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Sick Empire

Sick Empire

By: The North Star
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On the upcoming season of Sick Empire you’ll hear Branden Janese ask critical questions surrounding Black trauma and centering conversations around healing. What does the path to freedom in healthcare look like for all Black Americans?

Season One of Sick Empire exposed the social ills highlighted by the coronavirus. Now, Season Two will focus on the healing steps. Our new season will highlight the ways to heal Black trauma, as well as the history behind Black folx and their forms of healing. We will feature the voices of holistic healers, root workers, doulas, Black financial health experts, nutritionists, prison abolitionists, historians and folx who specialize in treating Black American mental health. Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Sick Empire One Year Anniversary Special: Colorblind Solidarity and the War in the Middle East.

    Sick Empire One Year Anniversary Special: Colorblind Solidarity and the War in the Middle East.
    Jun 25 2021
    The morning of May 25th, 2020 the first episode of Sick Empire aired. Back then there was no vaccine for the Coronavirus, we were all stuck in quarantine, and George Floyd would be murdered later that day. To commemorate our one year anniversary Sick Empire will highlight the crimes against humanity happening in East Jerusalem. You’ll hear Branden Janese in conversation with four guests who all share a link to social justice work in the Middle East. In true Sick Empire fashion we blend together voices that would have most likely never found themselves in a room together including, a New York City public defender, a Muslim community organizer, a Black girl who currently lives on the Gaza Strip, and a historian and writer.
    This episode is a rollercoaster. There are moments that are hard to listen to, like when one guest describes watching a recent bombing of her neighborhood in Gaza and how another guest refuses to give up fighting for freedom even when it comes with exceptional losses. We also unpack the layers of inequality in solidarity work.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • S2 Ep6: The Mothership: Maternal Mortality and Morbidity & Black Owned Birthing Centers.

    S2 Ep6: The Mothership: Maternal Mortality and Morbidity & Black Owned Birthing Centers.
    Dec 21 2020
    The powerful subject of maternal mortality and morbidity. Black women are dying from childbirth at a staggering rate compared to white women.  And on today's episode you'll hear Branden Janese in conversation with two black birth workers who are changing the way we birth our babies for the better. 
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    53 mins
  • S2 Ep5: In the Black: Economic Wellness & The Pressures of Money

    S2 Ep5: In the Black: Economic Wellness & The Pressures of Money
    Dec 14 2020
    On this episode of Sick Empire we explore the health of Black wealth. Host Branden Janese interviews two brilliant financial pundits, Tiffany Hawkins and Allan Boomer of The Momentum Advisors. You'll hear candid conversations surrounding Black finances. We dive into topics surrounding the health of the Black dollar. You’ll hear how Black folks have overcome the history of trauma surrounding finances and what the future looks like for Black economics.
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    42 mins
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