real people. real stories. real progress.Hosted by Myra RenéWhen Kim Young became the "Dope Black Social Worker," she got mad about the gaps in mental health care for Black communities and started talking about it. Now she's leading a movement to transform social work licensure and reclaim helping professions for the communities they're meant to serve.From San Diego to Richmond, Virginia, Kim shares her journey of professional identity crisis to becoming one of the most influential voices in social work reform. She breaks down why the exam-based licensure system is broken, how fashion becomes resistance, and why Black folks already have the playbook for surviving what others are just now experiencing.What You'll Learn:Why social workers are the "middle child" of mental health professionsHow the Black Panther Party's community care work was actually social workThe three key lessons: you're only an expert in your own life, build intergenerational bridges, and never make a job your identityWhy licensure exams are barriers that don't measure competence or ethicsHow 2018's tragedies shaped Kim's approach to the work and self-careWhy eliminating barriers to dreaming is central to liberationHow making progress means reclaiming freedom of time and choiceFeatured Guest:Kim YoungFounder, Dope Black Social WorkerHost, Revolutionary Hood Rat PodcastNamed in Essence Magazine's Essential Heroes listConnect:🎙️ Host: Myra René→ https://www.myrarenee.com/→ https://www.instagram.com/therealmyrarenee🔗 Kim Young→ Instagram: @dope_black_socialworker→ Threads: @dope_black_socialworker→ Podcast: Revolutionary Hood Rat→ Website: https://dopeblacksocialworker.comProduced by Puente Creative StudiosText MyraSupport the show

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