"I have had eight or nine miscarriages. For three years, my body has been a prisoner of trying to get pregnant — I’ve either been about to go into an IVF cycle, in the middle of an IVF cycle, or coming out of an IVF cycle...Everyone said, 'You’

The Skin I'm In

Nov 14th, 2018 54m 17s

Since slavery, the question of our status and our Blackness has always been up for discussion; no matter where we are in the African Diaspora. In Brazil, for instance, more than 134 classifications of race or color came up in a census one yea

Redefining Black Liberation Part 3

Nov 5th, 2018 51m 33s

Between riots, marches and the start of organizations like Black Lives Matter and Turning Point USA, some say that the Trayvon Martin case in 2012 ushered us into another Civil Rights Movement, but what has happened since then? Where are we n

Ain't I A Woman? Part 2

Oct 24th, 2018 57m 44s

Continuing our conversation from last week, we discuss the trauma around the lack of will some folks have in simply seeking understanding and how it's counterproductive to Black Liberation. Mojo Disco also shares with us what ways she thinks Bl

Ain't I A Woman? Part 1

Oct 17th, 2018 32m 13s

After making her speech, Ain't I A Woman?, I don't think ancestor Sojourner Truth would think that 167 years later we would still be trying to figure out what womanhood is or who would worthy enough to be one... For Black women, it has always b

Forgiveness Part 2

Aug 15th, 2018 39m 58s

Forgiveness. One of the most powerful acts that a person and do, but yet so many of us have a challenging time understanding what it is and what it looks like. In last week's episode, Forgiveness Part 1, the host, Danielle Young, chats with Dan

Forgiveness Part 1

Aug 10th, 2018 36m 34s

Forgiveness. One of the most powerful acts that a person and do, but yet so many of us have a challenging time understanding what it is and what it looks like. In this episode, the host, Danielle Young, chats with Danielle Lyles Barton interrog

Compromise & Contribution

Aug 2nd, 2018 43m 6s

We define Love as "the will to extend ones self for the purpose of nurturing ones own or another's spiritual growth." Sometime nurturing another's spiritual growth looks like compromise. Compromise is reciprocated effort. Both parties must be w

Tongues of Fire

Jul 18th, 2018 54m 24s

In our last episode, where we discussed the importance of truth and story-telling, we discovered that part of telling our stories is feeling safe to do so; which Safety happens to be one of the pillars in our 8 Pillars of Sisterhood. In this e

Storytelling & Truth-Telling

Jul 5th, 2018 40m 32s

Through storytelling we're able to not only connect with others, but connect with ourselves; as we discover that those we interact with are often times our mirrors. Listening to anothers' story helps us appreciate or finally acknowledge things

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BONUS 03 Episode

Jul 2nd, 2018 7m 33s

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BONUS 02 Episode

Jun 28th, 2018 29m 40s

At the end of recording Episode 5: Barriers to Sisterhood, as we waited for our audio to upload, Kendra wanted to know more about what factors were at play for Karlene's experience to be so different from hers and the other ladies. So thankfull

Barriers to Sisterhood

Jun 25th, 2018 1h 2m

Whether it is the work of thought leaders and activists or the intentional work done by individuals living their best lives, it feels good to see Black folk doing everything they can to shatter stereotypes that have long been ingrained in our p

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BONUS Episode 01

Jun 25th, 2018 4m 28s

In this bonus episode to the upcoming episode, Barriers to Sisterhood, the host, Danielle Young, shares the beauty she has been blessed to find in sisterhood. However, she recognizes that there are women that do not share in her experience and

Can't Pour From An Empty Cup Part 2

Jun 20th, 2018 43m 52s

ONyX: The Sisterhood (OTS) is here to build community and catalyze a movement where Black women hold sisterhood and a Love Ethic paramount in their quest for Black Liberation by defining Black Liberation, Love, sisterhood, femininity, womanhood

Can't Pour From An Empty Cup Part 1

Jun 13th, 2018 53m 27s

Redefining Black Liberation Part 2

Jun 6th, 2018 52m 59s

Now that we know that a Love Ethic is the answer, what is it? And, why should we make it part of our strategy in achieving Black Liberation? On this episode, Danielle J. Young is joined by, founder of Healing For Her, Danielle Lyles Barton; whe

Redefining Black Liberation Part 1

May 22nd, 2018 25m 14s

How to obtain Black Liberation has always been one of the major questions throughout our existence in the U.S and throughout the African Diaspora. In this first episode of ONyX: The Sisterhood, the host and creator, Danielle J. Young, jumps rig

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