Embracing Race: Conversations with Truth and Intention
Hosts: Shani McIlwain & Jesy Littlejohn
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Worker of the Word: Rewriting the Stories We Carry
Send us Fan MailWhat does it mean to work the word when your story holds so many layers?Hosts Shani McIlwain and Jesy Littlejohn sit down with special guest Micheal J. Ivory Jr.—a proud queer Black…
Take it Out the Groupchat: Be So For Real
Send us Fan MailThis week on Embracing Race, Shani and Jesy are taking it out the groupchat and straight to the mic.In our brand-new segment, “Take It Out the Groupchat,” we’re saying the things that…
Sacred Stories: Where Art, Theology and Race Converge
Send us Fan MailHappy Black History Month! In this episode of Embracing Race: Conversations with Truth & Intention, we sit with the fabulous Dr. Tamisha A. Tyler — theologian, poet, cultural…
Becoming who we are in Service with Larissa Kwong Abazia
Send us Fan MailWho are we really? And how does that shape the way we serve. Rev. Larissa Kwong Abazia brings wisdom, warmth, and truth to a rich conversation about service, faith and identity in a…
S3E10 You missed us. You know it.
Send us Fan MailThe NFL draft. Nepotism. Pope Francis. Congress. Figuring out what timezone we are in compared to Italy. Would it even be an episode with Shani and Jesy if they weren't all over the…
S3E9 Rev. Dr. Eric Thomas
Send us Fan MailI hope you can keep up, because class is in session today with Rev. Dr. Eric Thomas. What a fellowship, what a joy divine!Support the show
S3E8 Bishop is Back!
Send us Fan MailShenea Leonard is back! We dive into allyship, institutional racism, and the work they are doing in their ministry. We are so honored to have Bishop back as our first repeat…
S3E7 Chats with Chris Burton
Send us Fan MailDa Baddest Chaplain, Chris Burton, joined us for a meaningful and necessary conversation. We had a hard time stopping our chat!Support the show
S3E6 The One Where We Forgot About Time- Part 2
Send us Fan MailWe are back with Part 2 of our interview with Sonya and Dartinia! The conversation is rich, and we are so thankful for the ways in which these two forces of femininity and power show…
S3E5 The One Where We Forgot About Time- Part 1
Send us Fan MailJoin us for PART 1 of our rich and intimate conversation with Rev. Sonya McAuley Allen and Dartinia Hull. We wanted to respect time, but we couldn't find a stopping point! From the…
S3E4 Kristian A. Smith!
Send us Fan MailOne of Shani's greatest dreams comes true this week: Kristian A. Smith is in the booth! Join us as we dive into the complexities of deconstruction and the need to build…
I Went Up to the Mountain
Send us Fan MailOn this day, as the 47th President of the United States is sworn into office, beginning what we can only assume will be a modern-day 'reign of terror', we sit in the tension of where…
S3E2 I Want to Lead With Curiousity
Send us Fan MailFrom the Golden Globes to the funeral of President Jimmy Carter, to performative invitations to a Mississippi HBCU, to the CA Wildfires...we cover it all, and we don't…
S3E1 Happy New Year, I Don't Give a Fu--!
Send us Fan MailWelcome, welcome, welcome to Season 3 of the Embracing Race podcast! We are back and better than ever! Skip the inauguration coverage and spend your time with us!Support the show
S2E26 1 Week Out
Send us Fan MailWe are 1 week from Election Day! Vote, baby, vote!Support the show
S2E24 Joy Will Come in the Morning
Send us Fan MailVice Presidential Debate recap plus all the commentary on the craziness that is happening in the world. Also, we recognize and celebrate that Shani was born and exists in this world,…
S2E22 Everyone Speaks
Send us Fan MailPost Presidential Debate Recap. Yes we know it was a while ago, but we have lives. And damn it they are busy.Support the show
S2E25 I'm a Word Girl
Send us Fan MailWho is the guiding voice in your head? Y'all we get vulnerable in this episode. Support the show
S2E23 You Can't Knit Together if You Don't Fit Together
Send us Fan MailFrom celebrity couple break ups, names and pronouns, to the fact that you NEED TO GO VOTE--we cover it all. Support the show
S2E21 Hope is Making a Comeback!
Send us Fan MailWe recap the DNC in anticipation of the first debate!Check back soon for our Debate recap!Support the show
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Embracing Race: Conversations with Truth and Intention has published 52 episodes since January 2023, covering topics in Christianity, Comedy.
Embracing Race: Conversations with Truth and Intention is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 1m.
