Elevate with Shanequa Moore
This podcast, hosted by Shanequa E. Moore, elevates local voices through open conversations with leaders, educators, policymakers, political leaders, religious leaders, rising leaders, and law enforcement to shed light on issues that communities in Atlanta, Georgia face. It addresses topics, such as leadership, business, mental health, parenting, poverty, race, civic engagement, justice, social work, and more. Since 2013, Shanequa’s nonprofit, I’RAISE Girls & Boys International, has been on the ground transforming the way children & families of color are seen, heard, and treated. From pain to triumph, we seek to capture the “behind the scenes” experiences of ATL community members and collectively re-imagine an Atlanta community that represents a place of equity, power, and prominence for Black children and families.
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Episodes
Thursday May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
In this episode, host Shanequa Moore speaks with Habiba Zaman, a therapist, certified life coach, author, and owner of North Star of Georgia Counseling about what parenting is really like, inner child wounds, trauma responses, and more.
Learn more about I'RAISE Girls & Boys International at www.iraiseinc.org.
Learn more about Habiba Zaman at www.habibazaman.com
Friday May 12, 2023
Friday May 12, 2023
In this episode, CEO Shanequa Moore interviews relationship coach and expert Bryan Thomas who shares groundbreaking advice on relationships as evolving organisms that require managing of one’s expectations, the willingness to sacrifice and to anticipate the needs of another while also evolving with your significant other. Whether you’re about to get back into the dating scene, or in a relationship looking to be engaged and married, or whether you’re married or divorce…there is golden advice tailored made for you in this episode. Learn to set healthy boundary relationships and begin to win!
Find Bryan @coachbt313 on Instagram and TikTok.
Learn more at www.championshipcaliberconnections.com
Learn more about I'RAISE at www.iraiseinc.org and follow us @iraiseorg on social media.
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
In this episode, host Shanequa Moore speaks with Keisha Kelley, the CEO of Black College Experience, an HBCU sports podcast that brings positive exposure to HBCU athletics in D1 and D2 conferences through radio interviews.
Learn more about I'RAISE Girls & Boys International at www.iraiseinc.org.
Learn more about Black College Experience at www.blackcollegeexperienceinc.com
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
In this episode, host Shanequa Moore speaks with Brittaney Moore, the founder of Relationship Revival with The Fruitful Wife, a Youtube channel that focuses on challenging and shaking up the cultural perspective as it pertains to relationships, dating, and choosing a spouse.
Brittaney Moore spotlights the idea of "dating is for collecting data" which is an insightful tip for many women dating to find someone with a compatible purpose.
Learn more about I'RAISE Girls & Boys International at www.iraiseinc.org.
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Meet 8-year-old Skylar Renee. She is one of I’RAISE’s entrepreneurial kids, a bright, intelligent and talented young girl who has already accomplished so much in such little time. She shares wisdom for everyone that's worth hearing in this episode, from self-care to self-confidence to growing up.
About Skylar:
After spending almost a year in the foster care system after her father passed away, Skylar was then adopted by her paternal grandmother. Spending her earlier years in California, she is now continuing her amazing journey in Georgia where her achievements have been nothing short of amazing. Skylar is a talented dancer that has been named the youngest dance apprentice by Thomas Academy, a talented actor, being currently nominated for the Rising Star Award for her role as Pinky in the film Prevailing Love written by Kimberly DeWitt and was even the youngest announcer with the Little Miss African American pageant in Los Angeles California. She is now building her own non-profit organization that provides a fun bag for children in the Foster Care system or newly adopted children that include essentials and keepsakes that will help them feel closer to home and remind them that they are valuable and loved.Learn more about I'RAISE at www.iraiseinc.org.
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
In this episode, CEO Shanequa Moore interviews advocate and previously incarcerated Fransau Mcdonald. He shares his powerful, jaw-dropping testimony that will have you at the edge of your seat. From trauma as a little boy, he tells the story and events leading up to the tragedy of killing someone as a young man, attempting to flee gang culture. Today, Fransau is changing a generation of youth, reshaping gang intervention through culture and paradigm shifts. His nonprofit, Felons to Favor, has been pivotal in interrupting incarceration, and intergenerational violence and inspiring a new methodology of healing through restoring fathers back to families, community solutions, and engaging churches.
Learn more at felons2favor.com
Learn more about I'RAISE at www.iraiseinc.org
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
This episode is part of our Trendsetters, Trailblazers, and Transcending Series.
In this episode, host Shanequa Moore speaks with Whitney O'Hearn, a registered nurse at United Health Equity Solutions, Inc.
Learn more about I'RAISE Girls & Boys International at www.iraiseinc.org.
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
This episode is part of our Trendsetters, Trailblazers, and Transcending Series.
In this episode, host Shanequa Moore speaks with Erika Mitchell of Atlanta Board of Education District 5.
Learn more about I'RAISE Girls & Boys International at www.iraiseinc.org.
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
This episode is part of our Trendsetters, Trailblazers, and Transcending Series.
In this episode, host Shanequa Moore speaks with BlackPush founder Shaun Smith about gun violence, policy, and how he transformed 10,000 square feet of unused space in a church into a hub for twelve nonprofits.
Learn more about BlackPush at www.blackpush.org.
Learn more about I'RAISE Girls & Boys International at www.iraiseinc.org.
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
This Special Edition episode is part of our Trendsetters, Trailblazers and Transcending Series.
In this episode, special guest and media specialist Jerrica Brumfield interviews the host and I'RAISE CEO Shanequa Moore. Shanequa warms our hearts with stories of her childhood, and her first experience with leadership in her home. Ms. Moore shares how this transcended to her leading in her elementary, middle, and high school, local church, college, and community in her cities and now in cities across the U.S. Ms. Moore conveys the vision of I'RAISE in metro Atlanta, especially Cobb County, Atlanta Public Schools, and Gwinnett County public schools. Ms. Moore shares I’RAISE plans to elevate education and mental health in metro Atlanta. This inspiring episode is a must-listen to for all leaders, emerging leaders, and entrepreneurs. This special edition is an ear grabber and a heart warmer.
Elevating the voices of Metro ATL!
ATL Rise is a podcast dedicated to spreading awareness on the current social issues of minorities in our Atlanta community and empowering youth to be a voice and agent of change for our beloved city by presenting solutions and alternatives to rise up and fight back against social injustice.