History has been said to repeat itself, and some say that we’re seeing this right now with the Brett Kavanaugh situation. In 1991 Clarence Thomas was accused of sexually assaulting Anita Hill. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Barbara Ransby, one of the women who created the Black Women In Defense Of Ourselves Ad in […]
You know the hit song Lady Marmalade from the group Labelle. One of the group’s members, Nona Hendryx has stayed busy since then by mentoring and teaching young girls about careers in science, technology and math. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Ms. Hendryx about her program called SisteSMATR. Hendryx noticed that she was […]
The big question right now is whether or not Dr. Christine Ford will testify against Brett Kavanaugh. The Senate has given her a deadline of Monday to testify. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Sherrilyn Ifill, President & Director-Counsel of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Ifill says that the Judiciary Committee should know what […]
The conversation surrounding sexual assault has been given new life as a result of the claims against Brett Kavanaugh. Many people are wondering why this woman waited so long to speak up, and others are ignoring the allegations all together. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Desiré Levy; a survivor of sexual assault and […]
In April a video of two police officers wrestling a black woman to the floor of an Alabama Waffle House went viral. The woman’s bare breasts were exposed and she says that the whole incident started when she asked for plastic silverware. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Chikesia Clemons, who was slammed to […]
Today is the fourth day of hearings for Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court. Many are concerned about his stance on reproductive rights, especially Roe v Wade; which gives women the right to have an abortion. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Tamika Mallory, the national co-chair for the Women’s March. Earlier this week, […]
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Sherrilyn Ifill. Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing starts today and Ifill says that’s ridiculous. “This hearing should not be happening,” especially because the president who nominated him is basically, “an unindited conspirator,” she said. The Supreme Court is the highest authority […]
How comfortable are you with your body? Would you be okay hanging out with a group of friends in your birthday suit? Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Shatora Thomas, co-founder of the Black Naturists Association. Thomas wants everyone to be comfortable enough in their body to be publicly nude. Nudity is often associated […]
Usually when you act out of anger the consequences are not good. But that isn’t always the case, Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with a woman whose choice made out of anger turned into something beautiful. Sara Cunningham heard a story about a girl whose mother refused to attend her wedding because she was […]
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Ebonie Baxter, mother of a 3-year-old boy who has a rare bone disease called Osteogenesis imperfects (brittle bone disease). Little Byron’s bones are so fragile that every day activities cause bone fractures, “he’s like a baby made out of glass,” mom said. He has had over 60 fractures […]
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Stacy D. Stewart to talk about the dangers that Black women face during childbirth. Stewart is president of The March Of Dimes, an organization that fights for healthy moms and babies. Statistics show that Black women are three to four times more likely to die during child birth […]
In honor of Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Michelle Gadsen-Williams to discuss her new book CLIMB. Williams titled the book CLIMB because the literal definition of the word climb is “to go upward.” And that’s how she would describe her career. On average, Black women are paid 38% […]
