In this powerful episode, Reggie shines a light on Black-led solutions that are transforming communities locally, nationally, and globally. From grassroots nonprofits to mutual aid networks, we explore how Black leaders are addressing systemic challenges—poverty, healthcare, education, and voting rights—through innovation, resilience, and community power.

We also take time to honor lives lost to recent tragedies, acknowledging that our grief must move us toward action. Through storytelling, history, and data, this episode reveals why investing in Black-led organizations is not just charity—it’s justice.

✨ What you’ll learn in this episode:

• ​ Why Black communities continue to thrive despite systemic barriers.
• ​ The economic, health, and voting disparities shaping today’s landscape.
• ​ Inspiring stories of grassroots Black-led organizations making impact.
• ​ How you can support, share, and stand with Black-led solutions.

In this powerful solo episode of Outreach with Reggie, we take a hard look at what happens when the very systems meant to protect us—foster care, healthcare, and education—fall short. From youth aging out of foster care and facing high risks of incarceration, to low-income families struggling with unequal healthcare access, to the recent $350 million cut in HBCU funding, this episode uncovers the real human cost of systemic failure.

With research, data, and lived stories, Reggie highlights the gaps, raises the tough questions, and calls for community-driven solutions that center justice and equity.

🔑 Topics we cover:

• ​ The hidden struggles of youth aging out of foster care
• ​ Healthcare discrimination and lack of resources in low-income communities
• ​ Education inequities and the impact of cuts to HBCU funding
• ​ Why systemic change starts with accountability and advocacy

🎧 Tune in for insight, reflection, and a call to action—because we can’t fix what we won’t face.

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Policing Ourselves: Safety Without the Badge

In the wake of tragedy — from the Colorado mass shooting to a subway stabbing on the anniversary of 9/11 — Reggie asks: What does real safety look like without police?

This episode dives into community-led safety, restorative justice, and the urgent need for change. With passion and compassion, we explore how neighborhoods can heal, protect, and thrive beyond the badge.