Community Support Episodes

Being raised by parent born in Cuba, her mom is mulata and her father is Black, Josy Laza Gallagher, MA, (she,her,hers,ella), Global Inclusion Consultant & Executive Coach, Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement(HACE) Board Member, Former...

Growing up, people tried to put Yvette in a box. She made the decision if she could not check Black and Latina (Hispanic/Latino), she wouldn’t check anything. Learn how Yvette does not let people box her in and how she celebrates her heritage in this week’s episode. Resources: The Story Behind the Tradition of Oxcarts in Costa Rica --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/deneen-l-garrett/message

In this week’s Hispanic Heritage Month episode, Jannie Fernandez, Director, K-12 Alliance & TECHNOLOchicas, National Center for Women & IT, promotes La Familia in her message to “Find something you’re passionate about and, instead of doing it alone, join in.” Sing the Same Tune. Listen as she shares more about how to passionately impact your community. Resources: TECHNOLOchicas NCWIT Connect: LinkedIn About the Podcast Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation (formerly An Intimate Conversation...

🎙️ Paying Homage to Ancestors with Anna L. Garcia Season 1 | Episode 24 In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Anna L. Garcia, National President of HACEMOS, to discuss why Latinas and women of color must be seen, heard, and valued. 🔥 Why This Conversation Matters 💡 Shared Struggles, Collective Strength – Women of color often navigate spaces that lack support, resources, and true advocacy. Anna unpacks these realities and highlights the power of community, self-worth, and sisterhood in ...

Aaris Dawson, grad student and science teacher, recognizes her privilege of being in spaces and places others do not expect her to be in. When she gets her seat at the table, she uses her voice for herself and others. Who is Speaking up for Them How to Speak Up When It Matters. Listen to learn more about how Aaris advocates for girls and boys of color in education. Resources: Johns Hopkins School of Education https://education.jhu.edu/ LISTEN + SUBSCRIBE + SHARE Listen on Spotify. Work with ...

Whatever the question, know you, Black girl, Woman of Color, are the answer. Everything you need is within. You are born of intuitive women, women who survived and thrived. Listen to this week’s episode to hear more from Ber-henda Williams, Public Speaker, Bi-lingual Poet, Visionary Empath Coach, and Girl’s Advocate. Contact: Ber-henda Williams: https://www.ber-hendawilliams.com/ The Power of Girlhood: https://www.thepowerofgirlhood.org/ Resources: Becoming by Michelle Obama: https://becoming...

Life comes at us hard. Some of us are born wayyy behind the starting line. Aria, an Entertainment Attorney, Motivational Speaker, and Songwriter/Singer at SISI, encourages youth, LGBTQ+, and WoC to choose to be where they desire despite their circumstances. Even though it will not be easy, with hard work, it is possible. How to Dodge Punches. Check out the episode for more. Resources: Aria Elan: https://ariaelan.com/ Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ariaelan/?hl=en Facebook: https...

At an early age, Angelique Sina, who was born and raised in Puerto Rico, saw the value of entrepreneurship. As she progressed in her career and reflected on poverty in Puerto Rico, she decided she wanted to help other Puerto Rican women and girls discover and make their dreams come true. Make Something Amazing Happen - Creating a Space for Women Entrepreneurs. Listen to learn more. Resources: Friends of Puerto Rico Connect: IG @angeliquesina About the Podcast Women of Color: An Intimate Conve...

Yusha King, or as she calls herself, is “The Consigliere” to leaders “: advising, coaching, and mentoring individuals, groups, teams and organizations on “how to do...it, better!” In this week’s episode we dive into how Lady Yusha literally uses her voice doing what’s innately her. Building Bridges. Check out the episode for more. Connect: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yusha-king/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/yking6 https://twitter.com/ForHerVoice Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yk...

First comes “self-care then self-love then acceptance and ultimately a push to walk and live your purpose”. Listen as Shia Joyner, Medical Esthetician, Reiki Healer, Registered Yoga Teacher and Domestic Violence and, creator of the Zen & Boujee, shares her journey as a Domestic Violence survivor from revelation to promoting self-care + community. Resources: Zen and Boujee Connect: @zenandboujee on IG + Facebook + Pinterest + Twitter LISTEN + SUBSCRIBE + SHARE All Links here. --- Send in a voi...

Being one of two girls in a family of boys, Toni learned to use her voice early. As a 5th grader in a program for future teachers, she questioned “what about girls” and hasn’t stopped. “You are blazing new trails every day you have breath.” Blazing Trails with every breath. Check out the episode to learn more about the breath Toni breathes for others. Contact: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/latoniyaajones/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/latoniya-a-jones-4b2986162/ Twitter: https://...

Crystal Lawrence, Project Engineer Staff for Air Mobility and Maritime Missions at Lockheed Martin, was born into a family where serving others was an expectation. She took this to heart which led to her co-founding Lockheed Martin’s Pride Marietta, serving the citizens of East St. Louis as a Technical Specialist for the Emma L. King Foundation and, presiding over Lockheed’s Toast Masters and Flight Club. Crystal believes as Dr. King did, “We are tied together in the single garment of destiny, c...

As a LGBTQ+ African American woman in STEM, Tara is no stranger to being one of the “onlys”. She lets the strength of those whose shoulders she stands on, Harriet (Tubman), Sojourner (Truth), Shirley (Chisolm), and Katherine (Johnson) give her strength to use her voice for herself and LGBTQ+ WOC. Connect: LinkedIn LISTEN on Spotify + SUBSCRIBE + SHARE All Links here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/deneen-l-garrett/message

Michelle Brown, She/Her/Hers, Public Speaker, Author, Activist, Radio Host of Collections by Michelle Brown-Blog Radio found her voice in her teens and uses it to open conversations that move towards actions. As a Black Queer Mom, she stands boldly in the crosshairs of her intersectionality and encourages us to do the same. As we honor Pride and the lives of lost Black lives, know “All Black Lives Matter which include Black Trans Lives Matter.” Black Trans Lives Matter #Pride2020 Connect: Coll...

https://www.deneenlgarrett.com/use-your-voice-and-watch-the-clouds-part-with-karen-arrington-winner-naacp-image-award-outstanding-literary-work-empowerment-expert-goodwill-ambassador-to-sierra-leone/For the past 20 years, Karen Arrington, Winner-NAACP Image Award Outstanding Literary Work /Empowerment Expert /Goodwill Ambassador to Sierra Leone and Founder of Miss Black USA, has been using her voice to impact thousands of women, locally and globally. She wrote, Your Next Level Life, winner of an...

In this episode, Kathy Martinez (she/her/hers), Director, Labor Relations, PRIDE ARG Field Lead, shares how her different layers, being a WOC, a lesbian, career-focused and a leader of her company’s Associate Resource Group intersect. Listen to learn more about how Kathy passionately navigates each intersection to impact the lives of others. Resource(s): Out & Equal: https://outandequal.org/ HRC: https://www.hrc.org/ PFLAG: https://pflag.org/ Dress for Success, Miami: https://miami.dressforsuc...

Kalyn Risker Fahie, Founder/Executive Director, Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment (SAFE), shares her story of empowering women who like her have been victims and/or survivors of Domestic Violence into becoming SAFE through financial empowerment. Stability for Survivors: Freedom Through Financial Empowerment. Check out the episode for more. Resource(s): The National Domestic Violence Hotline https://www.thehotline.org/ my Plan https://myplanapp.org/ SAFE http://www.newsafestart.org/ Conne...

Listen in as Meka Urriola-Hunt, President of LEAGUE at AT&T Georgia shares her passion for working with LGBTQ+ youth. Her message to youth, You’re not alone. To us, “Try something new.” Resource(s): Covenant House Georgia HRC...

Welcome to the 1st episode of An Intimate Conversation with Women of Color. In this episode, I, the creator & host, Deneen L. Garrett, share my journey of getting to this point and how I realized being vulnerable held me back. I also talk about creating a platform for WOC who have voices and not always a platform for our voices and, the emphasis on LGBTQ+ WOC and Allies. "In intimacy, there is also vulnerability. We're on this journey together." Deneen L. Garrett About the Podcast Women of Co...