On After Stop Woke and Dobbs Featuring Nadra Nittle and Jamesa Bailey
In this episode, Nadra Nittle, Education Reporter for the 19th, discusses the impact of legislation, designed to limit discussions on race and LGBTQ+ issues in classrooms, is having on public education. Then, Jamesa Bailey, Director of Black Campaigns at Planned Parenthood Action Fund, talks about the mobilization of African American women after the Dobbs decision, the decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. The episode closes out with a “shout out” to Gov. DeSantis. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erik-fleming1/support
Nadra Nittle
Nadra Kareem Nittle is the author of the Fortress Press books “bell hooks’ Spiritual Vision” and “Toni Morrison’s Spiritual Vision,” named one of Spirituality and Practice’s best spiritual books of 2021. She also edited multiple book series for Enslow Publishing and wrote the 2018 book “Recognizing Microaggressions” for that publisher.
An award-winning journalist with a background reporting on a wide range of topics, including education, religion, public policy, food, health and the arts, she is now an education reporter for The 19th News. She is a former senior reporter for Civil Eats and a former staff writer for Vox.com, the Los Angeles News Group, and the USA Today Network. As a contributor, she has written for publications and news sites such as The Guardian, NBC News, KCET, The History Channel, Outreach Magazine, Insider, and The Atlantic.
Nadra has discussed her work in a number of media outlets, including KQED, “PBS News Weekend,” “Good Morning America,” WYNC’s “The Takeaway,” the Columbia Journalism Review, Canadian Broadcasting Corp., Vox’s Today Explained podcast, and Southern California Public Radio. Additionally, she has been a featured panelist and moderator at events organized by The 19th, the James Beard Foundation, the L.A. Times Festival of Books, Cal State L.A., and Occidental College, her alma mater.
She lives in Los Angeles.
Jamesa Bailey
Jamesa Bailey is the director of Black campaigns at Planned Parenthood Action Fund, where she directs the overall political and organizing strategy for Black engagement and mobilization at both the national and affiliate level. She also works to provide valuable insights, research, and information on the values, concerns, and challenges of Black people that will be used to create culturally sensitive and smart engagement strategies.
A pivotal moment of success for her has been creating Planned Parenthood’s Black Organizing Program in 2018 and growing the program in 14 states within the first 10 months of its launch. In December 2020, Jamesa was inducted to the Forbes 30 under 30 Class of 2021. Her experience is enhanced by her bachelor’s degree in political science from Delaware State University and her master's of public administration with a concentration in nonprofit management from the University of Baltimore. Jamesa and her husband Justin are proud first time parents to baby Camden. She is a proud Marylander from Temple Hills, Maryland.
