Permission To Be

Join Becka Eppley and Tommy Allgood for their conversation with Myisha T Hill - founder and creator of Check Your Privilege. This episode is full of joyful laughter and wisdom that will encourage and help guide you on your anti-racism journey. (Please note that this episode is marked explicit.) If you are not yet familiar with Myisha’s work, she is a guide, mental health activist, anti-racism educator, mom, and author. Check Your Privilege is a  “global movement that supports individuals on their journey of becoming actively anti-racist.” CLICK HERE  for this episode's show notes.

Join Tommy, Becka, and David as they kick off Season 3 of the Permission To BE podcast with a 50th episode celebration and conversation around the question, "Is Everything Political?". CLICK HERE  for this episode's show notes.    

Join Tommy and Becka for part two of their conversation with Ray McKinnon as they talk about advocating for equity, gaslighting the oppressed, and mercy for all. CLICK HERE to learn more about Ray and for this episode's show notes. To learn more about Speaking of Racism click here.

Join Tommy and Becka for the first part of their two part conversation with Ray McKinnon. Ray is a husband, dad, consultant, minister, and Housing Commissioner for Mecklenburg Country in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ray serves as a DNC Member representing the state of North Carolina and is Co-Chair of North Carolina Progressives for Biden. CLICK HERE to learn more about Ray and for this episode's show notes.  

"Everything is connected. History is much more than dates and times. Being antiracist is not a destination, but a journey." - Lettie Shumate​Lettie Shumate is an anti-racism educator, historian, speaker, and host of the Sincerely, Lettie Podcast. Join Becka, Tommy, and Lettie for the second part of their two part conversation on the untold history of the United Sates, white supremacy, anti-racism, and more.Support the work Lettie is doing: https://www.patreon.com/lettieshumateCLICK HERE to learn more about Lettie and for this episode's show notes.

Lettie Shumate is an anti-racism educator, historian, speaker, and host of the Sincerely, Lettie Podcast. Join Becka, Tommy, and Lettie for part one of their two part conversation on the untold history of the United Sates, white supremacy, anti-racism, and more.​Support the work Lettie is doing: https://www.patreon.com/lettieshumateCLICK HERE to learn more about Lettie and for this episode's show notes.

Join Becka and Tommy as they continue their conversation with Cedric Lundy, examining some of the many systemic narratives that continue to perpetuate racism. CLICK HERE to learn more about Cedric and for this episode's show notes. *Please note that this episode has some graphic content in regards to police brutality on Black lives.

Join Becka and Tommy for part one of their conversation with anti-racism educator, speaker, and fellow podcaster, Cedric Lundy. *Please note this episode contains discussions that may not be appropriate for younger audiences.CLICK HERE to learn more about Cedric and for this episode's show notes. 

Join Becka and Tommy as they talk with Soul about his work as an anti-racism educator within the dance community. Soul shares about his journey in lifting the veil of racism and working to shine light on the appropriation of Black Art. CLICK HERE to learn more about Soul and for this episode's show notes.

Join Becka Eppley and Tommy Allgood for part two of their conversation with Ally Henny. In this episode Ally talk's about how the focus on personal freedoms, in the United States, is being used as a distraction from real issues such as systematic racism, Black Lives, and much more.   CLICK HERE to learn more about Ally and for this episode's show notes.

Join Becka Eppley and Tommy Allgood for part one of their two part conversation with Ally Henny. Ally Henny is a writer, speaker, and podcaster (Combing The Roots). She holds a B.S. in Psychology from Missouri State University and recently completed a Master of Divinity Degree from Fuller Theological Seminary, with an emphasis in Race, Cultural Identity, and Reconciliation. CLICK HERE to learn more about Ally Henny and for this episode's show notes.

Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza joins Tommy and Becka for a conversation on how heteronormatives perpetuate the supremacy narrative, the dominate culture within the Marriage Equality Movement, and the necessity of having a radical imagination when seeking racial justice. Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza is an Activist Theologian, Transqueer Latinx Scholar, ethicist, speaker, and author.  CLICK HERE to find out more about Dr. Robyn and for this episode's show notes.

Erin joins Becka Eppley and Tommy Allgood for part two of their conversation on Somatics and how it is an essential part of Activist Theology. CLICK HERE to find out more about Erin and for this episode's show notes.

"Erin Law is a somatic movement educator, politicized healer, and multidisciplinary artist based in the southern US." Erin joins Becka Eppley and Tommy Allgood for a conversation on Somatics and how it truly walks hand in hand with racial justice. CLICK HERE to find out more about Erin and for this episode's show notes.

Andre Henry is an anti-racism educator, writer, speaker, podcaster, and musician. Join Tommy Allgood and Becka Eppley for part two of their conversation with Andre Henry. CLICK HERE to find out more about Andre Henry and for this episode's show notes.

Andre Henry is an anti-racism educator, writer, speaker, podcaster, and musician.  Join Tommy Allgood and Becka Eppley for part one of their two part conversation with Andre Henry. CLICK HERE to find out more about Andre Henry and for this episode's show notes.

Join Tommy Allgood and Becka Eppley for part two of their converstion with Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes. Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes is a Clincal Psychologist, a Scholar, a Public Theologian, a Minister (Womanist Theology), an Author, and Professor at Mercer University. If you have not had a chance, go back and listen to part one first! CLICK HERE to find out more about Dr. Chanequa and for this episode's show notes.

Join Tommy Allgood and Becka Eppley for their converstion with Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes, as they talk about negotiating safety, StrongBlackWomen, and the White Gaze.  Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes is a Clincal Psychologist, a Scholar, a Public Theologian, a Minister (Womanist Theology), an Author, and Professor at Mercer University. This is part one of a two part conversation that you don't want to miss! CLICK HERE to find out more about Dr. Chanequa and for this episode's show notes.

Join Becka and Tommy as they talk with Kaitlin Curtice about colonization, the progressive church, and how her new book, Native, invites you into a space that will deepen your understanding of humanity. CLICK HERE to find out more about Kaitlin and for this episode's show notes.

"I believe that if we are not careful we will assume that we have been inclusive and that we are being diverse.”- Corey Gaston Join Becka and Tommy for part two of their conversation with Corey Gaston. CLICK HERE to find out more about Corey and for this episode's show notes.