Posts by Roddenberry Foundation
Meet a Fellow: Frank Leon Roberts
Meet a Fellow: Frank Leon Roberts August 14, 2019 Meet Frank, a 2019 Roddenberry Fellow Frank Leon Roberts is an activist, professor, political organizer and founder of The Baldwin Hansberry Project. The proud son of two formerly incarcerated parents, he is currently on the faculty at New York University, where his course on…
Read MoreHip Hop & Health: Lyrics and Lessons
Hip Hop & Health: Lyrics and Lessons Ivelyse Andino | August 14, 2019 Hip Hop & Health: Lyrics and Lessons “It’s funny how money change a situation Miscommunication leads to complication My emancipation don’t fit your equation I was on the humble, you on every station” Lauryn Hill. Lyrics to “Lost Ones” The…
Read MoreMeet a Fellow: Ivelyse Andino
Meet a Fellow: Ivelyse Andino August 8, 2019 Meet Ivelyse, a 2019 Roddenberry Fellow Ivelyse Andino is an Afro-Latina health equity innovator born and raised in The Bronx and the founder and CEO of Radical Health. While she routinely trained oncologists on new drugs, she found herself unprepared when her mother was diagnosed with…
Read MoreMeet A Fellow: Gautam Jagannath
Meet Gautam, a 2019 Roddenberry Fellow Gautam Jagannath is a leading innovator and founding director of Social Justice Collaborative. Gautam was certified by the State Bar of California as an Immigration & Nationality Law expert. SJC provides deportation defense and related legal services to low-income immigrants, mostly refugees, in the San Francisco Bay Area and…
Read MoreOur 2019 Summer Reading List
Summer is often the time of beach reads and escapist novels, taking advantage of warm weather and vacations to decompress and relax into a good book. We asked our fellows what they’re reading this month, and given their current book lists, they seem to be digging in, doubling down, and going deeper in a diverse…
Read MoreYoung people want to talk. Are we ready to listen?
Young people want to talk. Are we ready to listen? Cristina Leos July 25, 2019 “It is very hard to just talk one on one about stuff with my parents. When I am alone with them I get very tense and always scared. I can’t wait for the day I can.” Through our…
Read MoreMeet a Fellow: Cristina Leos
Meet a Roddenberry Fellow Cristina Leos July 22, 2019 Meet Cristina, a 2019 Roddenberry Fellow Cristina Leos is the co-founder of Real Talk, a mobile app that connects teens with authentic stories and trusted resources on sensitive health topics, like sexual health and mental health. Her expertise centers around using behavioral science…
Read More10 Questions with Andrew Grant-Thomas
Name: Andrew Grant-Thomas, Current City: Amherst, Massachusetts. Tell us more about your project, EmbraceRace! EmbraceRace is a national nonprofit providing resources and creating a community for parents and other caregivers working to raise children who are thoughtful, informed, and BRAVE about race. How did you get into this work? There are a lot…
Read MoreMeet a Fellow: Andrew Grant-Thomas
Meet A Roddenberry Fellow Andrew Grant-Thomas July 19, 2019 Meet Andrew, a 2019 Roddenberry Fellow Andrew is the co-founder of EmbraceRace, a national nonprofit that supports parents, teachers, and other adults to raise children who are thoughtful, informed and brave about race. They are working to help nurture a generation of children with…
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