Shattering the Silence on Sexual Violence Across Africa with Rachel Markham

On the season finale of The Unwanted Sorority, we are giving flowers to Lupita Nyong'o for her global commitment to elevating the voices and messages of Black women across the diaspora through her art and her activism. Rachel Markham, our Roll Call guest also joins us to share her testimony of hea…

The Hum of Rage: Healing Through Gullah Igala Roots and Self-Discovery with Lori Johnson

On this episode of The Unwanted Sorority, we are honoring the groundbreaking legacy of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, whose investigative journalism exposed the ties between racial terror and sexual violence in the South, laying a foundation for future generations of survivor-advocates. Our Roll Call guest…

Being a Survivor, It's Not the Biggest Thing About Us with Dom

In this episode of The Unwanted Sorority, Leatra honors Rosa Parks’s lesser-known role as an NAACP sexual assault investigator and her advocacy for Recy Taylor, tying their courage to today’s movement and this episode's Roll Call guest. She also speaks with Dom, who shares how therapy, storytelling…

Honoring Vanessa Guillen, Denisha Montgomery, and LaVena Johnson: On Military Sexual Trauma

In this week's bonus episode, we cover a brief introduction to military sexual violence and military sexual trauma, and highlight a few notable cases that have either set a precedent for progress in terms of the military's response to individual cases or reinforced the instinct of silence for other…

Stepping In to Change Rape Culture with Dr. Taylor Waits

Join us on a journey in this episode as we get ready to head back-to-school all across the United States, as Dr. Leatra Tate pays tribute to the groundbreaking work of The Combahee River Collective. The episode also features a compelling conversation with Dr. Taylor Waits, co-founder of #ChangeRape…

Tending the Garden: Understanding the Life Work of Healing with Jimanekia Eborn, Part II

Aaaaand we're back with part two of our two-episode tribute to Professor Anita Hill. In this episode we dive more into her continued legacy and the significance of Kimberlé Crenshaw in the intersectional fight against sexual violence Leatra also shares Jimanekia Eborn's Grad Chapter Corner, catchi…

Anita Hill Wasn’t Alone: Honoring Black Survivors, Then and Now with Jimanekia Eborn, Part I

On this week's episode of The Unwanted Sorority, host Dr. Leatra Tate, kicks off a two-part tribute to Professor Anita Hill, unpacking her life before the infamous hearings and situating her story within the broader movement to end sexual violence against Black women. Leatra is also joined by Jima…

The History They Don’t Teach: Black Organizing Against Sexual Assault

This bonus episode of The Unwanted Sorority traces the rich but often overlooked history of Black American resistance to sexual violence, beyond the headlines and hashtags. Host, Dr. Leatra Tate guides listeners through more than a century of organizing, from post-Emancipation community protection …

Trying to Be a Whole Me: Ericka Knight on Expanding Your Healing Journey

Resources & Mentions Tarana Burke’s bio Tarana Burke interviews with The Current and The Grio “Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement” by Tarana Burke “Black Activist Mothering: Teach Me About What Teaches You” by Jacqueline Roebuck Sakho "Black Feminist Thought: …

It Was Like We Were Having an Out of Body Experience: Brenda & Leroy Tate on Parenting a Rape Survivor

In this powerful and deeply personal episode of The Unwanted Sorority, host Dr. Leatra Tate sits down with the two people who raised her, Brenda and Leroy Tate, for a multigenerational conversation on healing, community, and the legacy of silence around sexual violence in Black families. Leroy Tate…