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New #TeesMe podcast episode alert Fighting the power through Policy, with the change-maker, Jerika L. Richardson Jerika L. Richardson is Senior Vice President for Equitable Justice & Strategic Initiatives at the National Urban League. She leads the organization’s advocacy, public education, and strategic work on civic engagement, police reform, criminal justice reform, and other justice related areas. Previously, Ms. Richardson was Deputy Executive Director and the Senior Advisor & Secretary to the Board for the nation’s largest independent police oversight agency, the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board. She has also served as Chief of Staff in the Office of the Counsel to the Mayor of New York City and Special Advisor to the Mayor for media relations, criminal justice, and public safety planning. Before working in City Hall, Ms. Richardson was the Senior Spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York and a Field Producer & Off-Air Reporter for ABC News. Ms. Richardson remains civically engaged by serving on the Board of Directors for the Frederick Douglass Blvd Alliance, as Vice Chair of the Arts & Culture Committee for Manhattan’s Community Board 10, and as an active member on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Advisory Committee on Cultural Engagement. She frequently appears as a political commentator on television and radio and as a moderator/panelist for conversations focused on diversity, equity, social justice, and police accountability. Ms. Richardson was named a New York City 40 Under 40 Rising Star by City & State Magazine in 2015. She was also selected in 2014 as a Fellow for the Council of Urban Professionals, an organization that she continues to work with on diversity and leadership initiatives. Ms. Richardson is a member of the Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.A. in English from Spelman College. What you’ll hear: - Disenfranchised in Georgia, oh Georgia - Let’s talk about fair and free access to the ballot - Fighting on the local and national level, the story of the Urban League, @naturbanleague - What can you do differently, more than just a hashtag - Take the protest to the polls, and then change policy - Quality of life issues are local policy issues - Juneteenth, Tulsa, and telling the truth - Government golf, the only way Democrats and Republicans connect - Women do play golf (even in the rain) - Urban League, how do I engage? - Finding peace the importance of self-care ************************* Things you should know: - Meet Jerika @jlrichardson - @naturbanleague - National Urban League, www.nul.org - S/O @cup.usa - Listen to her show Justice Now on @naturbanleague IG Live, Every other Tuesday at 6pm - 100 Black Men Golf Tournament is coming 8/2/2021 S/O @onehundredblackmen of NY And she is quoteable (if you put it on a t-shirt be sure to give her credit) - “We all have a role to play in combating injustice” - “Democracy is for all of us” - “We all have a responsiblity to educate ourselves” ************************* Listen on Apple, Spotify, Google https://anchor.fm/TeesMe #TeesMe #podcast #storiesNeedToBeTold #untoldStories #equity #justice #freedomfighter #Vote #fightVoterSuppresion #nationalurbanleague #100BlackMen #100BlackMenNewYork #DiversityMatters #fightTogether #Allies2Advocates #beyondProtest #beyondHashtags #juneteenth #fightInjustice #ChangePolicy #womengolf #strolltothepolls #dontbooVOTE #findPeace #findingYourPeace #femaleGolfers #golf #harlem #blackGolfers #blackGolfMatters#2021 #IN18 #IN18Ways #GoodTrouble @bet @tylerperry @willpowerpacker @monkeypawproductions --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app