SUNDAY CANDY
Welcome to Sunday Candy, a limited series podcast hosted by Sheryl Evans Davis. Sunday Candy represents a chance to remember the sweetness and strength of community and lift up the lessons and love of our ancestors.
There was a period in American history when Black people were not allowed to read or gather together; fear of slave rebellions created laws and rules that banned Blacks from learning how to read, playing the drums or even coming together in groups. During the era of Jim Crow and segregation, Sundays and community were critical to the education and development of Black communities. Sunday gatherings were about more than religion; it represented an opportunity to celebrate community, share culture and find creative ways to teach and learn important skills. Many people remember the sustaining candy carried in purses on Sunday, but for some the Sunday Candy was in being together, celebrating culture and building power.
For Sheryl, church on Sundays was, and is, about culture, education, self-care and spirituality. Sunday Candy aims to create space for the community reflected in the long Sunday services that got her through life.
SARA WILLIAMS
In this episode of the Sunday Candy Podcast, Sheryl is joined by Sangin’ Sara.
EMMA WILLIS
Emma Willis’ career has spanned from marketing to financial services to business strategy, thought leadership focused on higher education savings and resources for startups. Willis recently was named chief operating officer for Bentonville-based Venture Noire, a nonprofit focused on supporting Black entrepreneurs.
LISA CARMEN
In this episode of the Sunday Candy Podcast, Sheryl is joined by Lisa Carmen Wang. She is a former 4X USA National Champion & Hall of Fame Gymnast turned Serial Entrepreneur, Investor, Writer, Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach & Unapologetic Feminist. She is host of the Enoughness Podcast. Her last company SheWorx, was acquired in 2019. Lisa was honored as Forbes 30 under 30, Red Bull Hero of The Year, & Entrepreneur Magazine’s 100 Most Powerful Women.
JEWEL BURKS-SOLOMON
In this episode of the Sunday Candy Podcast, Sheryl is joined by Jewel Burks-Solomon, the Head of Google for Startups in the US. In this role, Jewel works to level the playing field for underrepresented startup founders and communities by connecting them with Google’s products, people, and best practices. In addition to this role, Jewel also serves as Managing Partner at Collab Capital, a $50M venture capital fund she launched to close the funding gap for Black entrepreneurs. Jewel’s work and mission are about creating more access to the technology innovation ecosystem.
DR. CORNEL WEST
In this episode of the Sunday Candy Podcast, Sheryl is joined by prominent and provocative intellectual Dr. Cornel West. He is Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary and has written 20 books and edited 13. He's best known for his classics, "Race Matters and Democracy Matters," and for his memoir, "Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud."