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More Than That with Gia Peppers

Jun 19, 2021

Today we’re showing up for Juneteenth 2021. With Detroit griot Marsha Music, host Baratunde Thurston, and image-activist Michaela Angela Davis.

These are the voices of Black expression — told on the front porch with our future at the forefront.

Join these icons for a celebration of our legacy as a People. From our...


Apr 10, 2021

Black mothers and Black women are the heart and soul of the Black community. It’s important that we recognize disparities that are shortening our lives and inevitably taking away from our greatness. On this episode of More Than That, we are taking a microscopic look at Black Women’s health and self-advocacy —...


Apr 3, 2021

Creativity, problem solving, and the improvement of early technologies have all stemmed from Black history. We now see it in the networks of Black technology entrepreneurs, and in the advent of safe spaces for the development and incubation of emerging concepts.

In this cultural moment, Black folks are hyper focused on...


Mar 27, 2021

Plans, policy, apology and advocacy are what we need now. In this episode, we’re calling it all out.

54 years ago, Dr. MLK Jr.’s powerful speech, The Other America, ignited a new hope for our great nation.

On this hard-hitting episode, we’re joined by three powerful voices; social advocates reshaping the...


Mar 20, 2021

There’s a beat that permeates the culture, and almost every Black family. Our homes are filled with music, love, soul, food, laughter and faith.
 
This episode we’ll get into the history and the joy with Judge Lynn Toler (also a mother) and Writer-Director Kenya Barris (also a father) of Black-ish— on how our...