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About Courage: Stories of Everyday Hope
Courage: Stories of Everyday Hope Dedicated to sharing impactful stories of real individuals who embody resilience and inspiration. Hosted by Hampton-based documentarian Lacie Madison, who was recently interviewed in the Washington Post covering her vaccination journey, Courage brings narrative focus, smart storytelling and professional production to the forefront during a moment of national political and cultural upheaval. Instead of adrenaline and worry, as news and entertainment. Our goal, to create a show highlighting action and, inspiration. Looking to those that walked before us, or are walking the walk, instead of rewriting the book on what being active in your community is. Because the world needs a little hopium right now.
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- Doculight Media
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- First episode
- 6 Nov 2025
- Latest episode
- 6 Mar 2026
Latest episodes
10 episodes in the feed.
6 Mar 2026
Mass Shootings: We Are The Anomoly #CourageAlert
This isn't about left or right. It's about extremism. There is an epidemic in the United States they don't want you to know about, and there is a known solution in other countries... We cover the history, and why debate bro's are not helping the issue, and its time for real change. All interaction helps support independent media like us. Like, share, comment, subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/CourageAlert?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/channel/CourageAlert?sub_confirmation=1) Australian News & Laws: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35048251 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35048251) https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-deaths-by-country (https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-deaths-by-country) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Peters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Peters) https://youtu.be/56JCVbaCqCM (https://youtu.be/56JCVbaCqCM) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2704353/ (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2704353/) https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/port-arthur-massacre (https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/port-arthur-massacre) Sources: https://abcnews.go.com/US/shooting-reported-colorado-high-school-2-kids-transported/story?id=125452526 (https://abcnews.go.com/US/shooting-reported-colorado-high-school-2-kids-transported/story?id=125452526) https://www.npr.org/2018/04/05/599773911/how-the-nra-worked-to-stifle-gun-violence-research (https://www.npr.org/2018/04/05/599773911/how-the-nra-worked-to-stifle-gun-violence-research) https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/news/mass-shootings-and-mental-illness (https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/news/mass-shootings-and-mental-illness) https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU01/20250122/117827/HHRG-119-JU01-20250122-SD006-U6.pdf (https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU01/20250122/117827/HHRG-119-JU01-20250122-SD006-U6.pdf) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/12/us/charlie-kirk-news-suspect?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20250912&instance_id=162427&nl=breaking-news®i_id=139698789&segment_id=205798&user_id=768149354fad54b89ceae452fa26f37a (https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/12/us/charlie-kirk-news-suspect?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20250912&instance_id=162427&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=139698789&segment_id=205798&user_id=768149354fad54b89ceae452fa26f37a) https://rockinst.org/gun-violence/mass-shooting-factsheet/ (https://rockinst.org/gun-violence/mass-shooting-factsheet/)
5 Feb 2026
How Hampton Roads SAVED the Oyster Catcher
New Ozone Layer who this? Hampton Roads is leading the way in a modern, creative, and community-led way to SAVE THE BIRDS. How can replacing the food supply of a unique bird found only in the Chesapeake Bay inspire us all? All interaction helps support independent media like us. Like, share, comment, subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/CourageAlert?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/channel/CourageAlert?sub_confirmation=1) New episode every other Thursday. #couragealert Socials http://www.tiktok.com/@couragealert (http://www.tiktok.com/@couragealert) https://www.youtube.com/@CourageAlert (https://www.youtube.com/@CourageAlert) https://www.instagram.com/couragealert (https://www.instagram.com/couragealert) https://www.facebook.com/couragealert (https://www.facebook.com/couragealert) https://www.threads.com/@couragealert (https://www.threads.com/@couragealert) Host: Lacie Madison http://www.tiktok.com/@SocialMaiden (http://www.tiktok.com/@SocialMaiden) https://www.threads.com/@SocialMaiden (https://www.threads.com/@SocialMaiden) #UnitedStates #TrueStory Sources: https://www.audubon.org/magazine/inside-all-out-16-state-mission-save-american-oystercatcher (https://www.audubon.org/magazine/inside-all-out-16-state-mission-save-american-oystercatcher) https://www.ctaudubon.org/2025/08/you-can-go-home-again-researchers-have-learned-that-american-oystercatchers-return-to-the-same-locations-two-birds-are-loyal-to-the-sandbar-at-milford-point/ (https://www.ctaudubon.org/2025/08/you-can-go-home-again-researchers-have-learned-that-american-oystercatchers-return-to-the-same-locations-two-birds-are-loyal-to-the-sandbar-at-milford-point/) https://www.cbf.org/how-we-save-the-bay/programs-initiatives/virginia/oyster-restoration/oyster-gardening/index.html (https://www.cbf.org/how-we-save-the-bay/programs-initiatives/virginia/oyster-restoration/oyster-gardening/index.html) https://www.cbf.org/how-we-save-the-bay/programs-initiatives/virginia/restoring-hampton-waterways.html (https://www.cbf.org/how-we-save-the-bay/programs-initiatives/virginia/restoring-hampton-waterways.html) https://home.hamptonu.edu/blog/2025/06/05/hands-in-the-water-eyes-on-the-future-hampton-university-partners-with-chesapeake-bay-foundation-for-oyster-reef-restoration-on-world-environment-day/ (https://home.hamptonu.edu/blog/2025/06/05/hands-in-the-water-eyes-on-the-future-hampton-university-partners-with-chesapeake-bay-foundation-for-oyster-reef-restoration-on-world-environment-day/)
5 Feb 2026
Zohran Mamdani is Changing America NOW
Is he the man for the moment? Why do the establishment republicans and democrats dislike the young, talented Democratic Socialist, Zohran Mamdani, who was elected Mayor of New York City so much? Here's a man standing up for we the people, the working man and the abuelas and...that is a shining example of Courage. Every bit of interaction helps. Like, share, comment, subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/CourageAlert?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/channel/CourageAlert?sub_confirmation=1) Socials http://www.tiktok.com/@couragealert (http://www.tiktok.com/@couragealert) https://www.youtube.com/@CourageAlert (https://www.youtube.com/@CourageAlert) https://www.instagram.com/couragealert (https://www.instagram.com/couragealert) https://www.facebook.com/couragealert (https://www.facebook.com/couragealert) https://www.threads.com/@couragealert (https://www.threads.com/@couragealert) Host: Lacie Madison http://www.tiktok.com/@SocialMaiden (http://www.tiktok.com/@SocialMaiden) https://www.threads.com/@SocialMaiden (https://www.threads.com/@SocialMaiden) #UnitedStates #currentevents Sources: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/virginia-2025-election-results-spanberger-earle-sears-face/story?id=127171737 (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/virginia-2025-election-results-spanberger-earle-sears-face/story?id=127171737) https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/election-news-11-04-25 (https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/election-news-11-04-25) https://www.kmbc.com/article/kansas-gop-drops-redistricting-push-hawkins-ends-special-session-effort/69256445 (https://www.kmbc.com/article/kansas-gop-drops-redistricting-push-hawkins-ends-special-session-effort/69256445) https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/election-news-11-04-25 (https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/election-news-11-04-25) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/new-jersey-election-result-mikie-sherrill-wins-governor-race (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/new-jersey-election-result-mikie-sherrill-wins-governor-race) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/04/us/elections/results-new-jersey-governor.html (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/04/us/elections/results-new-jersey-governor.html) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/us/minnesota-senate-elections-results.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/us/minnesota-senate-elections-results.html) https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/politics/elections/virginia-democrats-republicans-elections-balance-of-power/65-2dd07df2-7f70-4a03-b965-f22f39292c9b (https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/politics/elections/virginia-democrats-republicans-elections-balance-of-power/65-2dd07df2-7f70-4a03-b965-f22f39292c9b)
5 Feb 2026
Driving While Black- Lessons We Need to Learn ASAP
Is America the land of the free, if you cannot freely travel? Black America has been facing this challenge since the beginning, finding space while the horrors persist. When we wrote this episode, we didn't know the policies that would be launched into hyperdrive and the public focus in the first 7 days of United States in 2026. We needed to listen then, and we very much can listen now. Subscribe to Courage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/CourageAlert?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/channel/CourageAlert?sub_confirmation=1) Sundown Towns: https://justice.tougaloo.edu/sundown-towns/using-the-sundown-towns-database/state-map/ (https://justice.tougaloo.edu/sundown-towns/using-the-sundown-towns-database/state-map/) Support Gretchen Sorin and all historic authors: https://books.google.com/books/about/Driving_While_Black.htm (https://books.google.com/books/about/Driving_While_Black.htm) Socials http://www.tiktok.com/@couragealert (http://www.tiktok.com/@couragealert) https://www.youtube.com/@CourageAlert (https://www.youtube.com/@CourageAlert) https://www.instagram.com/couragealert (https://www.instagram.com/couragealert) https://www.facebook.com/couragealert (https://www.facebook.com/couragealert) https://www.threads.com/@couragealert (https://www.threads.com/@couragealert) Host: Lacie Madison http://www.tiktok.com/@SocialMaiden (http://www.tiktok.com/@SocialMaiden) https://www.threads.com/@SocialMaiden (https://www.threads.com/@SocialMaiden) #UnitedStates #TrueStory #currentevents Sources: https://www.pbs.org/video/driving-while-black-race-space-and-mobility-in-america-achvfr/ (https://www.pbs.org/video/driving-while-black-race-space-and-mobility-in-america-achvfr/) https://books.google.com/books/about/Driving_While_Black.html?id=eYiQEAAAQBAJ (https://books.google.com/books/about/Driving_While_Black.html?id=eYiQEAAAQBAJ) https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/vote (https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/vote) https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/voting-rights-act (https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/voting-rights-act) https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-green-book-an-historic-context.htm (https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-green-book-an-historic-context.htm) https://justice.tougaloo.edu/map/ (https://justice.tougaloo.edu/map/) https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/it-was-on-this-day-that-rosa-parks-made-history-by-riding-a-bus (https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/it-was-on-this-day-that-rosa-parks-made-history-by-riding-a-bus) https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/mss/mesn/mesn-130/mesn-130.pdf (https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/mss/mesn/mesn-130/mesn-130.pdf)
19 Dec 2025
No Kings II Was Bigger Than You Think
Has a protest triggered the current US Government? Millions upon millions of people took to the streets showing the power behind collective action, and its echoes are being felt to this day. We dive deep into No Kings II, part of the protest phenomenon that took the world by storm in 2025. In this full episode, discover the impact and influence of No Kings II, exploring its massive reach and the reasons behind its huge success. #nokings #nokingsday #couragealert After you’re done watching head to https://generalstrikeus.com/ (https://generalstrikeus.com/) and pledge support. Subscribe to Courage & Sources: https://www.youtube.com/channel/CourageAlert?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/channel/CourageAlert?sub_confirmation=1) New episodes every other Thursday. Socials: http://www.tiktok.com/@couragealert (http://www.tiktok.com/@couragealert) https://www.youtube.com/@CourageAlert (https://www.youtube.com/@CourageAlert) https://www.instagram.com/couragealert (https://www.instagram.com/couragealert) https://www.facebook.com/couragealert (https://www.facebook.com/couragealert) https://www.threads.com/@couragealert (https://www.threads.com/@couragealert) Host: Lacie Madison http://www.tiktok.com/@SocialMaiden (http://www.tiktok.com/@SocialMaiden) https://www.threads.com/@SocialMaiden (https://www.threads.com/@SocialMaiden)
4 Dec 2025
How CATS on a Couch are WINNING against JD VANCE
Are cats really winning against JD Vance in a hilarious online battle? Let’s find out! Meet Amanda McGonigil, and what started as a petty joke - A few cats on a couch, trying to have more followers than Senator JD Vance. 🐈🛋️ The Meowlita army is rising, and it is a sight to behold. They are winning against a sitting Vice President, and in their space, we are all petty besties. The mission is simple, and the results are outstanding. @catsonacouch (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC_hrellqZZxkgHmvHoQUUlw) #cats #jdvance #memes Subscribe to Courage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/CourageAlert?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/channel/CourageAlert?sub_confirmation=1) New episodes every other Thursday. Socials: http://www.tiktok.com/@couragealert (http://www.tiktok.com/@couragealert) https://www.youtube.com/@CourageAlert (https://www.youtube.com/@CourageAlert) https://www.instagram.com/couragealert (https://www.instagram.com/couragealert) https://www.facebook.com/couragealert (https://www.facebook.com/couragealert) https://www.threads.com/@couragealert (https://www.threads.com/@couragealert) Host: Lacie Madison http://www.tiktok.com/@SocialMaiden (http://www.tiktok.com/@SocialMaiden) https://www.threads.com/@SocialMaiden (https://www.threads.com/@SocialMaiden) Sources: https://catsonacouch.substack.com/p/why-i-created-cats-on-a-couch (https://catsonacouch.substack.com/p/why-i-created-cats-on-a-couch) https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RulesOfTheInternet (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RulesOfTheInternet) https://www.facebook.com/reel/646610408181623/ (https://www.facebook.com/reel/646610408181623/) JD Vance Painting: https://www.instagram.com/beeple_crap/ (https://www.instagram.com/beeple_crap/)
26 Nov 2025
How Canada WON via Boycotting - And We Can Too #WeAintBuyingIt
#couragealert We check in on border besties Canada and USA in 2025. Their relations have dramatically shifted in less than a year. How a smaller country in population pushed back against a bully. Is it making a difference? We look into the impact of the boycott, reasons why Canada decided to use their buying power, and do Boycotts work?? Make a difference! We Ain't Buying it is a nationwide boycott in the United States starting this Black Friday week 2025. https://weaintbuyingit.com/ (https://weaintbuyingit.com/) Subscribe to Courage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/CourageAlert?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/channel/CourageAlert?sub_confirmation=1) New episode every other Thursday. Socials http://www.tiktok.com/@couragealert (http://www.tiktok.com/@couragealert) https://www.youtube.com/@CourageAlert (https://www.youtube.com/@CourageAlert) https://www.instagram.com/couragealert (https://www.instagram.com/couragealert) https://www.facebook.com/couragealert (https://www.facebook.com/couragealert) https://www.threads.com/@couragealert (https://www.threads.com/@couragealert) Host: Lacie Madison http://www.tiktok.com/@SocialMaiden (http://www.tiktok.com/@SocialMaiden) https://www.threads.com/@SocialMaiden (https://www.threads.com/@SocialMaiden) #Canada #boycott #TradeWars #UnitedStates #TrueStory #Montana #inspiring #currentevents Sources:https://financialpost.com/news/maine-governor-nb-canadian-tourism-small-businesses (https://financialpost.com/news/maine-governor-nb-canadian-tourism-small-businesses) https://www.wgrz.com/article/travel/fewer-americans-crossing-from-western-new-york-into-canada/71-58dfff96-db68-4426-b474-c72d1e5d3075 (https://www.wgrz.com/article/travel/fewer-americans-crossing-from-western-new-york-into-canada/71-58dfff96-db68-4426-b474-c72d1e5d3075) https://www.usarice.com/news-and-events/publications/usa-rice-daily/article/usa-rice-daily/2025/07/28/u.s.-products-still-getting-the-cold-shoulder-from-canadian-consumers (https://www.usarice.com/news-and-events/publications/usa-rice-daily/article/usa-rice-daily/2025/07/28/u.s.-products-still-getting-the-cold-shoulder-from-canadian-consumers) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/canadians-are-boycotting-us-products-protest-looming-tariffs-rcna190475 (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/canadians-are-boycotting-us-products-protest-looming-tariffs-rcna190475) https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/16/see-you-in-four-years-canada-flexes-economic-muscle-as-tariff-negotiations-continue.html (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/16/see-you-in-four-years-canada-flexes-economic-muscle-as-tariff-negotiations-continue.html) https://www.foodexport.org/export-insights/market-and-country-profiles/canada/ (https://www.foodexport.org/export-insights/market-and-country-profiles/canada/)
26 Nov 2025
The Emancipation Oak & Malicious Compliance in Virginia
#couragealert Sometimes doing the right thing will ruffle more than a few feathers. Learn all about Fort Monroe, Virginia Mary S. Peake, Contraband, and how Federal Law the American school system has been forever changed thanks to ignoring peer pressure. Malicious Compliance, Lawfare and HBCU's. History that can inspire us all. Hampton University & the Emancipation Oak https://home.hamptonu.edu/about/emancipation-oak/ (https://home.hamptonu.edu/about/emancipation-oak/) Subscribe to Courage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/CourageAlert?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/channel/CourageAlert?sub_confirmation=1) New episode every other Thursday. Socials http://www.tiktok.com/@couragealert (http://www.tiktok.com/@couragealert) https://www.youtube.com/@CourageAlert (https://www.youtube.com/@CourageAlert) https://www.instagram.com/couragealert (https://www.instagram.com/couragealert) https://www.facebook.com/couragealert (https://www.facebook.com/couragealert) https://www.threads.com/@couragealert (https://www.threads.com/@couragealert) Hosted by Lacie Madison http://www.tiktok.com/@SocialMaiden (http://www.tiktok.com/@SocialMaiden) https://www.threads.com/@SocialMaiden (https://www.threads.com/@SocialMaiden) #FortMonroe #history #Hampton #CivilWar #TrueStory #Virginia #inspiring Sources: https://visithampton.com/attraction/emancipation-oak/ (https://visithampton.com/attraction/emancipation-oak/) https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=33817 (https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=33817) https://yescharlescityva.com/194/Deep-Water-Ports (https://yescharlescityva.com/194/Deep-Water-Ports) https://web.archive.org/web/20070324112610/http://www.cfmnp.org/Contraband.htm (https://web.archive.org/web/20070324112610/http://www.cfmnp.org/Contraband.htm) https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/ConfiscationActs.htm (https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/ConfiscationActs.htm) https://edu.lva.virginia.gov/changemakers/items/show/3 (https://edu.lva.virginia.gov/changemakers/items/show/3) https://old.lva.virginia.gov/public/dvb/bio.asp?b=Peake_Mary# (https://old.lva.virginia.gov/public/dvb/bio.asp?b=Peake_Mary#) https://web.archive.org/web/20071127124108/http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eusgenweb/va/history/lamb/lamb5.html (https://web.archive.org/web/20071127124108/http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eusgenweb/va/history/lamb/lamb5.html)
6 Nov 2025
Courage: NASA Managers, Women & Jim Crow
Take a journey with us as we explore the untold history of NASA's black computers, who stood up for their rights in a segregated America. From their pivotal role in the space race to their impact on history, this video sheds light on their incredible story. Learn about the inspiring team of African American mathematicians at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, who made significant contributions to the space program. Watch now to be inspired by their courage and determination. Learn more about Margot Lee Shetterly & purchase Hidden Figures: https://www.hiddenfigures.com/ (https://www.hiddenfigures.com/) . The NASA Voyager Declaration The NASA Voyager Declaration https://www.standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager-declaration (https://www.standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager-declaration)
6 Nov 2025
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