All About Girls of Color Podcast

Tinesia Conwright, Gabriela B. Delgado, and Janedra Sykes Why AAGOC? Tinesia, Gabriela, and Janedra joined together to create a space that women of color can collaborate to support girls of color. Our goal is systemic change, because we firmly believe that when girls of color are in truly supportive environments they naturally thrive and the world benefits.  Links to our work: Tinesia’s nonprofit, HOME - Detour Empowers Janedra’s firm Home – Arboreta Group, LLC The AAGOC Data Dashboard The AAGOC Data Dashboard is based upon the Healthy Places Index, a large data set that translates eight indicators (economic, education, healthcare access, housing, neighborhood, clean environment, social, and transportation) that can determine the health outcomes for a specific geographic area. Girls of Color often live in environments that contain obstacles to their inherent ability to thrive. This dashboard provides the data that supports the case for systems change. Additional resources: Parent Engagement in Schools /www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/protective/parent_engagement.htm AAGOC individual social media links and email Connect with Us on LinkedIn: LinkedIn (All About Girls of Color Collective) Tinesia Conwright | tinesia@detourempowers.org Gabriela B. Delgado | gabrielabdelgado@gmail.com  Janedra Sykes | janedra@arboretagroup.com Please subscribe and share our podcast. We invite you to leave a review as  it will help us get the word out. Together we can make a better world for girls of color.

Tifani Bartow and Kimberlee Vaye from the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls join us to share their origin stories, the “why” behind their passion for serving the women and girls of California and what’s in store for the Commission and its programs. About the Guests: Tifani Bartow and Kimberlee Vaye from the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls join us to share their origin stories, the “why” behind their passion for serving the women and girls of California and what’s in store for the Commission and its programs. Why does AAGOC love them and their work? Tiffany and Kimberlee’s dedication to the women and girls of California is palpable. They truly care.  The AAGOC’s Data Dashboard The AAGOC Data Dashboard is based upon the Healthy Places Index, a large data set that translates eight indicators (economic, education, healthcare access, housing, neighborhood, clean environment, social, and transportation) that can determine the health outcomes for those that live in a specific geographic area.  Girls of color often live in environments that contain obstacles to their inherent ability to thrive. Tiffany and Kimberlee’s work focuses on the economic, education, and social aspects of life that women and girls need to survive and thrive.   Links to the guest’s work: California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls CCSWG | California Commission on Status of Women and Girls Additional resources: Maternal Health - California Health Care Foundation www.chcf.org/topic/maternal-health/ Top 10 Tips for Ensuring Equity in Grantmaking www.communityforce.com/top-10-tips-for-ensuring-equity-in-grantmaking/ The Psychological Toll of Being the Only Woman of Color at Work by Ruchika Tulshyan The Psychological Toll of Being the Only Woman of Color at Work (hbr.org) Sojourner syndrome and health dispartities in African American women, Deborah Lekan, Sojourner syndrome and health disparities in African American women - PubMed (nih.gov) Contact Tifani: tifani.bartow@women.ca.gov  Contact Kimberlee:  www.linkedin.com/in/kimberleevaye/ AAGOC individual social media links and email Connect with Us on LinkedIn: LinkedIn (All About Girls of Color Collective) Tinesia Conwright | tinesia@detourempowers.org Gabriela B. Delgado | gabrielabdelgado@gmail.com  Janedra Sykes | janedra@arboretagroup.com Please subscribe and share our podcast. We invite you to leave a review as  it will help us get the word out. Together we can make a better world for girls of color.

Rosa Flores shares her story that resonates with many women of color and the girls they once were. The topic of child sexual abuse is difficult to discuss, but we must because our personal and community healing is at stake. About the Guest: Rosa Flores shares her story that resonates with many women of color and the girls they once were. The topic of child sexual abuse is difficult to discuss, but Rosa does this as her personal and community healing is at stake. In dual roles of being the Director of Programs at Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, and Board Member of My Sister’s House Sacramento, she tackles the topics of the stigma of mental health, intergenerational trauma, and the consequences of self-silencing. Why does AAGOC love them and their work? Rosa speaks about what often remains unspoken in communities of color. The conversation around child sexual abuse, sexual assault, and domestic violence is a conservation every woman and girl of color should have on a regular normalized basis.  The AAGOC’s Data Dashboard The AAGOC Data Dashboard is based upon the Healthy Places Index, a large data set that translates eight indicators (economic, education, healthcare access, housing, neighborhood, clean environment, social, and transportation) that can determine the health outcomes for those that live in a specific geographic area.  Girls of Color often live in environments that contain obstacles to their inherent ability to thrive. Rosa’s work as the Director of Programs for the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California seeks to make systemic change in the following areas: healthcare access, neighborhood, clean environment, and social.  Links to the guest’s work: My Sister’s House, Inc. Sacramento My Sister's House (my-sisters-house.org) Latino Coalition for a Healthy California LCHC Home - Latino Coalition for a Healthy California Additional resources: Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (1986; 99th Congress S. 1200) - GovTrack.us Mayo Clinic explores: The Stigma of Mental Health in Communities of Color Mayo Clinic explores: The Stigma of Mental Health in Communities of Color - Mayo Clinic Press How the stress of racism can harm your health- and what that has to do with COVID-19 How the stress of racism can harm your health—and what that has to do with Covid-19 | NOVA | PBS Contact Rosa: www.linkedin.com/in/rosa-flores-9a8319138/ AAGOC individual social media links and email Connect with us on LinkedIn: LinkedIn (All About Girls of Color Collective) Tinesia Conwright | tinesia@detourempowers.org Gabriela B. Delgado | gabrielabdelgado@gmail.com  Janedra Sykes | janedra@arboretagroup.com Please subscribe and share our podcast. We invite you to leave a review as  it will help us get the word out. Together we can make a better world for girls of color.

Kai'Jah Petersen shares her outlook on what is no doubt a bright and promising future. Although she’s leaving the nest, the importance of staying anchored and surrounded by positive role models, rings through in this heartwarming conversation.

The importance of culturally responsive programming and services cannot be understated for girls of color. This episode highlights the Con Mi Madre program, which presents a model on how to provide services that are student and family-centered.

This conversation features Margarita Holguin, a social services advocate whose work has centered on empowering women to make true change in their community using the promotores model for health access.

One doesn’t always think of librarians as social justice advocates. However, Ady Huertas, has made it her mission to ensure the library is a safe place that is accessible to all.

This episode features Paula Morgan, a student on the cusp of graduating from San Diego State University with a degree in social work. Paula shares her journey of being a first gen college student and what she hopes to give back to her community once she enters the workforce.

An authentic conversation about allyship,

This episode features one woman’s quest to push back on the ‘push out’ of black girls. A’Sha Jones has taken adversity and channeled it into a beautiful rhythm of perseverance, advocacy, and hope.

A wide ranging conversation about how racism is a community health issue, Dr. SanDiego gives a community health and mental health perspective on microaggressions and the impacts on women and girls of color.

Dr. Ranita Ray, an author, ethnographer, and sociologist, shares her expertise and passion for deconstructing school systems that promote hostility rather than healing for girls of color.

This conversation features Shellie Baxter, founder of Our Genetic Legacy, a non-profit that creates projects that expose and publish lost family legacies of BIPOC Americans in order to diversify, correct and expand the current history of America to include all Americans.

Meet the hosts of the podcast and get to know them as they anchor the conversation around the things they would tell their “middle school” self.

All About Girls of Color Podcast