Sticky Note Conversations

 In this episode, Erika interviews Dawn Blagrove, Executive Director of Emancipate North Carolina. They discuss the fight against systemic racism, the importance of abolition, and the need for Black communities to become self-sustaining. Dawn shares her journey from a legal background to leading a nonprofit organization and her passion for creating art as a means of finding peace in the struggle for justice. They also delve into the need for reparations, the socioeconomic aspects of the prison system, and how Black people can prepare for a challenging future. Join this powerful conversation about building a just and equitable society.

Creators and Guests

Producer
Erika Washington
SE
Editor
Simone Endress
WB
Composer
Wil Black

What is Sticky Note Conversations?

To keep my thoughts in order and my to-do lists remotely manageable I create arrays of sticky notes on my desk and wall. New idea? Stick note! Someone I want to meet with? Sticky Note! Need to remember to pay a parking ticket? Write it on a sticky note. Over the course of the last year, I have wanted to create a podcast that allowed me to dive deep into conversations with interesting people.. I wanted to have real conversations that were more than sound bites or regurgitated talking points about fluffy topics. My hope is that each episode feels like old friends catching up. Revealing great information but also humanity, struggle, victory, joy, grief, and possibly, a flicker of transcendence.

I hope you will enjoy these as much as I do creating them.
Join me here every Saturday as I pull a new sticky note off my desk.