By: Megan Bailey
Season 3 of The Folding Chair podcast continues this week in an inspiring conversation with Shandrea Murphy-Washington called We Are Each Other's Harvest.
Shandrea is an Arkansas native, born in Pine Bluff and raised in Little Rock. She is a graduate of the Mills University Studies High School, UA Little Rock, and the Clinton School of Public Services. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, a certification in Nonprofit Management, and a Master of Public Service.
Shandrea is the owner and lead consultant at Murphy-Washington Consulting, an agency that focuses on improving the quality-of-life of African American youth and families through holistic and culturally responsive programs and services.
She also works as a program assistant for the African American Policy Forum, a New York-based social justice think tank that connects academics, activists and policymakers to promote efforts to dismantle structural inequality.
She is the author of Talking to Myself, a poetry collection that focuses on family and mental wellness.