Glorious Vagabond

Liberian-American businesswoman, Wynnel Wilson gets personal about Women's Wellness. From long time internet friends to coochie consulting, we speak about maintaining pH balance, dirty-boys, and sex with people who love themselves. Guest Contact: @tenderyoni TenderYoni.com

British Jamaican, performing artist and writer Michael Duke talks existing at the intersection of blackness and LGBTQIA+ identities. We discuss challenging monolithic views of blackness and social constructs. Guest Contact: @itsmichaelduke

Bronx Native Music Maker and Actor Skyler James Bailey talks to us about embracing lo-fi sh*t, the trouble with perfectionism, and converting our feelings. Follow Skyler @dreamablejames **Skyler joins us in conversation from the City of New York and as a result you can hear the city's presence. Please enjoy the ambient sounds in the spirit of being anti-perfect.

German-born Eritrean Influencer and Creative Lidiaana stops by to talk about her experiences migrating nations, names, and forms of expression. Guest Contact: @LidiaanaMusic Lidiaana.com Shegitu-Dance.com

In this episode we speak with Jamaican-American Digital Health Tech professional, Tsahia Hobson of Tsahia & Company LLC. She shares her thoughts on disparities in healthcare and their impact on Black America. The discussion then turns to solutions and building a database of black health tech founders. Guest Contact: @Tsahia Tsahia.com

Meet Berlin based Canadian-Trinidadian Fine Artist and Global Nomad: Shannon Tamara Lewis as she shares her experiences immigrating to Europe, the highs and lows of expat life, immigrant struggles, and passport privilege. Guest Contact: @lolas_venus or @ShannonTamaraLewis ShannonTamaraLewis.com

Welcome back to Season 2 of the Glorious Vagabond podcast. We open up with our co-producer, native New Yorker Jelani Ameer. In this first episode we talk about the benefits and downfalls of leaving the nest at 18, the cultural implications of said “adulthood,” and our own experiences leaving or staying at home. Guest Contact: @Jelani.Ameer NoahBility.us

Welcome my first guest & co-producer: Artist Jelani Ameer, known as Noah Bility to the show. In this special Juneteenth Edition we speak on a range of topics from dynamics in the black community, cancel culture, spirituality and much more. Follow Jelani via @Jelani.Ameer (IG) @NoahBility (Twitter) www.NoahBility.us (Web)

Let's not ignore the divide, let's mend it. I love you.

Even after perhaps more than 100 flights or so, from as Far East as Tokyo, to “la pura vida” in San Jose... getting on planes still isn't super comfortable for me. I have fears too. In this episode I talk about how facing them has led me to some of the most beautiful places on this planet and some of the most incredible people.

Are we buying into respectability politics STILL?? To this day??!

Stumbling upon a disturbing anti-women online community. These are my thoughts on healing the chasm between men and women, focusing on the exchanges between black men and women and how we should move going forward.

What's next? More calamity? More destruction? More devaluing of human life? Or are we headed for something greater? Something we can get excited about?

Had an interesting confrontation with a friend that got me to thinking about the performative nature of activism. Many folks are speaking up against others without first checking themselves. That's a problem.

In this episode I talk about a few of my encounters with police beginning from an early age of around 11 or so. I talk about how these experiences have shaped my opinions surrounding law enforcement. I will create a second segment of this episode soon.

We must take time for ourselves. Creating change is hard work. Step back but DO NOT lose energy. We MUST push forward. Disclaimer: this episode is particularly noisy. I apologize while I work out the kinks of podcasting from home. My hope is to maintain the authenticity of my thoughts in the MOMENT rather than achieving a perfect recording at this time.

All those seeking to stand with us, we welcome your contributions to the liberation of oppressed people but please respect our boundaries.

Let me tell you what's violent. It certainly isn't stealing sneakers and TVs.

It's too soon to be singing the praises of a few “good people.” Kumbaya has yet to save us. Stay woke.

Our relationship with America is one of abuse. We can stay mad and fight for change or we can settle back into the fickle comforts of good citizenship.

You are at peace only because you have chosen to ignore the turmoil outside your bubble.

Are we caping for Nike and Gucci or are we staying focused on the real problems?

May George Floyd's soul rest in power. May he become a household name for the time the whole world began to change. Racism and White Supremacy are global problems. Listen if you dare to HEAR.