BROOKLYN SAVVY

#101 Being A Savvy Leader - Lynn Nottage
Pulitzer-prize winner Lynn Nottage talks about overcoming fear, taking risks and new projects with her daughter, John Legend and more.
Cast: Toni Williams, Lynn Nottage

#102 Genealogy
For decades, slavery created challenges for Black Americans trying to trace their roots. DNA ancestry tests revealed new answers. Race in the new era of human genetics research is proving that we're all unique but we're not that different. In this episode, we'll help you construct your family tree, and the secrets it reveals about our blurred lineage.
Cast: Teresa Vega, Thomasina Yuille, Robyn Walker-Murphy, Doris Simmons, and Toni Williams

#103 Affirmative Action
Jennifer Jones-Austin joins her fellow Savvy Panelistas to explore intentional systemic economic deprivation and the impact of the repeal of Affirmative Action on women and people of color.
Cast: Toni Williams, Jennifer Jones Austin, Lurie Daniel Favor, Kristina Newman Scott, Tokunbo Anifalaje

#104 Lurie Daniel Favors
Brooklyn Savvy launches a new sub-series called It's Just Us featuring new co-host Lurie Daniel Favors. We unpack Lurie's journey as an author, racial justice attorney, and social justice activist.
Cast: Toni Williams, Lurie Daniel Favor

#105 Black Women in Entrepreneurship
Goldman Sachs has a number of impact investment strategies targeted to Black women, through it’s One Million Black Women program. This episode explores this initiative and the underlying discrepancies that created it.
Cast: Jessica Taylor, Toni Williams, Lisa Bing, Dr. Maria DeLongoria, Jennifer Jones Austin

#106 Cannabis in NYC, Part 1
With smoke shops popping up on every corner of NYC in the last few years, and legalization of the exotic flower, how do we destigmatize what Cannabis means to the black community? Is it a drug or a commodity? What does legalization mean for those who were criminalized for it?
Cast: Toni Williams, Jason Starr, Valerie White, Tremaine Wright, Tokunbo Anifalaje

#107 Cannabis in NYC, Part 2
With smoke shops popping up on every corner of NYC in the last few years, and legalization of the exotic flower, how do we destigmatize what Cannabis means to the black community? Is it a drug or a commodity? What does legalization mean for those who were criminalized for it?
Cast: Toni Williams, Jason Starr, Valerie White, Tremaine Wright, Tokunbo Anifalaje

#108 Race & Policing
Police violence in New York City is not new and has left the families of some lost waiting years for some measure of justice. Targeted policies continue to criminalize Black and Latino communities and perpetuate poor policing. In this episode we speak to author and ex-lieutenant, whistleblower Edwin Raymond and Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner.
Cast: Toni Williams, Dr. Maria DeLongoria, Jennifer Jones Austin, Edwin Raymond, Gwen Carr

#109 Hip-Hop & The Church
Hip-Hop is celebrating its 50th anniversary. And the nation at large, some for the very first time, are getting to hear untold stories from pioneers of the most lucrative genre in the music business. In this episode we speak to Hip-Hop dance pioneer and now film director Ariyan Johnson who takes a deep dive, talking with pastors, historians and artists in her new film “Spiritual Cyphers: Hip Hop and The Church.”
Cast: Toni Williams, Ariyan Johnson, Cetra Dance, Dr. Kathleen Turner, Suncerae

#110 Lindsay Greene
Lindsay Greene is taking the Brooklyn Navy Yard to the next level as its first woman president. What's her point of view, life experiences, and mission and how is it shaping the Brooklyn Navy Yard?
Cast: Lindsay Greene, Toni Williams

#111 Women's Rights
Roe v. Wade has stirred up conversations nation-wide on the government's role in creating policies about women's bodies. Carmen Perez-Jordan, Co-chair of the Women's March, social justice activist & organizer, weighs in on it and talks about the modern day feminist movement.
Cast: Carmen Perez, Toni Williams, Lurie Daniel Favors

#112 Voting In NYC
In this compelling episode of Brooklyn Savvy, Toni Williams is joined Lurie Daniel Favor executive director of The Center of Law and Social Justice as we lead an insightful discussion on the critical role of voting, with a sharp focus on its significance within communities of color. Kathleen Daniel, Chief Democracy Officer for New York City, brought the fire to the conversation as she delved deep into the systemic challenges that disproportionately impact these communities, such as voter disenfranchisement and a pervasive skepticism about the efficacy of our vote.
Cast: Toni Williams, Kathleen Daniel, Lurie Daniel Favor

#113 Pushing Through Black Maternal Health
One in three childbirth-related deaths in NYC comes from Brooklyn, and data shows those deaths are disproportionately among Black women. Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related cause than White women. We explore this critical health indicator that is also prevalent throughout urban centers in the U.S.
Cast: Toni Williams, Dr. Leslie Hayes, Lisa Bing, Annette Perel, Helena Grant

#114 Being A Savvy Leader - Malik Yoba
Malik Yoba, actor, real estate developer and community champion shares details about his recent work, projects, Yoba development and what makes him a savvy leader.
Cast: Malik Yoba, Toni Williams

#115 Real Estate in the Black Community
Racism and housing discrimination have long shaped the experiences of Black and Brown home buyers and owners in the United States. On this episode we talk to IMPACCT Brooklyn's leader Bernell Grier on closing the wealth gap and long-standing disparities in the real estate industry.
Cast: Toni Williams, Imelba Rodriquez, Valerie White Bernell Grier, Phyllis White Thorne

#116 Roots of Hair
Brooklyn Savvy explores the "Roots of Black Hair" in this 3-part episode that goes deep into black hair and structural oppression.
Cast: Dr. Wendy Greene, Toni Williams, Dr. Maria DeLongoria, Lurie Daniel Favors, Valerie White

#117 Embracing My Crown
Brooklyn Savvy explores the "Roots of Black Hair" in this 3-part episode that goes deep into black hair and structural oppression.
Cast: Diane E. Bailey, Diane Da Costa, Stefani Zinerman, Natasha Gaspard, Toni Williams

#118 Psychohairapy
Brooklyn Savvy explores the "Roots of Black Hair" in this 3-part episode that goes deep into black hair and structural oppression.
Cast: Toni Williams, Ellen Salpeter, Valerie White, Dr. Afiya Mbilishaka, Phyllis White Thorne

#119 Jodie Patterson
Brooklyn Savvy meets with former hair of the Human Rights Campaign Jodi Patterson to discuss what it's like to raise transgender, and gender fluid children. this episode of Brooklyn Savvy.
Cast: Toni Williams, Kristina Newman Scott, Dr. Maria DeLongoria, Phyllis White Thorne

#120 Dr. Tracy Norris
Brooklyn Savvy speaks with Psychotherapist, Dr. Tracy Norris and dives into a deep discussion on the effects of internalized racism, and its impact on African American people, and society at large. Dr. Norris talks about how to interrogate yourself to create a life of psychological autonomy.
Cast: Valerie White, Toni Williams, Phyllis White-Thorne, Kristina Newman Scott, Dr. Tracy Norris

#121 Natasha Bowman , Part 1
Brooklyn Savvy talks with Attorney, Author and President of the Bowman Foundation Natasha Bowman about workplace mental health, and her attempted suicide during covid, and the resulting bi-polar diagnosis. In this two-part episode she shares her thoughts on workplace equity and mental wellness, and corporate responsibility in creating inclusive cultures.
Cast: Christine Osuji, Lisa Bing, Dr. Maria DeLongoria, Toni Williams, Natasha Bowman

#122 Natasha Bowman, Part 2
Brooklyn Savvy talks with Attorney, Author and President of the Bowman Foundation Natasha Bowman about workplace mental health, and her attempted suicide during covid, and the resulting bi-polar diagnosis. In this two-part episode she shares her thoughts on workplace equity and mental wellness, and corporate responsibility in creating inclusive cultures.
Cast: Christine Osuji, Lisa Bing, Dr. Maria DeLongoria, Toni Williams, Natasha Bowman

#123 Eli Kuslansky
Toni Williams introduces co-host for Art Movez - Eli Kuslansky on this special episode of Brooklyn Savvy. We talk about art at the intersection of innovation, enterprise, and community.
Cast: Eli Kuslansky, Toni Williams