On justice in research and shedding colonial thinking with Zinzi Bailey
Release Date: 03/20/2023
On growing in justice with Camara Aaron
Griotte's Beat
It's the last episode of our first season. To celebrate, we're ending with a conversation between host Kaytura Felix and producer Camara Aaron, who outside this podcast are mother and daughter. In this episode, we explore how our relationship has evolved over time from parent and child to collaborators and how we navigate injustice when it appears. We end with a look to our second season - stay tuned!
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On friendship and redefining leadership with Trish Adobea Tchume & Ericka Stallings
Griotte's Beat
As we approach the end of our first season, we’re bringing you two special guests, Trish Adobea Tchume and Ericka Stallings. In this episode, host Kaytura Felix explores how the bond between these real-life friends elevates their lives and their work and how they redefine leadership to put justice at its center. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @Griottesbeat and like us on Facebook to hear about new episodes as they drop. More about Trish Adobea Tchume Trish Adobea Tchume is a first generation Ghanaian-American and serves as Senior Director of Leadership Research...
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On justice in research and shedding colonial thinking with Zinzi Bailey
Griotte's Beat
On this episode of Griotte's Beat, we explore why empathy is important in research and science with social epidiemologist Zinzi Bailey. We also get into how she sustains her focus on justice and how immigrant identity shapes her anti-colonial spirit. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @Griottesbeat and like us on Facebook to hear about new episodes as they drop. More about Zinzi Bailey Zinzi Bailey, ScD, MSPH is a researcher who is passionate about achieving health equity through the elimination of structural, organizational, and social inequities guided by community mobilization. She...
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On Black history and Black futures with Safiyah Cheatam
Griotte's Beat
Griotte’s Beat continues exploring Black histories, this week with artist Safiyah Cheatam. Safiyah and host Kaytura discuss how her work draws Black Muslim histories and Afrofuturism to address contemporary injustice. Follow us on and and like us on to hear about new episodes as they drop. More about Safiyah Cheateam Baltimore-based conceptual and social practice artist, is best known for her interactive photo installations portraying the duality of Black Muslim experiences using augmented reality and her co-produced, awards-nominated Afrofuturist narrative...
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On Black love and Black history with Beverly Jenkins
Griotte's Beat
We continue our celebration of dark-skinned women with this week’s guest, Beverly Jenkins, whose historical romance novels honor Black women of all hues. Kaytura and Beverly explore how Beverly uses romance to fill gaps in the telling of Black history and how she showcases dark-skinned women throughout her work. Follow us on and and like us on to hear about new episodes as they drop. More about Beverly Jenkins Beverly Jenkins is an American author, who writes historical and contemporary romance novels that focus on 19th century African-American life. Her...
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On colorism and beauty with Dara Sontan
Griotte's Beat
Griotte’s Beat is back! We missed you. In this week’s episode, we spoke to Dara Sontan about using her life experiences and artistic expression to advocate for dark-skinned Black women and femmes on social platforms. Together, Kaytura and Dara explore their relationship with being dark-skinned and their sense of beauty. (A transcript will be coming for this episode.) Follow us on and and like us on to hear about new episodes as they drop. More about Dara Sontan Dara is a Nigerian-American in her 20s using her life experiences and artistic expression to advocate for...
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On just parenting with Auntieclare Rezin
Griotte's Beat
Following our conversation with Gwendolyn, we wanted a parent’s perspective. In this episode of Griotte’s Beat, we’ll be speaking to Auntieclare Rezin, a mother and educator. We go deeper into how parenting can be just and how children can be cared for in an unjust world. [CW: This episode has mentions of the murder of George Floyd.] Find a transcript for our episode and a full list of guests Follow us on and and like us on to hear about new episodes as they drop. Read our host Kaytura Felix's reflections on this conversation . Sign up to receive our...
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On being just to children with Gwendolyn Wallace
Griotte's Beat
This week, we're picking up a question that was lingering from our conversation with Layli: how do we know when we’re being unjust to children? In today’s episode, we’ll be speaking to Gwendolyn Wallace, a children’s book author, about how injustice is baked into the way we see and engage children, and how we can learn to be more just in our interactions with them. Find a transcript for our episode and a full list of guests . Follow us on and and like us on to hear about new episodes as they drop. Read our host Kaytura Felix's reflections on this conversation...
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On womanism with Layli Maparyan
Griotte's Beat
It’s our first episode! In today’s episode of Griotte’s Beat, we’ll be speaking to Layli Maparyan, the Executive Director of the Wellesley Center for Women and Professor and Chair of the Africana Studies Department at Wellesley College, about her upbringing as a biracial Black child, her work on womanism, and the genius of everyday women. Find a transcript for our episode and a full list of guests . Follow us on and and like us on to hear about new episodes as they drop. Read host Kaytura Felix's reflections on this conversation . Sign up to receive our newsletter. ...
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Trailer
Griotte's Beat
Introducing Griotte's Beat: Speaking Truth, Finding Justice, a podcast created and hosted by Kaytura Felix. On this podcast, Black women from different walks of life and many corners of the African diaspora discuss how we can tackle injustice in our everyday lives. Our first season premieres starting January 30th. Episodes come out weekly on Mondays and will be available on Spotify and Soundcloud. Follow us on and and like us on to hear about new episodes as they drop. Find a transcript for our trailer and a full list of guests .
info_outlineOn this episode of Griotte's Beat, we explore why empathy is important in research and science with social epidiemologist Zinzi Bailey. We also get into how she sustains her focus on justice and how immigrant identity shapes her anti-colonial spirit. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @Griottesbeat and like us on Facebook to hear about new episodes as they drop.
More about Zinzi Bailey
Zinzi Bailey, ScD, MSPH is a researcher who is passionate about achieving health equity through the elimination of structural, organizational, and social inequities guided by community mobilization. She sees data and research as tools for achieving systemic change – not just for scientists, but also for community members, organizations, and movements. Being born in Jamaica and growing up in Miami, FL has contributed to her transnational, anti-colonial spirit.