Mend the World Podcast
“Conversations for a just and flourishing world.”
Launching in the Spring of 2026
Rev. Cece Jones Davis holds an M.Div. from Yale Divinity School and brings a unique life perspective that fuels her daily commitment to combat racism and to advocate for marginalized communities. Over the past two decades, Cece has cultivated partnerships with national organizations and prominent brands like Levi's and Tampax. Cece is a current fellow in The Obama Foundation's Leaders program. She has been at the forefront of dynamic grassroots movements and has utilized her powerful voice to address issues of equity and inequity. Her activism encompasses a wide range of causes, from the abolition of the death penalty to menstrual equity advocacy. Cece's work extends to grassroots efforts that create immediate impact and high-level forums where she influences policy changes, raises awareness, and promotes education. She also served in the historic Obama Administration under Ambassador Ron Kirk, the first African American U.S. Trade Representative. Notably, she is celebrated for her instrumental role in creating the #JusticeforJulius campaign, which successfully halted the execution of Julius Jones in Oklahoma just hours before his scheduled execution in 2021. Cece's dedication to justice and equity inspires change on local and national levels.
Malika McKinley Cox brings a wealth of expertise to the conflict resolution table. She has a Master of Law and Diplomacy from Tufts’ Fletcher School of Global Affairs in International Organizations, Global Governance, and International Legal Studies; and a Master of Philosophy in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation from Trinity College Dublin, Irish School of Ecumenics. Malika fosters peacebuilding and social repair, and her dedication to her field is evident and impactful. She has written a restorative justice curriculum and has served in leadership roles on advisory councils. Her outstanding contributions have been recognized with prestigious awards, including the James Haire Dissertation Award for her research in peacebuilding through cyberspace dialogue, supported by five weeks of on-the-ground research in East Jerusalem, Palestine. Malika was a research assistant at The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies. She gained hands-on experience in the Peace and Reconciliation Department at Clonard Monastery in Belfast, Northern Ireland, further solidifying her impact in the field. Malika holds an MA in Practical Theology from Regent University.
Co-hosts Rev. Cece Jones Davis and Malika McKinley Cox
Our mission is to tell a story of a healed and mended world. We first face the truth of our world's pain and injustice with courage. We hold space for lament, and we listen deeply to social repair practitioners who advocate for the vulnerable, make things right, and heal the world.
Together, we imagine a world where all Earth's inhabitants and ecosystems flourish, and where we are all valued and treated with dignity and respect.