Women Bring the Vote
The Brown Girls Guide to Politics
Acast Creative Studios
3.3 • 845 Ratings
🗓️ 5 April 2022
⏱️ 35 minutes
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The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast is all about amplifying the voices of women who are too often forgotten in media coverage. Host A’shanti Gholar leads conversations with women changing the face of politics. In the BGG to Politics blog, A’shanti created a space for women of color to learn about the current state of politics, to support others breaking into the political sphere, and to celebrate incredible women changing the course of the country. A’shanti founded the blog in 2018 and Wonder Media Network is thrilled to extend her platform to audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey y'all. I'm Ashanti Golar, host of the Brown Girls Guide to Politics. |
| 0:05.1 | The BGG is the one-stop shop for women of color who want to talk and shape the world of politics. |
| 0:12.9 | This season, we're getting deep into the details of Project 2025. |
| 0:18.7 | In 900-plus pages, it's proposing dramatic conservative changes to education, |
| 0:24.3 | health care, and foreign affairs. But underpinning it all is an entirely new vision for how |
| 0:31.1 | the government operates, and that could change everything. Thank you so much to our friends |
| 0:37.2 | at Way to Win for supporting us and making this season possible. |
| 0:41.5 | Listen to the Brown Girls Guide to Politics wherever you get your podcast. |
| 1:01.0 | Welcome back, Brown Girls. it's Ashanti, the host of the Brown Girls Guide to Politics. If you want to hear about a trailblazer who's killing it at the polls, using her voice to speak up for the community she loves, and having so much fun doing it, look no further than |
| 1:13.0 | today's guest. Council member Shahana Hanif, aka Shahana from BK, is the first Muslim woman |
| 1:20.5 | elected to the New York City Council and the first woman council member for New York City's |
| 1:26.4 | 39th district. An activist from a young |
| 1:29.7 | age, Shahana has dedicated her entire life to standing up for herself and others around her. |
| 1:37.2 | From leading the kids on her block to leading an entire city district, Shahana's always been |
| 1:42.5 | ready to speak up for change in progress. |
| 1:45.5 | Today, we're talking about just how life-changing it can be to have someone who really understands |
| 1:51.5 | your community's needs in a position of power. |
| 1:55.6 | Shahana is tackling it all, from chronic illness advocacy to getting an entire district to turn out to vote |
| 2:02.2 | and the lifelong responsibility of eldest daughter syndrome. I hope you enjoy this episode. |
| 2:12.5 | Council member Hanif, thank you so much for joining us today and congratulations on your amazing win. Thank you so much. |
| 2:21.0 | I'm super excited for our conversation. Yes, I'm very thrilled that the BGG community gets to |
| 2:28.7 | meet you and know more about you. Let's just dive into it by talking a little bit about your journey. You speak so |
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