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100 Black Women Who Have Made A Mark

Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage

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Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage presents 100 Black Women Who Have Made A Mark. Celebrating Black women who have made a significant positive change across a diverse range of sectors including activism, arts, education, politics, science and technology. This podcast series complements the 100 Black Women Who Have Made A Mark exhibition which will run from 1 October 2024 - 4 January 2025 at Leicester Gallery, commissioned by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage, c ...
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CROOKED RIVER is a fictional podcast narrative that spans the five-year period between September 1934 and August 1939 in post-Prohibition Cleveland, Ohio at the height of the Great Depression. During this politically turbulent time, an elusive killer decapitated and dismembered thirteen victims—seven men and six women—all under the watch of newly appointed Public Safety Director Eliot Ness, the famed G-man from Al Capone’s Chicago glory days. The disturbing crimes, the setting, and the perip ...
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On the Insurance Claims Innovation podcast, your host, Chris Tidball, encourages entrepreneurs to share their expertise, stories, and hearts. We cover a wide range of topics – From insurance claims to subrogation that our guests are thought leaders in. We believe that every person has a unique message which can positively impact the world. We let our guests share on the subjects they’re well-known for. No matter the topic, you’ll be hearing real stories from real people.
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Focusing on the life of Amy Ashwood Garvey, listen as Pawlet Brookes describes the trailblazing work she did for Black communities and Black women. Garvey was a Pan-Africanist, Feminist and Director of Black Star Line Steamship Corporation and was more that the first wife of Marcus. Social justice and unification empowered Garvey's work in Britain,…
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When we’re looking for insights on how to make friends, manage our anxiety, or just live a happier life, we rarely look to the past. Instead, we tend to focus on what today’s thinkers have to say.But what if the recipe for happiness lies in the past, specifically the 2000-year-old past? What if the ancient writings of Greek philosopher Epicurus hol…
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Bernardine Evaristo as they discuss Evaristo’s influence on the literature landscape and how her influences have helped her become an award winning writer. Listen as Evaristo describes the life lessons she has learnt along her journey so far as well as some of her visions for the future. Music by NWAKKE.…
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Hilary Carty as they discuss Carty’s journey through leadership. Listen as Carty describes the inspirations behind her career and how the life lessons she has learnt can encourage people to feel empowered and secure in their decisions. Music by NWAKKE.Par Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage
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Pawlet Brookes talks with I. Stephanie Boyce where they discuss Boyce’s journey in becoming the first Black President of the Law Society. Listen as Boyce shares the life lessons she has learnt throughout her journey and the importance of diversity in every profession. Music by NWAKKE.
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Pawlet Brookes talks to Isha Dibua, Mavis Best’s granddaughter. Listen as Dibua describes Best’s story with her pivotal role in bringing the Sus Law to an end and how her passion within her community and life lessons have influenced her own career and life story. Music by NWAKKE.Par Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage
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We often assume that stress and anxiety are the price we pay for success. Yet these feelings can lead to burnout and self-doubt, two debilitating outcomes that can get in the way of the very achievements we’re striving for.This is a pattern psychologist Mary Anderson often sees in her high-achieving clients: their very success has left them so scar…
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Pawlet Brookes talks with Dame Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu as she shares her journey as a nurse and educator. Listen as Anionwu talks through her personal experiences and how she began her career in healthcare particularly, with her work with sickle cell. As well as the life lessons she has picked up along her journey. Music by NWAKKE.…
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Pawlet Brookes talks to Ifrah Ahmed as she talks through her journey as an activist and educator against female genital mutilation specifically in Ireland and Somalia. Listen as Ahmed describes the people she has worked with, how they are helping bring an end to female genital mutilation and the importance of creating platforms to speak out and adv…
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As a knowledge worker, you face two challenges. First, you need to take in staggering amounts of information to stay current. Next, you're expected to convert that information into innovative solutions that benefit your team and your company.While expectations for consuming and processing information have changed, most of our mental habits harken b…
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Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage presents 100 Black Women Who Have Made A Mark. Celebrating Black women who have made a significant positive change across a diverse range of sectors including activism, arts, education, politics, science and technology. This podcast series complements the 100 Black Women Who Have Made A Mark exhibit…
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We like the idea of the lone genius, that one person who developed a game-changing innovation. But whether or not we realize it, research shows that creativity is collaborative. Yep. You heard that right. And we have lots of examples: the development of the airplane, the Internet, the mountain bike, and so many more.We’re schooled in the notion tha…
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It’s become common knowledge that we need to prioritize our physical and mental health. In fact we’re encouraged to commit to regular exercise and good nutrition, and to engage with mental health professionals as part of a healthy lifestyle.And if public health experts like Kasley Killam have their way, social health will become just as important. …
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Each day, millions of doctors write prescriptions for drugs intended to help their patients. But what if many of our modern health ailments, like depression, anxiety, and chronic pain, would benefit as much, if not more, from a social prescription?What if nature, art, movement, and service could reduce our symptoms, decrease doctor visits, and impr…
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We know how important friendships are. At the very least, for our health and well-being. But we also know how hard it gets to make and keep friends over the course of a lifetime, especially as we move, change jobs, and have families.That’s why Anna Goldfarb’s book, Modern Friendship: How to Nurture Our Most Valued Connections, is so important. We n…
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Most of us believe we can make a difference in the world. That we can have an impact. What holds us back from acting on those beliefs are often the doubts. Doubts about our skills, our credentials, even our roles at work.Alex Budak studied the research and interviewed the changemakers, and he argues we can all be changemakers, no matter our resumes…
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This year, we witnessed a solar eclipse. Walking the streets of my neighborhood that day, looking through my solar eclipse glasses and sharing them with others, I felt a profound sense of awe.And I saw that awe, that wonder, reflected in the faces of the people around me. For one or two hours, we were part of something bigger than ourselves. And th…
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Social connections are one of the keys to a happy and healthy life, yet few of us learn how to build them.If we’re lucky, we have family and friends who model them. But even then, our biology equips us with cognitive biases that can get in the way.Fortunately, award-winning science writer David Robson has studied the research. He shares what he’s l…
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There are many good reasons to look to others. For example, you might need expert advice or feedback to improve your performance. But there’s one reason not to, and, that is, to determine your self-worth.When you look to someone else to define you or tell you how to live your life, you lose a lot. And if you find it hard to believe you’d ever let s…
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We’re surrounded by people with knowledge. The manager who can provide expert feedback or the colleague who has important information. These kinds of insights can help us achieve our goals.Yet as much as we need that knowledge, we often don’t act in ways that invite it. It’s when the project runs behind or we can’t make our numbers that we realize,…
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