THE SPIN: WOC media panel.
Caping for Cosby? Black Pain, Shame & A Legacy of Untreated Trauma 
Obama: Gun Control or Bust!
Boyega's Agent: Hollywood Racism & Artistic Reparations
Host Esther Armah: Guests: Dr Brittney Cooper, Asha Bandele, Dr Salamishah Tillet

The Spin Jan 7 2016

THE SPIN: my weekly all WoC podcast 
Trump Rallies: Chicago 2 St Louis The Soundtrack of Protest
Trump Apologists: From Ben Carson 2 Black Pastors 2 White Christians
This Body: 30 sec ad feat Plus Sized Women banned for 'indecency' 
Host: Esther Armah
Contributors: Dr Brittney Cooper and Monifa Bandele

The Spin March 17 2016

THE SPIN: On air: US, Ghana, Nigeria. Right here: Via Podcast
H2O: H2 Oh Hell No! Flint's Water Crisis: Environmental Racism
Florida Felony Disenfranchisment: Time Served, Vote Denied.
#ByeAnita: Chicago Black Lives Matter Kicks Out Prosecutor
Host: Esther Armah
Contributors: Imani Uzuri and Glynda Carr

The Spin March 24 2016

THE SPIN: my weekly all WOC media podcast on air in US, Ghana, Nigeria
BEYONCE: Lemonade
HARRIET TUBMAN: $20 bill
PRINCE: death and musical life 
Host: Esther Armah
Contributors: Professor Blair Kelley, DJ Scholar Lynnee Denise

The Spin April 29 2016

THE SPIN: my weekly all WoC podcast. On air across US, Nigeria, Ghana
Harambe & The Public Shaming of a Black Family
Let's Talk about Sex, Baby - Consent Classes, Masculinity Models, 
Cuffed & In Contempt: Public Defender Silenced by White Judge
Host: Esther Armah
Contributors: asha bandele and Dr Christina Greer

The Spin June 2 2016

THE SPIN: my weekly all WOC podcast 
Lupita vs Audrey: Suited, Booted, Rooted & Still Looted!
Style in the Struggle: Fashion as Resistance, Liberation, Armour
Muhammad Ali, Prince, Fela Kuti: The Style in Global Black Masculinities
Host: Esther Armah
Guests: Dr Tanisha C Ford, Hannah Azieb Pool

The Spin June 9 2016

THE SPIN: weekly all WOC podcast. This week: 1 theme, 2 massacres
INTERSECTIONS: Orlando & Charleston - 1 year anniversary
ORLANDO: Religion, Homophobia, Masculinity, US terrorism, Islamophobia
CHARLESTON: Race, Religion, White Privilege, White Supremacist Terrorism
Host: Esther Armah
Contributors: Staceyann Chin & Dr Keisha N. Blain

The Spin June 17 2016

THE SPIN: my weekly all WoC podcast THEME: Black Women's Labor: 
The Two Cs: Shirley Chisholm & Hillary Clinton
Mary Seacole vs Florence Nightingale - Size Matters
Sustainable Solidarity - state of OUR union sister to sister
Host: Esther Armah
Contributors: Dr Treva B. Lindsey & Glynda Carr


The Spin June 24 2016

THE SPIN: all WoC weekly podcast
JESSE WILLIAMS - A Speech for These Times
A WIN SUPREME - Texas abortion law overturned
RECALL JUDGE - Stanford rape case judge accused of racial bias
Host: Esther Armah
Contributors: Sofia Quintero and Asha Bandele

The Spin July 1st 2016

#theCONSENTconvo on THE SPIN: my public conversation campaign on CONSENT. 
Writer Kiese Laymon is a survivor of sexual assault. He shares how being a survivor shaped his relationship to consent, masculinity, sex, power, women and men. 
HOST: Esther Armah CONTRIBUTOR: Kiese Laymon

theCONSENTconvo Kiese Laymon Oct 27 2016

THE SPIN: my weekly all WOC podcast 
#theCONSENTconvo: my public conversation campaign on CONSENT
Sexual Assault Survivors Share What Consent Means for Them
Personal Consent journey, ReImagining Pleasure, Reframing Consent
How do you as a survivor reframe consent post the shame of assault?
Host: Esther Armah Guests: Staceyann Chin & Dr. Treva B. Lindsey

theCONSENTconvo S Chin & T B Lindsey Oct 27 2016

THE SPIN: my weekly WOC podcast. 
#theCONSENTconvo: a public conversation campaign on consent
PERSONAL JOURNEYS ON CONSENT
POLITICS OF CONSENT IN THE AGE OF TRUMP
Host: Esther Armah
Contributors: Monica Dennis & Liz S Alexander

theCONSENTconvo M Dennis & L Alexander Nov 10 2016

THE SPIN: my weekly all WOC podcast. #theCONSENTconvo: a public conversation campaign in partnership with Essence.
PERSONAL JOURNEYS: surviving sexual assault, family messaging 
CONSENT EDUCATORS: sex as emotionality for teaching consent 
Host: Esther Armah
Contributors: Dr. Nadia Lopez and Frenchie Davis

theCONSENTconvo N Lopez & F Davis Nov 17 2016

#theCONSENTconvo: a public conversation campaign on CONSENT
An #EmotionalJustice project in partnership w/ ESSENCE
Creator & Host ESTHER ARMAH talks with WADE DAVIS II, a former NFL player, a Black gay man, an activist who shares his personal journey on consent, safety in sex, finding voice and self-love in speaking his truth, ripping off the mask of masculinity and re-imagining consent as self love.

theCONSENTconvo Wade Davis Nov 24 2016

#LoveWITHACCOUNTABILITY - Part II Special on THE SPIN
Survivors of childhood sexual abuse share their journey:  secrecy, breaking silence, hurt, healing & loving, accountably
L. MARQUEZ BENBOW - Boricua, Family, Faith, Forgiveness
DR. T. BRYANT-DAVIS - The Script of Silence
Host: Esther Armah

LoveWITHAccountability L Marquez T Bryant Davis Dec 14

THE SPIN presents #reImaginingRESISTANCE in the era of US No. 45
What must RESISTANCE look like in this era of fascism,? 
Black women scholars, activists, artists, journalists in US & Ghana speak
WOMEN's VOICES on TRUMPeting UNTRUTHS - Protest, People, Power
VETTING NATIONS US & GHANA - And the vetting process begins.....
Host. Esther Armah Guests: Dr Treva B Lindsey & Kathleen Addy

reImaginingRESISTANCE T Lindsey K Addy Feb 2 2017

#reImaginingRESISTANCE in the era of No. 45 on THE SPIN
ALTARS of RESISTANCE prayer & protest from the Church to the Mosque
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS & RESISTANCE: the state & fate of sexual health w/ 45
Host: Esther Armah
Guests: Sofia Quintero and Glynda Carr
THE SPIN: my weekly all WoC podcast where smart is global & sexy

reImaginingRESISTANCE G Carr S Quintero Feb 23 2017

#reImaginingRESISTANCE in the era of No. 45 on THE SPIN podcast
MEDIA & RESISTANCE - what happens 2 the 4th estate in this era of Alternative Facts?
THE STATUS OF WOMEN - women, labor & economic justice @ the UN
Host: Esther Armah
Contributors: Dream Hampton & Dr Brittney Cooper

The Spin D Hampton B Cooper March 16 2017

THE SPIN conts: #reImaginingRESISTANCE in the era of No. 45
From the Streets 2 the Screen: BLACK, WOMAN/GIRL & MISSING
JOHN RIDLEY & GUERILLA - No Black Women leads in TV series
BLACK, GIRL & MISSING - why is media & society slow 2 respond?
Host: Esther Armah
Guests: Dr Christina Greer & Kirsten West Savali

reImaginingRESISTANCE C Greer K West Savali April 13 2017

#theCONSENTconvo: TEEN BLACK GIRLS SPEAK on THE SPIN
In partnership with Black Girls Unscripted talk SEX & CONSENT
PERSONAL JOURNEYS: Desire, Confusion, Regret, Power, Complexity
SOCIETAL INFLUENCE: Twitter, TV, Music, 
Host: Esther Armah
Makiah, 19; College Student and Victorine 17; High School Graduate

theCONSENTconvo Teen Black Girls June 8 2017

THE SPIN: all WoC podcast #smartISsexy
Global Black Women Talk Tech: From Accra to New York
CELEBRATION: Black Women in Tech in Africa & America on the RISE!
CHALLENGE: The White Boys Club, Sexism, Culture, Racism
Host: Esther Armah
Guests: Ethel Cofie in Accra and Samara Lynn in New York

Global Black Women Talk Tech The Spin June 22 2017

FASHION FORUM AFRICA special on THE SPIN: international podcast feat women of color.  PODCAST & ON AIR: Accra, New York, London
PLUS SIZE FASHION WEEK DEBUTS IN LAGOS - Couture Can be Curvy
FASHION FORUM AFRICA - building an industry from Africa's fashion world
Host: Esther Armah
Contributors: Makeba Boateng & Steffany Allen

The Spin Fashion Forum Africa Part 1 Sept 21

THE SPIN: Fashion Forum Africa Special PART II
STYLE APPROPRIATION - Africans & African Americans -remixing culture&style
AFRICA FASHION WEEK GOES GLOBAL - culture struts down global catwalks
Host: Esther Armah
Contributor: Nana Ekua Brew Hammond and Dr. Tanisha Ford

The Spin Fashion Forum Africa Part II Nana Ekua Brew Hammond Dr Tanisha Ford Sept 28 2017

The Spin presents LIVING LEGACY in honour of #AfricanWomanDay
Host: Esther Armah
Guest: Nana Akosua Hanson - Drama Queens & Let's Talk Consent
#AfricanWomanDay: named in 1962 after the first Pan African Woman's Congress in Dar Es Salaam. The Spin brings you 'Living Legacy' discussions featuring Daughters of the Black Star Nation, Ghana: #reimagining success

NANA AKOSUA HANSON The Spin series 'LIVING LEGACY' for #AfricanWomanDay 31st July 2018

The Spin presents LIVING LEGACY in honour of #AfricanWomanDay
Host: Esther Armah
Guest: Kathleen Addy - Natnl Commission for Civic Education
#AfricanWomanDay: named in 1962 after the first Pan African Woman's Congress in Dar Es Salaam. The Spin brings you 'Living Legacy' discussions featuring Daughters of the Black Star Nation, Ghana

KATHLEEN ADDY The Spin series 'LIVING LEGACY' for #AfricanWomanDay 31st July 2018

The Spin presents LIVING LEGACY in honour of #AfricanWomanDay
Host: Esther Armah
Guest: Nana Amoako Anin - Bliss Yoga & Touch A Life
Guest: Maame Adjei - Girl Going Places & An African City
#AfricanWomanDay: named in 1962 after the first Pan African Woman's Congress in Dar Es Salaam.

NANA AMOAKO ANIN & MAAME ADJEI The Spin series 'LIVING LEGACY' for #AfricanWomanDay 31st July  2018

#reImaginingAFRICA: discussion series throughout May on visionary leadership from African women in Ghana in honour of Africa Day on May 25th. When they ask: where are the visionary leaders of tech in Ghana? Tell them. Right Here.
Host: Esther Armah
Guests: Ethel Cofie and Akosua Annobil
Sound Editor: David Mckeever Distributor: Loretta Rucker AAPRC

#reImaginingAFRICA TECHNOLOGY May 3rd 2019

#reImaginingAFRICA: PHILANTHROPY. Discussion series throughout May featuring visionary leadership from African women in Ghana in honour of Africa Day on May 25th. Think Africa? Think Charity? No. Think Creative Economics. Think Game Changer & Narrative Shifter. Think Anatu Ben-Lawal 
Host: Esther Armah, The Spin & Director EAA Media Productions
Guest: Anatu Ben-Lawal, CEO Social Innovation Africa

#reImaginingAFRICA: PHILANTHROPY May 10th 2019

#reImaginingAFRICA: LEADERSHIP. 
Too many folks think leadership in Africa is: Politician. V8. Air-conditioned office. Boss. Big Man. Oga. Think again. Listen to these two leadership game-changers
Host: Esther Armah
Guests: Taaka Awori - Busara Africa and Lucy Quist - The Bold New Normal
Sound Editor: David McKeever Distributor: Loretta Rucker AAPRC

#reImaginingAFRICA: LEADERSHIP May 17th 2019

#reImaginingAFRICA: EDUCATION. Meet this Ghanaian woman changing one school, creating a model for a nation, lighting a fire for teachers & issuing a call to action for change in the classrooms of a Continent.
Host: Esther Armah
Guest: Dr. Mary Ashun, Principal GIS & Board Member, AISA.
Sound Editor: David McKeever Distributor: Loretta Rucker, AAPRC

#reImaginingAFRICA: EDUCATION May 24th 2019

#whoTAUGHTyou: this weeklong multimedia project celebrates TEACHERS for 2019 World Teachers Day. Who was that teacher who AFFIRMED, NURTURED, ENCOURAGED, SHAPED you? How did that SHAPE you? What impact did it have? 
Host: Esther Armah
Guest: Dr. Mary Ashun, Head of Ghana International School

#whoTAUGHTyou Celebrating Teachers for World Teachers Day

The Spin is a weekly one hour podcast featuring women of color talking policy, social justice, race, sex, gender, power, love. It's a pioneering podcast led by award winning international journalist ESTHER ARMAH. We air in the US, Ghana, London. The Spin rostrum mixes the brilliance of activists, organizers, academics, journalists and artists to create engaging, dynamic, powerful podcasts.  This is a global production team led by Esther Armah. It combines and includes Starr FM radio in Ghana, NPR in Washington DC, the African American Public Radio Consortium in New York and our editor in Los Angeles. The Spin also creates public conversation campaigns on Esther's concept 'emotional justice' in partnership with publications. These campaigns include men. Host Esther Armah has worked as a journalist in London, New York, Ghana, Nigeria, South  Africa, Kenya, Lesotho, Washington DC, Philadelphia. She's a media lecturer, and a columnist for Business & Financial Times . THE SPIN contributors include JOAN MORGAN, ASHA BANDELE, DREAM HAMPTON, DR BRITTNEY COOPER, DR TREVA B LINDSEY, DR BHAKTI SHRINGAPURE, DR YABA BLAY, DR CHRISTINA GREER, PROFESSOR JOHANNA FERNANDEZ, PROFESSOR BLAIR KELLEY, MONIFA BANDELE, STACEYANN CHIN, LYNNEE DENISE, IMANI UZURI, MONICA DENNIS, SOFIA QUINTERO, BEVERLEY NAMBOZO, GLYNDA CARR, NANA AKOSUA HANSON, AISHAH SHAHIDAH SIMMONS.

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