically Bla…
“Break With Conformity” with Jose Caballero
Jose Caballero (he/him) is a mental health advocate, blogger and an Unapologetically Black Unicorn. Jose talks about his “why” and his experiences growing up in Nicaragua and immigrating to the Unite…
“It Takes a Village to Raise a Child but it Takes an Entire Community to Save One” with Ayaan Moledina
Ayaan Moledina (He/Him) is the Federal Policy Director at SEAT and he is an Unapologetically Black Unicorn. Ayaan shares how he knew he wanted to get into the advocacy space at a young age and how it…
“Don’t Give In, Don’t Give Up and Don’t Give Out” with Dr. Andre Johnson
Dr. Andre Johnson (he/him) is the Founder/CEO of the Detroit Recovery Project (DRP), and he is an Unapologetically Black Unicorn. Dr. Johnson talks about the ideas in his book “The Recovery Ecosystem…
Navigating Loss: The Gaps in Hospice Care
Keris talks about an experience that profoundly affected her and her family and that is navigating the hospice care system in the final days of her father’s life. She talks about the system defaultin…
“Decolonizing Research: Diversify the Evidence Base” with LaMont Green and Rachel Post
LaMont Green (he/him/they) is the Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at the Technical Assistance Collaborative and Rachel Post (she/her/hers) is a Senior Consultant at the Technical Assistanc…
“Empowering Ourselves for Our Future” with LaVerne Miller, JD
LaVerne Miller (she/her) is an attorney with a focus on the employment of people with lived experience and she is an Unapologetically Black Unicorn. LaVerne shares her experience starting the first f…
“Housing First is All About People” with Sam Tsemberis
Sam Tsemberis (he/him) is a community psychology practitioner, the Founder/CEO of the Pathways Housing First Institute and he is an Unapologetically Black Unicorn. Dr. Tsemberis shares how Housing Fi…
UBU Live: The Alliance for Rights and Recovery Annual Conference
This is a live Unapologetically Black Unicorns podcast recorded with special guests Chyrell Bellamy (Director, Yale Peer Support Services & Research), Felecia Pullen (Founder & CEO, Pillars NYC) and …
“A Discipline of Hope” with Vesper Moore
Vesper Moore (they/elle) is a mad liberation and disability justice activist, and they are an Unapologetically Black Unicorn. Vesper defines mad liberation and neurodiversity and how they got involve…
“Recovery is Real and Recovery is Possible” with Dr. Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon
Dr. Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D. (she/hers) is the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Administrator of SAMHSA and an …
“Magical Black Santa”
Keris recorded this podcast on Christmas and shares a Christmas memory from her childhood. She shares the struggles people have during the holiday season and the magic of a picture she saw of a Black…
“Homelessness is Solvable and Preventable” with Jeff Olivet
Jeff Olivet (he/him) is the executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) and he is an Unapologetically Black Unicorn. Jeff shares how housing is healthcare, and…