Beginning Again with LaTosha Brown

"Because of them, I can live. Because of me, many will live after me." -Latosha Brown In this episode, civil rights organizer and Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown joins Gabrielle for a powerful conversation about beginning again.

From her roots in Alabama's Black Belt to her early lessons in power and justice, LaTosha shares how she learned to lead with love even in the face of challenge. She opens up about transforming her relationship with rest from exhaustion as a badge of honor to embracing it as revolutionary practice, and reflects on her three-dimensional view of legacy—individual, collective, and universal.

LaTosha also discusses taking up space boldly during her political campaign, choosing community care over confrontation in organizing work, and her vision for moving from citizenship to nation-building. A moving exploration of grief, joy, imagination, and what it means to be founders of the world we deserve.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit meetmeatthehighland.substack.com (00:00) - Welcome to the Highland (Narration by Dr.

Parker and Gabrielle) (03:25) - Rooted in Rich Soil (07:04) - Early Lessons in Power (22:43) - Leading with Love (43:00) - Butterfly song, sacred moans, and finding joy again (45:00) - Taking up Space (48:00) - Campaigning in pink: Showing up fully as yourself (56:00) - “I am a founder of a nation yet unborn.”