The Ricochet Effect Podcast: The Talking Drum Series

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The Ricochet Effect Podcast: Introducing The Talking Drum Series with Gerri Botts Stuart, PACE Outreach Coordinator with Bluegrass Care Navigators

Dr. Abeni El-Amin, Terry Dumphord

In this episode, we meet Gerri Botts Stuart, PACE Outreach Coordinator with Bluegrass Care Navigators. Gerri champions health through compassionate care, dedicating her work to ensuring dignity and hope for individuals and families navigating serious health challenges. Her reflections on mental health, personal connection, and community building echo Project Ricochet’s mission to create pathways of equity and healing, while reinforcing the Black Family Conference’s goal of uplifting families through culturally responsive, community-driven support.
Podcasts

The Ricochet Effect Podcast: Introducing The Talking Drum Series

Dr. Abeni El-Amin, Terry Dumphord

In this episode, we meet Gerri Botts Stuart, PACE Outreach Coordinator with Bluegrass Care Navigators. Gerri champions health through compassionate care, dedicating her work to ensuring dignity and hope for individuals and families navigating serious health challenges.

About the Talking Drum Series

The Ricochet Effect Podcast is a bold, community-centered platform created and co-hosted by Dr. Abeni El-Amin and Terry Dumphord, and produced by Project Ricochet, a nonprofit organization committed to advancing health equity, youth advocacy, and cultural empowerment.

In West African culture, the talking drum is more than an instrument, it represents community voice. With its ability to mimic human tones, it carried messages across villages, summoned communities, and sustained connection. The talking drum symbolizes rhythm, communication, and unity; the very heartbeat of a people. That spirit animates this special series, The Talking Drum, which amplifies voices carrying messages of healing, accountability, and hope.

This season of The Talking Drum was recorded live at the inaugural 2025 Central Kentucky Black Family Conference, grounding each episode in a space intentionally designed for cultural connection, family strength, and community resilience. The series represents a special crossover between The Ricochet Effect Podcast and #IChampionHealth Chats, made possible through collaboration among Project Ricochet, The Voyage Movement, and Operation Making A Change (OMAC). Together, these partners invite listeners into a shared rhythm, one that listens deeply, speaks truthfully, and moves communities forward.

Learn more at projectricochet.org.