BJP NYC 03: Sistas on the Rise: A History of Organizing Teen Parents in NYC with Leslie Grant Spann
Black Women's Dept. of Labor - A podcast by Colored Girls Hustle
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Season 1 Episode 3 features an interview with Leslie Grant Spann. We discuss her three birth stories, and do a deep dive into the history of reproductive justice community organizing via Sistas on the Rise in the Bronx, New York City and nationwide with young parents in the early 2000s. Leslie Grant Spann Bio: Leslie Grant-Spann began her work in social justice as a 15-year-old-mother working with Sistas on the Rise in the South Bronx. Leslie organized other young mothers around access...
