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Walking Toward Liberation with Vanessa Garrison

Katara McCarty Season 2 Episode 4

Katara sits down with visionary leader Vanessa Garrison, co-founder of GirlTrek, the largest health nonprofit for Black women and girls in the U.S., with over one million walkers. Vanessa is reimagining public health as a path to liberation—grounding her work in the radical, beautiful act of walking.

From reclaiming green spaces to sparking a civil rights–inspired health movement, Vanessa shares how walking can be both healing and revolutionary.

We hope you enjoy this beautiful conversation between two sisters committed to the well-being of Black women.

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