AN INVITATION TO BECOME with Ben McBride (VIDEO)

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We can all imagine a world where everyone belongs: safe, welcoming communities, inclusive workplaces. The question isn’t what we need to do to make that world a reality — it’s who we need to BECOME. Join Ben McBride, a spiritual leader, activist, and founder/CEO of Empower Initiative, as we explore this question. In every episode, you’ll hear stories from our guests about the moments that defined them and catalyzed their becoming — and find inspiration to continue your own journey of becoming, bridging, and belonging.

Publisher

Empower Initiative

Category

business · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Aug 2022

Latest episode

31 Oct 2022

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Oct 2022

   Ep. 6 - ”Ben’s Journey To Becoming”

   A fourth-generation Pentecostal preacher and direct descendent of the Jim Crow era, Ben tells us how love drove him out of his comfort zone and into a life of activism and why we all have to give up power and privilege to create a world where everyone belongs.

2. 

   17 Oct 2022

   Ep. 5, ”Pookie and the Pastor

   So how did a man who’s been both a victim and perpetrator of gun violence — who’s already endured a lifetime of trauma dodging death in the streets — embrace belonging and become a peacemaker and anti-violence activist? Listen to find out.

3. 

   4 Oct 2022

   Ep. 4 - ”What did your WIFE say?” - Part 2

   How can you protect the community and protect your own family? Can we fight harm and injustice beyond our walls without sacrificing the safety of our loved ones? That’s the balance Gynelle McBride fought to maintain as host Ben McBride became more exposed and at risk as an activist.

4. 

   19 Sept 2022

   Ep. 3 - What Did Your Wife Say? Part 1

   Gynelle McBride never imagined herself as a married woman — let alone married and raising three young daughters in Oakland’s “Kill Zone.” But as her relationship with our host, Ben McBride, evolved, that’s exactly what happened.

5. 

   8 Aug 2022

   Ep. 0 - An Invitation To Become

   We can all imagine a world where everyone belongs: safe, welcoming communities, inclusive workplaces. The question isn’t what we need to do to make that world a reality — it’s who we need to BECOME.

6. 

   8 Aug 2022

   Ep. 2 - The Chief and The Activist - Part 2

   There are two things you should know about Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong: He cares, and he’s not scared. [This is part two of our two-part interview. Listen to part one.]

7. 

   8 Aug 2022

   Ep. 1 - The Chief and The Activist - Part 1

   An avowed abolitionist and a police chief come face to face: as longtime friends, at a protest on a blocked Oakland freeway, and in our studio. [This is part one of a two-part interview.]

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