Truth Be Told: Time to Thrive

Unwavering Love

One of the highlights of this show was having the late famed poet Nikki Giovanni on as a guest. It felt like we were all sitting at the dining room table, soaking up her

Phat/Fat

Ozempic and other weight loss drugs have opened up a new conversation about our nation’s obsession with thinness. This episode from 2022 delves into our nation’s refusal

Protection

How do we raise Black children who feel free? One way, conscious parenting coach Yolanda Williams says, is for caregivers to face their own childhood trauma. Yolanda sa

The Body

Trauma is a word we throw around so often these days it has lost its meaning. Healer, trauma specialist, and author Resmaa Menakem reorients our understanding of complex

The Womb

As of the reairing of this episode, 13 states in the US have a total abortion ban. 7 states ban abortion at or before 18 weeks' gestation. 21 states ban abortion at some

You’re OK, I’m Not. Black Men & Therapy

We’re talking about therapy a lot more than we were when we taped this episode five years ago, but there’s still a lot more to talk about. Black men are still four times

Numb

What are the words - when there are no words? In the face of violence, death, and heartbreak, we revisit minister and writer Danté Stewart’s 2022 conversation about what

Deportation Wounds

In 2020, Truth Be Told producer Isa Mendoza shared her truth about the painful impact her father’s deportation has had on her life. We are revisiting this powerful conver

Rest Is Resistance

Every new year, we play the same game, compiling a list of resolutions to be more productive, pushing ourselves to the limit to attain some version of ourselves that will

Truth Be Told: Time To Thrive

"Truth Be Told: Time to Thrive" revisits nine of host Tonya Mosley's favorite episodes, exploring crucial topics that resonate deeply with our current times. From challen

Bonus Episode: The EmbraceRace Podcast

We’re back with another special bonus episode for you. The EmbraceRace Podcast brings you the best and latest advice on how to raise kids to have healthy attitudes and be

Bonus Episode: What Happened In Alabama?

We’re sharing a special episode in the feed this week of the APM Studios podcast What Happened in Alabama? What Happened in Alabama? is a series born out of personal exp

The Investigation Continues ...

In this final episode of the She Has A Name series, we take you behind the scenes to delve into the making of the show and what we’ve discovered since the show launched.

Live From the D

Tonya and Antonio join native Detroiter Candice Fortman to talk all things She Has A Name before a live audience at the community space Spot Lite Detroit. We hear from pe

Dear Anita

Throughout this podcast, we’ve told Anita’s story through the words of her family and friends. Now it’s Anita’s turn. Through a journal she left behind, we explore the la

Healing

After decades of searching, Anita’s son Antonio has just learned the very gruesome details about how his mother was murdered. As he grapples with what he’s learned, he an

Theories

Who killed Anita? Did her involvement in the drug game somehow lead to her murder? A serial killer? Or maybe the man her family says used and abused her was somehow invol

The Guy From Detroit

What does a boy hold on to when he realizes his mother is gone? The ways she taught him to survive - and the creation of falsehoods, omissions, and a version of the truth

Father Figure

How could Tonya, Anita, and Antonio go almost a lifetime without knowing each other? We explore the tangled roots of this family tree and the man Tonya, Anita, and Antoni

The Sinking of the Titanic

In the late seventies and early eighties, things were looking up for Anita. She was in her early twenties and coming out of a low point in her life with the death of her