Hasshan Batts
Program HostDr. Hasshan Batts is the host of Let's Talk on WDIY. He is also the Director of Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley and is a content and context expert who works to uplift the voices of those most impacted, who possess the intimate and creative solutions yet are often ignored.
Dr. Batts is a champion in the Lehigh Valley for trauma-informed care, restorative practices, reentry, community engagement and collective impact. He is a survivor, healer, son, father, husband, champion, neighbor and friend. Dr. Batts possesses a unique lens as someone with lived experience, as well as being a practitioner, nonprofit administrator and community-based participatory researcher.
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Dr. Hasshan Batts talks with Miriam Cruz about how growing up in a difficult family environment inspired her to show her daughter extra love. -
Dr. Hasshan Batts welcomes Sharea Knight, and insurance agent whose goal is to educate her community about the importance of financial stability and life insurance. -
Dr. Hasshan Batts sits down with Yahaira Aviles, a mother to all and advocate who fights to make sure students receive the resources they deserve. -
Dr. Hasshan Batts is joined by Yasin Williams to talk about his journey from childhood in a rough area of Allentown to working to improve that same community. -
Dr. Hasshan Batts talks with Phyllis Alexander, an elder who describes herself as a consultant to liberation, about how she became someone who wants to help her community heal. -
Dr. Hasshan Batts welcomes PA Bucks, a local rapper and community leader, to talk about how he went from growing up in a shaky home to becoming a role model for kids in similar places. -
Dr. Hasshan Batts talks with Wilfredo Melendez about his journey to studying philosophy and his love for wrestling with questions that don't always have answers. -
Dr. Hasshan Batts sits down with Onaje Muid to share the importance of loving those around you, fighting for Black empowerment, and restoring the village. -
Dr. Hasshan Batts welcomes Aisha Rilwanu and Florence Nabi, two 2024 participants in the Mandela Washington Fellowship, which brings young leaders from Africa annually to the U.S. -
Dr. Hasshan Batts talks with Kumari Ghafoor-Davis, a social worker, wife, and mother, about the importance of positive leadership, the damage of anti-Blackness, and the work of spreading love.
