Change Agents with Sufyan Sohel
February 10, 2023
Sufyan Sohel welcomes guests Adam Salzman and Cynthia Ampadu to discuss the justice gap and how some communities can’t find help for their legal problems.
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Change Agents with Sufyan Sohel
February 3, 2023
Sufyan Sohel welcomes guests Swathi Staley and Chef Lashon Burrell, two inspiring change agents working to lift up struggling communities.
Change Agents with Sufyan Sohel
January 13, 2023
Sufyan Sohel welcomes guests Darrious Hillmon (Executive Director of CAN TV) & Cynthia Manuel (Heavenly Cynt Youth) to talk the power of giving underrepresented voices a platform.
Change Agents with Sufyan Sohel
December 17, 2022
The state of our nation has never been more divided, with many communities on the receiving end of discrimination and marginalization. To fight this injustice, Pushkar Sharma and Priya Shah join Change Agents to discuss how we can show up in allyship for those who need it most.
Change Agents with Sufyan Sohel
December 9, 2022
On this week’s episode of Change Agents, Jamila Trimuel, Founder and Executive Director of Ladies of Virtue joins the show to discuss how she leads the charge to empower Black girls in some of our city’s most underserved communities and work to prepare them for college, their future careers, and to become change agents in their communities.
Change Agents with Sufyan Sohel
November 18, 2022
As we approach Thanksgiving and the winter holidays, with many of us celebrating with food and loved ones, Change Agents reminds us of all of the inequities in the communities around us. Dr. Saria Lofton, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing and Kellie O’Connell, Executive Director of Nourishing Hope join the show to provide ways to support our hungry neighbors.
Change Agents with Sufyan Sohel
November 11, 2022
Immigrants, refugees, and their families are part of our communities but face systemic barriers to their advancement and prosperity. Luis Gutierrez, Executive Director of Latinos Progresando and Idalia Flores Guzman, Programs Manager, of Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights join the show to reveal immigrants’ experiences and discuss how federal, state, and local policies and practices affect their well-being while providing insights on how to strengthen systems that engage with immigrant and refugee families.
Change Agents with Sufyan Sohel
October 28, 2022
In the wake of the Dobbs Supreme Court decision, the right to an abortion is now dictated by geography. This week will feature conversation about reproductive rights with legal experts and advocates including Ed Yohnka, Director of Communications and Public Policy, ACLU-IL; Qudsiyyah Shariyf, Deputy Director, Chicago Abortion Fund; and Mandy Medley, an activist with Chicago for Abortion Rights.
Change Agents with Sufyan Sohel
October 20, 2022
Change Agents will showcase some incredible activists working to combat hate faced by the Muslim American Community. Change Agents is CAN TV Signature Show.
Change Agents with Sufyan Sohel
October 6, 2022
Change Agents explores wealth inequity in Chicago with guests Imam Tariq El-Amin and Todd Belcore. Change Agents is a CAN TV Signature Program.