The interview begins with Reverend Kirkland discussing how her response to COVID-19 has been informed by her own life and the things that ground her. Her skills as a nurse and her call to ordained ministry have offered her a particular perspective to see what God is calling us to do as a society—to be faithful stewards of the entire creation.
In this interview, Rev. Onipede discusses her experience of attending the funeral of the mother of her friend—in Nigeria. Iyabo discusses the spiritual challenges presented by this virus to long-standing and deeply meaningful spiritual rituals—rituals her friend could not carry out according to tradition because she was unable to travel to Nigeria for the funeral in the midst of this outbreak.
The interview begins with dr. dugas discussing the importance of meditation in her life because it cultivates mindfulness and allows us to navigate life in support of holistic health and well-being.
The interview begins with Kofan providing a fascinating history of his work with shamans in Colombia and how this led to the founding of Healing Bridges, the non-profit organization he founded.
The interview begins with Nathaniel situating the current challenge of COVID-19 in light of America’s racial history—a history of racial violence but also of great courage. Drawing on the lessons learned and gains fought for through the civil rights struggle, Nathaniel recounts the vision for founding the Partnership for Southern Equity and its work to champion racial, social, and economic equity.
Dr. Nave is a Physician in Primary Care and Internal Medicine and someone infected with the COVID-19. In this interview, he discusses virus health disparities that are a key factor in the poor health outcomes that Black Americans face, not only in relation to COVID-19 but on other health conditions as well.