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Some people are fortunate enough to have the movie kind of fairy tale love story. Until it all comes crashing to an end. On today's episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I'm honored to connect with one of those fellow love story members. I feel like they're few and far between. The magical love! Bethel Stevens is the author of the newly released book Not a Cinderella Story-A powerful story of love, loss, and perseverance when life goes off script. As an author, speaker, and mental health advocate, Bethel shares her deeply personal journey as a young widow navigating grief and rebuilding her life.Her work empowers others to reimagine their futures with hope, purpose, and strength.Bethel incorporates insights from bereavement science to shed light on the cognitive and emotional complexities of grief. A first-generation Ethiopian-American, she is passionate about helping others and creating authentic spaces for connection, healing, and community.***A portion of proceeds from her book will be donated to the Pheo-Para Alliance, to support critical cancer research and awareness efforts of pheochromocytoma, the rare disease that her husband courageously battled.Website: reimaginedjourneys.comSocial media: @bethel stevensAnd remember that you can reach out anytime to:sam@samantharuth.comJoin the Griefhab Community:https://www.facebook.com/groups/griefhab7Join Team Ruthless - for multiple support groups every week and EVERY holiday!sam@samantharuth.com(Reach out for the full schedule!)Learn more about becoming a certified coach or a Faces of Grief Author:sam@samantharuth.comAsk me about Griefhab On Demand!sam@samantharuth.com

Bofta Yimam is an Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, International Speaker and the Founder of StoryLede®, a fractional marketing and communications agency that uses storytelling to position companies and their CEOs as industry leaders so they can skyrocket their visibility, impact, and growth.  Before launching StoryLede, Bofta worked as a local and national TV correspondent for more than a decade, including reporting from the White House for CBS News. She is the first Ethiopian-American newscaster to receive an Emmy award and is a sought-after speaker who's spoken in London, Africa, as well as across the U.S. Bofta is the recipient of multiple awards, including the 2023 Women Enterprising Women award. In 2025, Bofta was selected to be on the national forum for WBENC - the largest certifier of women-owned businesses.

⁠Listen now to our special interview with Bofta Yimam, the Founder of StoryLede, Emmy® & Edward R. Murrow Award-Winning Journalist and International Speaker. She is the first Ethiopian-American newscaster to receive an Emmy award.  Today, Bofta leverages her voice and story on a global level by helping leaders and business owners amplify their message, story, and visibility.  From London to Washington, D.C., Bofta has captured global crowds with her dynamic style and presence.In this episode learn how to develop your revenue generating visibility, establish a commanding executive presence and utilize the strategy of savvy storytelling techniques to help you standout from the crowd online or on stage. And while you're at it, get ready to take copious notes as Bofta shares LinkedIn's Insider Secrets to help you grow your reputation as a thought leader in your field!More: For more than a decade, Bofta reported live on the morning and evening news for top TV outlets, including CBS News, The Black News Channel, and EuroNews. From the White House and the historic 2020 election to the Covid-19 response, Bofta has covered a plethora of stories that have appeared across the country. She also previously worked as the Capitol Hill Correspondent for The Black News Channel, where she covered policies and legislation dominating Washington with a special focus on the impact to people of color.This is a must-share episode - Bofta mixes high energy storytelling and insightful content that will motivate you to take action today! Visit StoryLede.com to learn more about Bofta and the benefits of a fractional CMO.

What if the way we support artists is broken, but the answers have been with us all along? Today on Next Economy Now, we're joined by Ethiopian-American vocalist, composer, and cultural activist Meklit Hadero to explore how migration shapes music, why the traditional music industry is collapsing, and how collective economic models could be the key to artists' survival. For full show notes, visit: https://www.lifteconomy.com/blog/meklit-hadero/Send us a textA new cohort of the Next Economy MBA begins March 25th – join us! This nine-month learning journey is designed to provide emerging leaders of the Next Economy with the skills they need to help their organizations thrive.Learn more and sign up for a free intro with one of our facilitators: https://www.lifteconomy.com/mba.Special Offer for NEN Listeners: Use code PODCASTMBA to save 10% on tuition.Support the show

For immigrants to America, so much is new. New culture, new language, new systems, new opportunities.The learning curve is steep. But eventually, someone pushes through to a new level and becomes the first in their community to achieve a goal. Maybe they become the first in their family to graduate from college, or the first to start a small business. Maybe they are the first to purchase farmland or the first to publish a book that integrates their culture into the American story.On Oct. 17, MPR News' North Star Journey Live partnered with Sahan Journal to host a conversation about firsts. What do these trailblazers from immigrant communities have in common? What are the unique rewards and challenges that come with being the first to embark on a new journey?The celebration was hosted by MPR News' Nina Moini, who herself is the first American journalist in her immigrant family, and Sahan Journal digital producer Alberto Gomez. North Star Journey Live: The Firsts Panelists included Chenue Her, the first Hmong man to become a TV news anchor; Rodrigo Cala, who is the first in his family to buy a farm in the U.S.; Michael Vang, one of the first Hmong soccer players to play professionally in the U.S.; Sen. Zaynab Mohamed, the first person under age 26 to win a seat in the Minnesota Senate; Remona Htoo, one of the first Karen children's book authors in the U.S.; and Abenezer Merdassa, an Ethiopian-American comic who found his way into the stand-up world thanks to procrastinating his finals.

For immigrants to America, so much is new. New culture, new language, new systems, new opportunities.The learning curve is steep. But eventually, someone pushes through to a new level and becomes the first in their community to achieve a goal. Maybe they become the first in their family to graduate from college, or the first to start a small business. Maybe they are the first to purchase farmland or the first to publish a book that integrates their culture into the American story.On Oct. 17, MPR News' North Star Journey Live partnered with Sahan Journal to host a conversation about firsts. What do these trailblazers from immigrant communities have in common? What are the unique rewards and challenges that come with being the first to embark on a new journey?The celebration was hosted by MPR News' Nina Moini, who herself is the first American journalist in her immigrant family, and Sahan Journal digital producer Alberto Gomez. North Star Journey Live: The Firsts Panelists included Chenue Her, the first Hmong man to become a TV news anchor; Rodrigo Cala, who is the first in his family to buy a farm in the U.S.; Michael Vang, one of the first Hmong soccer players to play professionally in the U.S.; Sen. Zaynab Mohamed, the first person under age 26 to win a seat in the Minnesota Senate; Remona Htoo, one of the first Karen children's book authors in the U.S.; and Abenezer Merdassa, an Ethiopian-American comic who found his way into the stand-up world thanks to procrastinating his finals.

In episode 222 of Beyond The Story, Sebastian Rusk interviews Dawn Fraser as she discusses the essential frameworks for crafting compelling stories, whether for a TEDx talk or a podcast and emphasizes the importance of connecting with your audience through authentic storytelling.Join Sebastian Rusk and Dawn Fraser to explore the intersections of education, storytelling, and the art of podcasting.TIMESTAMPS[00:01:35] Storytelling and public narrative.[00:05:20] Storytelling frameworks and structures.[00:08:21] Ethiopian American identity exploration.[00:11:22] TED Talk storytelling and takeaways.[00:17:21] TEDx Stanford coaching preparation.[00:19:54] Wrongful convictions and storytelling.[00:22:58] TEDx stage preparation.QUOTES“So a lot of the work that I do now has these two anchors, which is either sharing my own stories and seeing events and teaching people how to do the same.” - Dawn Fraser“So part of my goal is to figure out what is going to be the most authentic version of you today that shows a change in that story from who you were and who you are now… Because keep in mind that our stories might be about us, but in my opinion, they're never for us. They're actually for our audience. They are a blessing, they're a gift so that others can learn from our stories, so people can be inspired.” - Dawn Fraser“I didn't really get that much on the podcasting education side. It actually cost me money and then some to go. But hey, who knows? I can always... My story one day will be that the podcast movement in 2024 led to my six-figure speaking business.” - Sebastian Rusk==========================Need help launching your podcast?Schedule a Free Podcast Strategy Call TODAY!PodcastLaunchLabNow.com==========================SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSSebastian RuskInstagram: Instagram.com/PodcastsSUCKFacebook: Facebook.com/sruskLinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/sebastianrusk/YouTube: Youtube.com/@PodcastLaunchLabDawn FraserInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawnfraser/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawnfraser/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dawnfraseronline/WEBSITEIdeas That Ignite: https://ignite.dawnjfraser.com/==========================PAYING RENT? Earn airlines when you do with the Bilt Rewards MastercardAPPLY HERE: https://bilt.page/r/2H93-5474

In this episode of Soul of Travel, Season 5: Women's Wisdom + Mindful Travel, presented by @journeywoman_original, Christine shares a soulful replay of her conversation with Lebawit Lily Girma as part of our Ethical Content Series.Lily is an Ethiopian-American freelance travel journalist specializing in sustainable tourism and storytelling from both consumer and business perspectives. Lily contributes to various travel publications. A former corporate attorney, Lily ditched her Washington, DC office for the road in 2008 to follow her passion for storytelling and social impact through sustainable tourism. Lily is the founder of Tourism Lens, a hub for travelers and travel industry members to gather around ideas to center nature and host communities as key beneficiaries of travel.Christine and Lily discuss:· Curating stories mindfully and sustainably· The effects of the global pandemic on conversations in travel· The work of Tourism Lens in sharing diverse perspectives and solutions from tourism advocates and leaders from all parts of the travel industry  Join Christine for this soulful conversation with Lebawit Lily Girma.

A conversation between filmmaker Sosena Solomon, designer and urban scholar/theorist Mpho Matsipa, and anthropologist Natacha Nsabimana.  This episode was recorded at e-flux Screening Room before a screening of Merkato, curated by Natacha Nsabimana. Sosena Solomon's Merkato is a documentary tracing the lives of four people as they navigate the demands of life and work in one of the biggest markets in Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Filmed on location in Merkato, before a radical architectural transformation, Solomon's documentary invites us to ask expansive questions about space, architecture, transition, and preservation. Sosena Solomon is an Ethiopian-American social documentary film and multimedia visual artist whose work explores cross-sections of various subcultures and communities in flux, carefully teasing out cultural nuances and capturing personal narratives through arresting visual storytelling. Solomon has worked for many years in the commercial and nonprofit sectors as a director and cinematographer on many short film projects, including Dreaming of Jerusalem, a Discovery-plus original documentary about the Ethiopian-Jewish community in Gondar, and Merkato. She has exhibited work at the Sundance Film Festival, Cinema Africa, Tribeca, and DOC NYC. She earned her BA in Television Production from Temple University and her MFA in Social Documentary film from the School of Visual Arts. Solomon is currently lecturing in the Fine Arts Department at the University of Pennsylvania's Stuart Weitzman School of Design, and working with the Metropolitan Museum of Art to create new digital and in-gallery content that will reframe the Museum's African art galleries. Mpho Matsipa is an educator, researcher, and independent curator.  Matsipa holds a PhD in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, pursued as a Fulbright Scholar. She has curated several exhibitions, discursive platforms, and experimental architectural research including the Venice International Architecture Biennale (2008; 2021); African Mobilities at the Architecture Museum, Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich (2018); and Studio-X Johannesburg, in South Africa (2014–16). Her curatorial and research interests are at the intersection of urban studies, experimental architecture, and visual art. Mpho is an associate curator for the Lubumbashi Biennale, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (2024) and she teaches History and Theory at SCI-Arc. Natacha Nsabimana teaches in the anthropology department at the university of Chicago. Her research and teaching interests include postcolonial critique, musical movements, and the cultural and political worlds of African peoples on the continent and in the diaspora. The African Film Institute aims to create a home and a place of intimacy with African cinema in New York, through developing gradually and organically a viewing program animated by fellowships; a growing library; an active writers' room; and an expanding catalog of recorded dialogs. The African Film Institute draws from the visual cultures that view cinema as an evening school: a popular information system in the service of education, aesthetic experience, and public dissemination—employing a methodology concerning the use of cinema's collective production, and investing in viewing methods informed by different uses of time, visual and textual histories, and social struggles and hopes in mutuality between their own locality and the world at large. The African Film Institute is convened by Christian Nyampeta and hosted by e-flux Screening Room.

Today's episode is our Final podcast for the year 2023 and episode 215. This special state of tourism review will bring you a roundup of how tourism fared and our projections of the sector in 2024.We listened to your feedback and have introduced this new format which will be a regular feature once every month to help you and in particular the travel trade to be abreast with the changes in the industry expected to shape the sector going forward in 2024. To help me run commentary on these issues are four distinguished media personalities versed in tourism and its related sectors. I have Lebawit Lily Girma an award-winning Ethiopian American travel journalist and founder ofTourismLens.com, a platform dedicated to equitable, sustainable tourism and she is currently a full-time travel reporter at Bloomberg News. Naledi K. Khabo, CEO of African Tourism Association. She is a global strategy leader with 25+ years experience across Operations, Marketing and technology. Naledi currently serves as chief executive at the Africa Tourism Association (ATA), a global trade association promoting travel and tourism to Africa and strengthening intra-Africa partnerships. Kingsley D. Uranta is the Assistant General Manager-Operations at Channels Television, Lagos, Nigeria with the sole responsibility of driving strategy/innovation, partnership, corporate communications, and training. He has a robust career in communication spanning over 20 years in a variety of functional and managerial roles. EMELIKE OBINNA is an award-winning journalist with over 12 years of experience. He majors in Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality, which he reports with passion. He heads the Travel and Tourism Desk of BusinessDay, the foremost financial Publication in Nigeria.  

Meklit Hadero is an Ethiopian-American vocalist, songwriter, composer and former refugee, known for her electric stage presence, innovative sound and vibrant cultural activism. Meklit hosts Movement, a transmedia storytelling initiative that lives at the intersection of migration and music.Meklit's performances have taken her to renowned stages across four continents. Her last album topped world music charts across the US and Europe, and was named amongst the best of the year by Bandcamp and The Sunday Times UK. Most meaningfully to her, Meklit is a star in her home country of Ethiopia, after the music video for her song Kemekem and her TED Talk went viral there, the latter garnering over 1.3 million views.Meklit has collaborated with renowned artists such as Kronos Quartet, Andrew Bird, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and the late creator of funk music, Pee Wee Ellis. She is currently signed to Smithsonian Folkways, with two records set for release in 2024.---Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, Nun With a Musical Gift, Dies at 99---If you like this advice from Meklit, check out this episode with Abigail Bengson!---Become a Best Advice Show patron to help ensure the sustainability of this show. Thank you!---We live @ https://bestadvice.show/ and on IG @bestadviceshow

Today is the release day of Berhana's second full-length album, Amén: የዘላን ህልም/. Berhana is a an Ethiopian-American singer-songwriter born and raised in Atlanta, and gained notoriety after his song "Grey Luh" featured in Donald Glover's television series, "Atlanta." His new album dives into his Ethiopian roots, and also comes with an album-length short film, "The Nomad's Dream." Amén: የዘላን ህልም/ is out today, and Berhana joins us for a Listening Party.

Ethiopian-American artist Berhana joins us to talk about his new album Amén የዘላን ህልም (The Nomad's Dream), his journey with understanding and appreciating his identity, and the greatest song he's ever heard in his entire life, "Wede Harer Guzo" by Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band   Amén የዘላን ህልም (The Nomad's Dream) is out October 20th wherever you listen to music. You can follow Berhana on instagram or twitter @berhana   @gr8songpod on twitter, instagram, and tiktok @InterranteScott on twitter Creative Production by Katherine Mohr Theme music: "Kratos In Love" by Skylar Spence Mixing Assistance by Michael Isabella Podcast Art designed by Roger Feeley-Lussier

Tewabech Genet Stewart, an Ethiopian-American, was born and raised in Liberia, West Africa. Tewabech spent 22 years in Florida's child welfare system, and now she advocates for justice-centered practices that support families.This show is part of the SafeCamp Audio podcast network. Learn more at SafeCampAudio.org.

Bofta Yimam has quite the story. After an award winning career in television journalism, where she was always on the move, Bofta felt called to shift gears and apply her skills in a new field. That's when she created StoryLede, a minority owned, female led marketing agency with the expertise to help businesses and individuals reach their strategic vision.  Bofta found that too many people were “burying the lede,” or not focusing on the human elements that made their story unique. How could a donor or customer trust you if they didn't know who you were or what set you apart? With StoryLede's services, your story becomes essential to your brand, and you are given the tools to communicate that message to the masses consistently and effectively.  Today, Bofta and her team work with clients around the globe, communicating their organization's messages through the age-old art of storytelling. The results have been impactful, with some clients tripling their revenue as a result of their newfound brand visibility. Now, Bofta wants to help you overcome any fears you might have and get your vision in front of customers or donors who want to listen. Tune in to

In this episode, Christine hosts a soulful conversation with Lebawit Lily Girma, an Ethiopian-American freelance travel journalist specializing in sustainable tourism and storytelling from both consumer and business perspectives. Lily contributes to various travel publications, primarily Bloomberg Pursuits, and her writing and photography have been published over the years in BBC, CNN, Skift, National Geographic Traveller UK, Travel & Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, and Sierra, among others. Lily ditched her Washington, DC law office in 2008 to follow her passion for storytelling and social impact through sustainable tourism. She hasn't looked back since and splits her time between Maryland and the Dominican Republic, where she has family on both ends.Lily recently launched Tourism Lens, a hub for travelers and travel industry members to gather around ideas to center nature and host communities as key beneficiaries of travel. Christine and Lily discuss:Transitioning from law to travel writingEarly career decisions and writing for travel guidebooksCurating stories mindfully and sustainablyThe effects of the global pandemic on conversations in travelThe work of Tourism Lens in sharing diverse perspectives and solutions from tourism advocates and leaders from all parts of the travel industryJoin Christine now for this soulful conversation with Lebawit Lily Girma.

In this episode, Ethiopian-American author Maaza Mengiste and Italian artist and photographer Laura Fiorio sit down with ECCHR General Secretary Wolfgang Kaleck. The conversation centers on the colonial history of Italy in Ethiopia. Mengiste talks about the often overlooked role of women in Ethiopia's fight against Italian occupation during World War II, and Italian artist Fiorio talks about her work “My fascist Grandpa.” Both bring their perspectives to contextualize photography and its manifold meaning and ability to hold and tell truths.   © Vittoria Trovato / Laura Fiorio © Nina Subin / Maaza Mengiste

On this episode of Red Carpet, we have African artists showing support for the victims of the conflict in East Congo, a surf project empowering women in São Tomé, and Ethiopian American filmmaker' Nate Araya's documentary tells stories of successful black-owned business founders in America.

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Reesa Woolf, Ph.D. on Confident Speakinghttps://confidentspeaking.com/www.LinkedIn.com/in/reesawoolfphdMekdela, M.A. author of "Plus Size"WEBSITE: https://plussizebook.com/TWITTER & TikTok: @plussizebook Sonali Dev author of "The Vibrant Years"amazon.com/TheVibrantYearsSigned Copies of The Vibrant Years from https://www.andersonsbookshop.com/https://sonalidev.com/=====================================Reesa Woolf, PhD is an International TED Talk Trainer, Keynote Speaker and Author with more than 30-years of experience preparing CEOs and their teams to speak with Confidence. She is an expert in demystifying and eliminating Fear of Public Speaking. Her latest book is Mr. Bear Speaks Without Fear: The Easiest Way to Learn the Hardest Subject. https://confidentspeaking.com/Mekdela is an Ethiopian-American writer, advocate, and organizer. She is a contributor of the anthology, “Pan African Spaces: Essays on Black Transnationalism.” Her work has been featured in the North England Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Pennycress Zine. She is an avid student of Feminist and Critical Race theory. Her latest work, "Plus-Size: A Memoir of Pop Culture, Fatphobia, and Social Change” chronicles the rise of the body positive movement and body positivity through pop culture reviews and personal reflections. https://plussizebook.com/Sonali Dev is a USA Today bestselling author who writes Bollywood-style love stories that explore universal issues. Her novels have been named Best Books of the Year by Library Journal, NPR, the Washington Post, and Kirkus. She has won numerous accolades, including the American Library Association's award for best romance, the RT Reviewer Choice Award for best contemporary romance, and has been listed for the Dublin Literary Award. Sonali Dev's humorous and inspiring new novel The Vibrant Years takes readers into the particular experiences of Indian-American women, walking the often-precarious line between traditional expectations and twenty-first century aspirations. https://sonalidev.com/

Tammer Abiyu starts by telling his parents story of participating in the resistance against the Derg regime in 1970s Ethiopia and then coming to the U.S. as refugees, meeting in Washington DC, and settling in New Jersey.  He then talks about his experience growing up in an Ethiopian immigrant home in New Jersey, and navigating his Ethiopian-American identity.  Tammer shares how his interest in travel developed, how he fell in love with Japan, and why Tokyo is his favorite city.  Matt and Tammer also reflect on their respective trips to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and why it is so important to travel there. Tammer then opens up about his first trip to Ethiopia at age 20 and how significantly it impacted him.  Next, he talks about his path to becoming a full time digital nomad and shares his experience on his first Remote Year trip.  Matt and Tammer then reflect on their experience summiting Mount Kilimanjaro together.  They talk about the physical preparation, mental preparation, getting the right gear, and describe the final push to the summit at midnight in sub-zero conditions.  They also talk about the power of hiking it with a close knit group, and share their lessons and tips for others interested in summiting Mount Kilimanjaro.  FULL SHOW NOTES AVAILABLE AT: www.TheMaverickShow.com

Sanjay Sujanthakumar interviews reigning NWSL defender of the year Naomi Girma (perhaps the USWNT's top centerback now?) about everything from her Ethiopian-American upbringing to her academic work in "symbolic systems." And then Greg and Belz recap the two friendlies against Germany. Last non-USMNT episode before we happily enter the World Cup gauntlet.----Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes (more than 50 this year) by signing up for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Mekdes Haddis is a sought after Millennial African Missiologist and thought leader whose voice is challenging the Church to undo its “missions as usual” ethos. Her work is a clarion call to redefine missions from charity giving to disciple making and justice seeking.In 2020 Mekdes created an online community “Just Missions” with the purpose of helping missionaries, receivers of missionaries and ministry leaders engage with one another on an open platform and discuss the harmful effects of western missions.The group gives westerners the chance to hear from the receivers of missions without the financial power dynamic that typically robs them from openly discussing the truth. Her hope is that these conversations will lead to a wholesome method of supporting and equipping local churches and their leaders without the focus being on the one who is sent but rather the ones God wants them to reach. Mekdes Haddis is the founder and executive coach of Just Missions, an online community that elevates diaspora voices and equips Western allies to become mutual partners for the work of the gospel. Originally from Ethiopia, she moved to the United States in 2003 and earned a BS in communications from Liberty University and a master's degree in organizational leadership from Columbia International University. She is also the project director of the Racial Justice and Reconciliation Collaborative for the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE).Haddis has worked in several churches, building discipleship and outreach strategies that are holistic in their approach to include people on the margins. She and her family live in South Carolina.Her book is: A Just Mission: Laying Down Power and Embracing Mutuality.The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen. Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life

Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Mekdes Haddis is a sought after Millennial African Missiologist and thought leader whose voice is challenging the Church to undo its “missions as usual” ethos. Her work is a clarion call to redefine missions from charity giving to disciple making and justice seeking.In 2020 Mekdes created an online community “Just Missions” with the purpose of helping missionaries, receivers of missionaries and ministry leaders engage with one another on an open platform and discuss the harmful effects of western missions.The group gives westerners the chance to hear from the receivers of missions without the financial power dynamic that typically robs them from openly discussing the truth. Her hope is that these conversations will lead to a wholesome method of supporting and equipping local churches and their leaders without the focus being on the one who is sent but rather the ones God wants them to reach. Mekdes Haddis is the founder and executive coach of Just Missions, an online community that elevates diaspora voices and equips Western allies to become mutual partners for the work of the gospel. Originally from Ethiopia, she moved to the United States in 2003 and earned a BS in communications from Liberty University and a master's degree in organizational leadership from Columbia International University. She is also the project director of the Racial Justice and Reconciliation Collaborative for the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE).Haddis has worked in several churches, building discipleship and outreach strategies that are holistic in their approach to include people on the margins. She and her family live in South Carolina.Her book is: A Just Mission: Laying Down Power and Embracing Mutuality.The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen. Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life

The AGC Experience podcast features our AGC Talks speakers sharing their message in an audio podcast that you can listen to from anywhere. Listen in to our recent AGC Talks featured guest. Listen as Tesfahun Hailu shares How to Tell Your Story a motivational talk with AGC Minneapolis Nov 2021. Whose job is it to know and tell our story? Our parents? Our close friends? How long has it been since you've documented your progress? Why is it difficult to tell our story? In this talk I will discuss some of these few things to help you all on how to tell your story. Learning Objectives: The power of your story Discovering what your story is Fail & Fail Forward Consistency  Speaker Bio: My name is Tesfahun Hailu but my friends call me Tez. I am a first-generation Ethiopian American creative Firestarter currently based in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. My craft ranges from music, digital design, film, and much more. I am Creative Director of Silent Echo Studios, a host on The Echo Effect Podcast, and also a Director at EIDS Cleaning and Consulting. I draw joy from continuously failing forward while attempting to solve problems that affect not only my life but also my community.  AGC Accelerated Global Connections is a business networking organization that helps connect business professionals globally through in person networking, motivational talks, and online social profiles. To learn more about AGC and membership in this growing organization.  Visit https://www.joinagc.com/  

Hermela Aregawi is an Ethiopian American journalist who's been covering the war in Ethiopia and pushing back against imperialism in the Horn of Africa. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

Fans of the U.S. women's national soccer team have been hearing the same names for quite a few years. But now, a new generation of players is starting to take over. Today, reporter Gwendolyn Oxenham gives us an inside look at one of those up-and-coming stars -- 22-year-old defender Naomi Girma -- and explains how her unlikely rise to stardom was fueled by an entire community of people. Plus, why Girma, a first-generation Ethiopian-American, represents a new kind of American women's soccer star. Read Gwen's full story about Naomi Girma.Check out her podcast, Hustle Rule: The Untold Stories Of Women's SoccerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Listen to the Sun. May 1, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the commemorations held around the world for May Day, International Workers Day; the war in Ukraine is continuing while the United States administration has pledged another $33 Billion in assistance to Kyev; an Ethiopian American journalist has accused the western media of supporting the forces seeking to destabilize the Horn of Africa state; and Sudanese democratic forces have reiterated to the international community that they will not relent until the military is removed from power in the oil-rich state. In the second hour we look in-depth at the deal between the UK and Rwanda over the resettlement of migrants. Finally, we review some of the most pressing and burning issues of the day.

With the forthcoming publication of her debut short story collection, A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times, Meron Hadero takes us inside her process of writing short stories revealing how she creates a new, overarching narrative by presenting them as a collection. Over months of conversation with presenter and producer Sonia Paul, and in separate audio diaries and recordings with others in her life, Meron reflects on the themes she is attracted to as an Ethiopian-American writer and explores what it's like to create the space between Ethiopia and the United States with the turn of the page. She shares the nuts and bolts of publishing such a book - from determining the order of stories to working through edits, to deciding on a book cover along with dedications and acknowledgments - she pulls back the curtain to reveal the detailed thought process behind every decision.

For most teenagers, standing at the threshold of adulthood is both exciting and overwhelming - especially right now with so much uncertainty in the future. In this episode, Laura talks with Welela, a high school senior and first-generation Ethiopian- American, about the fraught landscape of young adulthood. She shares with Laura the impact family, friends, traditional Ethiopian values, reflection and prayer have on her life. And how with humor she's able to mitigate the overwhelm that feels ever-present, whether due to social media, being over-scheduled, or the push towards perfectionism.To learn more about this podcast, Laura's work, and The Trauma Stewardship Institute, or to email a question you'd like Laura and her guests to respond to, please click here, or call 360-228-5804 and leave us a voicemail. 

Writer and photographer Maaza Mengiste joined host Bhakti Shringarpure in the studio to discuss the expanding boundaries of African literature today. While the days of African literary tourism are behind us, there still remain significant challenges to overcome in Western publishing. Recent focus on literature from East Africa illustrates that the region's unique literary output often grapples with difficult histories of war and violence. Though Mengiste resides in the US, she continues to produce writing about her home country, Ethiopia, and offered carefully considered answers about what may constitute Ethiopian literature today. Maaza Mengiste is an Ethiopian-American writer whose novels include Beneath the Lion's Gaze and The Shadow King, which was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize. She is the editor of Addis Ababa Noir and the recipient of several prestigious fellowships including an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature, a DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Fellowship, a Cullman Center for Scholars and a Fulbright Fellowship. She has also written for The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, Granta, theGuardian, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and BBC. Mengiste has served on the Advisory Board for Warscapes magazine and we appreciate her support for us over the years. Bhakti Shringarpure is the Creative Director of the Radical Books Collective and the host for their BookRising podcast.

Hello loves, welcome to the Gursha Guide Podcast, hosted by your resident gursha guide, Mahlet. I'm a wellness astrologer who coaches high-achievers to heal the hustle and fuel success with cosmically aligned wellness. Growing up first-generation Ethiopian-American, I followed every immigrant parent's dream of going to a great college, graduating from law school, and starting my promising career in a commercial law firm. Until I realized that no amount of money and career success could make up for my chronic anxiety, stomach aches, and there wasn't enough wine in the world to drown how I felt about practicing law. After years of investing into my wellness, eating vegan, quitting drinking, meditating, and working on my relationship with my body image, I realized the true power behind my success was rooted in my wellness and caring for myself had to become the fuel for my dreams. The Gursha Guide Podcast is where I share my favorite ancient wellness wisdom, vegan cooking adventures, astrological insights, and take you along on my journey of healing the mind, body, and soul in alignment with the world around us. Gursha is the Ethiopian practice of hand-feeding a loved one a bite of food. But there is a superstition that only one Gursha will actually curse the relationship between the two people, which inevitably leads to a second gursha. The Gursha Guide Podcast is my way of inviting you to explore a new perspective on wellness, redefining what soul-centered success looks like, and falling in love with your own magic. Join the community by subscribing and taking your first step in your cosmic wellness journey. Website & Offerings: justonegursha.com Book Your Birth Chart Reading: http://justonegursha.com/readings/ Connect with me on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justonegursha/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@justonegursha?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/justonegursha

We are back in 2022too for season 3 with Hillina Jarso. Hillina is an Ethiopian American comedian, witty, smart and very talented - we got to chop it up and dive in about comedy, life, and everything in between. Tune in for this awesome episode and follow Hillina @hillinajarsocomedy

Spotlight: ETHIOPIA This Real Fiction episode focuses on the under-reported story of the Ethiopian-American mobilization in the nationally watched Virginia Governor's Race in November 2021. Traditionally, Democratic voters, Ethiopian-American voters turned out in large numbers for Governor-elect (Republican) Glenn Youngkin. Mesfin Tegenu, Chair of the American Ethiopian Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), explains how the protest vote against the Biden Administration's foreign policy during the Ethiopian crisis marks the beginning of long-term electoral strategy.

Interview with Yene Damtew Yene Damtew has made quite a name for herself as a go-to for unsurpassable standards of fashion-forward hairdressing. Being a self-starter far into her youth, Yene styled hair out of her parent's home and enrolled herself early into cosmetology school at age 16. Upon graduating, the Ethiopian-American, California native launched her career and within six months she packed her bags and moved to Washington, DC, to become a hair stylist to the Obama Family. This life changing position allowed her to take her skills beyond the chair, collaborating with makeup artists and fashion designers doing covers and complete editorial shoots. Her standard of excellence in both high fashion and classical hair, energetic attitude, tireless work ethic and her insatiable desire to keep learning has kept her far ahead of the game. Publications including Allure, GQ, Vogue, The Michelle Obama Podcast and others have featured her, noting her “Good Hair is Healthy Hair” philosophy with a modern edge keeps a roster of Hollywood and political elite happy and coming back. With over 15 years of experience, Yene has worked in almost all areas of the industry. In 2015, Yene earned her Bachelors of Business Administration from Marymount University. She has opened two locations of Aesthetics Salon where she has created an inclusive community of top- rated stylist that fully embrace the concept of connecting and educating the everyday woman on haircare. In 2019 she launched her business mentoring program, The Academy which teach hairstylist how to focus on concise business strategies. Though currently busy with her own expansion, she still makes time to give back to the community and is an active board for empowering groups like The Color Vision and Habesha Networks. Connect with Yene Damtew https://www.instagram.com/yenedamtew/ https://www.yenedamtew.com/ News from The Tease https://www.thetease.com/4-easy-ways-to-prep-your-hair-for-the-fall/ https://www.thetease.com/meet-clics-the-industrys-first-ai-enabled-digital-hair-color-studio https://www.thetease.com/channel-your-inner-parisienne-with-these-6-hairstyles/ Find More from TheTease: Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/readthetease/ (readthetease) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/kellyehlers/ (KellyEhlers) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/eljeffreycraig/ (eljeffreycraig) Web: http://www.thetease.com/ (TheTease.com) Email: VolumeUp@TheTease.com Credits: Volume Up is a Tease Media production. This episode was produced by Monica Hickey, Steven Jotterand, and Madeline Hickey.

One year ago this month, a conflict broke out in Ethiopia when the TPLF -- the country's former ruling party -- attacked government forces in what it claimed was a preemptive strike. Thousands have been killed and millions have been displaced. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has accused the US of backing the TPLF to overthrow his government. Hermela Aregawi, an Ethiopian-American journalist of Tigrayan descent, argues that Western media has distorted the Ethiopian war in support of sanctions and regime change, at the cost of many lives. Guest: Hermela Aregawi. Independent journalist focusing on the conflict in Ethiopia. https://twitter.com/HermelaTV

In this episode of Revolt Black News Weekly, Eboni K Williams and panelists examine the Astroworld travesty and if Travis Scott's career is truly over. Derrian Perry, LaToya Evans, and Morten Thanning Vendelo join for perspective on the events, while looking back at previous debacles... were other music artists able to bounce-back historically?In the trial of the three white men who plead not guilty to charges of murder, aggraved assault, and false imprisonment in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, only 1 of 12 Jurors are Black. As the trial heads into Day 6, this panel dissects how that jury representation will or won't equate to justice. Criminal Defense attorney Bernarda Villalona, Transformative Justice Coalition Founder Barbara Arnwine, and Brunswick Activist Triana Arnold James join.RBN Special Correspondent Kennedy Rue McCullough takes us through this week's Entertainment Round-Up which includes a reimagining of The Preacher's Wife, the ‘Atlanta' Season 3 trailer, and Ye's Drink Champs interview that broke the internet. Daryl Archie and Blue Telusma join in conversation.The conflict between the Ethiopian Federal Government and Tigray's Regional State has surpassed one-year. The government is now allegedly asking retired soldiers to arm-up, while TPLF are reportedly miles away from the capital city of Addis Ababa. As the panel examines the conflict and its impending escalation in the capital, the Guests will address the question - what exactly is this region on the brink of? Ethiopian-American journalist Hermela Aregawi, Community Organizer Nebiyu Asfaw, and Professor of Political Science at UCLA Edmond J. Keller join. Our final segment will tease our “Black Safety” panel for the Revolt Summit in Atlanta this week, where victims' families who've lost loved ones to violence will share personal stories as we try to get to solutions to make Black safety first a priority. The conversation will air in its entirety on RBNW next week. 

November 4 is the one year anniversary of the TPLF attacks on the Ethiopian government's Northern Command base, kicking off a brutal war. The TPLF is now advancing towards Addis Ababa, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency. The U.S. government has continued to condemn Ethiopia for fighting back against the TPLF insurgency, leading many Ethiopians to believe that Washington is supporting a violent coup in their country. Hermela Aregawi is an Ethiopian-American journalist of Tigrayan descent who has been relentlessly attacked and smeared for calling out biased media reporting on the conflict. She joined Rania Khalek to discuss this and more.

Today's episode is with peacemaker, author, speaker, and advocate Diana Oestreich and we discuss her book ” Waging Peace” and why this book spoke to me. I select some of my favorite passages of her book that resonated with my experience and is the story of so many active duty and veterans across the world. We discuss how we met and what it's like leaving the wilderness and connecting with others who desire friendship and community. Diana shares what it means to love people and treat people like they actually matter. We delve into the military industrial complex, military culture, and the culture of fear. Diana and I talk about the importance of naming sexual assault, suicide, racism, and other issues we witnessed and/or experienced. Diana Oestreich is a Combat Soldier turned Peacemaker. She heard God's call to love her enemies in the most unlikely place: on the battlefield of the Iraq war. Diana is an Activist, Veteran, Sexual assault nurse, and relentless practitioner of Peace. Whether speaking across the country or in Iran and Iraq or at her son's middle school in Minnesota she empowers us to identify political or religious divides to cross our own “enemy lines” in order to wage peace. Because Justice and Joy can't wait. Diana is the founder of The Waging Peace Project, a movement activating everyday peacemakers to commit acts of courage for the sake of justice + joy, rooted in a relentless belief in the power of love to transform ourselves and the world around us. Her first book was Amazon's #1 New Release in War and Peace. Waging Peace exposes the false divide between loving our country and living out our faith's call to love our enemies–whether we perceive our enemy as the neighbor with an opposing political viewpoint, the clerk wearing a head-covering, or the refugee from a war-torn country. By showing that us-versus-them is a false choice, this book will inspire each of us to choose love over fear. Diana, her partner Jake and their two sons, Bridger and Zelalem live along the shores of Gitche Gumme on unceded Ojibwe land. She is raising her Black son to know his worth and her white son to work for justice. They are an Ethiopian-American family woven together through adoption and a shared love for bad jokes and competitive card games. www.dianaoestreich.com https://www.dianaoestreich.com/waging-peace-project https://www.facebook.com/DianaKOestreich https://www.instagram.com/dianaoestreich Diana's work has been featured on: Government for Grown Ups by Sharon McMahon, For the Love Podcast with Jen Hatmaker, Preemptive Love Coalition, Red Letter Christians, Red River radio, Duluth News tribune, Veterans for Peace, League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women, Duke Endowment, National Rural Assembly, Alworth Center for the study of Peace and Justice studies, Micah Synagogue, Forging Peace Conference, Womens Speakers Collective, Rural Women's Summit, Community College of Denver Military Sexual Trauma Panel and many podcasts across the land.

Spend an hour with three brilliant female authors, writing from and about multiple corners of the globe—India, the Middle East, North Africa, South America, the United States—with woman-focused stories. Meet Dubai-based Indian author Avni Doshi, Ethiopian-American novelist Maaza Mengiste and Chilean author Alia Trabucco Zerán. The event is co-presented by Words Without Borders and moderated by Karen Phillips, its executive director.

In this week's episode, Kendra talks with Meron Hadero about her short story, “Street Sweep”, which recently won the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing. Plus, Didi sent along questions for Meron too! #TeamWork Thanks to our sponsors! House of CHANEL, creator of the iconic J12 sports watch. Always in motion, the J12 travels through time without ever losing its identity. Try MUBI for 30 Days at MUBI.com/ReadingWomen Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned AKO Caine Prize for African Writing - About the Prize Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing Didi's Introduction to the AKO Caine Prize Didi's Q&A with Iryn Tushabe Didi's Q&A with Meron Hadero Didi's Q&A with Doreen Baingana Books Mentioned “Street Sweep” by Meron Hadero A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times: Stories Meron Recommends The Other Shortlisted Cain Prize Authors What it Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories by Danielle Evans The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste Addis Ababa Noir (Akashic Noir) edited by Maaza Mengiste About the Author Meron Hadero is an Ethiopian-American who was born in Addis Ababa and came to the U.S. via Germany as a young child. She is the winner of the 2020 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing. Her short stories have been shortlisted for the 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing and published in Zyzzyva, Ploughshares, Addis Ababa Noir, McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, The Iowa Review, The Missouri Review, New England Review, Best American Short Stories, among others. Website | Twitter | Facebook CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Miki Saito with Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vagabon, Vieux Farka Touré, Mary Lattimore and Mereba discuss the impact family can have on musical journeys, the perks and perils of collaborating with other musicians, and how cultural origins can mean that a musical life is looked down upon. This week's host is Laetitia Tamko, better known as Vagabon. Born in Cameroon and growing up in New York City, Vagabon's music fuses pop, indie and punk. Her debut album Infinite Worlds was released in 2017, taking influence from a huge span of genres, everything from post-punk to dream pop. She performs in both English and French, and recently released a track with Courtney Barnett. She's joined by Ethiopian-American singer, songwriter and producer Mereba. She released her debut record The Jungle is the Only Way Out in 2019, and has since collaborated with 6lack, J.I.D and other breakout artists from America's exciting hip-hop and R&B scenes. Vieux Farka Touré is the son of legendary Malian guitarist Ali Farka Touré, and has carved out his own legacy as a musician, taking influence from West African rhythms, blues, and rock. Finally, Mary Lattimore is a harpist from Los Angeles who has played alongside Thurston Moore, Jarvis Cocker, and Kurt Vile. Her music takes simple components, often just a harp and loop pedal, and creates vast, experimental soundscapes.

This week our guest is Tsehaitu Abye. Tsehaitu Abye is a social strategist, entrepreneur, startup fixer, Founder of Black Dragon Breakfast Club, and a rising singer-songwriter. As an Ethiopian American growing up between Philadelphia and Hawaii, Tsehaitu gained unique perspectives of identity, race, class, immigration, community organizing, and leadership. We talk about building trust and space with other black folks to create the way we would like to and build in a way that we do not feel taken advantage of. Asking the real question of.. are hobbies really a thing? What the fuck are they? Exorcising people from your life who are only living for trauma porn and political organizing at a nonprofit vs union organizing/grass roots organizing. How the search for a woman producer was important for the creative process because men stay trying to take advantage of situations and not respecting women for their talent and only taking advantage of the situation to score a date or whatever else is on their minds. How the pressure of trying to be perfect in friendships, romance, work, can distract from the beauty of learning as you go and not being hard on yourself. Tsehaitu is an internet friend who has become an inspiration and passionate in real life force of nature. We go deep in this one and hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. One Fair Wage Tsehaitu's Links: INSTAGRAM BLACK DRAGON BREAKFAST CLUB SOUNDCLOUD You can find more information about Tsehaitu, our podcast, and leave a comment about the episodes at our website: www.plantainsandgin.com/creativesondeck You can support us by following us on Instagram (@creativesondeck) and sharing our podcast with your friends. Have a question? Email us at creativesondeck@gmail.com

Aden Yaregal is an LA-based first-gen Ethiopian American working towards cultivating an executive-level career in television development to bring communities together through representation and diverse storytelling. Currently, Aden is co-producing the Greater Film Festival and working with the Enclave Entertainment Group as a development coordinator and script reader. Previously, Aden began her career in telecoms sales and media before shifting full-time into entertainment. Show Notes: (00:03:56) Aden's Background (00:07:14) Resistance from parents (00:08:44) Having the courage to quit your job (00:11:53) TV to make sense of the world (00:14:03) Why are they ready to hear her story? (00:15:40) The power of global stories (00:20:03) Nollywood (00:20:30) Romance example in different cultures (00:22:09) Overused storytelling tools or limitations to play with (00:24:39) Undercutting the value of our own interests (00:28:03) What Aden is less excited about in storytelling (00:31:48) Seeing yourself reflected in the characters you watch (00:37:33) Staying focused (00:39:34) Finding Peer Groups (00:42:30) Saying Yes to everything (00:45:37) Connecting with people (00:48:34) Stop comparing yourself to other people (00:54:47) Difficulties when you're interested in a topic a at young age (00:56:01) Exploring careers (01:00:35) Never stagnating (01:07:25) Awareness (01:10:15) Recommended books (01:12:40) Recommended shows (01:15:59) Final Thoughts (01:16:53) If you had a billboard, what would it say? (01:17:58) Connecting with Aden --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/feedingcuriosity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/feedingcuriosity/support

As part of "Movement,” an ongoing series from The World about the lives and work of immigrant musicians, Ethiopian American musician Meklit Hadero recounts conversations with fellow musicians in Ethiopia about the unifying role of music and culture amid the conflict in Tigray.

HOW TO BUILD YOUR GARDEN is a month long IG Live series for Dig3x. We bring our friends on to discuss how they're building their spiritual, personal, and creative gardens. For our first episode, we're joined by Wengel Kifle who's been working with us as our Assistant Producer. Wengel is a 23-year-old Ethiopian-American who recently graduated from Middlebury College having studied Sociology and Politics. Her other interests include the arts, spirituality, travel, and connecting to the natural world while attempting to navigate life through compassion and joy. FOLLOW US: WENGEL KIFLE: https://www.instagram.com/wengel_abera/ DIG3x: https://www.instagram.com/dig3x/

What’s Happening in Ethiopia: On the weekly program, The Influencers, Ethiopian-American activist Seenaa Jimjimo of the Oromo Legacy Leadership & Advocacy Association (OLLAA) and Karl Von Batten of Von Batten-Montague-York, join cohosts Richard Levick of LEVICK and Julian Pecquet, Editor of Foreign Lobby Report, to provide perspective on what’s happening in Ethiopia and how the U.S. is helping and what the new Biden administration can do.

Levi Bedilu shares his experience being Third-Culture—Ethiopian-American—and how that affects his relationship with Christ and others.

This special episode of The World, called “Movement,” tells stories of global migration through music. Co-hosted by The World’s host Marco Werman and Ethiopian American singer Meklit Hadero, the show blends song and narrative in a meditation on what it means to be American. We follow an undocumented singer in San Francisco on a long-awaited trip back to Mexico, reflect on the experience of exile with a Syrian DJ, and hear a Sudanese American artist play his first ever show in Sudan — all guided by Hadero as she reflects on her own American story. “Movement,” which is also a podcast and live show, is created and produced by Hadero, along with producer Ian Coss and editor Julie Caine. --- Be a superhero and help keep The World spinning! Our coverage wouldn’t be possible without incredible individuals working behind the scenes. Donate today to support the work of our superhero staff and help keep our coverage free and open to all. Donate $100 or pledge $8.33/month to receive an invite to a virtual party with Marco Werman and The World team! Visit theworld.org/WhoWeAre to make your contribution and learn more about the superheroes behind The World's compelling stories! Thank you for your support.

“Movement,” a one-hour special from The World, brings you stories of global migration through music. Together, host Marco Werman and Ethiopian American singer Meklit Hadero blend song and narrative in a meditation on what it means to be American. We follow an undocumented singer in San Francisco on a long-awaited trip back to Mexico, reflect on the experience of exile with a Syrian DJ and hear a Sudanese American artist play his first-ever show in Sudan — all guided by Hadero as she reflects on her own American story.

Twenty Summers was thrilled to host our first joint-residency with director and photographer Dawit N.M. & writer and photographer Gioncarlo Valentine earlier this October, and to hear them talk about the residency experience, projects they have (and have attempted) to collaborate on, and other projects they have worked on during COVID-19.Dawit N.M. is a director and photographer currently based in New York. Born in 1996 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, he later moved to Hampton Roads, Virginia, with his family at the age of six. After establishing a deep interest in the visual arts, he became an ardent autodidact, committing himself fully to learning the art of filmmaking and later photography. His subjects have taken audiences into worlds of loss, devotion, intimacy, and innocence. In the same vein, the images question the transparency of narratives that are shaped by western influences. This relationship between identity and stereotypes inspired his first self-published photography book, Don’t Make Me Look Like The Kids On TV (2018).  Dawit’s directorial debut—a visual accompaniment for Ethiopian-American singer/songwriter Mereba's debut album entitled The Jungle Is The Only Way Out (2019)—earned him a nod for Emerging Director at the 2019 American Black Film Festival. Dawit’s first exhibition, The Eye That Follows (2020), is currently on view at The Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, VA, through August 16th, 2020.Gioncarlo Valentine (b. 1990) is an award winning American photographer and writer. Valentine hails from Baltimore City and attended Towson University, in Maryland. Backed by his seven years of social work experience, his work focuses on issues faced by marginalized populations, most often focusing his lens on the experiences of Black/LGBTQIA+ communities.Gioncarlo was a member of the 2018 class of Skowhegan’s School of Painting and Sculpture. In 2019 he opened his debut solo exhibition, The Soft Fence, at Blue Sky Gallery in Portland, Oregon. He has had his work collected by the Whitney Museum of American Art, is a regular contributor to The New York Times, and has been commissioned by Wall Street Journal Magazine, Propublica, The New Yorker, Esquire, Vogue, and Newsweek among many others. 

Roddy Doyle talks about his latest novel, Love. In the course of one summer’s evening in Dublin, two old drinking buddies revisit the pubs and the love affairs of their youth, and talk openly about their marriages and other relationships, downing several pints of stout along the way. Gairloch Museum in the Highlands of Scotland is one of the winners of the 2020 Art Fund Museum of the Year prize. Its curator Karen Buchanan explains how they renovated a local nuclear bunker to house the museum and how the local community helped raise the £2.4m needed for the project as well as curating the exhibitions on Gaelic culture inside. As theatres attempt to work around the current restrictions, many are putting on outdoor performances and at the Leeds Playhouse last week, imitating the dog put on Dr Blood’s Old Travelling show, which is now touring. Nick Ahad went to see his first show since March and reports back. He’ll also discuss a nationwide project, Signal Fires, which sees theatres across Britain uniting in storytelling around the fire. The Kronos Quartet have just released their latest album, Long Time Passing. It is a celebration of the music and life of Pete Seeger, singer, banjo player and activist. Violinist David Harrington explains why one of the most renowned classical quartets is playing If I had a Hammer and Where Have All the Flowers Gone? This is a collaboration with several other artists and we hear from one, the Ethiopian-American singer, Meklit. Presenter Tom Sutcliffe Producer Jerome Weatherald

DIANA OESTREICH IS A SOLDIER TURNED PEACEMAKER AND AUTHOR OF WAGING PEACE.She heard God’s call to love her enemies in the most unlikely place: on the battlefield of Iraq. Diana is an activist, veteran, sexual assault nurse, and the Key Relationships officer at Preemptive Love, a global relief organization working to end war. Speaking across the country she empowers us to identify our own rural, urban, political or religious divides to cross our own “enemy lines” in order to remake the world and heal all that’s tearing us apart. She’s appeared on multiple podcasts and blogs discussing Justice, faith, peacemaking, refugees, anti-racism, activism with kids and how her posture of love shapes how she parents and shows up for her neighbors.Diana, her partner Jake and their two sons, Bridger and Zelalem live along the shores of Lake Superior on Ojibwe land. They are an Ethiopian-American family woven together through adoption and a shared love for bad jokes and competitive card games.Interviewed by Lisa Jernigan, hosted by Julie Bean.dianaoestreich.comamplifypeace.com/podcast@amplifypeace

September 11th is the start of the new year on the Ethiopian, Eritrean and Coptic calendars, so in honor of, KEXP DJ Gabriel Teodros connects with fellow Ethiopian-American musician, organizer, and DJ Munit Mesfin to bring us a sampling of some of the most exciting new music out of Ethiopia and the diaspora, along with a few classics. We also learn about Munit's time as a morning show host on Afro FM in Addis Ababa, the connection of Admas to everything, and a little bit about the state of Ethiopia today. Artists featured include Teref Kasahun, Iri Di, Jano Band, Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience, Tommy T with Mahmoud Ahmed, and a world premiere of a new song from Munit feat. Kenny Allen. 1. Teref Kasahun - Demo’Na 2. Iri Di - Waymala 3. Rahel Getu - Tilobign 4. Munit Mesfin feat. Kenny Allen - Man Ale Ende Enae 5. Lemlem Hailemichael - Gedam 6. Yohana feat. Tsedi - Yelel 7. Tommy T feat. Mahmoud Ahmed - Anchin 8. Admas - Anchi Bale Game 9. Zebiba Girma - Yamal Qenew 10. Chelina - Ayzon 11. Jano Band & Hewan Gebrewold - Ane 12. Belina & Yohanna E - Back To You 13. Burntface feat. Scholar Black, Surafel & Walta - U Abesha? 14. Ahadu feat. AB - Qal'oo 15. Te'Amir & Professor H feat. Jimetta Rose, Hugh Augustine, Godfrey at Large, Arima Ederra, Seti X & Thurz - Here & Now 16. Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience - Living On Stolen Land All background instrumentals heard during the mic breaks are produced by Burntface. Gabriel Teodros is the host of Early on KEXP, every weekday from 5-7am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Online trolls and fascist chat groups. Controversies over campus lectures. Cancel culture versus censorship. The daily hazards and debates surrounding free speech dominate headlines and fuel social media storms. In our highly digitized society, free speech is often invoked as a concept but rarely understood. Suzanne Nossel, a leading voice in support of free expression, joins us to deliver a user’s guide for free speech. In a livestreamed conversation with writer Dinaw Mengestu, Nossel drew on arguments, examples, and advice from her book Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All to introduce tools for speaking one’s mind without curbing free expression. She argued that the drive to create a more inclusive society need not compromise robust protections for free speech. Centered on practical principles, she provides guidance on enacting these values within universities, on social media, and in daily life. Join Nossel as she introduces an urgent primer on speaking your mind in a fast-changing landscape. Suzanne Nossel is the CEO of PEN America, the leading human rights and free expression organization. She is a leading voice on free expression issues in the United States and globally. She held senior State Department positions in the Clinton and Obama administrations, and her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, and more. Dinaw Mengestu is an Ethiopian-American author of three novels. His journalism and fiction have appeared in numerous publications, including Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, and more. He is a recipient of a 2012 MacArthur Foundation genius grant. Buy the Book: https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/book/9780062966032 Presented by Town Hall Seattle. To make a donation online click here or text TOWN HALL to 44321. 

La scrittrice etiope-americana Maaza Mengiste, classe 1974, ha vinto l’American Academy of Arts and Letters Award con “The Shadow King” (in uscita per Einaudi nel 2021). Ecco il podcast de “Il compleanno”, il breve racconto scritto per Vogue Italia. A cura di Elisa Pervinca BelliniMaaza Mengiste (b.1974) is an Ethiopian-American author who won the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award with “The Shadow King”. Text by Maaza Mengiste, curated by Elisa Pervinca Bellini.

If you want to learn how to tell your career or life stories in ways that will make you memorable and help others, then you will love this conversation with Bofta Yimam. Bofta is an Emmy® & Murrow Award-Winning Journalist, DC-based National TV Correspondent, TV Anchor, International Speaker, CEO and Executive Coach.  Bofta is a self-made woman and the first Ethiopian American newscaster to receive an Emmy® for her work. Bofta started her own executive coaching business with the goal of helping people improve their lives and careers by learning how to tell their stories. We discuss the bold moves that shaped Bofta’s career path and how she dealt with adversity. As Bofta shares in this conversation, when you are telling your story, look for the transformational moments in your life and think about the lessons you learned. Listen in to hear how your transformational experiences can help help you advance with your professional and personal goals while also helping others.

This is episode #5 of season 3 Where I am joined by furniture and product designer Jomo Tariku.   ABOUT JOMO:  You are listening to episode number 5 of season 3. And joining me on the show is Jomo Tariku. Jomo is an Ethiopian / American artist and furniture designer. His company Jomo Furnitures creates pieces inspired by classical African design icons reinterpreting the forms for modern living.   We talk about:   The inspiration behind his designs and celebrating the diversity in African creativity What being a member of The Black Artists and Designers Guild, has had on raising awareness of his work Having a full-time day job and how he makes time to work on Jomo Furniture Finding suitable manufacturers to work with to realise his designs His thoughts on African design looking back on when he started to where he is now Underrepresentation of African design and black designers in general in the global design industry   Links and resources mentioned in this episode Kansas University Addis Design Week Dubai Design Week Contemporary Design Africa Malene Barnett Black Artists and Designers Guild Milan Design Week   Where you can go to find out more about Jomo Furniture: www.jomofurniture.com @jomofurniture   Get the full show notes at: www.atelier55design.com/podcast    Behind the Design is brought to you by atelier 55 Continue the conversation, follow atelier 55 on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atelier55design/ Instagram: @atelier55design Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/atelier55design/  

In her new novel, The Shadow King, the Ethiopian-American author draws on surprising discoveries about the role of women during Italy's 1935 invasion of Ethiopia.

In this special recording, designer, Supernaturalist, cultural activist and fiber artist Xenobia Bailey is in conversation with DCPL Artist in Residence Tsedaye Makonnen discussing her process, work and inspirations. Xenobia Bailey studied ethnomusicology at the University of Washington, it was there that her interest in craftsmanship and fabric took full bloom. She worked as a costume designer for the renowned African-American community theater, Black Arts West, until her acceptance into Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in 1974. She received her BA in industrial design while she learned to crochet under needle artist, Bernadette Sonona, after which she began to create and sell colorful crocheted hats inspired by distinctly African-American patterns, themes and hairstyles. Bailey is best known for her eclectic crochet hats and large scale crochet mandalas, consisting of colorful concentric circles and repeating patterns. Her pieces are often connected to her ongoing project "Paradise Under Reconstruction in the Aesthetic of Funk". Her designs draw influences from in Africa, China, and Native American and Eastern philosophies, with undertones of the 1970's funk aesthetic. Her hats have been featured in United Colors of Beneton Ads, on The Cosby Show, and in the Spike Lee film Do the Right Thing (worn by Samuel L. Jackson as DJ Mister Señor Love Daddy). Bailey has been artist-in-residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh, and the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation in New York City. Her work has been exhibited at the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Jersey City Museum, the New Museum of Contemporary Art, and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. Her work is in the permanent collections at Harlem's Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture, the Allentown Art Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Arts, and the Museum of Arts and Design. Tsedaye Makonnen is an Ethiopian-American interdisciplinary artist, a mother and a former doula. Recurring themes present in her work are identity, colorism, womanhood, ritual and kinship. She's particularly drawn to conveying the African Diaspora's creative responses to assimilating, destroying and recreating the Self within new and/or hostile territories, whether that happens to be a new country or a hospital room. As of late, she has been connecting the forced migrations taking place in DC and abroad through performance art and installations.

This week, Ariam and Yodit closed out their final episode of the decade with singer-songwriter and musician, Mereba. Tune in as she reflects on the response of her debut album, The Jungle Is The Only Way Out. The Ethiopian-American artist shares how her upbringing informs her sound and what it means to have her vulnerable poetry resonate with listeners everywhere. Mereba also talks about her most recent experiences working on projects like the Grammy-nominated album, Revenge of the Dreamers III, and the Queen and Slim soundtrack. Powered and distributed by Simplecast

It was a delight to share chocolate, tea, and conversation with Yadenee Hailu as we chatted about Enoughness. Yadenee describes herself as an Ethiopian American cisgender black woman. A writer, speaker, and facilitator, she holds a Masters in Divinity and is a Unitarian Universalist minister, currently serving All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa as Assistant Minister. Her passion lies in supporting individuals and groups in sacred transitions and facilitating discovery of how to live into their particular truth through pilgrimages and her podcast Be Love Ed. In addition to hearing her recently-launched podcast Be Love Ed, you can see her on YouTube. I was delighted to share a conversation with Yadenee over tea; we chatted about the idea of Enoughness, her experience of being a "border walker," the wisdom of the body, and so much more! Please join us for our conversation. For articles, links to podcasts, merchandise, and more, check out our website at www.DoYouMind.life! Don't miss any of the inspiring DoYouMind.life content! To receive the weekly DoYouMind.life Saturday Summary email, click here. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, we invite you to subscribe and write a review on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Better yet, pop over to Patreon to become a financial supporter of the doyoumind.life project. Patrons receive the weekly Saturday Summary, special insider access, and DoYouMind.life swag to connect and inspire them. For about the price of a latte, $5 per month, you can become a patron at the not-a-latte tier. At $15 per month, you can join the Coffee Klatch and receive a DoYouMind coffee mug just like the ones given to our podcast guests, a podcast dedicated to you or a loved one, and other gifts. At $40 per month, you’re Serving from the Saucer, and in addition to these gifts, you get a membership box mailed to your home each month filled with goodies to connect and inspire you, plus a shout-out for your favorite charity on a future podcast episode. Please visit www.patreon.com/doyoumind to learn more.

093 - How to Position Yourself on LinkedIn with Bofta Yimam   Worried about how to position yourself on LinkedIn for ultimate LinkedIn success? Then this episode is perfect for you!   This week’s episode of Good Girls Get Rich is brought to you by Uplevel Media CEO and LinkedIn expert, Karen Yankovich. In this episode, Karen interviews Emmy award winning Bofta Yimam on how to position your self on LinkedIn and tips on crafting your signature talk to tell the story of you.   Bofta Yimam is an Emmy® & Murrow Award-Winning Journalist, Washington D.C.-based National News Correspondent, International Speaker and Executive Coach. Bofta is the first Ethiopian-American newscaster to receive an Emmy for her work. For more than a decade, she’s reported live on the morning and evening news for TV affiliates around the country, including CBS and ABC.    As a coach, Bofta works to help change agents and industry transformers craft and syndicate their compelling signature talk so they can deeply connect with their audience, establish authority, create impact and transformation from the stage and on screen… while reducing the fear and anxiety of sharing their story to a group. Bofta helps her clients achieve a powerful signature talk that they can share “on demand” while replacing their fear of validation with incredible confidence. Watch her in action: https://youtu.be/cz4rSIy0Nbk #GoodGirlsGetRich We want to hear your thoughts on this episode! Leave us a message on Speakpipe or email us at info@karenyankovich.com.   About the Episode:   Find the blog and show notes for this episode at karenyankovich.com/093 Read the transcript of this episode at karenyankovich.com/093transcript   Episode Spotlights:   Where to find everything for this week’s episode: karenyankovich.com/093 Introduction and background to Bofta Yisman (3:34) Bofta explains her journey towards the coaching world (5:13) How Bofta helps people craft a signature talk and story (7:40) Why LinkedIn is important for businesses owners and speakers (13:42) How to bring your personal voice and see chemistry with a client from your LinkedIn profile (15:52) The importance of relationships on and offline (20:44) Who your LinkedIn profile is actually about (22:07) Incorporating a LinkedIn strategy to land more speaking engagements (27:50) Where to learn more and work with Bofta (35:07) Bofta’s Emmy award (37:23) Episode recap (39:10)   Resources Mentioned In This Episode:   Sign up for Karen’s brand new, free LinkedIn profile challenge at linkedinprofilechallenge.com Join my free Facebook Group to share how you use LinkedIn and get support tips Text: “story2019” 555888 to access Bofta’s course 14 Ways to Land Speaking Engagements Where to find Bofta on social: Instagram Facebook Facebook Group Events Karen will be attending and speaking at: karenyankovich.com/events How to think bigger in order to skyrocket your business How to find more clients by using hashtags on LinkedIn  Karen’s expert LinkedIn services: karenyankovich.com/linkedin-services  Follow me on Instagram for more content Help Us Spread The Word! It would be awesome if you shared the Good Girls Get Rich Podcast with your fellow entrepreneurs on twitter. Click here to tweet some love!   If this episode has taught you just one thing, I would love if you could head on over to Apple Podcasts and SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! And if you’re moved to, kindly leave us a rating and review. Maybe you’ll get a shout out on the show!   Ways to Subscribe to Good Girls Get Rich: Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe via PlayerFM You can also subscribe via Stitcher Good Girls Get Rich is also on Spotify Take a listen on Podcast Addict  

Author Maaza Mengiste in conversation with Jaipur Bytes host Lakshya Datta. In this podcast-exclusive conversation, Maaza and Lakshya talk about how she was drawn to storytelling as a kid, what it was like to take the unknown path of becoming a writer, the research and multiple drafts that led to “The Shadow King”, and why she loves telling stories. Maaza is an Ethiopian-American writer and author of the 2010 novel “Beneath The Lion’s Gaze". Her new book, "The Shadow King", comes out on September 24. Maaza teaches in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Queens College, City University of New York, and is a lecturer in Creative Writing at the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University. She will be speaking at JLF Colorado on Sept 21.

In this special edition of the Florida Bar Podcast recorded at the Annual Convention in June, hosts Christine Bilbrey and Karla Eckardt sit down with Judge Nina Ashenafi Richardson to hear about her personal journey in the legal profession. She describes the path she took to eventually become Leon County Judge and shares valuable wisdom for lawyers on breaking through self-imposed barriers and creating personal meaning in the practice of law.Judge Nina Ashenafi Richardson has served as a Leon County Judge in Tallahassee, Florida since 2008. Prior to her election, she spent the majority of her career representing teachers and university faculty as in-house counsel with the Florida Education Association and as adjunct faculty at Barry University's Tallahassee campus. She has distinguished herself as a first in many categories, including as the first Ethiopian-American judge in the United States and the first African-American elected president of the Tallahassee Women Lawyers and the Tallahassee Bar Association. She is also a former president of the William H. Stafford American Inn of Court. The Conference of County Court Judges of Florida awarded her the Distinguished Leadership Award in 2016, and she was also the recipient of the Florida Bar's 2019 Distinguished Judicial Service Award.

Lily Lebawit Girma is an Ethiopian- American award winning writer, photographer and travel guide book writer. Her work has appeared in CNN, Afar, New York magazine and more. In this episode of the Mwende Bwino podcast, Lily speaks about her journey from becoming a lawyer to becoming a guide book writer and why using guidebooks and not Instagram is the best way to plan your trip. Pre-Order Lilly's latest Moon Belize title| https://www.amazon.com/Belize-Travel-Guide-Lebawit-Girma/dp/1640490426/ref=dp_ob_title_bk Follow Lilly on Instagram| https://www.instagram.com/sunandstilettos/ Follow Lilly on Twitter| https://twitter.com/SunandStilettos Read the shownotes| https://bit.ly/2Z3zzMJ

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, March 31, 2019, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Yadenee Hailu, Intern Minister of Hope Unitarian Church. DESCRIPTION In the art of letting go, we make space. Learning from our ancestors our vision for the opportunities created will fuel our effort to de-center hate and make clear what we are reaching for. Yadenee Hailu is a MDiv graduate of Phillips Theological Seminary. She is a first generation Ethiopian American who is grateful to call Tulsa her home base. She has an Instagram video blog project titled be.love.ED where she posts short videos about lessons she learns on how to be love in the world. Follow her @YadeneeHailu. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: WATCH THIS SERMON ON YOUTUBE: SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: Twitter: All Souls Church Website:  

Today in the guest chair we have Yene Damtew, an independent hair stylist based in Washington, DC. She is a boss woman entrepreneur who owns her own salonYene, an Ethiopian-American, California native launched her career following cosmetology school and within six months she packed her bags and moved to Washington, DC to become one of two personal hair stylists to the Obama Family.  Even while working with high profile clientele, In 2015, Yene actually went back to school and earned her Bachelor’s of Business Administration from Marymount University. Today, she combines that business knowledge with her stylist skill to own and manage her own salon, Aesthetics salon in Arlington, VA. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher This episode is brought to you by: FreshBooks. Try FreshBooks FREE for 30 days. Go to freshbooks.com/sidehustlepro and enter SIDE HUSTLE PRO in the how did you hear about us section to get started. Skillshare is offering Side Hustle Pro listeners a limited time New Years offer of 2 months of Skillshare FREE. To sign up, go to Skillshare.com/nicaila Links mentioned on this episode Your First 1000 Downloads Masterclass: SideHustlePro.co/LiveClass Aesthetics Salon Yene Damtew Blitzscaling Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss Announcements If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook Social Media Info Yene Damtew - @yenedamtew Aesthetics salon - @aesthetics.salon Side Hustle Pro – @sidehustlepro #SideHustlePro

This weeks episode of Lost Chronicles Podcast we have Ras Nebyu. Mebraknegodguwad Mahtemewor aka Ras Nebyu, The Ethiopian-American rapper hails from uptown Washington, D.C., a neighborhood he uses to inform his latest album, Uptown Lion Walkin, a project that pays homage to his ancestral upbringing, as well as his thoughts on making money, love, happiness, and the government. In 2011, Nebyu co-founded the Washington Slizzards, a collective of Ethiopian creatives in D.C. What started as a joke, tacking on "slizz" to everything, became a buzz-worthy crew. Around the same time as the group's inception, he began releasing music into the world. (http://www.okayafrica.com/ras-nebyu-uptown-lion-walkin-interview/)

Episode 74 - Rediate Tekeste, MA. Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Rediate Tekeste, MA. Rediate Tekeste is a 1.5 generation Ethiopian-American. Growing up in Iowa as an Ethiopian (kinda) immigrant, Code-Shifting became her Mother Tongue. She uses this ability in her career to build bridges between: Ethiopian young professionals and Ethiopia as the Founder of Ethiopian Diaspora Fellowship, big ideas and strategic plans as a Strategist for Integrate Africa and Redbird Group, and radical conservatives and snowflake liberals on social media (more of a social experiment than a job). She thrives in the weird (uncertain) space between a big idea and the final product. Rediate has worked for social action organizations including the Clinton Initiative, America Reads Program leading education efforts through community partnerships in low-income areas. In Ethiopia, she worked for World Vision Ethiopia as a journalist, and then built the communication department at Selam Children's Village. Rediate discovered her passion for social impact media while working as an international Field Producer/Production Coordinator for Girl Rising. She also completed an internship with the renowned Population Media Center. She received her B.A in Interpersonal and Intercultural Communications at Arizona State University and her Master of Communication Management degree at University of Southern California. Note: Guests create their own bio description for each episode. The Curiosity Hour Podcast is hosted and produced by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund. Please visit our website for more information: thecuriosityhourpodcast.com Please visit this page for information where you can listen to our podcast: thecuriosityhourpodcast.com/listen/ If you would like to share your story or have a suggested guest, please complete the "Contact us" form: thecuriosityhourpodcast.com/contact-us/ Disclaimers: The Curiosity Hour Podcast may contain content not suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion advised. The views and opinions expressed by the guests on this podcast are solely those of the guest(s). These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of The Curiosity Hour Podcast. This podcast may contain explicit language.

Ledet is the founder and director of Medixaa Health Services. An organization that works to reduce the stigma of mental illness and provide support to those affected. Ledet has been working in the field of Mental Health for the past 14 years. Her passion in mental health and psychology stems from the rich experiences she has had as a psychiatric nurse. Ledet is a member of several organizations focusing on the Diaspora and Africa and hopes to continue her work in decreasing the disparities that exist in these communities. Ledet is also a writer and producer of a film called CHULA. I recently spent some time with Ledet to explore her story. On this podcast we discussed how to examine and approach mental health within the African and African diaspora communities and her exciting new film about a young African woman living with bipolar disorder in the Washington D.C. area

Ethiopia's economic growth has been hailed as a miracle by some, but it is a country deeply divided along the lines of ethnicity and wealth, and in recent years has been wracked by violence.New Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has made a public apology to the hundreds who have died and hundreds of thousands displaced, but will his words be enough to bring harmony?We hear from an Ethiopian medical student who fled to Yemen several months ago for fear of persecution, and ask Dr Awol Allo, a human rights lawyer and émigré from Ethiopia, about the reasons for the conflict, which prompted the government to declare a national state of emergency earlier this year. Ed Butler also visits a Chinese-built shoe factory south of the capital Addis Ababa to hear about pay and working conditions.Plus, what has been the international business reaction to the unrest? Has it deterred investment? We speak to Arusha Mehta, from clothing firm Goldmark Ltd, William Attwell from Frontier Strategy Group, and Zemenedeh Negatu, the Ethiopian-American chairman of the Fairfax Africa Fund, which invests heavily in the country. (Picture: A protest against government crackdowns in the Oromo and Amhara regions of Ethiopia. Credit: Gulshan Khan,Getty Images)

Happy African-American History Month! During the month of February, US Citizenship Podcast explores the connection between the African American History and the USCIS Citizenship Interview. Our first interview is a re-edit of a Citizenship interview with Krestos Negasi (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) 2013 pdf: http://goo.gl/roUigH   2016 mp3: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/mlk-day-citizenship-interview.mp3  This mock Citizenship interview was inspired by “Holding the Bag," a high beginning ESL novel about an Ethiopian-American cab driver in Washington DC. After the interview, I will talk a little bit more about "Holding the Bag" and our resources for African American History Month. A bit more about "Holding the Bag" Negasi is a Washington DC taxi driver from Ethiopia who has been in the U.S. for many years and has a family. He accidentally becomes involved in a robbery and faces a moral issue. You can order "Holding the Bag" Ana Gianola or "Citizenship Passing the Test" by Lynn Weintraub from NewReadersPress.com. Check the show notes for the link. Thanks to NewReadersPress.com for their outstanding ESL/Citizenship resources. “Holding the Bag” (a high beginning ESL novel) by Ana Gianola, 978-1-56420-544-5. Novel Scenes: https://www.newreaderspress.com/novel-scenes  Novel Scenes: Holding the Bag Teacher's Guide https://www.newreaderspress.com/filebin/pdf/NovelScenes/NovelScenes3-HoldingBagTG.pdf   Novel Scenes: Holding the Bag audio https://www.newreaderspress.com/filebin/ftp/NRP_books/NovelScenes3-HoldingBag_audio.zip Novel Scenes e-reader https://www.newreaderspress.com/novel-scenes-e-reader  Citizenship Passing the Test https://www.newreaderspress.com/citizenship-passing-the-test  This three book series contains complete citizenship test preparation for anyone wanting to become a U.S. citizen, especially those at the lowest reading level. The Civics and Literacy book cover all the 100 questions in a simple, easy-to- understand format while our Ready for the Interview book is updated to reflect the new changes on the N-400 form and green card. More about "Holding the Bag" From July 5-July 21, 2017, I taught a combined ESL 2 and 3 class at Milpitas Adult School. We took this opportunity to study ESL/Citizenship and read "Holding the Bag," an ESL novel set in Washington DC that had many opportunities to study for the Citizenship interview. During our class, I posted daily audio files, videos, and online Citizenship activities related to each chapter of the book. After the class ended, we continued to post EdPuzzles of the VOA Learning English Presidents videos to our class website, MilpitasChat.com. Since this three-week summer school class ended, I am proud to announce that four students have since U.S. citizens--students who would normally not qualify for Citizenship class because of their low literacy level. Why did they pass? Because they had a goal: to become a U.S. citizen. To achieve their goal, they continued to study Citizenship and practice speaking English a little bit every day, inside and outside of the classroom. For more info, see: Milpitaschat.com: Beginning Level Citizenship Classes http://www.milpitaschat.com/p/thursday-july-6-2017-citizenship-1.html    How to contact Your Federal Reps in Washington DC Before we end the show, I would like to give you a heads up about the upcoming congression budget which is centered around DACA and US immigration policy. DACA is Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. This is an American immigration policy that allows some individuals who entered the country as minors, to live, work, and go to school in the United States with out fear of deportation. Last September, the Trump administration tried to end the DACA program. In January 2018, a federal judge said that USCIS must continue to renew DACA applications. On Jan 19, the US government shutdown for two days over a stalemate on DACA. At that time, Congress voted to defer a decison about DACA for three weeks. The deadline is coming up this week, on Feb 15. congress has still been unable to make a decision about DACA. Although a government shutdown does not affect USCIS citizenship services, take this is your opportunity to make your voice heard. Contact your federal representatives by phone or email via Senate.gov or House.gov. You can also write or call the President https://www.whitehouse.gov/get-involved/write-or-call/  The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 202-456-1111 Write, record, tweet, or post a simple message such as: "I support DACA" For more info, watch or listen to our Jan 21, 2018 podcast: USCIS and the Government Shutdown video of podcast with subtitles: https://youtu.be/jBob2J25Lfw  mp3 of podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/2018-shutdown.mp3  VOANews: Deal on US Immigration Reform Remains Elusive https://www.voanews.com/a/deal-on-us-immigration-reform-remains-elusive/4240658.html  And check the show notes for links and more details Thanks to the students and staff of Milpitas Adult School. Please visit us on the web at uscitizenpod.com where you can find more: Citizenship resources for African American History Month which include Citizenship, Immigration, and Government Resources in African Languages http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2018/02/us-citizenship-resources-for-african.html    LISTEN to US Citizenship Podcast US Citizenship Podcast Show website http://uscitizenpod.libsyn.com/  US Citizenship Podcast Daily blog: http://www.uscitizenpod.com/  Download our FREE Android app: https://goo.gl/d6rs9f  Download our FREE Apple iPhone/iPad: https://goo.gl/dLiOAE  Subscribe via Apple Podcasts: https://goo.gl/BVrqHQ   Subscribe via Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/us-citizenship-podcast-2/us-citizenship-podcast  Watch our videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod  Order "US Citizenship Bootcamp: Exercises and Quizzes to Pass the Naturalization Interview" by Jennifer Gagliardi, http://eslpublishing.com/ or amazon.com

Kelela is an alternative R&B artist best known as a featured vocalist on Solange's A Seat At My Table. Ahead of her first New Zealand performance, Yadana Saw speaks to the Ethiopian-American artist about the personal and political.

Nick Bollinger discusses the abstract electronica, forthright lyrics and pop hooks in the debut of Ethiopian-American artist Kelela.

The San Francisco Bay Area is a unique cultural space that has given birth to some of the most iconic countercultural American music. It is a place where identities can be fluid and hyphenated, where new voices emerge to speak to their times. Two very different Bay Area artists, Meklit Hadero and Zena Carlota, use their music to explore what it means to live on two sides of a hyphen: African-American, black-artist, Ethiopian-American, female-musician, to name a few. Produced by Lisa Bartfai About the producer: Lisa Bartfai is a freelance radio journalist, writer and translator based in Brunswick, ME. As a senior producer at award-winning Blunt Youth Radio, Lisa shares her love of radio with the next generation of noisemakers. Follow Afropop Worldwide on Facebook at www.facebook.com/afropop, on Instagram @afropopworldwide and on Twitter @afropopww. Subscribe to the Afropop Worldwide newsletter at www.afropop.org/newsletter/ S2:E3 Distributed 10/3/2017

In this episode, we chat with Ethiopian Diaspora Fellowship, founder Rediate Tekeste about the importance of knowing your culture. As an Ethiopian-American, she talks about why it’s not a weakness to be multicultural.

We speak with Daniel Torres, a former US Marine who was deported to Mexico. Then, we look back at a deadly 1942 U-boat attack in the Gulf of Mexico. And we take a bus ride with the children of Sudanese immigrants in California. Plus, a group of American teenagers cause an uproar when they try to take part in World Hijab Day. A journalist learns the proper use for bananas in Somali cuisine. And an Ethiopian-American band records its own version of a Japanese folk song. Image: Daniel Torres grew up in the US, but after a stint in the Marines he was deported to Mexico. (Credit: PRI’s The World)

Wayna (known by the real name Woyneab Miraf Wondwossen) is an Ethiopian-born American R&B singer. It has been said that Grammy-nominated, Ethiopian-born, singer/songwriter, Wayna has a voice as pure as it is passionate. Stevie Wonder says "she's incredible." Essence Magazine says she is “one to watch," and Billboard Magazine calls her "a stand out on the indie front." With two Billboard chart-topping singles from her sophomore LP, Higher Ground, and a coveted Grammy nomination in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance Category for her remake, “Lovin You (Music)" featuring Kokayi, Wayna's star is on the rise.  "The Expats" is the third and latest LP from this innovative artist and represents a new and daring departure from her previous work. The project is named after its Toronto-based backing band and production team hailing from various parts of the world -- Ethiopia to Japan, Isreal to India, Germany to Jamaica. Drawing from diverse musical influences, Wayna and the Expats create a unique blend of African and Reggae-inspired soul, fused with classic and alternative rock -- Sade and the Police meets Lauryn Hill and Radiohead. This new sound, which Wayna calls “world soul” was the result of a creative journey, jamming, writing and recording with “the Expats” in Toronto over the past 2 years.  The Expats is available on ITunes and Amazon now. Wayna on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/waynamusic

Episode 5, Part 2: News Stories In this week’s news stories, Oprah fending off more questions about her choice to not have children; Erykah Badu as the latest campaign model for Givenchy; Golden Globe nominations; a plastic surgeon who has operated on his two adopted daughters. We also answer listener questions and submissions from notkingkong about a willfully clueless white friend and waitwhatwhywhenhow about an Ethiopian-American woman’s opinion of Black American women.

The Demarest Middle School & Global Care Unlimited Inc. are working together to raise money to build a school in Awassa Ethiopia called "The Ethiopian American Friendship School." There will be a fund raising BBQ on Thursday, June 5, 2008 after school in the parking lot. Come have fun helping others!

Grassroots Marketing speaks with Tsehaitu Abye, MBA · Founder of Black Dragon Breakfast Club,  A BLK WMN Led Creative Agency and Lifestyle Brand Servicing Cannabis and Hemp Industries.Tsehaitu Abye, is the founder and CEO of Black Dragon Breakfast Club, a community organization focused on platforming and positioning WOC in positions of leadership and enterprise within the cannabis industry. Tsehaitu Abye (pronounced Say-Hi-Too Ah-Bee), is a Philly based former labor organizer turned marketing consultant and entrepreneurial thought leader within the cannabis space and beyond. In advancing the discussion surrounding POC and WOC and their seats at the table within the cannabis community, Tsehaitu  shares her story about what she and Black Dragon Breakfast Club are working to accomplish.  Founded in 2016, Black Dragon Breakfast Club's main objective has been to help BIPOC and women reclaim their agency and take control of the hemp and cannabis industry. Ever since its conception, Black Dragon Breakfast Club has intentionally branded its mission by mobilizing Women of Color to buy into the health and wellness lifestyle of a Dragon Bae by curating educational-based cannabis content, giving Black women an outlet to learn about the benefits of cannabis and how to get involved in cannabis advocacy.Tsehaitu Abye is an Ethiopian-American cannabis entrepreneur, political organizer, artist and PA Farmers Union member advocating for equitable cannabis legislation. She is the daughter of an immigrant farmer who was deported for cannabis cultivation and the daughter of an immigrant urban farmer in Philadelphia. Tsehaitu brings her hospitality and labor organizing experience to connect restaurant professionals to the developing cannabis industry. In 2019, Tsehaitu launched Black Dragon Breakfast Club (BDBC) to help womxn and the BIPOC community reclaim agency, change the perception of cannabis and take control of the hemp and cannabis industry. She does this work through disruptive marketing, creative story-telling, and culinary experiences across the US and digitally. In January 2022, Tsehaitu launched the “Flower Puff Crew”, a Cannabis Wellness Series, in partnership with Black-owned businesses and practitioners to address the inequities in the health and wellness space for Black Womxn.