President Biden has pulled U.S. troops from Afghanistan. To discuss, we SPOTLIGHT Frances Z. Brown. Brown is a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where she researches stabilization, development, state-building, and governance in conflict-affected states. Brown arrived at Carnegie in September 2017 from the White House National Security Council (NSC) staff, where she served for eighteen months under both the Obama and Trump administrations. As Director for Democracy and Fragile States, she advised White House leadership and managed interagency policy processes on key political transitions, post-conflict stabilization efforts, democratic institution building, and civilian support to counter-terrorism missions. Media includes: American Interest, Foreign Policy, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor.
Tropical Storm Elsa hit Florida’s west coast this morning with heavy rain and wind as it approaches landfall. To discuss, we FEATURE Jessica Blunden. Blunden is a climate scientist, working in the Center for Weather and Climate at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information in Asheville, North Carolina. She authors NOAA’s monthly Global Analysis reports, which analyze global temperature and precipitation, and the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor on a rotational basis. Blunden serves as a lead editor for the State of the Climate report, an annual peer reviewed report published by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society that examines climate and climate change across the globe. Media includes: The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, The Associated Press.
Nikole Hannah-Jones has decided to join Howard University and decline her UNC offer after the latter initially failed to offer her tenure. To discuss, we FEATURE Amy Alexander. Alexander is author of four nonfiction books, including the bestseller, Fifty Black Women Who Changed America; Lay My Burden Down: Unraveling Suicide and the Mental Health Crisis Among African-Americans, co-authored with Alvin. F. Poussaint, M.D; and Uncovering Race, A Black Journalist's Story of Reporting and Reinvention (Beacon Press). Media includes: The Washington Post, The Nation, CBS NPR.
Eric Adams won the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City, according to The Associated Press. To discuss, we FEATURE Christina M. Greer. Greer is an Associate Professor of Political Science and American Studies at Fordham University. Her primary research and teaching interests are racial and ethnic politics, American urban centers, presidential politics, and campaigns and elections. Her additional research interests also include transportation, mayors and public policy in urban centers. She is the co-host of the New York centered podcast FAQ-NYC. Media includes: The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, NY1.
Following the Champlain Towers condo collapse, the housing market in South Florida has been unsteady as interest for homes wanes and government intervention is forcing many buildings to undergo inspections. To discuss, we FEATURE Naomi Hattaway. Hattaway is the founder of an international social network called I Am A Triangle and the owner of 8th & Home, a real estate and relocation company serving clients internationally. Formerly a Program Director with a nationally recognized affordable housing non-profit, Habitat for Humanity, she has experience with program design, affordable housing, international living, real estate, community building and leadership, and the impacts of housing instability on communities and our youth. Media includes: The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, BBC.
Oil and gas prices are expected to increase as OPEC has failed to reach an agreement on production increases. To discuss, we FEATURE Marcela Donadio. Donadio is the former Southwest Sub-Area Energy Industry Leader and Americas Oil & Gas Sector Leader for Ernst & Young, a global professional services firm that provides auditing, accounting, tax, and transactions services for clients in 140 countries. Donadio has more than 31 years of domestic and international audit and accounting experience, serving all facets of the energy industry.
The Tokyo Olympics are approaching and concern over the ongoing pandemic rises. With only 13.8% of Japan's population vaccinated, there are fears that the games will only add to the spread of the virus. To discuss, we FEATURE Sarah (Meg) Davis. Davis is a leading expert on global health and human rights, with a specific expertise on digital health and human rights. Davis was the first senior advisor on human rights at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria; founder of Asia Catalyst, a US-based human rights group; and a researcher on China for Human Rights Watch. Davis is author of two books: The Uncounted: Politics of Data in Global Health (Cambridge, 2020) and Song and Silence: Ethnic Revival on China's Southwest Borders (Columbia, 2005) as well as an online adventure story for kids, Monkey on a Mission. Media includes: The Washington Post, Reuters, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, BBC, NPR.
Tennessee, Oklahoma, Iowa, Idaho and Texas have passed legislation that restricts what can be taught about race in public schools. To discuss, we FEATURE Christina N. Baker. Baker is currently Associate Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies at University of California, Merced. Her scholarship and teaching focus on the intersection of race and gender, with an emphasis on Black feminist theory and praxis, media representations of Blackness, and experiences of women of color in film/media. She is the author of "Contemporary Black Women Filmmakers and the Art of Resistance" (The Ohio State University Press) and the edited collection "Kasi Lemmons: Interviews" (University Press of Mississippi). Extensive media experience.
Last week, many different #MeToo stories broke, including Bill Cosby's release from prison. WMC SheSource published a list of diverse experts to discuss #MeToo, sexual harassment, and sexual assault, including Lisalyn R. Jacobs. Jacobs is the CEO of Just Solutions: Bringing in justice to counteract injustice, and the former V.P. of Government Relations for Legal Momentum (formerly NOW Legal Defense & Education Fund). She has testified before congressional committees at both the state and federal levels. Media includes: The New York Times, NPR, MSNBC, CNN, Fox.
Haiti's president Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in his home overnight. To discuss, we FEATURE Johanna Leblanc. Leblanc s a foreign policy and national security legal professional. She holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) from Indiana University- Robert H. McKinney School of Law, where she focused on international law, a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in National Security and U.S. Foreign Relations Law from The George Washington University School of Law in Washington, D.C. Currently, Leblanc serves as a Senior Advisor to both Haiti’s Ambassador to the United States and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Media includes: Voice of America, Fox.
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