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Stacey Abrams Sparks Speaker Series on Campus, What Black Women Endure in Positions of Power, and How Mentorship Changes Lives

On Season 2 of the show, we will continue our weekly roundups of the latest news and campus buzz, courtesy of Howard University’s collegiate newspaper, The Hilltop. New episodes every Friday.

Hello, Hello! Welcome back to The HillTalks. This week on the show, faculty and students discuss Black women in leadership, Stacey Abrams ignites a fireside chat on campus, and I talk to Janaiha Bennett, the Executive Director at Youth Leadership Foundation, about the importance of mentorship. Available on Apple PodcastsSpotifyStitcher and Amazon Podcasts.

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Music courtesy of Terry Thomas.
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