Daily Spark with Dr. Angela (radio)

As the National Women’s History Alliance highlights the 2026 theme, Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future, this interview expands the definition of sustainability. It explores how sustainable systems are built through equity, accountability, and long-term cultural change. Dr. Jack-Davies shares insight on workplace belonging, leadership courage, intergenerational responsibility, and what it truly means to build institutions that endure.

Dr. Angela Chester sits down with Dr. Anita Jack-Davies, cross-cultural expert, consultant, and author of Lawrencia’s Last Parang: On Loss and Belonging as a Black Woman in Canada. With more than two decades of experience in diversity mana...

International Women’s Day invites the world to celebrate the achievements and influence of women across every sector of society. But beyond the headlines and public recognition, millions of women are shaping families, businesses, communities, and cultures every single day through courage, resilience, and quiet leadership.

In this special episode, Dr. Angela reflects on the deeper meaning behind International Women’s Day and what it truly means for women to rise in today’s world. Drawing from leadership experience, pastoral counseling insight, and the realities many women face in modern life, she explores the balance between ambition and purpos...

In this episode, we sit down with Dr LaNail Plummer, a creative force and changemaker whose work bridges innovation and impact. With a focus on empowerment and sustainable growth, she shares insights on building with purpose, navigating challenges with grace, and creating opportunities that extend beyond personal success. 

This conversation is a reminder that leadership is not just about achievement; it is about legacy.

Still We Rise, Still We Lead honors leaders who turn passion into platforms that inspire and empower others.

In this episode, we welcome Suzanne Horton MA, NCC, LMHC, a visionary committed to creating meaningful change through leadership and community engagement. Her work reflects a deep belief in collaboration, access, and building systems that uplift rather than exclude. 

This conversation highlights resilience, intentional leadership, and the impact of showing up consistently for the communities we serve.

Still We Rise, Still We Lead continues with a spotlight on leaders who are transforming spaces through service and strategy.

Still We Rise, Still We Lead is a Black History Month radio series highlighting voices who are shaping culture, community, and impact in powerful ways.

In this episode, we are joined by Radiance, a dynamic leader whose work centers empowerment, authenticity, and purpose driven influence. Through her platform and presence, Radiance challenges others to embrace their voice, own their narrative, and move boldly in their calling.

This conversation explores identity, confidence, and the responsibility that comes with visibility in today’s world.

In this episode, we are joined by Shonda Scott, entrepreneur, ecosystem builder, and founder of 360 Total Concept. A champion for small businesses and underserved founders, Shonda has dedicated her career to helping entrepreneurs move from vision to viability. Through business development support, access to capital connections, and strategic guidance, she works to close opportunity gaps that too often prevent innovative ideas from becoming sustainable enterprises. This conversation explores economic empowerment, the power of ownership, and what it takes to build structures that allow others to thrive.

Still We Rise, Still We Lead is a Black History...

In this episode, we are joined by Michael Pugh, President and CEO of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, one of the nation’s leading community development financial institutions. Growing up in Detroit in a single-parent household, Michael’s journey from bank teller to national financial leader reflects a deep commitment to strengthening the economic health of underserved communities. With more than three decades in community lending and development, including leadership at Carver Federal Savings Bank, he now leads LISC’s work investing billions of dollars into affordable housing, small businesses, and neighborhood revitalization across the country.

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In this episode, we are joined by Tiffany Obeng, attorney, literacy advocate, social impact author, and founder of Sugar Cookie Books. Tiffany shares how her experience navigating legal systems and serving as an Equal Opportunity Director shaped her commitment to fairness, access, and belonging. When she realized she had not met a real-life lawyer until the eleventh grade, she understood how limited exposure can shape possibility. That realization led her to create children’s books that introduce young readers, especially Black children, to careers and everyday joy in spaces where they have historically been absent. This conversation explores representation, early ac...

In this episode, we are joined by Alexandra Aileru, Founder of Confident Career Switch. A former high school teacher who transitioned into corporate project management, Alexandra understands firsthand how career changers, especially Black women, are often overlooked not because they lack ability, but because their experience is undervalued. She shares how learning to translate her skills, advocate for her growth, and lead through uncertainty became the foundation for the company she built to help professionals reinvent their careers without starting over. This conversation explores confidence, reinvention, and the power of creating pathways when traditional ones fall short.

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In this episode, we are joined by Cheryl W. Thompson, an award-winning investigative correspondent for National Public Radio and an associate professor of journalism at George Washington University. With more than two decades of reporting at The Washington Post, multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning team contributions, and over 40 journalism honors to her name, Cheryl brings a rare depth of insight into truth-telling, accountability, and resilience.

As the daughter of a Tuskegee Airman, her work is also deeply personal. We discuss her forthcoming book, FORGOTTEN SOULS: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen, the responsibility of preserving u...

Still We Rise, Still We Lead is a Black History Month radio series highlighting Black leaders, creatives, and changemakers whose work spans justice, community development, mental health, and service. Through thoughtful conversation, the series explores how leadership is formed, sustained, and carried forward in real life.

In this episode, we sit down with Charise Beckett, leadership strategist, transformational speaker, and author of P.O.I.S.E.™: The Blueprint for Escaping Burnout, Redefining Success, and Creating Your New Reality. With more than two decades of experience working with women executives, CEOs, and high-performing leaders, Charise shares ho...

Still We Rise, Still We Lead is a Black History Month radio series highlighting Black leaders, creatives, and changemakers whose work spans justice, community development, mental health, and service. Through thoughtful conversation, the series explores how leadership is formed, sustained, and carried forward in real life.

In this episode, we are joined by Quinae G. Jackson, Senior Director of Learning and Development at Wayfinder and founder of Overflow.Innovate.Lead. LLC. Quinae leads national training strategies that support tens of thousands of educators in creating learning environments rooted in belonging, agency, and purpose.

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In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Vedet Coleman-Robinson, President and CEO of the Association of African American Museums. A historian by training and a cultural steward by calling, Dr. Coleman-Robinson leads a national organization dedicated to preserving, protecting, and advancing Black history year-round. Under her leadership, AAAM supports museums and cultural institutions that chronicle civil rights struggles, honor trailblazers, and confront the inequities that continue to shape American life.

As the nation approaches the 100th anniversary of Black history commemorations in the United States, her work reminds us that history is not static, it...

Still We Rise, Still We Lead is a Black History Month radio series highlighting Black leaders, creatives, and changemakers whose work spans justice, community development, mental health, and service. Through thoughtful conversation, the series explores how leadership is formed, sustained, and carried forward in real life.

Leadership is not only about visibility, it is about responsibility. In this episode of Still We Rise, Still We Lead, Dr. Angela sits down with Sean Wilson, Senior Director of Organizing and Partnerships of Dream.Org. A leader whose work reflects intentional growth, community impact, and a clear understanding of...

Still We Rise, Still We Lead is a Black History Month radio series highlighting Black leaders, creatives, and changemakers whose work spans justice, community development, mental health, and service. Through thoughtful conversation, the series explores how leadership is formed, sustained, and carried forward in real life.

In this episode, Dr. Angela sits down with Andrew Frazier, MBA, CFA, Masterpreneur™, and founder of Small Business Pro University, is revolutionizing how business owners scale. An entrepreneur and community builder whose journey reflects the power of servant leadership and intentional connection. After transitioning from employee to entrepreneur without a bu...

Still We Rise, Still We Lead is a Black History Month radio series highlighting Black leaders, creatives, and changemakers whose work spans justice, community development, mental health, and service. Through thoughtful conversation, the series explores how leadership is formed, sustained, and carried forward in real life.

In this episode, Dr. Angela welcomes Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, an author, editor, podcaster, and publishing leader whose work centers on faith filled storytelling and purpose driven creativity. As the founder of Dressed In Love Press, Katherine is cultivating a community of writers committed to uplifting, engaging stories rooted in a...

Still We Rise, Still We Lead is a Black History Month radio series highlighting Black leaders, creatives, and changemakers whose work spans justice, community development, mental health, and service. Through thoughtful conversation, the series explores how leadership is formed, sustained, and carried forward in real life.

In this episode, Dr. Angela is joined by Anastacia "Ana" Sams, a licensed marriage and family therapist, mindset coach, and relationship expert dedicated to redefining wellness and love within the Black community. Through her work at HealingWorks®, Anastacia helps Black professionals unlearn survival mode and heal intergenerational patterns so they c...

Still We Rise, Still We Lead is a Black History Month radio series highlighting Black leaders, creatives, and changemakers whose work spans justice, community development, mental health, and service. Through thoughtful conversation, the series explores how leadership is formed, sustained, and carried forward in real life.

In this episode, Dr. Angela sits down with Deedee Cummings, a leader whose work reflects a deep commitment to storytelling, advocacy, and cultural impact. Deedee shares reflections on leadership, resilience, and responsibility, offering insight into how purpose is shaped through lived experience and service. This conversation invites listeners to consider...

Join Dr. Angela as she speaks with author Richard J Raven about his book "I Was There." When asked, why the title? Richard's answer:

Reading through the Gospels in my Bible, I could see the events unfolding before my mind's eye. It was as if I was there. With this in mind, I decided to put down on paper just what I had experienced. The result is this small book detailing Jesus' birth, life, miracles, death and resurrection from factual recordings written soon after his death and resurrection.

A compelling story.

“One of the King's Men” is the completely factual account of the remarkable life of my son Cameron, whose short Earthly journey demonstrated his unique connection with the miraculous, heavenly realm in which he could function with complete ease and gladness.
Cameron was a tall, blond athlete; a kind, loving, and helpful boy; obedient and well-mannered always; a consistent trier; neat and tidy; and a joy to his whole family. Right from his babyhood, he began to demonstrate his exceptional capacity for the supernatural realm of the Spirit and his unquenchable desire to connect with heaven and with God.

Join me as I talk with Father John Odongo, about his book, "The Role of the Mother of Jesus in the Gospel of John: An Exegetical Study of John 2, 1-12; 19, 25-27."

Fr. John Bosco Odongo, CM., born in Uganda on 26th December 1981, is a Roman Catholic Vincentian Missionary Priest, ordained on 28th May 2016 in Nairobi Kenya.  

This book is aimed at encouraging devotion to the mother of Jesus and with her take up a journey to knowing Jesus better and thereby believe in him and attain eternal life. For questions, clarification, new ideas or consultation contact: jo...

God has always been the light for believers. How will you focus on the light, when dark times come?

There's a difference between happiness and joy. Like there is with kind and nice, so let's take a look and see how we can have more joy in our lives.

Join us as we talk with author, Pearl Nsiah-Kumi about her book: Experiencing God’s Overwhelming Peace During Hard Times: Know God – Experience Peace.

This book is written to encourage readers to know and trust God personally before hard times come. Through a personal encounter with lymphoma and chemotherapy, Pearl believed that already knowing God in a personal way through His Son, Jesus, made a difference in how she coped and the outcome.In this book, she gives a stage-by-stage experience of her health journey and how God was with her every step of the way, granting her peace

Its time we take inventory of the gifts we've been given and use them accordingly. What have you been doing with your talents?

Shifting the paradigm from negative to positive POV. What if what didn't bloom has allowed for more to bloom, indeed?

Sometimes the best thing to do is the hardest thing to do; let go.

Have you considered this - it's not a roadblock, but a pause so God can make your way perfect according to His plan? Rethinking how we see life.

As the holidays are right around the corner, now is the time to prepare.

Gratitude isn't just a positive response when something goes right; it's a spiritual posture. Let's talk about it!

As we approach Thanksgiving, let's take a look at how food is a part of our lives.

Fall is a rich time of year. One that helps us slow down and reflect. So, grab your coffee (or your tea) as we talk about harvesting what you've sown all year, and in your life's time.

Fall is a time of gathering - thoughts, friends, family, and community - around meals, with love, and laughter. What does this teach us about ourselves and we are wonderfuly made?

We're going to talk about what it means to release, to surrender, and to trust God with the parts of life that no longer serve us. So, take a deep breath and let's talk!

As the seasons turn and we step into Autumn, something special happens. Today, we're going to talk about it - faith, resilience, and the journey of healing.

Today’s guest is Allen Brillhart III, an inspiring author and advocate whose journey reminds us that resilience and faith can turn even the hardest seasons into opportunities for growth. In this conversation, Allen opens up about his book, the lessons learned through life’s challenges, and how spiritual awareness shapes his perspective on purpose and perseverance.

Join Dr. Angela and Allen as they explore how faith, family, and focus can guide you through life’s transitions with strength and clarity.

✨ Tune in and be encouraged to live brighter, walk stronger, and trust deeper.

All this week, we've been exploring alignment in leadership. As we come to a conclusion of the series, let's look at one last point - the art of alignment.

Join me as I talk with author Joan Fields Long about her book "Depart from Evil"

When you're in flow, even challenges come with a sense of peace. So, how does following the Holy Spirit help you make everyday decisions? Let's talk about it.

Your calling and your career were never meant to be in competition. They are meant to complement each other. Let's talk about it!