Harmonize With Nina and Kenya

It's been a long time Harmonizers, but you are in for a treat! The women of Hashtag Booked, Danielle Pinnock, and LaNisa Fredrick joined Nina for a conversation last August. Life happened and we never got to drop the episode (and we took another long hiatus) BUT, the conversation is still so timely, we talk about being Black, being a woman, being an artist, being a partner and ALL THE THINGS! (Did we get them all? Its been a minute, LOL!)  Just dive in, you'll be glad you did. Here are the links to Hashtag Booked, because we KNOW you are going to want to follow them everywhere after you hear the show.  On Social Media: HashtagBooked on IG HashtagBooked on YouTube HashtagBooked.com Articles about them: In Essence Magazine Forbes: Being a Creative in Quarantine Other Places you can find them: Black Girl Voice Over World Interview Shondaland!!!   And don't forget your faves!  We want to hear from you! Connect with us.   Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod  Instagram: HarmonizePod  Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya  Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com 

This week Nina & Kenya dive into the Mailbag and address a new Mommy's meltdown in real time: What do you do when you are just EXHAUSTED?  How do you give yourself grace to feel what you feel when you know others may have it harder than you?  What do you do when you want to be an artist, but you have to feed the baby and pay the bills?  Lawd, it can be hard sometimes! We talk about all of this and address an article that came out the same time as this question: Vox Article We want to hear from you! Connect with us.  Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com  

Kenya feels like Simba in the desert. Nina is sad because fall is taking a long time. But, then she gets over it. People lied to us, those old sayings are longer than what they taught us. We dig deeper. We talk about artists who inspired our work as we remember Ntozake Shange and the ancestors. Are you a whole artist...or a disciple of someone's technique?    Have you joined the "Shine Text" community yet? Use our code, its free! You get self-care tips on your phone daily. www.shinetext.com/?r=O8WJ842   Here's that article about Fall we were talking about: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dennismersereau/2018/10/30/unusually-warm-fall-stifles-this-years-fall-foliage-in-mid-atlantic-southeast/#16a60399193c   We want to hear from you! Connect with us.  Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com  

We talk faith and church...and the difference between the two. We talk about strike, its not what you think. Kenya says people should mind their business. Nina says she's not a circle, but a Decahodren. Some scriptures we referenced:   Mark 9:38, Luke 9:49   Get tickets or information about Nina's performance in Cleveland: Ya Mama at CPT   We want to hear from you! Connect with us.  Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com    

Go lay down. Digesting the good. Your period is another kid. Kenya has gas. Nina's daughter sings the Anthem. Nina and Kenya want to party all the time. Podcast to check out: The Mommy Hour with Corene Lavhan   Nina and Kenya have a giggle breakdown...Here's why: Original Takes for Orson Welles Wine Commercial Connect with us: We want to hear from you! Connect with us.  Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com     https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2018-2019/ya-mama-2/

We finish the summer wrap up with reports about Nina's Birthday Surprise, Beyonce's Vogue Cover, what Kenya wants for Nina, and failed attempts to Harmonize...because: wine and giggles.  We want to hear from you! Connect with us.  Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com

Kenya thanks all the people. Sage tells us to stop slacking. Kenya has a traumatic move and channels Snow White. Nina doesn't engage like that. It got long, so we made it a two parter! Harmonize is no longer on vacation!   We want to hear from you! Connect with us.  Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com  

Kenya updates us about Sage's Adventures in Wonderland with Cleveland Ballet. We tesser through the looking glass on our way to Wakanda. Sternocleidomastoid. It’s a real word. Sometimes you have to pay for that information. Sometimes it is innocent. We reminisce about some things. Rehearse. Kenya got fussed at by Nina. It really is okay though.     Get tickets to Nina's show at Hollywood Fringe: http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/4917 Or support her efforts on CashApp: https://cash.me/$NinaGlo   Kenya's campaign to Send Sage to DTH: https://www.gofundme.com/sages-summer-intensive-at-dth/donate   We want to hear from you! Connect with us.  Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com

An Olympic Volleyball team, a land of candy, and well dressed men. We are ALL OVER THE PLACE…Kenya says you should do it, but be responsible cause you either gonna feel good, get burned, have a baby or a disease.  Axe and Jean Nate.  They talk about polyandry.  Nina sends Kenya to the corner. Nina's daughter sets the teachers straight. We are talking about sex, spring fever, smelling good, looking good, science and more sex. https://www.bustle.com/articles/70421-6-spring-fever-symptoms-to-watch-out-for-now-that-winter-is-finally-gone-for-good Nina's campaign to the Hollywood Fringe: CashApp: $NinaGlo   Kenya's campaign to Send Sage to DTH: https://www.gofundme.com/sages-summer-intensive-at-dth/donate CashApp: $KWDance   We want to hear from you! Connect with us.  Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com  

***TRIGGER WARNING: Traumatic Birth Experiences, Suicide*** This episode is on the serious side. Listen with headphones, or without kids around.  Nina & Kenya share their traumatic birth stories, yes they both have one. They talk about Serena Williams, black women's treatment in medicine. Why we need doulas, why they are important advocates for women not just during labor, but postpartum. Nina gets real about her mother's suicide and points out some facts about Post Partum Psychosis. They both cry a little. They talk about Nina's show too.    https://www.birthingbeautiful.org/ https://www.clebaby.com/   Serena Williams: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/20/opinions/protect-mother-pregnancy-williams-opinion/index.html https://www.vogue.com/article/serena-williams-vogue-cover-interview-february-2018   Support the ladies work:  https://igg.me/at/YaMamaHollywoodFringe/x/189318 https://www.gofundme.com/sages-summer-intensive-at-dth/donate   Get in touch,  We want to hear from you.    Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com  

BEYCHELLA!!! AHHHH!!! We know, everybody is talking about it...because THEY SHOULD BE! This is the blackest/HBCU/Probate/Twerkingest thing you have ever seen and it is magnificent. Yes honey, Beyonce as theatre (credit to Jenna Wortham from Still Processing for coining that phrase). We escape to Nina's car to watch it on the laptop again. Kenya exits several times because she can't take it. Nina gets very passionate about the South and New Orleans. We look at the performance through a critical artistic lens for as long as we can, and then we just STAN!  Nina is Big Sister Woke Up Like This, Fall '16, Beta Delta Kappa, lol Don't forget to check these things out: Nina's Ya Mama campaign: https://igg.me/at/YaMamaHollywoodFringe/x/189318   Kenya's campaign to Send Sage to DTH: https://www.gofundme.com/sages-summer-intensive-at-dth/donate   We want to hear from you! Connect with us.  Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com  

We're recording at Karamu y'all! (and get kicked out, lol) Nina's show closed. Juuuuuuiiiiiiccccceeee. Nina's writing a book. Kenya is full. Somebody went to the hospital, and it wasn't what they thought. What saves you? How do you come back to YOU after doing something fabulous? Nathan comes to visit. We read from the mailbag.   Undigested good turns to s#@t. ~Mama Gena http://www.mamagenas.com/fave-frames-2014/   Nina's Ya Mama campaign: https://igg.me/at/YaMamaHollywoodFringe/x/189318   Kenya's campaign to Send Sage to DTH: https://www.gofundme.com/sages-summer-intensive-at-dth/donate   We want to hear from you! Connect with us.  Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com

Its been a week y'all! We talk the Black-mitzpah Kenya threw for her son, to give him something other than fear. We talk moving from wrestling with fear to sitting with it. We talk Nina's show (click the link, get your tickets! or at the very least look at the pictures) Moving out of poverty to opportunity. Do your kids HAVE to go to college? Having the right to be angry Black women, fight us if you want to! Be seen, be heard. Raise your voice. Here are some links: https://www.karamuhouse.org/ticket-info/27   https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/04/economic-inequality/524610/     http://biblehub.com/genesis/4-10.htm   And we shout out some folks, @CEOHaize, MIchelle Gibson Choreographer, and Sharea DeVese. We love our villages! Peace.    Holler at us: We want to hear from you! Connect with us.  Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com

  We are tired. We are doing all the things forreal forreal. We are finally getting to talk about Wrinkle and Wakanda. Nina gets a phone call. We talk salaries, Favored nations and Inclusion riders. Access to resources on the level of our genius. Nina and Ava speak the same language. Oprah validates us. We can create the sets and studios that we envision. Wakanda Forever! Be a Warrior!  Don't forget to support our other work: Sage's Dance Theatre of Harlem GoFundMe Nina's Hollywood Fringe Festival IndieGoGo Get Social with us: We want to hear from you! Connect with us.  Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com

Nina’s car died! She has a show opening at at Karamu House, & it’s Her youngest’s birthday! Kenya is teaching a residency and they haven’t been able to get into the studio all week! But we will definitely be back next week. Keep Harmonizing!

"Hello, Boo." Nina scrapes the chair. Kenya bangs the table. We talk contracts, each one teach one. We talk tech rehearsal. The differences between the Dance and Theatre worlds in terms of mentorship. Eve's Bayou & one minute and thirty eight seconds. Abuse behind closed doors. Ballerinas behaving badly. CYA. No Diva policy. #WakandaForever "Get out."   Ailey Dancers Boycott Gala Mentors vs Advocates More on Mentorship   Send your questions: We want to hear from you! Connect with us.  Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com

We have a wonderful interview with a dear friend of Kenya's: Mrs. Trina Robinson-Kemie! Dancer, Wife, Mom, Owner and Operator of Rockstar Dance Fitness in Burbank, CA. She gives us some inspiration about bouncing back from your low place, inspiring yourself through faith and creating the legacy you want for your family. This was a quick one as interviews go, because she is about business! But there are some golden nuggets in there, so grab a pin and paper honey!   We talk about everything from Diastasis Recti to The Four Agreements. Get ready, and here's where  you can find out more about her: What is Rockstar Fitness: http://rockstardancefitness.com/   https://www.facebook.com/rockstardancefitness/ https://twitter.com/RockStarDanceFi https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNF_ML3gtbQiFf72mihWRHg https://www.instagram.com/rockstardancefitness/   And don't forget to hit us up! We want to hear from you...Is there a topic you would like us to cover? Have you posted your #HarmonizePodInWakanda Pics yet? The Contest is still running!  We want to hear from you! Connect with us.  Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com    

Its easy to get conditioned into only accepting quickies. We talk about flirting starting in the morning, so that they imagination is on FIRE by the time we get home from work. GET IT when you can, morning, noon, night. LOL!   Nina figures out her hubby loves her preggo body, that's why they got so many kids.  Kenya either has a knife fetish or she was a circus performer in past life   http://www.mamagenas.com/newbook/   We want to hear from you! Connect with us.  Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com  

***UPDATE*** Nina made a nerd mistake, had a slip of the tongue, so before y'all come for me (clears throat) Vibranium is the element in Wakanda, and part of Cap's Shield, Adementium is what is in Wolverine's Skeleton. I KNOW! How could I? I was just so excited. Go lay down. WAKANDA FOREVER!!!!   We missed y'all! We are all over the pl -- WAKANDA FOREVER -- may be shouted at random moments throughout this episode. We sing songs. We twerk. We talk about acting and dance. Nina met GregAlan Williams. Kenya's baby got into a summer intensive with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. WAKANDA FOREVER. We have Alchemist moments. Nina explains "malapropism" as Kenya says words.    Oh yeah its Mardi Gras too    The Links this week:  Passion Planner: http://www.passionplanner.com/   A CONTEST: Take a pic of your #BlackPanther outfit. Tweet it to us, or tag us on Instagram Use the Hashtag #HarmonizePodInWakanda The best outfit will win a jewelry set from Azury Jewelry Designs  ***Contest runs until Feb 28 Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com   Some History to prep you for BLACK PANTHER: https://www.theshadowleague.com/story/the-cultural-significance-of-marvel-s-the-black-panther   For those who are planning on seeing Black Panther but don't know the storyline or do know the storyline and want a trip down memory lane with the comic books. #rp 1) The Black Panther character was introduced in The Arrival. in Fantastic Four (April 1966) #52.  T' Challa's first appearance!  The Fantastic Four head to Wakanda, the African nation where Black Panther is king. The Black Panther Party for Self Defense was founded in October 1966. 2) The title of #BlackPanther is a ceremonial one. It’s hereditary. All monarchs of Wakanda are known as the Black Panther. King T’Challa is the current Black Panther. 3) Black Panther is the first black super hero in “mainstream” comics. 4) T’Challa has a PhD in Physics from Oxford University. His nemesis in the film Erik Killmonger (M. B. Jordan) has his PhD in Engineering from MIT. 5) T’Challa was married to Storm (marriage was annulled after 6 years) In an alternate timeline they had a son named Azari. 6) Due to a meteorite crash in Wakanda, the country has a rare mineral resource called vibranium (Captain America’s shield is a mix of vibranium and steel) 7) Wakanda is the most technologically advanced country on earth and it has never been colonized by any European nation. 8 The Dora Milaje are the elite warrior women who protect Black Panther. They are also known as the Adored Ones/Midnight Angels. 9) Black Panther is faster than Wolverine and Captain America, he can run up to 50 MPH. 10) Black Panther is immune from all diseases, he is the richest man in the Marvel universe, his suit is bulletproof, and his superpowers include hearing, sight, smell, and strength. Major shout to my Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Bro. Kamasi Hill for putting this amazing Black Panther history together. Brought to you by:  Roy M. Tatem, Jr.      

We're back family! We have had a break, we are refreshed and we are ready to spill the tea. Next full episode drops in a week. Love y'all!  Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com   P.S. there's a poll in our InstaStory, go check it out. (Please and Thank you)

It's the holidays! TURN UP!!! Big Freedia's Christmas album. Twerking. Cliff Owusu. Nina's husband makes an appearance. Kenya sings a Vaseline song. Spirit Talk! We love them! Again, we are not high, its JUST TEA!!! A Very Big Freedia Christmazz How An iPhone Would Ring If It Was Invented By An African Send us pics of you treating yourself!  Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com 

We are back with another "demi" sode. All about Joy and giggles. And tea. Happy holidays.  Don't forget to TWERK, let the kids help you do stuff. They are funny.  Check out Développé Box for holiday deals. Take a picture of yourself listening to #HarmonizePod and send it to us at: Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com    

HEEEEYYYYY! We didn't want to leave you hanging for the holidays, so we have a short series of "mini" episodes, or "Demi-sodes" as Kenya coins them. These are really just to make you laugh, give you a quick spot of joy & we PROMISE, we are NOT high! LOL!  Don't forget to check out www.developpebox.com And hit us up! Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com    Take a screenshot of you listening to the episode for a chance to win!!! 

Hey Harmonizers! We are winding down the year & we have a holiday treat for you! We interview our new friend Tanesha Barnes of T Barnes Beauty, T Barnes Global Travel, T Barnes Global Summer Camp and Solace Boutiques and last, she's Solana's Mama. (yes honey! She is FIERCE!) Shout out to our friend Marie for the connection.   We talk about needing new air, creating reality, letting go of what it's "supposed to" look like, and living beyond the fear those who loves us hold for us. She taught us well! Listen and repeat, "Facials are not a luxury, they are maintenance." I feel my skin care calling me! Please check out and support her amazing businesses, all we got is each other!   http://www.tbarnesbeauty.com/   https://www.tbarnesglobaltravel.com/   http://www.sweetsolana.com/   P.S. We didn't forget. #Developpe is coming! Stay tuned (HINT: Watch our Instagram this week for some sneak peeks)!   P.P.S. 1. Take a pic of you listening to the podcast 2. post it to our Facebook page 3. Tweet us or tag us on Instagram 4. Use the hastag #HarmonizePod for a chance to win a special gift

Kenya graduated "Oh, Laude" from college. There's a place for everything, so we put everything in place. Bloom where you're planted. We talk about all of this and more with our friend Zeita Rutlegde. We figure out how so many of the creative things we do came from our fore mothers, how there was a time when we HAD to be makers, because of lack of access. Then we got free, got technology and many of us are rediscovering making traditions.  ***We also make a special announcement about DEVELOPPE. What's that? We can't tell you all of it yet, but there is a hint in the episode***   Making new traditions   Zeita's jewelry line: Azory Jewelry Designs   Would you like to be the "Featured Follower" of the week? Share a screenshot of you listening to the podcast and send it to us!  Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com  

Cultivating gratitude. Dealing with Artistic envy. We help our church friends understand the difference between Dia de los Muertos and Halloween. Nina has to get over herself--so she can take care of herself. Kenya tells the artists to go within and cultivate during this season. We brag, express gratitude and express desires. We love baby hugs, candles and tea. Be the light you need, and light a candle to help you. And here are few tips! Plus we shout out all the ladies of #BlackPod, Nina's cousin Shalimar, and remind you all to watch Kelli on Shameless!          Resources from the Episode: Cultivating Gratitude What is SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) & Ways to help it: Full Spectrum Lights            A Bonus, because we love you!             Oprah & Deepak's Meditation              The Good Stuff:            Spa Foot Scrub          Candle ideas Candle scents   Music this week: For the Kids For the Mommies   Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts   And ... Last but not least HIT US UP!!! We want to hear from you    Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com  

We started out talking about #metoo, how its triggering and how as black performers we are often expected to perform our pain. We got angry. It went everywhere from there. Kenya talks about going from a white all girls boarding school to an HBCU. Nina declares she is NOT the Oracle. Around 37 minutes in, airplanes decided to fly really low. Kenya discovers Henry Louis Gates. We talk about "twice as much to get half as far".   Some Learnin' Intersectionality Kimberle Crenshaw Kimberlé Crenshaw: The urgency of intersectionality   Henry Louis Gates' Series, Africa's Great Civilizations: http://www.pbs.org/weta/africas-great-civilizations/about/about-henry-louis-gates-jr/   Some laughter: https://www.youtube.com/user/kliff555   Some Joy: TOP TEN AFROBEAT Songs Of The 2016   HIT US UP!  Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com  

80 degrees to 50 degrees in 2.5 seconds. Welcome to Cleveland. We want warm bread, but "Hips and children do not lie." Nina does not have time for her feelings today. Kenya is #Lit. We saw a commercial on TV. You have to listen to find out what it is (LOL) We remind ourselves of our tools. Nina tries not to speak in hyperbole. Its hard. Kenya helps her get her life together. We channel our inner ThinkingEmoji. We also want a mocha-frappa-venti-whipped-caramel-choco something or other. And pasta, but GOALZ. To Do lists don't work for us anymore… Nina bangs the table. LOL! We learn about Google Rabbit Holes. Everyone needs a nap. These are the LINKS:  Black Women Who Plan & Create: https://www.bwwpc.org/ This week's musical inspiration: "Amel Larrieux-Infinite Possibilities This week's visual inspiration: https://www.facebook.com/bicocacolors/ A couple articles about finding inspiration: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/communication-success/201402/how-unleash-your-creativity-and-find-inspiration-today https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2012/jan/02/top-artists-creative-inspiration A little movement: [Just Dance 3] Boom - Reggaeton Storm A bedtime story: Just Go To Bed by Mercer Mayer | STORY TIME | Babies and Kids Channel Passion Planner:http://www.passionplanner.com/ Some tips to finish the year strong: Remind yourself of your tools, and grab one you don't usually grab Read/watch a biography, article, or video of a person who inspires you. Look at something pretty Rely on your squad for help Twerk something! (this will ALWAYS be a tip!) if you can't twerk, just move GO TO BED (No seriously, rest) HIT US UP!!! Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com    

"Possibility creates pressure" We have to consult with mutha Oprah.   In honor of #WorldMentalHealthDay & #WOCAffirmation Day, we get real. Kenya got 99 problems, and Nina is one! LOL! We create choreography. We read some quotes. We spill some tea. Women have mid-life crisis too. Kenya thinks men use it as an excuse. (Where's the knife?) GenX Women are going through it y'all! Why all these young bucks getting our money? Why do we have so much rage? We decided to drink tea instead of wine…but you can't tell.   #EverybodyGoToBed   Here's the tea, honey: http://www.republicoftea.com/?q=get%20happy   Here's the article: http://www.oprah.com/sp/new-midlife-crisis.html Check it out, its worth the read.   HIT US UP: Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com    

We meet Rashida, from #TeamNina. Kenya cusses and has fun with it. Rashida teaches us that Input + output = expectation and bangs the table, she has questions. She is good with these hands. Nina blames the babies on Rashida. There's no crying in baseball! We go to dark places. Our children are listening. Our bodies are listening…are we?  Oh, also, we learn how to cook cauliflower, sort of. Rediscover yourself. Learn to be selfish. Self-care #OnFleek Find Rashida: On Iron Koi's Website, On Facebook, On Instagram HIT US UP: Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Ask us stuff! Don't forget, Subscribe, Rate, & SHARE!!!  

Kenya is going to learn pole dancing. Corlesia can't choose a favorite song, and says, "My turn!" Mariama teaches us to rest and reminisces about pizza for breakfast & all of our rooms are a hot mess. Nina says now she knows Ava, Lin, Oprah, Lauryn Hill AND Bob Marley. Kenya faints and falls out. Interview with Ms. Mariama Whyte and Ms. Corlesia Smith of the cast of "Simply Simone" onstage at Karamu House, Inc. now through October 8th. Karamu House SIMPLY SIMONE Teaser https://www.karamuhouse.org/ticket-info/19   Mariama's Music: https://mariamawhyte.com/ The song at the end of the end of the episode is Find Your Light:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/find-your-light/id395550528?i=395550545 The PBS Documentary we mention is actually titled: Free to Dance, and it was  a part of the Great Performances Series:Free to dance PBS Upstairs the Web Series: https://www.facebook.com/UpstairsWS/   HIT US UP: Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com And don't forget to subscribe, download, and rate us 5 stars! Keep harmonizing :)

WHY is it so hard to "adult" and take care of yourself outside of an artistic process? We ask these questions and more. Why can't we have Oreos for breakfast? Do we HAVE TO come up with ANOTHER PROCESS? Should we still Code Switch? Not today! What do you do when you aren't "The New Hotness" on the scene anymore? Kenya has Tina Turner legs. Nina is Sade, according to Kenya. Nina cries just a little. Kenya says, "TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?" Nina doesn't know WHAT this song is Kenya is singing…If y'all know, tell us. The word of the day is BOOTYLICIOUS  Here are some tips to refill the well & help you Harmonize: Put on your oxygen mask first Reading books for enjoyment Go outside and get the sunshine Warm towels on your face with a few drops of essential oil Drink infused water to feel fancy Support Black Artists! https://www.karamuhouse.org/ticket-info/19 Self-Care: (Free) http://www.shinetext.com/  (Treat Yo-Self!) http://lavenderspas.com/ Twerkspiration this week: TURN DOWN FOR WHAT - DJ SNAKE & LIL JON by LIL JON Link to full "What's Trending" video report clip: MICHELLE OBAMA: Turnip For What | What's Trending Now HIT US UP: Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com  

IT'S KENYA'S BIRTHDAY Y'ALL!!! We are so excited that we had to invite a special guest, her BFF from the womb, Kelli Hancock! The following statements are the only explanation for this episode: Polar bears are fierce The internet almost ruined Kenya's art Kelli and Kenya may or may not have broken someone out of the hospital on multiple occasions Nina has words...somewhere, kind of, maybe We question the sanity of people without friends Oh, yeah, we are all famous. We are only 2-4 degrees removed from Lin Manuel-Miranda. Also, Ava DuVernay likes Nina's tweets sometimes, so she feels fancy.  Shameless plug for Kelli...she going to be on the first 3 episodes of the new season of Shameless! Go Kelli, its your birthday...no its Kenya's but party like its your birthday!  Oh yeah: BLOOPERS Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: harmonizenk@gmail.com  

Faith and the artist is tricky...Catholic School and the Baptist Church. Rosary beads and Alchemy. Art as sacred space and high praise. Code Noir and dese heauxs ain't ready. Holy hands and where to catch them.  Total Praise by Richard Smallwood Ephesians 6:10-18 Moses Hogan arr of Battle of Jericho Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com  

We are processing y'all. The process: Chicken nuggets, mixed vegetables, applesauce. "Yes, and…" Unlike the artistic process, which has a definite beginning, middle and ending, life's process isn't like that. We talk about "Ya Mama!" (No, not your mama, Nina's play). *WARNING* We get loud at unexpected moments in this episode, PLEASE keep your fingers near the volume control. We talk about Katrina and Harvey. Nina has words, sometimes they are hard to find. New Orleans comes pouring out her mouth, she might sound different. Kenya likes chocolate and wine. Nina writes a poem. Kenya coins a term "SG: Sex is Good"  Let the daddies daddy. Shout out to, "All the Single mommies, all the single mommies…" We bring race into it (when do we not?)…Do we need to have an episode about the devil in children's media? Nina & Jonathan get a date. #grapefruit Donate relief to Communities of Color affected by Harvey: https://www.colorlines.com/articles/how-donate-money-and-other-aid-communities-color-houston General assistance to survivors of Harvey: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/28/546745827/looking-to-help-those-affected-by-harvey-here-s-a-list Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com Like, subscribe, rate and share!

Charlottesville. Its a lot y'all. But we arenot  going to talk about that specifically. Lots of people have said very eloquent things about that. We are talking instead about how we cultivate joy in hard times like this; what we learned from our foremothers and how they expressed love. Comedy. Twerking. Michelle Obama's right to "bare her arms" yep. All of that is in there. We hope it brings you some joy. :)  Harmonize's Tips for Cultivating and Keeping Joy in Trying times: Don't take the burden on of teaching white folks about race Its not your job to teach a class, they have google too Watch Comedy before bed Trust your own instincts Say, "Thank you" often. Cultivate Gratitude TWERK something! Laugh out loud. Often Look to the children and take delight. They access joy easily, copy them   Today's twerking music was the DJ Jubilee Classic "Get It Ready, Ready" which can be purchased here, support the culture: https://www.amazon.com/Get-It-Ready-Explicit/dp/B003YBZZB6   Kenya's Samba pick of the week is, "E Menina" by Sergio Mendez: Sergio Mendes- E Menina (Hey Girl)   Verse of the week: Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV) The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing."     Dancing helps your brain: http://iheartintelligence.com/2017/01/10/dancing-benefits-your-brain/   So does laughing: http://www.laughteronlineuniversity.com/laughter-good-mental-health/   And, we can't forget the babies: https://www.vibe.com/2016/07/care-free-black-kids-2k-16-twitter/   Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com

Life got to us this week so the episode is a little late...and we were up late recording. So we are slap-happy! We talk about EDI (Equity-Diversity-Inclusion), Kenya's International guests and her new nickname, children moving in slow motion, grandma's breakfast and more. Also, Kenya's hands are pretty no matter what she says.    Some EDI terms for reference: Privilege:  is a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people. It is often characteristically invisible to people that have it Agency: a means of exerting power or influence; instrumentality Access: the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use;admittance   Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts!   

We did it y'all! We harmonized and got ourselves to be priority for one weekend (take that balance!) We got to go the movies! We HOLLERED! Kenya went to the family reunion. Nina had a birthday. Kenya knows how to make men look good. Nina gets on her artistic soap box. #ArtOfBeingAWoman Tip is back. It was late, we were giggly, the kids tried to sneak in the door. #GirlsTrip Follow us on FaceBook Instagram @HarmonizePod Twitter: @HarmonizePod Email us!    

Kenya bangs the table. Nina vows to find Ava DuVernay and become her female muse. Ballet is expensive. We get real about race and casting. Oh, and the kids interrupt at the end, because, kids. #HarmonizePod Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod  Instagram: HarmonizePod  Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com

We made plans. God laughed. Life went on anyway, cause Life don't stops! #HarmonizePod Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod  Instagram: HarmonizePod  Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com

When you need the art to survive, but there is no time...what do you do? How do you find art in unexpected places? (also, Hi! We're new here...so the sound on this one...eh... a little wonky. But we figured it out. And future episodes sound better. thanks for sticking with us) Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya  Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com

Nina and Kenya are moms. They are performing artists. They are wives. They are professional. Life is nuts. There is no such thing as "balance" but you can achieve HARMONY. Join us :) Twitter: @HarmonizePod Instagram: HarmonizePod Facebook: HarmonizeWithNina&Kenya  Email us: Harmonizenk@gmail.com