Inspiration | Tyra Garlington

A Voice From our Future: BECOMING NAOMI NERO

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

No one told her she couldn’t, so she lives in a world of possibilities. Student extraordinaire, musician, dancer, competitive athlete, and faith-based servant leader, Gen Z Naomi Nero decided to become a game-changer. Using her Master’s Honor thesis as her launch pad, she leaves the University of Chicago to continue her research in a five-year Doctorate Program at Georgetown University in Northern Virginia. In this episode, Naomi unpacks her thesis Title: Psychopathy, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Violent Crime in Male and Female Inmates. Naomi helps us understand the impact of not considering gender differences when designing criminal justice rehabilitation programs.……
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“We are in a time of new suns” says emergent startegist, Adrienne Maree Brown

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

“What a time to be alive,” Adrienne Maree Brown has written. “Right now we are in a fast river together — every day there are changes that seemed unimaginable until they occurred.” Adrienne Maree Brown and others use many words and phrases to describe what she does, and who she is: A student of complexity. A student of change and of how groups change together. A “scholar of belonging.” A “scholar of magic.” She grew up loving science fiction, and thought we’d be driving flying cars by now; yet, has found in speculative fiction the transformative force of vision and……
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REWINDING Courageous Conversations: Surviving Human Trafficking Featuring Susan Young.

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Our theme these two months is Courageous Conversations. It’s Big! And sometimes uncomfortable. To get a return on our investment, we must invest in our authenticity and vulnerability. We will have to be perfectly imperfect and receive, in love, information about issues that may be uncomfortable to think about, deal with, anticipate, and forgive. We will contemplate, evaluate, learn about, be surprised by, and celebrate. We discovered during previous shows that the ability to have a courageous conversation is often a process, a journey, not an event. It does not always just happen when it logically should; sometimes, one must……
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Black History Month Celebrates a Kaleidoscope of African Americans

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Did you know? The NAACP was founded on February 12, 1909, the centennial anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. In the decades that followed, mayors of cities across the country began issuing yearly proclamations recognizing Negro History Week. By the late 1960s, thanks in part to the civil rights movement and a growing awareness of black identity, Negro History Week had evolved into Black History Month on many college campuses. President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, calling upon the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of……
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Were it not for those who care featuring Ambreen Rizvi, CEO and Founder of Brigade of Mercy

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

To create our common thought space for this show, I ask one of my favorite questions, “What if?” Those two words are pregnant with possibilities. So, what if you believed the most outstanding service you could offer in life is to be a light on the path? What if your life becomes a shining symbol for others. What if you let everything you do be of service to someone. What if you stand tall in the knowledge of who you are. What if you stand proudly during tough times. Your affirmation might say, “Today, I am devoted to shining the light……
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Generation Z Voices from the Future Featuring Young Authors Aiden Hayes, Paige Jackson, Tyler Webber, and Michelle Jackson.

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

This week we visit the land of Generation Z also known as iGen, also known as Centennials, also known as Nexters featuring Aiden Hayes, Paige Jackson, and Michelle Jackson. This conversation expands our appreciation of who young people are becoming as a result of the stories they have been told and the ones they are telling themselves. We listen to how stories impact their behavior, their thoughts, and their dreams, DJ KHALED, music industry megaproducer and recording artist reminds Gen Z as well as all of us in his book The Keys, and I quote: “We the Best” means exactly……
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What story do you tell yourself when the White House calls?

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

This month’s theme, “Stories We Grew up with,” expands our appreciation of who we have become due to the stories we have been told and the ones we have told ourselves growing up. We look at how these stories have impacted our thoughts, our dreams; ultimately, I believe everyone has a story and is a story. Author Richard Kearney says in his book On Stories, “telling stories is as basic to human beings as eating. More so, in fact, for a while, food makes us live; stories are what make our lives worth living.” Isak Dinesen says, “To be a……
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This is Us: Featuring Karyn A. Temple, Global General Counsel for the Motion Picture Association

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Question: Who fights to recognize the power of our stories, reward creators, and allows the industry to produce, distribute, and protect creative content that audiences love? Answer: The Motion Picture Association; the leading advocate of the film, television, and streaming industry around the world. Their members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and Warner Brothers. “Free speech empowers creators to entertain and inform, to challenge and inspire. Copyright ensures creators can benefit from their works and protects against piracy. Combined, these fundamental rights enable creators to thrive and bring great stories to global audiences. Combined, these fundamental rights enable creators……
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Voices from the Future. Meet the Praise Warriors and Script Hop 101!

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

The recent challenging cultural and societal circumstances have forced my heart to turn to our future and ask the question, “What About the Children…and those who love them”. The children are both our future and our now. What they see us do, what they hear us say, shapes who they become. To give the question a platform, Frankly Speaking, has been highlighting stories where young people speak for themselves through their testimonies, their gifts, conversations with peers, siblings, and parents. The outcome has created a dramatic landscape that is entertaining, creative, courageous, and inspiring. I title these stories “Voices from……
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Rotary Opens Opportunities Through Service Featuring Ambreen Rizvi, President of Tysons Rotary Club District 7610

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

What comes to mind when you hear the words, ” compassion without borders”? For global citizen, civic leader, local non-profit CEO, mother, and president of Tysons Rotary Club, Ambreen Rizvi, it is her life’s strategy. Ambreen embodies Rotary International’s motto, Service Above Self. She is a woman of action who has the gift of intellect, a servants’ heart, and determination to get the job done. Both Rotary International and Ambreen are examples of how a person living in Northern Virginia can make a huge impact globally through service. Ambreen’s story began in Pakistan, continued in Paris, and exciting new chapters……
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