The Courage to Listen: Recent Episodes
Reverend Jeffrey Brown
The Courage to Listen explores issues of police community relationships, gang violence and race in America.
Rev. Brown talks to Amy Cuddy about what led to her TED talk, what she learned from the process and the extraordinary and unexpected popularity and challenges that came later. Hers is a story of vulnerability, courage and transformation.
3 high school students are on a mission to reduce recidivism. Meet CEO Sethu Odayappan of Second Chance USA.
For the local ABC show Chronicle, Rev Brown had the opportunity to sit down and talk about a range of issues with Julie Shapiro - the Executive Director of Radiotopia.
Rev. Brown talks to Yusufi Vali, the Executive Director of Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, about Islam, community and what the election of Trump says about Americans
Rev. Brown and Dr. Muhammad discuss the legacy and future of civil rights in America. They discuss the historical context for the current trends towards populism, nativism and xenophobia.
Rev. Brown and Adam Foss speak about the powerful impact on communities that prosecutors have and how to harness that power for the safety and good of the community.
Rev. Brown speaks with Ed Davis, the former Police Commissioner of Boston and Lowell. They discuss the significant evolution of policing over his career, his advocacy of community policing. And, they discuss the role of community policing in the response to the Boston Marathon Bombing. Commissioner Davis is played by John Goodman in the Mark Wahlberg movie "Patriot's Day."
Rev. Brown and Teny Gross discuss lessons learned from years of violence reduction work in Boston and Providence and the daunting challenge of bringing down violence in Chicago as the city faces its most violent year.
Rev McBride discusses his 1st hand experience with police brutality, how he's changing the role of the church and the world he's trying to create for his daughters.
Renee Omolade is a co-founder of We Are The Ones. We Are the Ones (WATO) is a coalition of young people striving to create positive social change in communities of color. We are teachers, students, entrepreneurs, blacktivists, artists, bloggers and community organizers who are providing resources, educating and, ultimately, tapping into the success of young people. WATO serves as a "for the youth, by the youth," initiative to get young people fired up about social change. We are committed to promoting excellence for young people in the urban neighborhoods of Boston by advocating for the eradication of anything that threatens their ability to achieve that excellence. "We cannot wait on our Martin. We cannot wait on our Malcolm. We are the ones we have been waiting for", reads our slogan. WATO is not waiting for change in the community; we are bound and determined to be the change. Learn More at https://www.facebook.com/wearetheonesboston/
Gary French, Mike Hennessey and Mark Prisco join Reverend Jeffrey Brown to discuss their landmark gang truce
Guest Professor Thomas Abt discusses his extensive violence reduction field and scholarly work
Reverend Jeffrey Brown Interviews Segun Idowa, Co-Founder of The Boston Police Camera Action Team
Reverend Jeffrey Brown Interviews Michael Hennessey, Retired Boston School Police Superintendent
In this episode, Rev. Brown briefly discusses his life and his life's work reducing violence in cities.
Reverend Jeffrey Brown introduces his new podcast, The Courage to Listen, based on his life's work of helping communities reduce violence