THE SPIN:globally syndicated radio talk show. This week:
'The Rhythm of Injustice: One on One Global Spin w/ DJ Lynnee Denise
Meet global musical DJ scholar, Lynnee Denise. Check out a musical conversation that explores her work: 'entertainment with a thesis'. Lynnee Denise weaves musically, geographically, politically as we talk:- 
Eric Harris, Police Brutality, White Masculinity, Powerlessness and Impotence, Symbols of Black Presidential Power, Crack era music, Escaping family traumas, World wide travel, Story Telling, Community Archiving, bell hooks. DJ Lynnee Denise breaks down, riffs, explores her work, her world on THE SPIN. Host: Esther Armah
Guest: Lynnee Denise

The Spin 04 16 2015FV

THE SPIN; my weekly WOC podcast, on air US, Ghana, Nigeria
Lil Kim: the cancer of colorism - individual, institutional, global
Congressional Caucus on Black Girls & Women: a first
The 'Good' Black Man/The 'Feminist' Black Man: a public convo
Host: Esther Armah
Guests: Dr Yaba Blay, Joan Morgan, Lynnee Denise

The Spin May 5 2016

THE SPIN: weekly all WoC media podcast
FREDDIE GRAY: Killer Cop Cleared As Blue Lives Matter Bill Passes
AFRICA LIBERATION DAY: Killing Charity Porn, 
FEMINISM MEETS COLORISM:The Politics of Black Pretty in Feminism
Host: Esther Armah
Contributors: Shani Jamila, Mallence Bart-Williams, Sofia Quintero

The Spin May 26 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

THE SPIN: my weekly all WOC podcast. 
CULTURE vs ABUSE - some call it culture, is it really  just abuse? 
GEORGETOWN: Slavery & Scholarship
A PIONEER'S PERSONAL MISSION-Dr Hadiyah Greene cancertreatment 
Host: Esther Armah
Guests: Beverley Nambozo, Uganda & Dr Christina Greer, New York

The Spin Sept 16 2016

THE SPIN: my weekly all WOC podcast.
GLOBAL BLACK HAIR BATTLES: US Appeals Court 2 South Africa high school
ARIZONA NEW LAW: Change a Diaper Become a Child Molester
WAGE GAP BTWN BLACK & WHITE AMERICANS:Wider in 2016 than 1979
Host: Esther Armah
Contributors: Kathleen Addy & Dr Treva B. Lindsey

The Spin Sept 22 2016

THE SPIN: my weekly all WOC podcast
2016 US POLICE KILLINGS OF BLACK PEOPLE SURPASS 1892 LYNCHINGS
WHITE JUDGE BOOTED FROM THE BENCH DUE TO RAPE REMARKS?
HONORING BLACK WOMEN'S MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK
Host: Esther Armah
Contributors: Monica Dennis and Jane Lumumba

The Spin Sept 29 2016

THE SPIN & Emotional Justice in partnership with Ebony.com present #theCONSENTconvo: a public loving, unlearning, reframing conversation campaign on CONSENT
CONSENT: the personal, familial, cultural and societal
CONSENT: on Nate Parker, toxic masculinity & the politics of consent
Host: Esther Armah Contributors: Joan Morgan and Asha Bandele

theCONSENTconvo J Morgan & A Bandele Oct 6 2016

THE SPIN #theCONSENTconvo:public conversation campaign on consent 
Host: Esther Armah
Contributors: Darnell Moore and Byron Hurt
Black men talk consent: how did they learn it, from whom, how did that learning shape their relationship to their body, sex, power, men, women

theCONSENTconvo D Moore and B Hurt Oct 13 2016

THE SPIN: my weekly all WOC media panel
#theCONSENTconvo: public conversation campaign on consent
PART I: Black Queer & Bi Women Talk Consent: 
PART II: Sexual Assault Survivors Legislation: 
Host: Esther Armah
Contributors: Lynnee Denise and Imani Uzuri

theCONSENTconvo L Denise & I Uzuri Oct 13 2016

THE SPIN: #theCONSENTconvo: a public conversation campaign on consent. An #emotionaljustice project in partnership with Ebony.com
CONSENT JOURNEYS: How do you make consent sexy? Sharing Personal consent journeys
UNLEARNING MASCULINITY:: teaching boys healthier love models
Host: Esther Armah   Contributor: Marc Lamont Hill

theCONSENTconvo Marc Lamont Hill Oct 20 2016

THE SPIN: my weekly all WoC podcast. #theCONSENTconvo: a public conversation campaign on consent with women and men
CONSENT: how do you make it sexy?
CONSENT to GRIEVE: consent for healing Black women's emotionality
Host: Esther Armah
Contributors: Sofia Quintero and Shani Jamila

theCONSENTconvo S Quintero & S Jamila Oct 19 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

#theCONSENTconvo: a public conversation campaign on THE SPIN. 
Black Men share their personal journeys on CONSENT.
Marlon Peterson talks being raped at gunpoint when he was 14, unlearning shame, finding power in vulnerability, reframing masculinity and honoring connection. 
Host: Esther Armah Contributor: Marlon Peterson

theCONSENTconvo Marlon Peterson Nov 17 2016

#LoveWITHAccountability: a 2 part special on THE SPIN on childhood sexual abuse
Part I - A Daughter's Vision & A Mother's Journey
Aishah Shahidah Simmons -  a daughter's vision, pain,  journey, healing
Dr G. Simmons -  a mother's shame, realization, apology, lesson, learning
Host: Esther Armah

LoveWITHAccountability A Simmons Dr Simmons Dec 8 2016

#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

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BLACK WOMEN IN POLITICS: US & UK Maxine Waters & Diane Abbott
NEW LEADERSHIP TREND: Black Women says Forbes. Contenporary trend or unacknowledged historical truth?
Host: Esther Armah
Guests: Dr. Treva B. Lindsey and Evadney Campbell

US & UK Black Women in Politics: Maxine Waters Diane Abbott June 15 2017

Trials & Traumas: Injustice & Brutality in America on THE SPIN.
PART 1: PHILANDO CASTILE & CHARLEENA LYLES - Police Brutality
PART 2: BILL COSBY - on mistrials, missteps and rape culture
Host: Esther Armah
Guests: Dr. Britney Cooper and Monica Dennis
#smartISsexy

Trials & Traumas: Injustice & Brutality in America Dr Brittney Cooper Monica Dennis June 29 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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