SpeakUP! International Inc.
by Ellington Brown
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It’s Never Too Late To Change Lanes
It’s Never Too Late To Change Lanes
About this podcast
SpeakUP! International Inc. is your go-to podcast for inspiring stories, insightful interviews, and educational content that empowers listeners. Join us as we delve into diverse topics with a focus on uplifting black and brown voices, promoting creativity, and fostering personal and professional growth.
Episodes
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- It’s Never Too Late To Change Lanes · 53 minYou can hear it right away: Augustine Obang moves through the world with purpose, and he’s not interested in surface-level advice. From being raised in Toronto’s Jane and Finch…
- ANTI-BLACK RACISM IN ONTARIO EDUCATION · 1 h 14 minA teacher blocks Black boys from a math club, a student earns a perfect score on an international exam, and the achievement is quietly buried. That story is where our…
- Systemic Racism You Cannot Fix Without Public Policy · 39 minPolicy is the quiet force that decides who gets protected, who gets funded, and who gets left out. In November 2023, we’re joined by Velma Morgan, an educator and former Ontario…
- Anti-Racism Skills For Workplaces And Schools · 1 h 7 minWe sit down with Mr. Alex Ihama in November 2023 to get practical about anti-racism work, workplace equity, and how to move from public statements to measurable culture change…
- What if you're a City Councillor promise to respond within 48 hours? · 1 h 5 minA councillor’s job sounds big, but most residents feel it in small moments: the email that never gets answered, the neighbourhood problem that sits for months, the sense that…
- Racism Doesn't Survive By Accident · 59 minSystems don’t change because we want them to. They change when we’re willing to admit they were built to produce the results we’re living with, then do the hard work of redesign…
- Black History In Canada Does Not Happen By Accident · 44 minBlack History Month in Canada feels permanent now, but it was never guaranteed. We talk with Rosemary Sadlier, researcher, author, and longtime leader with the Ontario Black…
- Meeting Black Youth Where They Are · 49 minA kid is up at 7:30 a.m. for a program that starts at eight not because it’s trendy, but because it means a real meal, real coaching, and adults who actually listen. That’s the…
- Black Storytelling Keeps Us Human · 1 h 7 minJoin us on SpeakUP! International for a deeply moving episode with Kwanza Msingwana! Kwanza opens with “Old Woman, Sing Me a Song,” a breathtaking spoken-word tribute to his…
- Nana Dei: Black Strength & Resistance · 1 h 2 min“I don’t see colour” can sound polite, but Nana Dei calls colourblindness an insult and explains why: the problem isn’t colour; it’s the meaning and power we attach to it. We…
- EQUITY WORK: Stop treating everyone the same · 50 minA lot of people say they support equity, diversity, and inclusion, but far fewer are willing to challenge the systems that keep producing the same unequal outcomes. We’re joined…
- Dwayne Morgan: STORY BEHIND THE MISSION. · 1 h 1 minWhat is it like when decades of hard work & isolation suddenly become public recognition (Order of Ontario)? For decades, Dwayne Morgan was building a life of private sacrifice…
- WHY BLACK SKIN MATTERS with Rochelle Ramathe · 49 minBurnout gets framed as a personal problem far too often, so we sit down with author and DEI speaker Rochelle Ramatte to name what many people are living: sometimes the workplace…
- Who Is C.J. Stewart Really? | Deep Dive Interview · 48 min3% is a number that should stop you cold. C.J. Stewart tells us you’ve got roughly a 3% chance of making it to pro sports and, in Atlanta, a similar shot at escaping poverty if…
- MUD Code Framework: Uncensored · 1 h 12 minSomebody is making money off Black suffering, and that truth changes how we understand everything from politics to philanthropy to the stories we tell about ourselves. We sit…
- The truth no one expected. The Spiritual Trap of Overgiving · 54 minSPIRITUAL TRAP OF OVERGIVING During our latest episode of SpeakUP! International, we sit down with the incredible Rev. Dr. Denise Gillard, pastor, transformational coach, and…
- Black people don’t support each other. · 1 h 6 minThat’s the exact line a potential funder threw in Roger Dundas’s face when he was trying to launch a new venture. For most, it would be a door slammed in their face. For Roger…
- How To Survive The Chardonnay You Hate! · 59 minA formal White House event, a glass of wine she never wanted, and a President calling her by name while she’s trying to keep it together. That’s how our conversation with Dr…
- FIRED AT 63. NO WARNING. NO MERCY! · 45 minWhat happens when the career you’ve built suddenly vanishes, and you realize—with terrifying clarity—that you could be broke by 65? Most people would panic. David Nassif decided…
- Dr. Beverly-Jean M. Daniel: We Were Not Built To Break · 1 h 6 minOne careless “you can’t” can stick to a young person for years, but it can also light a fuse. We’re joined by Dr. Beverly-Jean Daniel, scholar, educator, and advocate whose work…
