Meet Mehcad Brooks. Mehcad is an award winning actor, as well as producer and writer, known in the entertainment industry for his raw talent and sharp mind. Earlier this year, Mehcad starred as Jackson ‘Jax’ Briggs, a cybernetically-enhanced super soldier and leader of Earthrealm in Warner Bros’ highly anticipated action adventure feature film ‘Mortal Kombat’.

Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Mehcad grew up excelling at academics and sports, but always had a deep-rooted passion for the arts (in fact, he gave up a full scholarship to Yale in order to hone his craft). A natural-born storyteller, we are so excited to have Mehcad on The Progressivists Podcast where - amongst many things – we’re going to talk about racial and intersectional equity in the entertainment industry and how what we watch on the screen has the potential to bolster equality and empathy.

Jen Winston is a writer, creative director and bisexual, whose work bridges the intersection of politics, sex and technology — and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, on CNN, and more.

Jen is passionate about unlearning and creating work that helps others do the same. With her new book, GREEDY: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much (October 5, 2021) Jen takes us inside her journey of self-discovery in a provocative and laugh-out-loud way, attempting to make sense of herself, her bisexuality and, well, everything!

On this episode of The Progressivists Podcast, Jen discusses bisexuality, intersectionality and the intersection of the two.

Frederick Joseph is an award-winning marketing professional, media representation advocate, and author of the New York Times best-seller The Black Friend.

On this episode Frederick and host talk about the Black Lives Matter movement, social justice and the perilous realities of cultures of entitlement.