Episode 174: March Like A Mother w/ Latoya Gayle

For today’s episode, Tyrell and Daphne welcome Latoya Gayle, a social entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of founding, leading, and scaling work in the non-profit industry. During the episode, they discuss Latoya Gayle’s background as an organizer and social entrepreneur (29:30), barriers to and strategies for building movements for change (31:55), and advice for others interested in creating non-profit ventures (40:00). They also have a conversation about her organization, March Like a Mother  (46:45), how she balances motherhood and entrepreneurship (50:55), the current state of schooling in the United States (54:10), and various ways that parents can advocate for their children (59:45). They close the interview by discussing her latest venture, Liberation Lab, a civic innovation lab aimed at solving persistent problems by empowering the Black community and families (1:05:55).

Other Topics Include

00:30 – Catch up with Tyrell and Daphne

6:25 – BhD “Oh Lawd”

25:30- Introduction of Topic

1:14:22 – Ty and Daphne Reflect on the Interview

Resources:

• BhD Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/bhdpodcast
• Latoya Gayle – https://www.linkedin.com/in/latoya-gayle/
• Twitter: @knowshedidnt
• About IDEA – https://sites.ed.gov/idea/about-idea/