Radicals for Good

“The first duty of a man is to think for himself.” - José MartíIn this episode of Radicals for Good, we continue our co(sin)e series - a series of roundtable discussions designed to solve the equation for building community power through voting, decision making, and civic participation. This roundtable includes, Jenell Mansfield, the first Black woman and former educator to serve as the Political, Legislative and Communications Director for American Federation of Teachers Michigan; Mond Sankara, Detroit-based tattoo artist; and Abraham Aiyash, Michigan's youngest-ever House Majority Leader.Learn More and Take Action* Get involved with Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign: https://abdulforsenate.com/Additional Sources* Land Acknowledgement: https://geezmagazine.org/magazine/article/waawiyatanong-land-acknowledgement Get full access to Radicals for Good at radicalspod.substack.com/subscribe

“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even though her shackles are very different from my own.” - Audre LordeIn this episode of Radicals for Good, we start our co(sin)e series - a series of roundtable discussions designed to solve the equation for building community power through voting, decision making, and civic participation. This roundtable includes, Aly Thee Activist, an activist against police brutality from Grand Rapids; Lexis Zeidan, a Palestinian-American organizer and co-founder of the Uncommitted Movement; and Jenn Onwenu, host of Detroit-based talk show, AskJenn.Learn More and Take Action* Donate to Movimento Cosecha working with families being terrorized by ICE in Grand Rapids, Michigan: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/nobusinesswithice* Watch the Ask Jenn Show: https://www.askjennshow.com/* Join Arab Americans for Progress: https://www.aaforprogress.org/* Watch the Peoples Production trailer about the Uncommitted National Movement: https://www.peoplefirstproductions.com/uncommitted* Arab Americans for Progress voting resources: https://www.aaforprogress.org/voting-resources* Use the Isreal Lobby Tracker tool: https://www.trackaipac.com/Additional Sources* Land Acknowledgement: https://geezmagazine.org/magazine/article/waawiyatanong-land-acknowledgement* About Patrick Lyoya: https://www.npr.org/2022/04/22/1094104164/patrick-lyoya-shooting-grand-rapids-michigan* Interview about Uncommitted Movement with Lexis Zeidan: www.democracynow.org/2024/9/20/lexis_zeidan_uncommitted_national_movement_2024* Political Action Committees (PACs) vs. Super PACs: * Recent DTE rate hike in Michigan: https://planetdetroit.org/2026/09/dte-rate-hike-line-5-data-centers/* Detroit Board of Police Commissioners: https://detroitmi.gov/government/boards/board-police-commissioners* How to track PACs: https://www.fec.gov/introduction-campaign-finance/how-to-research-public-records/pacs-parties-and-other-committees/ Get full access to Radicals for Good at radicalspod.substack.com/subscribe

The white fathers told us, I think therefore I am; and the black mothers in each of us-the poet-whispers in our dreams, I feel therefore I can be free. - Audre LordeIn this episode of Radicals for Good, we discuss what it looks like to be radically well and tend to grief during times like these, with Adria Moses, a poet, author, and founder of the School of Radical Healing. We invite listeners to tend to their bodies while listening as Adria walks us through guided breathing and gentle movements.Learn More and Take Action* Take a class at detroityogalab.com* Learn more about all of Adria’s incredible work at adriamoses.com‍ ‍* Use code ‘radicals’ for free shipping on adria’s latest book ‘towards what hurt’: https://www.adriamoses.com/thebookAdditional Sources* Land Acknowledgement: https://geezmagazine.org/magazine/article/waawiyatanong-land-acknowledgement* No fear poem by Maya Angelou: https://internetpoem.com/maya-angelou/life-doesn-t-frighten-me-poem/* Listen to Audre Lorde read ‘Uses of the Erotic’:* Poetry is not a luxury by Audre Lorde: https://www.poetrypedagogy.com/uploads/8/9/3/8/89385582/poetry_is_not_a_luxury-lorde.pdf* Yoga with Adrienne: https://www.youtube.com/yogawithadriene/featured* Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown: https://adriennemareebrown.net/book/pleasure-activism/* Loving our Own Bones by Julia Watts Belser: https://www.juliawattsbelser.com/* Inward by Yung Pueblo* Tending Grief by Camille Barton Get full access to Radicals for Good at radicalspod.substack.com/subscribe

True citizenship is found in the courage to speak truth to power and hold leaders accountable.-Frederick DouglassIn this episode of Radicals for Good, we start our co(sin)e series - a series of roundtable discussions designed to solve the equation for building community power through voting, decision making, and civic participation. This roundtable includes, Joanna Whaley, the Democratic nominee for Michigan House of Representatives and if elected, the first openly trans woman legislator; Imani Foster, an activist fighting for education justice in Detroit and communication director for 482Forward; Parish Halsell, a Detroit-based storyteller and the voice behind Pardon Me TV!; and Brianna Bryant, a artist and activist in Detroit. Learn More and Take ActioN* Donate to or volunteer with Joanna’s campaign: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/joannawhaley .* Watch more on pardonme.tv* Volunteer with 482Forward: https://www.482forward.org/ Additional Sources* Land Acknowledgement: https://geezmagazine.org/magazine/article/waawiyatanong-land-acknowledgement* https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/trans-woman-joanna-whaley-michigan-legislature* Get full access to Radicals for Good at radicalspod.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Radicals for Good, we’re talking about the true impacts of urban gardening as a means of feeding our people and building community with Dolores Perales-Lara, an urban planner and co-director of Cadillac Urban Gardens.Learn More and Take Action* Learn more, volunteer, pick up free produce, and/or donate to Cadillac Urban Gardens: https://www.cadillacurbangardens.org/home* Donate to Cadillac Urban Garden and support free food: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/AXTKTP42KWZSE* Read youth led research on food insecurity: https://www.learngala.com/cases/detroitfood/* Learn more about food systems and food insecurity in Detroit: https://detroitfoodpc.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/DFMR24-Report-20260416-FINAL.pdfAdditional Sources* Land Acknowledgement: https://geezmagazine.org/magazine/article/waawiyatanong-land-acknowledgement Get full access to Radicals for Good at radicalspod.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Radicals for Good, we’re discussing the future of voting with Arabia Simeon, a designer, technologist, and CEO & Founder of Politics on the Go (POGO). Learn More and Take Action* Learn more about and start using POGO Vote: https://www.pogovote.com/* Watch Arabia’s TEDx presentation, From Likes to Votes: * Read A Map to the Door of No Return by Dionne Brand* Read The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander* Check out this resource: https://ground.news/* Look up political campaign donors: https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookupAdditional Sources* Land Acknowledgement: https://geezmagazine.org/magazine/article/waawiyatanong-land-acknowledgement* Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC): https://snccdigital.org/* Kamala Harris coconut tree quote: https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-coconut-tree-quote-explained-what-she-meant-and-why-its-going-viral-as-biden-drops-out/ Get full access to Radicals for Good at radicalspod.substack.com/subscribe

“Our Choice now is war or death. Our option is survival. Listen to your own Black Hearts.”—Nikki GiovanniIn this episode of Radicals for Good, we’re talking about how reading is a radical practice and ways to build community with books and food with Francescha Lamarre, a local artist and organizer from The Peoples Book Club and Ayiti Spaghetti.Our Top 10 Radical Reads* Assata by Assata Shakur* freedom is a constant struggle by Angela Davis* the salt eaters by Toni Cade Bambara* the common wind by professor Julius s. Scott * black feeling black talk black judgement (poetry) by Nikki Giovanni * parable series by Octavia E. Butler* abbott (graphic novel series) by Saladin Ahmed* the next american revolution by Grace Lee Boggs* becoming good ancestors by David Ehrenfeld* rage becomes her by Soraya Chemaly Further Learning* Join The People’s Book Club: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6qKU0cGjuAoLiMBWFj5VoitS2wSLcvVLNkVhrzRalAS9MhQ/viewform* Check out Fran’s Substack: FREEEVERYNIGGA * Watch We Gon Get Free Videocast: http://www.youtube.com/@wegongetfree1325* Ayiti Spaghetti Free Monthly Luncheon Interest Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1co0qxh-rXTgEkx9PO9kQQyxHQQOb7C9skS1ZQlIG9EA/viewform* Ayiti Spaghetti Catering Request Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8MPN5yLfvGd4SJPtjrgrzEXoflFdTUV2Z-K0jeM-C8VucIg/viewform* Watch Virago Part 1 Trailer:* Sign up for The Boggs Center Thinking for Ourselves Newsletter: https://www.boggscenter.org/thinking-for-ourselves* Find links to all Fran’s incredible work (yes there’s more!) on her instagram @franchescalamarre or at https://tr.ee/Vhpflh6d03Additional Sources* Land Acknowledgement: https://geezmagazine.org/magazine/article/waawiyatanong-land-acknowledgement* https://www.npr.org/2025/09/26/g-s1-90790/assata-shakur-joanne-chesimard-dies* https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/dining/restaurant-of-the-year/2025/04/01/best-restaurants-detroit-2025-ayiti-spaghetti-haitian-pop-up/82628687007/ Get full access to Radicals for Good at radicalspod.substack.com/subscribe

There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal. - Toni MorrisonIn this episode of Radicals for Good, we’re talking about community-centered journalism and how organizers can utilize non-traditional media sources with Ethan Bakuli, an independent journalist whose work has appeared in Prism Reports, USA Today, Chalkbeat, Planet Detroit, Capital & Main, and more. Get out of your comfort zone & take actionDonate and/or get involved with freedom freedom growers: https://www.facebook.com/FeedomFreedom/Subscribe and/or donate to Planet Detroit: https://planetdetroit.org/Subscribe and/or donate to Outlier Media: https://outliermedia.org/Subscribe and/or donate to Chalkbeat Detroit: https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/Further LearningThe Spook Who Sat by the Door (1969), by Sam GreenleeBlack Awakening in Capitalist America Robert L. AllenThe Evidence of Things Not Seen by James BaldwinThe Seven Generations and The Seven Grandfather Teachings by James VukelichSourcesLand Acknowledgement: https://geezmagazine.org/magazine/article/waawiyatanong-land-acknowledgementPalestinian journalists: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/12/1166481What is a zine: https://artincontext.org/what-is-a-zine/Detroit Zine Fest: https://www.detroitzinefest.com/Independent journalism vs. mass media journalism: https://thisvsthat.io/independent-journalism-vs-journalism Get full access to Radicals for Good at radicalspod.substack.com/subscribe

"Disabled people have always existed, whether the word disability is used or not. To me, disability is not a monolith, nor is it a clear-cut binary of disabled and nondisabled. Disability is mutable and ever-evolving. Disability is both apparent and nonapparent. Disability is pain, struggle, brilliance, abundance, and joy. Disability is sociopolitical, cultural, and biological. Being visible and claiming a disabled identity brings risks as much as it brings pride." - Alice Wong, American disability rights activistIn this episode of Radicals for Good, we're discussing organizing with disabilities (visible and invisible) and how we can embody Disabled revolutionaries in our work with Tameka Citchen-Spruce, a disability justice advocate, independent media producer, author and national speaker who uses storytelling to amplify voices and challenge systems of exclusion. Get out of your comfort zone & take actionDonate to #AutisticOutLoud documentaryGet involved with Detroit Disability PowerGet involved with Warriors on Wheels of Metro-DetroitFurther LearningLearn about the 10 principles of disability justiceLearn more about #AutisticOutLoud film and watch the teaser: https://linktr.ee/autisticoutlouddocumentaryFollow Divas in the City TV on Instagram and YouTubeLiving Unapologetically Media: www.tamekacitchenspruce.comRead Tameka's book: Women in Leadership: From No to Yes, A Black Disabled Woman's Leadership JourneyWatch PBS documentary Renegades: Thomas WigginsSourcesLand Acknowledgement: https://geezmagazine.org/magazine/article/waawiyatanong-land-acknowledgementDisability Visibility by Alice Wong: Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first CenturyBrad Lomax: https://www.centerforlearnerequity.org/news/brad-lomax-uniting-the-civil-rights-and-disability-rights-communities/ Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution: https://cripcamp.com/Fannie Lou Hamer: https://19thnews.org/2023/07/fannie-lou-hamer-disability-voting-rights-activism/Harriett Tubman: https://rootedinrights.org/why-dont-more-people-know-harriet-tubman-was-disabled/Elias Hills: https://www.knowitall.org/video/former-slave-elias-hills-untold-story-palmetto-sceneElias Hills testimony: https://www.scribd.com/doc/170718992/1-Testimony-Before-Congress-on-the-Activities-of-the-Ku-Klux-KlanFidel Castro source confirmed at Castro Center in Havana, CubaRevolution will be from my bed: https://diagnosisbedamned.com/2020/04/25/so-i-start-a-revolution-from-my-bed/Intersectional disability justice: https://www.intersectional-disability-justice.org/en/intersectional-disability-justice-english/Michigan disability rights resources: https://www.michigan.gov/disabilityresourcesTrump admins war on disability: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-war-on-disability/in office work: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2023/10/02/return-office-work-mandates-accommodate-ada-people-disabilities/70963365007/ Get full access to Radicals for Good at radicalspod.substack.com/subscribe

Without community, there is no liberation. - Audre LordeIn this episode of Radicals for Good, we’re talking about all the many ways we can become better neighbors, especially in times of crises with Lejuan Council, an east side neighbor, mother, lead of Feed Your Neighborhood Corp., and a 2026 candidate for Michigan State Senate.Get out of your comfort zone & take action* Volunteer with Feed Your Neighborhood Corp* Register to Vote, finding polling location, request absentee ballot, etc.Further Learning* Detroit Area Disaster Recovery Group* Basement Backup and Flooding Handbook* State of Michigan All About Mold* Flood risk maps* Long term trauma and public health impacts of floodingSources* Land Acknowledgement: https://geezmagazine.org/magazine/article/waawiyatanong-land-acknowledgement* Southwest Detroit Flooding 2025: https://www.wxyz.com/news/its-one-detroit-donations-pour-into-sw-detroit-as-community-recovers-from-devastating-flood* Detroit flooding leads to mold: https://www.bridgedetroit.com/devastating-floods-leave-detroiters-with-toxic-mold/* Flood risk map 2021: https://detroitography.com/2023/04/14/map-current-flooding-risk-in-detroit-2023/* School sound levels and nervous system stress: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/8/4128* Student mental health days: https://adolescentmentalhealth.com/blog/mental-health-days-for-students/* Detroit flooding 2014: https://www.clickondetroit.com/weather/2018/02/20/great-flood-of-2014-how-historic-was-it/* Tornadoes 2014: https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/reports-of-funnel-cloud-spotted-in-northern-macomb-county/* Detroit flooding 2016: https://www.michiganpublic.org/weather/2016-09-29/detroit-keeps-flooding-whats-being-done-about-it* Michigan flooding 2021: https://today.wayne.edu/news/2021/07/12/detroit-household-flood-report-gives-overview-solutions-to-decades-long-issue-42849* Michigan flooding 2021: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/26/us/flooding-detroit-rain.html* Detroit flooding 2021: https://bridgemi.com/urban-affairs/understanding-why-detroit-floods-and-why-it-keeps-happening/* Detroit trash collection issues: https://michiganchronicle.com/detroits-waste-management-plan-addresses-residents-trash-collection-challenges/* Detroit food sovereignty: https://www.detroitagriculture.net/* Detroit food sovereignty: https://www.bridgedetroit.com/food-sovereignty-detroit-um-detroit-center/ Get full access to Radicals for Good at radicalspod.substack.com/subscribe