Hello Somebody

In this last episode of the season, Senator Turner reflects. She inspires us to focus on life as a journey, not a destination. Speaking from the heart, SNT stays true-to-form and gets deep in her inspirational quotes to demonstrate the message that life is not a straight line; it is bumpy as hell, but we’ve GOTS to keep on keepin’ on. #HELLOSomebody Links: “Life is a journey, not a destination” - Ralph Waldo Emmerson https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/24142-life-is-a-journey-not-a-destination Songs: Love Lifted Me https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/love-lifted-me1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZik72kD_NA Please Be Patient With Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DluynRKEBjc Tickets are now on sale for the FIRST ever Black Effect Podcast Festival happening on August 28th in Brooklyn, NY! Come check us out with The 85 South Show, All the Smoke, and more of your favorite Black Effect Podcast hosts. Get your tickets today at BlackEffect.com\PodcastFestivalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author, Marisa Renee Lee speaks with Senator Turner about healing, love and loss during a grieving experience. Marisa talks about grief, healing oneself and confirming that it's ok to maintain a spiritual relationship with a loved one that you've lost - that is a form of healing. While in the process of redefining her personal grief process, Marisa wrote a book called Grief is Love (April 2022). Grief is Love gives us the most uplifting and personal story of Marisa’s journey. As we read through her experiences she hopes to help others who are navigating through loss and healing. Links: Book- Grief is Love https://www.target.com/p/grief-is-love-by-marisa-renee-lee-hardcover/-/A-84196806?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tgtao&DFA=71700000012764139&CPNG=PLA_Entertainment%2BShopping_Local%7CEntertainment_Ecomm_Hardlines&adgroup=SC_Entertainment&LID=700000001170770pgs&LNM=PRODUCT_GROUP&network=g&device=m&location=9015309&targetid=pla-82461913489&ds_rl=1246978&ds_rl=1248099&gclid=CjwKCAjww8mWBhABEiwAl6-2RWn1viemequuXf2gZb24LRODuosqvfuHgUcTW74bharoi-HiPUbafxoCxdkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Quote by Hellen Keller- https://www.all-greatquotes.com/those-who-have-known-suffering/amp/ Tickets are now on sale for the FIRST ever Black Effect Podcast Festival happening on August 28th in Brooklyn, NY! Come check us out with The 85 South Show, All the Smoke, and more of your favorite Black Effect Podcast hosts. Get your tickets today at BlackEffect.com\PodcastFestival See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senator Turner speaks with Councilwoman Tara Mosely and Dr. N.J. Akbar to update and review the circumstances around the Jayland Walker police shooting in Akron, Ohio on June 27, 2022. In this painful moment, they uphold the family's request for peaceful protests, for non-local residents to remain at home, and for transparency and accountability from the police department. LINKS: Councilwoman Tara Mosley https://www.akroncitycouncil.org/node/22 Dr. N.J. Akbar https://njakbar.com/about-nj The Ohio Task force on Community and Police Relations https://www.ocjs.ohio.gov/ohiocollaborative/links/recommendations.pdf https://ocjs.ohio.gov/otfcpr/index.html Additional links: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/03/kristi-noem-abortion-children-00043886 https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/us/highland-park-illinois-shooting-july-fourth-parade-wednesday/index.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senator Turner welcomes 35-year veteran educator and author, Mary Cole Watson to #HelloSomebody to discuss her book, “Wisdom Warriors.” A series of 22 educational stories, this book seeks to empower young African-American readers with factual and historical knowledge to dispel social stereotypes and rhetoric that keeps them from reaching their full potential. Both SNT and Mrs. Watson share some personal stories from their own youth that contributed to the type of pain @thewisdomwarriors works to heal. Listen in for a lovely conversation. LINKS: Mary Cole Watson https://www.wisdomwarriors2020.com/ Marcus Garvey http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/twenty/tkeyinfo/garvey.htm https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/garvey-biography/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Cohen makes a repeat appearance with Senator Turner to discuss the domino effect of the criminalization of cannabis on Black folk’s generational wealth. They also touch on economic justice and the military industrial complex. These two friends keep the faith and keep up the fight to change systems.   Ben Cohen (Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream), Ben’s Best https://www.benjerry.com/whats-new/2019/04/420-cannabis-justice   Above the Law: How "Qualified Immunity" Protects Violent Police by Ben Cohen, With A Foreword By Michael Render ("Killer Mike") https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/above-the-law/   The Last Prisoner Project Cannabis criminal reform https://www.lastprisonerproject.org/ Wanda James https://www.wandaljames.com/ The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein https://www.epi.org/publication/the-color-of-law-a-forgotten-history-of-how-our-government-segregated-america/ Drop the Mic Now https://twitter.com/DTMICNow https://www.instagram.com/dropthemicnow/    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this second part of a three-part series, SNT revisits “The Three Bones” inspirational legacy. In this episode, The Jawbone. SNT speaks on how the jawbone represents a personal act of courage to speak truth to power. Relatedly so, SNT speaks truth to the difference between Pro-life and Pro-BIRTH in this crisis of Roe-vs-Wade. She also reminds you to have the courage to be who you are in the face of indifference, and she implores you to keep on keepin’ on as you continue to stand up for what’s right. #EverybodyIsSomebody #HelloSomebody   LINKS: Learn more about the Hello Somebody Three Bones series ( (Wishbone, Jawbone, Backbone) https://www.hellosomebodypodcast.com/podcast/get-to-the-backbone   “Turning The Table on Birth Control: Sen. Introduces Bill For Erectile Dysfunction Drugs” - Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/03/05/birth-control-debate-ohio-nina-turner-erectile-dysfunction-drugs/?sh=6aec9f081569   QUOTE: “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter,” paraphrased quote by Dr. Martin Luther King. To get the full context of this quote, see the links below: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mlk-our-lives-begin-to-end/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jan/06/dan-patrick/half-true-dan-patrick-martin-luther-king-saying-li/    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senator Turner digs into our painful truth about voting with activist and mayoral candidate, W. Mondale Robinson (@mondalerobinson). For Black and Brown folks especially, voting has deep, deep historical roots intertwined with the preservation of white supremacy; in this episode, these two let us know all about it. #HelloSomebody   LINKS W. Mondale Robinson Twitter: @mondalerobinson Facebook: @Mondale Robinson Instagram: @iammondale https://www.linkedin.com/in/mondalebmvp/ Black Male Voter Project @BMVProject https://blackmalevoterproject.org/   The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/7753/the-fire-next-time-by-james-baldwin/   Promises of Power: A Political Autobiography by Carl B. Stokes https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/clevmembks/27/ The Radical King by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Edited by Cornel West https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/239755/the-radical-king-by-martin-luther-king-jr-cornel-west/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senator Turner and Louisiana’s Gary Chambers (running for U.S. Senate) grabbed a moment on Easter Sunday during a Get Out the Vote stop in Cleveland to talk Hot Topics. Most on their mind? Changing the politics of cannabis and the movement from its decriminalization to legalization.   LINKS: Gary Chambers - @GaryChambersJr https://chambersforlouisiana.com/ Bigger Than Me https://biggerthanme.com/   "37 Seconds" - Legalize Marijuana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj_FD25oREY   Wanda James https://www.wandaljames.com/   Emerge Colorado https://co.emergeamerica.org/about/about-us/   Phillip Agnew Hello Somebody: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-keep-our-foot-on-the-gas-with-philip-agnew-revisited/id1513745000?i=1000485184784   TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/speakers/phillip_agnew        See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello Somebody! I am so glad you stopped by. If you missed Dr. Cole’s episode where we talking about agency, activism and abundance please listen to this clip - you are gonna want to play it back!       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While keeping Black folks and personal agency at top of mind, Senator has a hearty conversation with Dr. Charles Cole, Oakland-based author, educator and social worker who is out in the proverbial streets standing tall for the community.LINKSFind all things about Dr. Charles Cole III, including his podcasts and book, Beyond Grit & Resilience, here:https://www.charlescoleiii.com/Energy Convertors (non-profit and LLC)http://www.energyconvertors.org/Dirk Tillotsonhttps://oaklandside.org/2021/10/06/oakland-education-community-mourns-activist-dirk-tillotson/Dr. Howard Fullerhttps://howardfullerca.org/Dr. Elaine Brownhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/eyesontheprize-woman-black-panther/Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P. Newtonhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/300589/revolutionary-suicide-by-huey-p-newton/Quotes:Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom - George Washington Carver:https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/151571-education-is-the-key-to-unlock-the-golden-door-ofEducation must not simply teach work – it must teach life. - W.E.B. DuBoishttps://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8514499-education-must-not-simply-teach-work---it-much-teach Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For Women’s History Month, SNT takes this solo episode to pay homage to her inspiring grandmother and multiple women from the past, present and future who are doing big things to create change and make this world a better place.LINK:“Who invented the dishwasher, windshield wiper, caller ID? Women created these 50 inventions” - USA Today, Josie Greenhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/03/16/inventions-you-have-women-inventors-thank-these-50-things/39158677/Won’t You Be My Sister - Poet Amanda Gorman Quotehttps://www.theamandagorman.com/Hear me as a woman Have me as your sister On purpled battlefield breaking day, So I might say our victory is just beginning, See me as change, Say I am movement, That I am the year And I am the era Of the women.”It’s a Man’s, Man’s Man’s World - James Brownhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H77fRz1rybsRun the World (Girls) - Beyoncehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBmMU_iwe6UMaya Angelou Quote:I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/44520-i-love-to-see-a-young-girl-go-out-and Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If ever we needed a Hello Somebody, it is today! SNT sits with Christopher Scott who was wrongfully convicted of capital murder and spent twelve years in prison before being exonerated. With mass incarceration, our legal system, and the criminalization of black and brown people at the epicenter, this episode will have you shouting for justice.LINKS:Christopher Scott, Texan of the YearHouse of Renewed Hopehttp://www.houseofrenewedhope.org/Documentary: True Convictionshttps://www.amazon.com/True-Conviction-Christopher-Scott/dp/B078WFTYH8Podcast: Exoneration Nationhttps://shows.acast.com/exoneration-nation-podcast/aboutCraig Watkins, Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU)https://innocenceproject.org/interview-with-dallas-da-craig-watkins/Nia Whims, young girl bullied and jailedhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/17/us/florida-lawsuit-nia-whims.htmlhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/newselection2020/13-year-old-jailed-for-11-days-was-framed-by-bully-for-bomb-threat-mom-says/vi-AAUix7CBryan Stevenson – Author Just Mercy, Founder Equal Justice Initiativehttps://justmercy.eji.org/https://eji.org/news/mass-incarceration-costs-182-billion-annually/The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexanderhttps://newjimcrow.com/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Continuing with her Black History Month highlights, SNT chats with her dad, “Coach T” about his experiences as a father, grandfather, basketball coach and being a locally-famous dog trainer. Coach T shares stories of triumph and tribulation as a Black man in Cleveland and beyond.LINKS:The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodsonhttps://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-miseducation-of-the-negro-carter-godwin-woodson/1116754178Marvin Gaye – What’s Going Onhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5TmORitlKkSimone Biles, Olympic Gymnasthttps://simonebiles.com/https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=164887Desmond Tutu Quote“You don’t choose your family, They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/55337-you-don-t-choose-your-family-they-are-god-s-gift-to Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.