Oye Mi Gente! Podcast

YERRRR! Welcome back to another episode of Oye Mi Gente! Podcast. For this episode, I wanted to do something different. If you’ve been riding with me through my podcast journey, you've noticed how it has changed. I’ve started incorporating, affirmations, breathing exercises, and questions that provoke thought and reflection.  Everything I learned from my Therapy sessions, I try my best to incorporate it in my daily life. I’ve been on this path of healing for a couple of years now, and you have also heard about the things that I have trouble with, like living with Bipolar 2, and how it affects my daily life. My traumas and my search for purpose. This is episode is about my journey in my path to live with purpose.  Credits: Co-Creator, Producer & Host: Viv Moran @blackflowersgrow Co-Creator & Audio Engineer: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing Original Music Compositions by: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing LOGO BY: JOEL BURGOS @joel.burgos FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM! @OYEMIGENTEPODCAST #DIQUEMEDIA

YERRRR! Welcome back to another episode of Oye Mi Gente! Podcast. This week, our guest is mi chochera, dancer extraordinaire, Manny Fernandez. Join us on this heart to heart about our Peruvian Identity, Culture, and returning back to our roots. Manny Fernandez originally from Lima, Peru is a dancer, director, choreographer, and activist who researches, illustrates and creates Afro- Peruvian art. He has worked with many dance companies such as Lakai Dance Theater, Benkadi Drum and Dance and Ballet Russes. He has done most of his training in Boston at the Roxbury center for performing arts, The Dance Complex and has traveled to Peru to train in Afro-Peruvian dance. Being involved in the diaspora dance community for 10 years has inspired him to bring more awareness of Afro-Peruvian culture. He currently works with an eclectic group of artists and educators dedicated to performing, teaching and researching Afro-Peruvian dance and musical forms   Credits: Co-Creator, Producer & Host: Viv Moran @blackflowersgrow Co-Creator & Audio Engineer: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing Original Music Compositions by: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing LOGO BY: JOEL BURGOS @joel.burgos FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM! @OYEMIGENTEPODCAST #DIQUEMEDIA

YERRRR! Welcome back to another episode of Oye Mi Gente! Podcast. This week, our guest is Nathalie Flores of Peruvians of USA Podcast . Join us on this heart to heart about identity and the importance of Peruvian Representation. Nathalie launched the Peruvians of USA podcast on July 28, 2020 with the goal to share the diversity of the Peruvian immigrant experience in the U.S., and explore what it means to be Peruvian in another country. She wants the podcast to serve as a collection of memories - as many of us are first-generation immigrants. Episodes are released every other week and the interviews are conducted in español, English, or Spanglish. The stories shared are deeply personal and each gives a new meaning to what it means to be a Peruvian immigrant. Nathalie hopes the audience listens with an open mind and heart. Ultimately, these stories build a connection between Peruvians in the U.S., Peruvians in Peru, and immigrants around the world.   Credits: Co-Creator, Co-Producer & Host: Viv Moran @blackflowersgrow Co-Creator, Co-Procuder & Audio Engineer: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing Original Music Compositions by: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing LOGO BY: JOEL BURGOS @joel.burgos FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM! @OYEMIGENTEPODCAST #DIQUEMEDIA

YERRRR! Welcome back to a new episode of Oye Mi Gente! Podcast. This week, we’re going to be doing things a little different. A while back, I had a discussion with my mom about our own immigration story and what led us to leave everything and everyone behind for a better life. Initially, this was supposed to be put out last year, but the more I listened to the recording, the More overprotective I became, not just of my mom but of my country and my story as well. Which made me think about our own generational traumas, and how it affects the way we speak about our stories. Credits: Co-Creator, Co-Producer & Host: Viv Moran @blackflowersgrow Co-Creator, Co-Procuder & Audio Engineer: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing Original Music Compositions by: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing LOGO BY: JOEL BURGOS @joel.burgos FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM! @OYEMIGENTEPODCAST #DIQUEMEDIA

Welcome back to another episode of Oye Mi Gente! Podcast. This week, our guest is Peruvian Archivist extraordinaire, Janice Llamoca. Janice Llamoca is an award-winning journalist and podcast producer at VICE News. During her time as a radio producer, she has done stories about history, language access, and culture, and humanizes her stories with compelling voices from communities of color. Her work has been featured in NPR’s Latino USA, The New York Times, NPR’s Code Switch, LA Weekly, Remezcla and more. As a proud Peruvian American, Janice (in her spare time) attempts to convert the English-speaking world to pronounce “l-l-a-m-a” as “Yama” and not “Lama.” Because no one says “tortiLa.”   Credits: Co-Creator, Co-Producer & Host: Viv Moran @blackflowersgrow Co-Creator, Co-Procuder & Audio Engineer: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing Original Music Compositions by: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing LOGO BY: JOEL BURGOS @joel.burgos FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM! @OYEMIGENTEPODCAST #DIQUEMEDIA

YERRRRRR! Welcome back to another episode of Oye Mi Gente! Podcast. This week, our guest is mi chochera, the incomparable Connie Chavez. Join us on this heart to heart about identity, resilience and the importance archiving our stories. Connie Chavez was born in Lima, Peru but calls New York City home. She is a self-taught filmmaker and photographer with a passion for entrepreneurship, solidarity work and visual storytelling. Through her use of filmmaking and photography, her visual activism aims to reeducate and uplift communities.    Credits: Co-Creator, Co-Producer & Host: Viv Moran @blackflowersgrow Co-Creator, Co-Procuder & Audio Engineer: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing Original Music Compositions by: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing LOGO BY: JOEL BURGOS @joel.burgos FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM! @OYEMIGENTEPODCAST #DIQUEMEDIA

YERRRR! Last week’s Episode was all about my struggles living with Bipolar 2 disorder. On this week’s episode, I’ll be busting all the myths and misconceptions about Bipolar disorder. The reason I’m so passionate talking about this subject is because of the negativity that surrounds mental health disorder. What the media displays, the music we listen to, the movies we watch, the conversations we have. We’re so quick to call someone crazy and bipolar when they don't display the characteristics society has placed on us. We take these mental disorders and use them to belittle and insult. This is why it took me so long to talk about it and how it affects my way of life. But I’m not scared anymore. Credits: Co-Creator, Co-Producer & Host: Viv Moran @blackflowersgrow Co-Creator, Co-Procuder & Audio Engineer: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing Original Music Compositions by: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing LOGO BY: JOEL BURGOS @joel.burgos FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM! @OYEMIGENTEPODCAST #DIQUEMEDIA

YERRRR! Welcome back to the 4th season Of Oye Mi Gente! Podcast Thank you so much for sticking with us through another season. This week's episode is super personal to me.  Join me as I have this heart to heart talk with myself while at the sametime try to debunk a whole bunch of myths and misconceptions about people living with Bipolar Disorder.  Bipolar disorder is a neurobiological brain disorder that affects approximately 2.3 million Americans today, or almost 1 percent of the population. Although bipolar disorder usually begins in adolescence or early adulthood, it can sometimes start in early childhood or as late as age 40 or 50. Bipolar II is similar to Bipolar I disorder, with moods cycling between high and low over time. However, in bipolar II disorder, the "up" moods never reach full-blown mania. The less-intense elevated moods in bipolar II disorder are called hypomanic episodes, or hypomania. It is not as extreme as a manic period. A person affected by bipolar II disorder has had at least one hypomanic episode in his or her life. Most people with bipolar II disorder suffer more often from episodes of depression. This is where the term "manic depression" comes from. Credits: Co-Creator, Co-Producer & Host: Viv Moran @blackflowersgrow Co-Creator, Co-Procuder & Audio Engineer: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing Original Music Compositions by: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing LOGO BY: JOEL BURGOS @joel.burgos Recorded at: Funderland Studios FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM! @OYEMIGENTEPODCAST

YERRRR! Welcome back to another episode of Oye Mi Gente! Podcast. This week's episode is Part 2 of our Interview with the amazing writer, author, butch Tia extraordinaire Gabby Rivera! Join us as we continue on this heart to heart talk about joy and the revolution of finding joy amidst all the BS that surrounds and what we carry on our shoulders. Gabby Rivera is a Bronx-born, queer Puerto Rican author on a mission to create the wildest, most fun stories ever. She’s the first Latina to write for Marvel Comics, penning the solo series America about America Chavez, a portal-punching queer Latina powerhouse. Rivera’s critically acclaimed debut novel Juliet Takes a Breath was called “f*cking outstanding” by Roxane Gay and was re-published in September 2019 by Penguin Random House. Currently, Gabby is the writer and creator of b.b. free, a new original comic series with BOOM! Studios. When not writing, Gabby speaks on her experiences as a queer Puerto Rican from the Bronx, an LGBTQ youth advocate, and the importance of prioritizing joy in QTPOC communities at events across the country. Gabby makes magic on both coasts, currently residing in California. She writes for all the sweet baby queers, and her mom.   Recently, Gabby launched a new podcast, called Joy Revolution! Joy Revolution is the podcast that asks how do you prioritize joy? Joy Revolution brings Gabby Rivera and her favorite revolutionary humans together to honor joy in a chaotic world.  As a writer and speaker who focuses on queer Latinx joy, Gabby knows how vital it is to share our experiences and best practices in order to build that healing, abundant joy. And who better to be in conversation with than people whose very existences push against the chaos and uplift their communities. In this new podcast, Gabby asks how folks are rooting joy in their work, personal and spiritual lives. The goal? To share all that good bouncy healing revolutionary joy with all the humans who need it most. i.e. every single one of us You can follow Gabby Rivera on Instagram: @quirkyrican Joy Revolution Podcast Website: GabbyRivera.com   Credits: Co-Creator, Co-Producer & Host: Viv Moran @blackflowersgrow Co-Procuder & Audio Engineer: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing Original Music Compositions by: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing LOGO BY: JOEL BURGOS @joel.burgos   FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM! @OYEMIGENTEPODCAST

YERRRR! Welcome back to another episode of Oye Mi Gente! Podcast. This week's episode features writer, author, butch Tia extraordinaire Gabby Rivera! Join us on this heart to heart talk about joy and the revolution of finding joy amidst all the BS that surrounds and what we carry on our shoulders. Gabby Rivera is a Bronx-born, queer Puerto Rican author on a mission to create the wildest, most fun stories ever. She’s the first Latina to write for Marvel Comics, penning the solo series America about America Chavez, a portal-punching queer Latina powerhouse. Rivera’s critically acclaimed debut novel Juliet Takes a Breath was called “f*cking outstanding” by Roxane Gay and was re-published in September 2019 by Penguin Random House. Currently, Gabby is the writer and creator of b.b. free, a new original comic series with BOOM! Studios. When not writing, Gabby speaks on her experiences as a queer Puerto Rican from the Bronx, an LGBTQ youth advocate, and the importance of prioritizing joy in QTPOC communities at events across the country. Gabby makes magic on both coasts, currently residing in California. She writes for all the sweet baby queers, and her mom.   Recently, Gabby launched a new podcast, called Joy Revolution! Joy Revolution is the podcast that asks how do you prioritize joy? Joy Revolution brings Gabby Rivera and her favorite revolutionary humans together to honor joy in a chaotic world.  As a writer and speaker who focuses on queer Latinx joy, Gabby knows how vital it is to share our experiences and best practices in order to build that healing, abundant joy. And who better to be in conversation with than people whose very existences push against the chaos and uplift their communities. In this new podcast, Gabby asks how folks are rooting joy in their work, personal and spiritual lives. The goal? To share all that good bouncy healing revolutionary joy with all the humans who need it most. i.e. every single one of us You can follow Gabby Rivera on Instagram: @quirkyrican Joy Revolution Podcast Website: GabbyRivera.com   Credits: Co-Creator, Co-Producer & Host: Viv Moran @blackflowersgrow Co-Procuder & Audio Engineer: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing Original Music Compositions by: Marcela Carbajal @uniqbeing LOGO BY: JOEL BURGOS @joel.burgos   FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM! @OYEMIGENTEPODCAST

Bianca Martinez is an extremely proud two-spirit, queer, gender nonconforming Boricua warrior, mental health advocate and self proclaimed bruja by way of New York. Bianca is a co-producer of a new media platform called eres.you and the host of its video podcast eres.Tea Talks. A creative, educator, facilitator and activist, Bianca has spent much of their years working with youth and using their online presence to share resources and intimate stories about their own experiences battling mental illness. A poet by design, Bianca is a lover of all things nature and believes beauty can be found in the darkest of corners. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a condition characterized by difficulties regulating emotion. This means that people who experience BPD feel emotions intensely and for extended periods of time, and it is harder for them to return to a stable baseline after an emotionally triggering event. The cause of borderline personality disorder isn't well understood. Diagnosis is made based on symptoms. Treatments include talk therapy or, in some cases, medications.  It’s estimated that 1.4% of the adult U.S. population experiences BPD. Nearly 75% of people diagnosed with BPD are women. Recent research suggests that men may be equally affected by BPD, but are commonly misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, PTSD or depression.  Borderline personality disorder (BPD) manifests in many different ways, but for the purposes of diagnosis, mental health professionals group the symptoms into nine major categories. In order to be diagnosed with BPD, you must show signs of at least five of these symptoms. Furthermore, the symptoms must be long-standing (usually beginning in adolescence) and impact many areas of your life. Symptoms of BPD include: Fear of abandonment.  Unstable relationships.  Unclear or shifting self-image.  Impulsive, self-destructive behaviors. Self-harm.  Extreme emotional swings.  Chronic feelings of emptiness.  Explosive anger.  Feeling suspicious or out of touch with reality.

In this episode, Viv sits down with brothers, Leo Claudio Jr. & Kenneth Dumeng, to talk about their documentary project, MARIA SE FUE. A documentary that gives a voice to local Boricuas to share their experience and road to recovery after the devastating Hurricane Maria in 2017. Leonardo Claudio Jr. is an entrepreneur, published photographer and videographer born from Puerto Rican parents. Kenneth Dumeng was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and moved to Brooklyn as a young child with his mother. Growing up in the golden era of Hip-Hop he was molded by two cultures having the New York State of mind with a soul from the campo of Puerto Rico. He is a multi-talented artist on the side where he helps locals with creative direction. Leo & Kenneth can be found on IG: @leographic MARIA SE FUE TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8laYcyEOdLY   Follow us: IG: @omgpodcast Our host: @blackflowersgrow Our Audio Engineer: @uniqbeing Original songs by: @uniqbeing  

Carlita Lopez is a Dominican photographer/visual artist born and raised in the Bronx. Her artwork shows her love for her culture and her hometown of NYC with a pop art twist to it. Recently inducted into Swizz Beatz Dean Collection, her art speaks of the Native New Yorker/ Bronx Girl experience, with series such as “Bodega Dreams” and “Merengue”. She has had three solo exhibitions, “Bodega Dreams”,  “The Artist Formerly Known as Carla” and “La Botanica” all held in Uptown, NYC. She has participated in countless exhibitions in NYC, and Art Basel in Miami. One of her biggest inspirations is the musician Prince, to whom she owes a lot of her motivation and drive to, and has paid many an homage to him and his legacy through her art. She hopes to continue to inspire women everywhere to follow their dreams and be themselves.

On Today’s episode, I sat down with Angy Rivera, @askangy on Instagram, we spoke of her and her mother’s story. We touched base on the documentary called “No le digas a nadies”, Don't Tell Anyone, which navigates the difficult reality and double silence Rivera experiences as an undocumented immigrant and survivor of sexual assault. Andy Rivera, A Colombian immigrant, is the Co-Executive Director at the New York State Youth Leadership Council, an undocumented youth led organization fighting for immigrant justice through leadership development and community organizing.

man·i·fes·ta·tion /ˌmanəfəˈstāSH(ə)n,ˌmanəˌfesˈtāSH(ə)n/ nounan event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something, especially a theory or an abstract idea.   A short recap of 2019. Loss, Lessons learned, and my manifestations for 2020.   How are we going to take our power back in 2020?

Kat Lazo is a director, producer and host. The half Colombian – half Peruvian New Yorker has made a name for herself for being a no nonsense Latina who tells it how it is. Her work behind and in front of the camera has been featured by Buzzfeed, Upworthy, Daily News, Latina Mag and HuffPost to name a few. And she’s collaborated on projects with MTV Decoded, Bustle and UbyKotex.  Kat was a video producer for the Latino digital platform Mitú, where she’s most known for her series – “The Kat Call” which she directed, produced, wrote and hosted. “The Kat Call” is a web series that debunks Latino taboos and misconceptions about the Latino community.  The series as a whole has garnered over 14 million views. Currently Kat is working as an Associate Producer for sociopolitical feature documentary about Reggaetón by Mass Appeal and directed by Raquel Cepeda. "..Growing up, she always felt more comfortable surrounded by adults, which made her different than the other kids. How do you fit in after you’ve grown up too fast?' This is the reality for most first born children of immigrants. We carry a lot on our shoulders. In this episode we dove into her parents experience as immigrants and her experience as first generation.

Mixed Media Artist, Bianca Giovanna professionally known as “PeruvianDurags” is a native of Los Angeles. PeruvianDurags recently moved onto her family’s farm in the mountain region of the desert where her family have been landowners for nearly a century. As a mixed media artist this move was necessary in order to further her exploration of her Blackfoot and Peruvian Andean ancestry. PeruvianDurags creates artwork to heal the tattered aspects of her people. Her clothing, paintings, photography, film, music and sculpture are reflective of the spiritual and symbolic artistry of ancient Indigenous warrior masks that gives the viewer or wearer strength and/or a grounded sense of self.  The colors she creates in her paintings & clothing comes from her two thousand year old ancestral practice and/or methodology of crusting the color formation of rocks combined with a binder to connect and create a connection with the essence of the people that surround her during the moment of creation. PeruvianDurags’ believes that learning and teaching is fluid and thereby in constant flux.  As a result, she can often be found teaching battered men & women “calm” through art therapy, and impromptu live art performances. In her spare time, PeruvianDurags teaches healing arts to mentally compromised LA youth.

Whitney is a Brooklyn-based Graphic Designer, Type Artist and Community Builder. When designing her goal is to always give the best representation of her clients vision. Her close attention to detail, strong communication and time management skills helps facilitate this. Along with designing full-time at Scholastic Whitney is also the Ambassador of TypeThursday, a monthly meet up for designers who are interested in letterforms. TypeThursday events have attracted 4,000+ letterform lovers all over the world, including Barcelona, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle. Whitney is responsible for cultivating relationships in these cities in order to help create and support thriving  chapters. Feel free to reach out to her if you'd like to attend a meet up or present your work.  This past Summer she also became a co-host for Ladies, Wine & Design, a non for profit organization empowering women and non-binary creatives in the work field through planned events. There are over 250 chapters worldwide  and her personal goal for the Manhattan chapter is to focus on diversity and making sure everyone feels represented.

Marggie Ponce Valencia was born in New Jersey. She’s the creative director and founder of Bloom NJ.  Bloom NJ is a media platform spotlighting the artistic culture in New Jersey. Their goal is to inspire young minds to get to know their community and be more involved with the underground music scene around them. Margie’s parents are Peruvians from Lima! Her mom is from Chacra Rios and her dad from Barrios Altos. Her parents came here together in 1995. Although her dad had already been in the US earlier on in the 80s, he was traveling back and forth to Peru.  Margie grew up in an artistic family of dancers, singers and musicians. They taught her about Criollo culture and Afro-Peruvian history. Her mother at age 6  and grandmother were part of Victoria Santa Cruz’s group “Teatros Y Danzas Negras Del Peru”.  Later at 15 years old, her mother joined Peru Negro, a musical ensemble founded in 1969 to celebrate and preserve Peru’s black culture and musica criolla. She has earned a reputation from then in Peru as an Afro-peruvian dancer Margie’s father runs a trucking business that was formed by his father in the 80s.

We spoke about his immigration story. His family and how the journey affected him as a child. He was already older than most kids who migrate. His mom risked it all to save their lives. She left everything behind to fight for a better life and the future of her and her 3 kids. A single mother who worked multiple jobs to put food on the table and made sure they had the basics to do well in school and succeed in life. We discussed how the media plays a part in spreading the narrative of the typical immigrante that migrates into the US. Immigration has become such a sensitive topic. It can get pretty tense, especially with all the misleading facts put out by the media. We spoke about the outsourcing of jobs, the jobs that immigrants actually have and type of pay that is allocated to them which is basically exploitation. We spoke about education and the reality of what “benefits” immgrants actually get. We ended the interview speaking on immigration reform and what we can do moving forward.

A two time TEDX Speaker An international Award Winning Author from her 2012 book, a bilingual podcast host of Financially Savvy in 20 minutes, international keynote speaker and educator. Her activities have been featured in the Huffington Post, LA Times, 60 second docs and a Honda commercial as herself a Financial Expert, both have gotten over 2 Million views since it was published. A first generation College Graduate in Finance and International Business with a Masters in Public Administration. She focuses on helping those in debt to keep working towards their financial independence. Born in El Salvador and raised in Inglewood during the LA riots she quickly learned that the lack of higher education and financial illiteracy limits her community of basic human rights and equality in resources. We sat down to discuss her immigration story.

The Quechua Collective of New York was created by a committee of like-minded individuals comprised of native Quechua speakers, heritage speakers, and students from the New York area. Their mission is to preserve and diffuse Quechua languages through workshops, cultural events, and educational programming. Millions of people continue to speak this 1000-year-old indigenous language in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile and Colombia – and the United States. Some say that Quechua language was born from the musical sounds of nature, such as thunder, running water, wind, and bird calls. For this reason, the Quechua Collective of New York uses expressive culture that engages the senses to celebrate and promote Quechua language and culture. It is their desire to support those Quechua speakers living in NYC and allow the language to be shared with the greater community and generations to come.

Touching base on the last two episodes and the direction of this season and the podcast in general. As well as the monumental things that have happen to me this week.

Alejandra Cortez, is an LA native. After graduating college she moved to Chicago and volunteered for a year with a program called City Year. There she discovered her calling to Social Work and uplifting communities. She came back to USC for the MSW program. During her Masters Program, she became involved with the Latino Social Work Caucus, USC Graduate Student Government, and serving on the Greater Cypress Park Neighborhood Council. After graduation, she started her journey as a Clinical Social Worker providing mental health services as a therapist. The Social Changer came about to break the negative stigma in the profession and to highlight how Social Workers are so diverse and impact lives on a daily basis. In this interview, We spoke of her parents story first. Her father had already been traveling back and forth for work. Her mom traveling to the US for the first time and landing in LA. Alejandra is a first generation and an only child. This is her story.

Jacqueline is the founder and host of the Amigapreneur podcast. A podcast that features WOC who are entrepreneurs & creatives. The podcast focuses on life transition, from that place of feeling stuck to taking actions on your dreams. Jacqueline is all about growing the numbers of WOC being represented in all media platforms. Her passion is to help WOC share their stories and take action on their dreams. She recently launched her Awkward Goddess series where she speaks on healing and different spiritual modalities she’s used to help her navigate trauma and let go of past stories. You can find them on her IGTV. On today’s episode, We’ In discussion with Jacqueline about her journey immigrating from Durango, Mexico to the US, survival, triumphs, and Amigapreneur.

Diana Chacon also known as DJ Undocubougie shares her story of how she navigates through society being undocumented and unafraid all while living unapologetically in 2019.

June 2019 marked the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, it also marked the first time WorldPride, the global queer pride event, was held in the US. Andres 'Chulisi' Rodriguez shares his story of how he navigated through society in the 80s and of living unapologetically in 2019.

Our journey to our first Bookcon.

This is the reason why we've been away for so long. One Mi Gente! Podcast has been working on Rebranding itself. New Logo as well as new content. We also touch based on Consistency and Accountability and how they go hand and hand.

Join us in our discussion about Jussie Smolette, Tekashi 69, and R.Kelly's indictment.

Happy Valentine's Day!!! On today's episode we start our discussion on Immigration with what happen to the Atlanta based rapper 21 Savage. After his arrest at the hands on ICE, the rapper faces a complex and punitive series of challenges.  Today, our immigration system is broken, and everybody knows it. Families who enter our country the right way and play by the rules watch others flout the rules. Business owners who offer their workers good wages benefits see the competition exploit undocumented immigrants by paying them far less. All of us take offense to anyone who reaps the rewards of living in America without taking on the responsibilities of living in America. And undocumented immigrants who desperately want to embrace those responsibilities see little option but to remain in the shadows, or risk their families being torn apart. Deportation can happen to anyone, rather they're celebrities or not. Migrating into the US is definitely not a easy affordable task. 

On this Episode we are interviewing the main cast members of the play "She Hates Coffee" written by A.R Garcia. "She Hates Coffee is a 21st century romantic comedy that explores our deepest feelings, the complexity of friendship, relationships and decisions and thats just the guys talking. After being jolted at the altar JADEN is left to figure out love, life and romance again with support of his college buddies Tony and Maurice. Only to discover that the more you try to control life's circumstances the more likely you are to repeat the same mistakes".

As we continue from where we left off on Part-1, we go deeper in conversation on how to present better teaching moments for those who want to actively learn and grow. We also touched base on the recent Ozuna controversy and how misogyny and toxic masculinity plays a huge part in the events that have transpired.

Our first meet-up since 2019!  Catching up with each other and discussing future events, We're also getting into a heavy discussion on Misogyny, Toxic Masculinity, #MenAintShit, and R.Kelly. 

In this episode we recap all the weird moments of 2018, like Kanye West, the death of XXX tentacion, rape apologist, fake activist and fake "wokeness", clout chasing and getting stopped by the cops.