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You & Five-O's podcast is hosted by BJ Council (Owner/Founder of You & Five-O), Harmony Chavis, and Drew Council. With this podcast, we aim to discuss current events surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement, community policing, and mental health, while continuing to connect back to You & Five-O's mission to educate people on how to have safe and lawful interactions with law enforcement.
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Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
Episode 44: Justice Movement with Guest Lisa “L.A.” Jones
Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
After detailing her past - including the poverty and trauma that impacted her life - L.A. explains how she got into working in the prison system and the challenges she faced as a Black female warden. She knew the best way to learn was from inside the system - to find out why the law is enforced so differently for Black and Brown vs. white people, as well as why the same people keep coming back to prison, specifically focusing on the lack of re-entry programs that are available. L.A. believes getting to the root cause of “why” something is happening is essential in understanding each issue and healing the community. She explains that it’s not just the incarcerated person that’s impacted - it’s the entire family that ends up being justice involved, especially the kids. BJ and L.A. discuss how Black and Brown communities blame each other (and kill each other) for these kinds of issues, rather than address them and the system that created them directly. This comes back to the importance of education and voting - now is the time for Black and Brown folks to make a change, and BJ and L.A. discuss what they believe is possible.
More about Lisa “L.A.” Jones
Lisa A. “L.A.” Jones (a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina) is a retired corrections administrator in the federal corrections system. L.A. spent her 30-year career in a variety of correctional positions and environments, becoming among the highest ranking African-American women in the federal prison. Her education consists of attendance at Southern Nazarene University, in Bethany, Oklahoma where she received a BS in Family Studies & Gerontology (Counseling Psychology specialization) and Saint Leo University, where she received a MS in Criminal Justice (dual specialization of Corrections & Behavioral Studies). She is currently a seminary student at Meadville Lombard Seminary School in Chicago, IL.
At the height of her career, L.A. decided to take her education, experience, and understanding of systems of incarceration and reassign those talents to the area of holistic re-entry programs and practices that create systemic change for justice-involved individuals, their families, and the communities in which they live. Her passion lies at the intersection of Criminal and Social Justice, where she works hard to bridge the two. All her work is done through a spiritually holistic lens. As a retiree, L.A. returned to Durham, NC where she is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Movement Operations for the Hayti Reborn – Justice Movement. She serves as a member of the Durham Sheriff’s Community Advisory Board and Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Southern Coalition of Social Justice. She is a poet, genealogist, and member of the William C Friday Fellowship for Human Relations in North Carolina.
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
Episode 43: How to Call 9-1-1, Part 2 with Guest Jeryl Anderson
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
We are excited to welcome Jeryl Anderson back to the podcast - especially after she was on our Voices of Passion panel on June 18th! She always has great educational information to share about how to properly utilize 9-1-1 (listen to her first episode on the podcast for more!), specifically the importance of “don’t hang up”, even if you call by accident.
After explaining her emergency communications work - including the new telecommunicating training system that was launched this year - Jeryl talks about her perspective as a Black woman 9-1-1 telecommunicator. She explains the Black and Brown experience using 9-1-1 and emergency services; the fear associated with it, as well as how they invite law enforcement/responders into their homes for a variety of reasons (domestic violence, mistrust in healthcare, reporting each other, etc.), and what can be done to change that. Jeryl gives an overview of the 9-1-1 system in NC, how training is shifting to community colleges, and details about her outreach coordinator job. She goes into the community to teach people how to properly use 9-1-1, what a real emergency is, and what to call if it’s not an emergency so you don’t clog the system. Jeryl believes making a change starts with educating children and sending information home to their families so they can learn too.
Listen to Jeryl’s first episode on the podcast! Episode 30: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3zsWNuM2n3KsWUBUwdNNFE?si=zF7TKdesS8GdK0YsovSR8Q
More about Jeryl Anderson
Jeryl Anderson has worked in public safety emergency communications for over thirty years. She is currently employed at Orange County Emergency Services, as the Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator, and recently accepted a position with Durham Technical Community College, as their Coordinator for 9-1-1 Training. Jeryl has been a certified instructor since the 1990’s and has vast experience in classroom presentation, including curriculum and testing development, online course development and implementation. She is proud to have been at the beginning of the Telecommunicator Certification Course for North Carolina Telecommunicators, during her time as a Criminal Justice Instructor Coordinator with the NC Justice Academy, where for eleven years, she taught, edited, and implemented the curriculum across the state of North Carolina. Jeryl is an experienced online instructor, conference speaker and event coordinator. She is an RPL (Registered Professional Leader) and CPE (Certified Public Safety Executive) through National APCO and an ENP (Emergency Number Professional) through NENA.
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Episode 27 Re-Release: Holistic Education with Guest LaManda Chestnut-Pryor
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
More about Lamanda Chestnut-Pryor
LaManda Chestnut-Pryor thrives as a transformational educator, leader, and children’s advocate serving the North Carolina and New York communities for over 20 years. Her current role as the principal at a charter school in Durham, NC has expanded her expertise as a passionate and innovative leader. Combining her educational background, years of being an administrator and teacher inside of inner city schools with her practical community, family and parental experiences, LaManda has created real life steps to address the disparity in school discipline. She is relentless in her pursuit of establishing a safe, caring and nurturing learning environment that promotes acceptance of the individual and puts the kid’s needs first. By focusing on continuous improvements to the processes of conflict resolutions and developing the child’s self-esteem, LaManda feels that as far as our children’s learning potential is concerned; the best is yet to come.
More about Peaceful Schools NC: Peaceful Schools NC
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Episode 42: Restoring Trust & Respect with Guest Dr. Jonathan Wender
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
More about Dr. Jonathan Wender
Jonathan Wender is a twenty-year police veteran and interdisciplinary social scientist. His area of expertise is face-to-face social interactions in critical situations where risk is high and trust is low. Jonathan has broad experience developing and implementing training programs that integrate social and tactical skills, and is lead developer of Polis Solutions' T3 - Tact, Tactics, and Trust training system. Prior to co-founding Polis, Jonathan helped develop and launch the Strategic Social Interaction Modules (SSIM) Program at DARPA, and served with the program as senior advisor. Jonathan previously served on the faculty at the University of Washington in the Department of Sociology and Law, Societies, and Justice Program. Jonathan is widely recognized as a subject-matter expert on police-community interactions, police use of force, officer decision-making, police training, and other related topics. He holds a Ph.D. in criminology from Simon Fraser University (2004). Jonathan is the author of Policing and the Poetics of Everyday Life, a multidisciplinary analysis of police-community encounters.
Thursday May 05, 2022
Episode 41: Community Before Policing with Guest Jacques Gilbert
Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
More about Jacques Gilbert
Jacques Gilbert is a native of Apex, North Carolina where he currently resides. In April 2019, he retired from the Apex Police Department at the rank of Captain with 29 years of service. In addition to graduating in the 220th FBI National Academy, he has written three books, is a certified personal trainer, and is the founder of TheVine919. In 2015, Jacques was invited to the White House and recognized by President Obama and awarded "Champion of Change" due to his work with youth to build the Rodgers Family Skate Plaza in downtown Apex, and he was also recognized by the city with the Community Service Award. In 2016, Jacques was awarded Citizen of the Year by the Apex Chamber of Commerce.
In 2017, Jacques launched Blue Lights College, a community college in Apex with the mission to bridge the gap between community and police by attracting and training a new generation of youth and police to approach conflict with compassion through the pillars of Faith, Purpose and Trust.
In November 2017 he was awarded Tarheel of the Week by News & Observer. He also received several other community service awards, and in 2018, Jacques was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by Governor Roy Cooper.
In November 2019 Jacques was elected the 32nd Mayor of Apex, North Carolina and was sworn in on December 3rd 2019 making him the first black mayor to be elected in the 149 year history of Apex. Jacques is married to his wife Meshara and his children include Logan, Kalabria and son-in-law Joshua.
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Episode 40: Emotional Regulation with Guest Sam Peterson
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
In this episode, we welcome Sam Peterson from the Durham Crisis Response Center to discuss his work in schools and the impact his programs have on improving kids’ emotional regulation. After telling us about his background and how he got started at DCRC, Sam talks about the important topics he teaches, including how to handle relationships and identify toxic/abusive ones, understanding toxic masculinity, as well as how to sit with their anger and learn coping mechanisms to deal with their emotions. Harmony chimes in to discuss learning consent about touch and understanding love, especially when coming from the point of view of a survivor of trauma. Sam also emphasizes the importance of mental health and how to “start with yourself” in terms of assessing your own biases, especially when related to trauma and helping kids understand emotional regulation.
More about Sam Peterson
Sam Peterson is the Rape Prevention Education Coordinator for Durham Crisis Response Center. This role serves the community by teaching youth, hosting roundtables, educating people about sexual assualt and domestic violence prevention, and more. Currently, he's teaching middle schools about Healthy Masculinity. He is also a writer and an artist, and lives in Durham with his cat, Walter.
Contact Sam:
sam@durhamcrisisresponse.org
919-909-6077
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
After telling us about his background and the unique story of how he became a police officer, we dive into a discussion about how Sgt. Ruffin feels as a Black male police officer and the changes he wants to make for the future of law enforcement. He emphasizes the importance of active listening, patience, and effective communication for other officers trying to navigate this moment, especially when dealing with defensive or reactive people in the field. Sgt. Ruffin explains how he works to “be the change I want to see” as he sets an example to mend the relationship between law enforcement and the community, while also training the next generation of police officers. We close out the show by discussing the complaint process, and encouraging all community members to file complaints when necessary and to have the tough conversations about policing with all people.
Isaiah Ruffin has been in law enforcement for 21 years, and is currently a Police Officer for the Town of Clayton, NC. He started his career in 2000 as a Patrol Officer at Crabtree Valley Mall. Crabtree sponsored Isaiah to go through Basic Law Enforcement Training to become a police officer while still employed with them. He was later hired by Selma Police Department in Johnston County, NC, and assigned to the Patrol Division, where he worked for 5 years. He then moved to the Clayton Police Department where he has been for the last 16 years. While with Clayton he has worked in Patrol, Community Policing, Narcotics, K9, and Swat, before getting promoted to the rank of Sergeant. As Sergeant, he has been in charge of a patrol squad and is currently assigned to the Traffic Unit and Park Police. Isaiah holds numerous law enforcement certificates, including Field Training Officer, First Line Supervision and an Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate.
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Episode 38: Team Five-O
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
More From the Five-O Team:
Downey Digital with Chris: Digital Content Producer | Downey Digital (chrisdowneydigital.com)
IlluminEssence Creations with Abby: Abby Bradetich | LinkedIn
Mountaintop Productions Public Relations with Crystal: Crystal Kimpson Roberts | LinkedIn
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Episode 37: Alternative to Violence with Guests Deborah Bromiley & John Shuford
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Episode 37: Alternative to Violence with Guests Deborah Bromiley & John Shuford
We are excited and humbled to have John and Deborah join us this week to discuss AVP - the Alternative to Violence Project. They start by explaining what AVP is, its history, how it’s used now - as a preventative tool - and why it’s effective. Often, we forget that in all types of conflict there is a possibility for a non-violent solution. AVP gives you the tools to do that, and allows you to practice them during their training. Deborah then dives into the AVP view that there is something good in every person, and how AVP works to separate the action from the person. She also explains a key concept of AVP called Transforming Power, which allows each person to tap into who they are meant to be. John jumps in to explain innate health and how they bring play into the AVP training, to create community and a safe space. He also touches on the impact AVP has had in schools, sharing statistics and a testimonial from a participant. A major step in AVP is realizing that it's an inside job. If you change how you see yourself, you can change how you see everybody else and the world. We end with BJ explaining why AVP is important to her and You & Five-O, and why we are advocating it as a part of our presentations. AVP gives everyone an opportunity to do good - we hope you’ll learn more about this incredible program and help spread their information!
Learn More About AVP: AVP North Carolina (avpnc.org)
AVP Training: Basic AVP Online – December 3-5, 2021 (avpnc.org)
AVP Criminogenic Factors: Article by John Shuford
More about Deborah Bromiley & John Shuford:
Deborah Bromiley is an experienced (volunteer) AVP Facilitator for over 14 years, having been the past coordinator of the AVP Program at the Baylor Correctional Women’s Institution in Wilmington DE. While in this role, Deborah coordinated the program with the prison officials, and acted as co-lead facilitator in monthly AVP workshops for eight years. Deborah was also active on both AVP USA as the Board Secretary and with AVP International as chair of the Communications/Information Committee.
John Shuford has volunteered for over 30 years with the Alternatives to Violence Project [AVP] as a facilitator of nonviolence prison inmate workshops. He has also held positions of Vice President of AVP International, President, Vice President and Treasurer of AVP USA, and Coordinator of AVP Delaware.
John has led Conflict Resolution Professional Delegations to South Africa, Russia and China and has facilitated AVP workshops in South Africa, Russia, Israel, Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia, Zimbabwe and Kenya. John has had numerous articles published in national journals about his work with corrections staff in a spin-off model based on AVP.
Together, Deborah and John established AVP in North Carolina, first getting into the Butner Federal Corrections Facility where they led numerous workshops and grew a team of inside facilitators. They also brought AVP to the community and grew the program with more outside volunteer facilitators. AVP has also now been active in two state prisons.
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
La-toya McNair is the Manager of Shelter Services for the Durham Crisis Response Center (DCRC). She oversees day-to-day operations of all staff and shelter services, which include Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, Rape Prevention and Education, LGBTQ, and Counseling. They also have a Thrift Store, where shelter clients can shop for free, and all profits go toward DCRC operations.
Prior to becoming the Shelter Manager, La-toya was the Senior Case Manager - she has been with DCRC for over 15 years. After experiencing molestation multiple times as a child, and watching her mom be abused by multiple men, La-toya vowed to be a help to kids that can't help themselves. She had no idea safe havens like DCRC existed until she stumbled across the job by accident. La-toya aims to ensure that every client knows they are loved and how to love themselves. She says most clients come in broken and are used to depending on their partners, so the shelter teaches them how to make their own choices. As a survivor of abuse, La-toya feels it is easy to work with this population because she can relate on many levels. Her clients are very comfortable with her because she can meet them where they are.
La-toya has many certifications through the State of NC, including Advocacy, Mental Health, First Aid, Address Confidentiality, Leading Support Groups for Victims, Crisis Intervention, Crisis Line, Hospital Response Team, Rape Prevention and Education, Food Administration, Protection Orders, Drug Education, Gangs Intervention, and more.