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Creating isn't just about what you make…it's about who you become. We're back with the brilliant Nana Brew-Hammond for her second visit to Reframe to Create, and this time, it's a full-circle moment.  In Episode 21, Nana shared “How to Stay Committed to an Imperfect Creating Journey.”  And in this episode, we see how that commitment has blossomed.  Nana walks us through the very different experiences she had while writing her two latest books: ✨ Blue– a children's picture book that dives into the rich history of a single color ✨ My Parents' Marriage – an adult novel that explores the complex dynamics of family, love, and identity.   The process of creating each of these works taught Nana different things.  And in this conversation, she shares two key lessons she learned along the way.  Lessons about transformation, flexibility, and what it really means to grow alongside your work. Honestly? This conversation lit something in me. It reminded me that no matter how smooth or bumpy the road, the journey itself is doing something deep and lasting in us.  If you want to experience the joy and power of Nana's work, you can check out both books at nanabrewhammond.com.  You'll be glad you did.   About my guest: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond is an American-Ghanaian writer of novels, short stories and a poet.   In 2014 she was chosen as one of 39 of Sub-Saharan Africa's most promising writers under the age of 40, showcased in the Africa39 project.  Nana has been featured on MSNBC, NY1, SaharaTV, ARISE TV, and has been published in Ebony Magazine.   Her latest novel for adult readers, My Parents' Marriage, was featured in The New York Times Book Review's July 7, 2024 “...Also Out Now” column, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Booklist, and more.  The author Melissa Rivero called it “a propulsive read that will take hold of you with its honesty, determination, and heart,” while the author Vanessa Walters described it as “an arrestingly evovative story…which dismantles immigrant clichés. Her children's picture book BLUE: A history of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky, illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Daniel Minter, was named among the best of 2022 by NPR, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, The Center for the Study of Multicultural Literature, Bank Street College of Education, and more.  BLUE is on the 2023-2024 Texas Bluebonnet Master List; it has been honored with the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award® recognizing excellence in writing of non-fiction for children; and it is an NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literature for Chidlren.  It was named to the American Libary Association's 2023 Notable Children's Books and nominated for a 2025 Georgia Chidlren's Book Award.   Brew-Hammond also wrote the young adult novel Powder Necklace, which Publishers Weekly called “a winning debut”, and she edited RELATIONS: An Anthology of African and Diaspora Voices.  Kirkus Reviews called the anthology “smart, generous…a true gift” in its starred review.   Nana is also co-founder of Exit 14, a made in Ghana lifestyle line that has been featured in Vogue.     About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations.  Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy.  This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future.  It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy's coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.   Follow Joy on LinkedIn  - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer  

In this episode, we're joined by Lynae Vanee. Lynae (@lynaevanee ) is a social media influencer with hundreds of thousands of followers across social media. She is a creator, aims to educate and empower through her platform and is a 3x NAACP Image Award Nominee. Today, we'll discuss her role and responsibility and an influencer, discuss how she hopes to impact culture and encourage change, and talk about those who have been a waymaker to her on her journey.

We are getting transparent with Queen Sheba- Grammy Nominated Poet Sheba is a Master Spoken Word Artist and Poet and was featured on the Grammy Nominated album “F-Your Feelings” by Robert Glasper. Sheba has 9 albums, 4 of which are/were up for a Grammy under the Spoken Word category. Her works have appeared in Voyage ATL, Creative Loafing, Rolling Out and the focus of college student's papers, everywhere! Queen Sheba is, also, a current Grammy U Mentor, teaching college students about the billion-dollar Art and Entertainment industry. Sheba has two books: From Foster Care to Fame short stories and poems too long for three minutes and Run Ugly! A motivational book for runners. A 2x NAACP Image Award Nominee, Atlanta's Creative Loafing's People's Choice Spoken Word Artist of the Year, a recent candidate for the Atlanta Public School Board, Professor of Creative Writing at Clark Atlanta University and also received the Gentlemen's Foundation ‘Gentle Woman of Artistry' Artist of the Year award for her work in the LGBT community for HIV Prevention. She has been recognized by PATREON & Furious Flower.Spoken Word artist, motivational speaker, comedian, Dj and bathroom concert singer, Sheba tours internationally and has conducted performances and workshops at over 300 colleges and universities An APCA - Performer of the Year Nominee, Sheba has published over 20+ students as a Creative Writing Professor at the Historical Black Clark Atlanta University where she teaches Poetry, Story Telling, Literature and Fiction.Listen to our candid discussions about the trials and triumphs of entrepreneurs and entertainers in music, TV, and film right here on Transparency Talks Podcast.Our podcast airs on multiple syndicated stations overseas and on major digital platforms. Advertise with us! We're also offering affordable and creative advertising opportunities to businesses, sponsors, and music artists. info@orobinsonprmediagroup.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@transparencytalkspodcast Follow me on IG/FB/Twitter @ Transparency Talks Podcast and @buttabrocka Thanks so much for your support! ** I do not own the rights to this music #transparencytalkspodcast #podcast #livestream #inspirational #motivational #applepodcast #artistinterviews #filmmakersinterviews #youtube #smallbusiness #soulcitythebeat #italy #uk #iheartradio #entrepreneur #londonsenergyradio #guestspeaker #stitcher #transparencytalks #transparency #spotify #pandora #blaze1radio #liverecordings #onairwithbuttabrocka #buttabrocka #podcastlover #actorsaccess #directoraccess #film #tv #music #podcast #movie #television #musicpodcast #filmpodcast #tvpodcast #cinema #filmmaking #hollywood #filmlover #movielover #musician #audiopodcast #musicproducer #audiodrama #screenwriter #cinematography #director #actor #production #soundtrack #media #entertainment #indiefilm --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/transparencytalkspodcast/support

Our esteemed guest, Sheree Renée Thomas, was kind enough to visit us and drop some knowledge. More info on her below! Sheree is a New York Times bestselling, two-time World Fantasy Award-winning author and editor. A 2023 Octavia E. Butler Award honoree and a 2022 Hugo Award Finalist, she is the author of Nine Bar Blues: Stories from an Ancient Future, a Locus, Ignyte, and World Fantasy Finalist, Marvel's Black Panther: Panther's Rage novel, and she collaborated with Janelle Monáe on “Timebox Altar(ed)” in The Memory Librarian and Other Stories of Dirty Computer. Sheree co-edited Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction and is an NAACP Image Award Nominee and Editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Sheree lives in her hometown, Memphis, Tennessee, near a mighty river and a pyramid. Support F&SF: https://fandsf.com/ Find Sheree ONLINE: https://www.instagram.com/shereereneethomas/ https://www.shereereneethomas.com/ https://twitter.com/blackpotmojo  Leslye Penelope's podcast 'My Imaginary Friends': https://lpenelope.com/podcast/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afronauts-podcast/message

In our pre-chat (we're still getting the hang of this), we discuss what we've been up to this summer and what we're excited about for the upcoming week. Spoiler: BEYONCÉ. Our guest was NYT bestselling author J. Elle, a longtime friend of the pod. We discussed her upcoming dark academia romantasy HOUSE OF MARIONNE, along with many other bookery things. More info on J. Elle: J. Elle is the New York Times, Indie bestselling and award-winning author of multiple books, including Against The Tide, an original prequel novel tie-in to The Little Mermaid. Her debut, Wings of Ebony, dubbed “an incredible debut” by NPR and best fantasy book by POPSUGAR, was a 2022 NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary Work for Youth and Teens, an Amazon Editor's pick for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, a Barnes and Noble YA Book Club Pick, a First Novelist American Library Association Honor Book and the recipient of a Kirkus starred review. Her forthcoming blockbuster fantasy romance trilogy, House of Marionne is being translated into ten languages across 5 continents. The former educator credits her nomadic lifestyle and humble inner-city beginnings as inspiration for her novels. When she's not writing, Elle can be found on the hunt for desserts without chocolate, looking for any excuse to get dressed up, and road-tripping her way across the country with her two dogs in tow. J. Elle is @authorjelle on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Threads. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afronauts-podcast/message

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Flute-playing soul-jazz phenomenon Ragan Whiteside has become one of the genre's most consistently dynamic and popular artists. Thanks to her incredible skill and creativity on her chosen instrument, as well as her charismatic presence on stage, Whiteside is at the top of her game. That was demonstrated in October 2022, when she became the first artist to win the competitive Best Contemporary Jazz Artist Award at the inaugural Jazz Music Awards, held at the Cobb Energy Centre in Atlanta. Whiteside is also a 2023 NAACP Image Award Nominee and four-time nominee for the Smooth Jazz Network's Best Artist Award. That distinction is well-deserved, as the Atlanta-based musician, songwriter, and vocalist have become one of very few women players to excel in the male-dominated instrumental sphere, garnering eight consecutive Top Ten Billboard airplay singles by 2022. And she's done it as an independent artist, releasing projects on Randis Music, the label she founded with her husband, producer, and composer Dennis Johnson. Her most recent full-length project, 2022's Thrill Ride, is her sixth career album to date and it lives up to its title, demonstrating Whiteside's breathtaking virtuosity and melodic skills on a thrilling journey through a landscape of dynamic grooves. The project features eight songs, which are largely produced by her longtime collaborators Dennis Johnson and Bob Baldwin. Other producers include Chris “Big Dog” Davis on the sexy update of Stevie Wonder's “Don't You Worry Bout A Thing,” and James Lloyd of the veteran group Pieces Of A Dream, who contributes “A Toast At Sunset” as writer and keyboardist as well. Her third single from the project, “Full Court Press,” is a smooth and sexy groove co-written by Whiteside with the team of Johnson and Baldwin, who produced, and featured guitarist Phil Hamilton and drummer Rich Harrison, also known as the artist RAH. Whiteside's previous single was the title track, “Thrill Ride,” which was also written and produced by Johnson, Baldwin, and Whiteside, and features guitarist Hamilton and drummer RAH. The single peaked at No. 1 on five radio charts, including the Billboard Smooth Jazz Chart, Mediabase, the Smooth Jazz Network, Radiowave and Groove Jazz Music. Her previous single from the set, “Off The Cuff,” not only peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay chart, where it spent 17 weeks, but it also earned her the Jazz Music Awards nomination that she ultimately won. In addition to her projects, Whiteside has been a busy collaborator. Over the last two years, the native New Yorker also charted at No. 1 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Airplay chart for her collaboration with Kim Scott's 2022 remake of Ashford & Simpson's 1978 mega-hit, “I'm Every Woman” along with Althea René, which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz chart. Whiteside also co-wrote Bob Baldwin's top-charting hit, “B Positive,” with production partners Dennis Johnson and Baldwin. Additionally, she is featured on “This Time Around” with contemporary jazz artist Jarez, from his latest project, J Funk City. In 2022, she appeared on two tracks, “Seven Eight” and “Solo,” on veteran jazz drummer Billy Cobham's new album, Drum'N'Voice Vol. 5. Whiteside has continued to delight fans and critics alike with her engaging, upbeat melodies and exhilarating flute playing. Tunes like “Thrill Ride,” “Off The Cuff,” “JJ's Strut,” “Reminiscing,” “Jam It,” “Early Arrival,” “See You At The Get Down,” and the Billboard No. 1 “Corey's Bop” have burnished her reputation. But while Whiteside has made her mark fusing inspired flute melodies and breathtaking solos with hip upbeat grooves, she gained her musical acumen by training as a classical flutist. Originally from Mount Vernon, New York, Whiteside played drums, piano, and violin in elementary school before a desire to be in the marching band put the flute in her hand at age 8. “They had this thing called Band Day where all the public schools would march in a parade through Mount Vernon. I said, ‘Oh. I need to be in this parade.'” There were no violins in the marching band, so Whiteside was offered the flute. “I did not want to play the flute. And it took me about a week to get a sound out of it,” she says. But once young Whiteside locked onto the instrument, she immediately focused on what kind of music she wanted to play but was steered into a more traditional path. “My parents got me a private teacher. I said to my teacher, ‘Okay, I want to do jazz.' And he was like, ‘No, you're going to play classical,'” Whiteside recalls. “‘I don't want to play classical.' ‘Well, you can play jazz later, but you need to get your foundation in classical music.' Once again, I was being forced into something, but I started playing and I started getting good at it, and I started to like it.” The young flute player got good and got serious. She participated in Mount Vernon High School's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU-influenced marching bands), entered multiple musical competitions – some with cash prizes – and won. Members of the National Association of Negro Musicians mentored her, many of whom held positions as opera singers, orchestrators, music directors, and instrumentalists in classical music at a time when African Americans were still not often included. She also participated in the NAACP's ACT-SO (Academic, Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics) competitions for young people, where she won both regional and national titles in two different years. With these distinctions under her belt, Whiteside went on to the Cleveland Conservatory of Music, where she was one of just six African American students. When she transferred to the highly competitive HARID Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida, she discovered she was now the only one. After receiving so much encouragement and mentoring during her high school years, this was a culture shock. “I was on my own, there was no support, there was nobody I could go and talk to,” Whiteside explains. “On top of that, just being in a classical conservatory, it's cutthroat, it's competitive, it's hardcore. A lot is expected of you, and everybody's trying to go after the same five or six openings.” The pressure to perform was intense and her motivation for that life started to wane. During her senior year-end performance, for which she was to play a well-rehearsed, 20-minute flute concerto, Whiteside went blank halfway through. Offered the opportunity to start again, Whiteside realized she was at a turning point and instead walked out. Influenced by such diverse flute masters as jazz-classical player Hubert Laws, the late Latin jazz artist Dave Valentin, and the French classical flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal, Whiteside received rigorous musical training that prepared her to play in the most prestigious symphony orchestras in the world, but after graduation, Whiteside admits she wasn't sure what she wanted to do. Back home in Mount Vernon, she attended a show at a local jazz club where keyboardist, producer, and composer Bob Baldwin was headlining. While watching, Whiteside says she had an epiphany: “I was sitting up front and I said, ‘Oh my God. This is what I want to do.' ” After the show, she introduced herself to Baldwin. “I told him, ‘Look I'm a classical musician but I want to make the transition to jazz. Do you have any advice for me? And we talked for a while and he pretty much took me under his wing, right then and there,” Whiteside explains. “And two days later, I went to a studio in Yonkers, and it turned into my first non-classical studio session.” Whiteside performed a Stevie Wonder tune for Baldwin and studio owner Dennis Johnson, who later became her husband. “I played a Stevie Wonder tune, and they're like, ‘Hey, we need some flute on this jingle for [New York smooth jazz station] CD 101.9.' And I did that, and from there Bob taught me how to make that transition from classical to jazz, and Dennis showed me the ins and outs of audio recording and using computers to compose music.” Since then, Johnson and Baldwin have become Whiteside's frequent songwriting collaborators. Whiteside instantly began her successful foray into the contemporary soul-jazz sphere. After launching the Randis Music label in 2007 with her husband Johnson, she collaborated with Johnson and Baldwin again on her 2007 release Class Axe, 2012's Evolve, 2014's Quantum Drive, 2017's Troublemaker, and 2020's five-track EP Five Up Top. She also teamed with popular saxophonist Kim Waters for the 2017 release Early Arrival. She has collaborated on tracks with several artists including Marion Meadows, Patrice Rushen, Tom Brown, Walter Beasley, Melba Moore, Chieli Minucci, Frank McComb, and others. She has also been a popular performer at the Berks Jazz Fest, the Seabreeze Jazz Festival, the Mallorca Smooth Jazz Festival in Spain, and the Capital Jazz Super Cruise. Meanwhile, Whiteside and her husband Dennis Johnson made the jump from New York to Atlanta when it became clear that Atlanta offered a more attractive lifestyle. Further, digital technology has made it easy to produce and distribute music from anywhere. “Atlanta is like a hub,” Whiteside explains. “You can get to so many different places relatively quickly from Atlanta. For the first time, we were able to get to New Orleans, Nashville, Houston, the Carolinas, and all over Florida without having to fly, and every place we went, we experienced new musical influences.” Whiteside has also maintained a career as a tech consultant and her role as a mother of two. In late 2020, Whiteside added another title to her list of accomplishments: Radio personality. Spotted at a show by David Linton, a former label executive and current program director of Atlanta's station, Jazz 91.9 WCLK, Whiteside was offered the opportunity to audition as a host. She now holds down the popular No. 1 Saturday morning show “Saturday with Ragan Whiteside, ” another role she has grown to enjoy. With so many professional balls to juggle, and the concert industry opening back up, Ragan Whiteside can lay claim to life as a contemporary jazz star as one big “Thrill Ride.” In this episode, Ragan shares her background, education, and musical journey. If you enjoyed this episode please make sure to subscribe, follow, rate, and/or review this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, ect. Connect with us on all social media platforms and at www.improvexchange.com

  Could the power of story-telling help create a better reality?  Afterglow is a stunning collection of original short stories in which writers from many different backgrounds envision a radically different climate future. Published in collaboration with Grist, a nonprofit media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions, these stirring tales expand our ability to imagine a better world. Afterglow draws inspiration from a range of cutting-edge literary movements including Afrofuturism, hope-punk, and solar-punk—genres that uplift equitable climate solutions and continued service to one's community, even in the face of despair. The Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, disabled, feminist, and queer voices in this collection imagine intersectional worlds in which no community is left behind. Whether through abundance or adaptation, reform, or a new understanding of survival, these stories offer flickers of hope, even joy, as they provide a springboard for exploring how fiction can help create a better reality. Panelists Sheree Renée Thomas is a New York Times bestselling, two-time World Fantasy Award-winning author and editor. A 2023 Octavia E. Butler Award honoree and a 2022 Hugo Award Finalist, she is the author of Nine Bar Blues: Stories from an Ancient Future, a Locus, Ignyte, and World Fantasy Finalist, Marvel's Black Panther: Panther's Rage novel, and she collaborated with Janelle Monáe on “Timebox Altar(ed)” in The Memory Librarian and Other Stories of Dirty Computer. She co-edited Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction, a NAACP Image Award Nominee, and is the Editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Sheree lives in her hometown, Memphis, Tennessee, near a mighty river and a pyramid. Justine Norton-Kertson is a genderfluid author of stories and poems as well as a screenwriter, game maker, musician, and community organizer. They're the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Android Press and Solarpunk Magazine. They've been published in magazines such as Utopia Science Fiction and Jupiter Review. Their anthologist debut, Bioluminescent: A Lunarpunk Anthology, was published in January 2023 from Android Press. And their debut nonfiction book, Solarpunk Witchcraft, is forthcoming from Microcosm Publishing in 2024. They live in rural Oregon with their partner, puppies, cats, goats, bunnies, and beehives. Find them at http://justinenortonkertson.com Andrew Simon is a writer and editor living in Seattle. Simon has been an editorial leader at award-winning media organizations including Grist, Fast Company, ESPN, and Complex Media. He's launched a journalism fellowship, the annual Grist 50 list, and a podcast, among other projects. He currently works on thought leadership and business solutions. He is co-author of the book ‘Racing While Black: How an African-American Stock Car Team Made Its Mark on NASCAR.' Tory Stephens creates opportunities that transform organizations and shift culture. He is a resource generator and community builder for social justice issues, people, and movements. He currently works at Grist Magazine as their climate fiction creative manager and uses storytelling to champion climate justice, and imagine green, clean, and just futures. In another life, he owned a kick-butt streetwear company, and he would have gotten away with eating the last cookie too if it weren't for his three meddling kids. Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Its goal is to use the power of storytelling to illuminate the way toward a better world, inspire millions of people to walk that path with us, and show that the time for action is now. Afterglow Third Place Books

When you purchase an item after clicking a link from this post, we may earn a commission.Devin: What is your superpower?Sheba: My superpower is taking a risk, so when I'm writing my poems, I try to leave it all on the paper or all on the stage. I take nothing with me. I tell all my secrets.Queen Sheba is the poet who founded Poetry vs. Hip-Hop Live! and its associated foundation to support LGBTQ women navigating a cancer diagnosis. We connected as guests in a delegation of social impact creators invited to Israel by its Foreign Ministry.I'm glad we did. She is doing inspiring work I may not ever have discovered otherwise.AI Summary* Sheba founded Poetry versus Hip Hop, a social impact platform that aims to bridge cultural gaps and dissolve stereotypes.* The platform disguises itself as a stage show, but the team also reaches out to people from different backgrounds and cultures.* Human connection is essential, especially since people often misjudge and misunderstand each other.* Her personal and professional journey in poetry and spoken word began with experiences of growing up in Detroit and being adopted by a white family.* Her work has evolved to cover a range of social and political issues.* She emphasizes the importance of offering solutions in her work and teaching her students to do the same.* Her superpower is taking risks with her writing and leaving everything on the paper or stage.* She advises allowing oneself time to grieve and be sad but to show up for life and take risks.* Start small and gradually build up to bigger risks, and find a supportive community to share work with.* Her books and albums can be found on Amazon, and information on her upcoming performances can be found on her website and social media.Poetry vs. Hip-Hop Live!“Poetry vs. Hip-Hop is a social impact platform disguised as a stage show,” Sheba says. The performances are merely the context for bringing people together from across sometimes antagonistic divides.She says:We purposely reach out to people that are from all walks of life, including but not limited to any race, color, creed, LGBTQIA community—anything at all—so that we can bridge these gaps and start conversations with people to help dissolve stereotypes, to help people understand different cultures, to maybe introduce them to cultures they have never seen or talked to before or worked with before.Demonstrating the impact, she shares the story of an event in Texas where two antagonistic hip-hop gang rivals were invited to perform. They were reluctant to even share the stage with one another.Sheba says:We had to sit down and say, “Hey, this is the perfect opportunity to say, ‘Hey, we're not the stereotype that you think that we are. We're not these gangsters. We're not we're not these thugs. We're writers and creatives and thought leaders and thinkers and social activists. Come over and meet my crew over here.'” We were able to dissolve that a little bit and get at least one from each crew to come.Sheba's work is an extension of who she is. “I'm adopted. I'm adopted by white people. I grew up in a major city. I present Black, but I'm biracial. I'm also part of the LGBTQIA community. So, I have all of these facets and umbrellas that are amazing.”“I get misread and misunderstood a lot of times,” in part as a result of the intersectionality of who she is. Appreciating that she is often misunderstood, she could see how others are treated similarly and wanted to help improve mutual understanding.In the on-stage “battle” between a hip-hop artist and a poet, Sheba requires the participants to hug “so that there is a human connection.”Sheba launched the foundation after her partner passed away in January 2022.In all her work, she builds on her superpower of taking risks with her poetry, in an effort to be authentic and share something meaningful.Superpowers for Good is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.How to Develop Risk-Taking In Your Writing As a SuperpowerTo help us understand how she uses her risk-taking in her poetry, she describes a poem she's working on now, called “New Booty,” inspired by her recent plastic surgery. She says:It's going to start off a little light and funny, but then I'm going to go left to social-political and say, “Well, now that I have a new booty, maybe I'll be considered black. Maybe I'll be less of [a target for] the microaggression to the mixed girl. Maybe I won't be called white anymore.” Because those are things that I struggle with; those are the things that come up in my life, in my adult life.“My superpower is taking a risk writing, writing to the edge, and then going over it,” Sheba says.She shared a story that highlights the good that can come from risk-taking in poetry and in life. It happens to explain how we met.I gave myself all of ‘22 to be depressed. Not that I'm still not processing the grief or the things that I went through, but I gave myself all of ‘22 to eat, sleep, not do anything, not do anything. If I had to go to work, I told myself I had to go to work. I went to work. If I had a gig, I would show up for the gig. If I had a responsibility to show up. But then I gave myself permission to immediately go home and get in bed.I literally spent—can you imagine the amazing summer in Atlanta, Georgia, in bed? July 4th in bed. Labor Day weekend in bed. Just not doing anything. So, I did not want to commit suicide. I was just tired, and I was exhausted. I told myself, “Do not commit suicide. Just keep showing up for your life. Just keep going. Just wake up and go to the next day and go to the next day.”Labor Day weekend, I was invited last minute to come perform at the mayor's LGBT opening reception for Black Pride weekend.Of course, I accepted the gig. I said, “You know what? Let's go all out.” I got a dress made. I had my friend design a dress for me. I was really honored to be a part of this. I show up, I perform “We Are the Women.” That was the only poem they commissioned me to do. I performed that in front of at least a thousand people.We were in City Hall. This has never been done before. We were in City Hall! A thousand people sitting and standing around from the LGBTQIA community. Elected officials, anybody you could think of, was there. I end the poem to a standing ovation.I was very excited that I decided to get up and take that gig that day.That is where I run into the Israeli consul general, and that is how I ended up meeting you.As we talked, I asked Sheba how to take risks safely. She says you can't. That's the point.As a creator, “You're going to be judged. You can't avoid it,” she says.“You only have one go. So, do what you're going to do every single day and do it big, bold,” Sheba says.“You only have one go. There is no putting it off,” she says, reiterating her point. “There's no putting it off, so take the risk.”Sheba shared a final note. Noting that she has lots of tattoos, she described one she has on her wrist that says, “Not Today.” She got it when she was working as a substitute teacher and saw an influx of middle-school suicides.“As adults, we know that we're just taller children,” she says. “So, I tell people, allow yourself time to grieve and be sad, but show up for your life. Because if you don't, you never know what could unfold positively.”If you follow Sheba's advice and example, you can make risk-taking in your creative work a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.SuperCrowd23Sheba has graciously agreed to perform at SuperCrowd23, which will be held on May 10 and 11. Superpowers for Good readers are invited to purchase tickets at half price, meaning that you can purchase a general admission ticket for just $49.50. Be sure to register before the end of early-bird pricing!Guest-Provided ProfileQueen Sheba (she/her)Founder, Poetry vs. Hip-Hop Live & Foundation About Poetry vs. Hip-Hop Live & Foundation: Poetry versus hip-hop live! Is an international social impact platform disguised as a live stage production.Poetry vs Hip-Hop foundation was created when  Dj KNODAT (know-dat) passed away from breast cancer on January 3, 2022. The Poetry vs Hip-Hop foundation is created in her honor to support, educate and make sure that LGBTQIA women of color have the resources they need while navigating their cancer journey.Website: www.thequeensheba.liveTwitter Handle: @thequeenshebaCompany Facebook Page: PoetryvshiphopBiographical Information: Queen Sheba 60-Second Bio: * Born in Detroit, MI, now living in Atlanta, GA - Sheba is a featured poet on the 2021 Grammy-Nominated album “F-Your Feelings” by Robert Glasper.* Recently released her 8th album on August 19th, 2022, “The Fukc-it Pill,” produced by Triumph Reigns, Clayco Music Group, with guest production by Multi-Grammy award winner in Artists Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Robert Glasper!* She recently returned from Israel, invited by the Israeli consul general of Atlanta, and was one of eight people chosen from around the country by the office of the foreign ministry of Israel for a social impact and education tour. * Being who is Sheba is, of course, she found a POETRY group to connect with while learning about technology, agriculture, antiracism practices, youth, LGBT, and anything that involves Israel.* You can hear Queen Sheba every Thursday on V-103 as the co-host with Joyce Littel for the poetic moment segment on the quiet storm from 10 PM to midnight!* In 2020 during a global pandemic, Queen Sheba was invited to participate in a collection of poetry, short stories & visual art by the city of Atlanta.* Sheba is Atlanta's previous “Creative Loafing's” People's Choice Spoken Word Artist of the year!* She also received the Gentlemen's Foundation ‘Gentle Woman of Artistry' of the Year award for her work in the LGBT community for HIV Prevention.* Sheba is a ‘Women of the World' & Individual World Poetry Slam Finalist.* Sheba is also a featured performer on season two of Verses and Flow, brought to you by Lexus on TV One, and has been on Spoken, a featured poet on Lyric Café on BET, 106&Park, the Apollo and the feature-length film ‘Spit.'* Sheba has eight albums, three of which were up for a Grammy under the Spoken Word category, including her current album, “The F-It Pill,” which was in the running for best spoken Word album of the year.* Sheba is a two-time NAACP Image Award Nominee. Her works have appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines, including Vibe Online and the focus of college students' papers everywhere!* Queen Sheba has two books: From Foster Care to Fame, short stories and poems too long for three minutes and Run Ugly! A motivational book for runners, with two forthcoming books “Clemency: poems to help you accept the apology as you will never receive, and The day I almost died in D.R.- how to leave your body and toxic relationship behind.* With a Master in Poetry from Queens University - Spoken Word artist, motivational speaker, comedian, and bathroom concert singer, Sheba tours internationally and has conducted performances and workshops at over 200 colleges and universities domestically and abroad, an APCA - Performer of the Year Nominee, and is a Creative Writing Professor at the Historical Black Clark Atlanta University where she teaches Poetry, Story Telling and Fiction.* YouTube: We Are The WomenPersonal Facebook Profile: fb.com/thequeensheba8Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/bethshebaaremInstagram Handle: @thequeensheba @poetryvshiphop Get full access to Superpowers for Good at devinthorpe.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. Pamela Mshana becomes the interviewee in this episode in which long time sister/friend Toni Ann Johnson asks her about her writing process and Dr. Mshana's novel, girls in search of cover. This is a fun and insightful episode whereby the audience gets to know more about the host of enVision Together: Going to Our Next Level of Best podcast as an artist, person and friend. Toni Ann does a beautiful job asking questions that helps the audience get to know their host. Their decades long relationship is evidence by this candid, creatively refreshing chat artist to artist.Please subscribe to the enVision Together podcast to be notified of each episode. To connect with Pamela online to discuss her weekly topics or to spread the word about the enVision Together: Going to Your Next Level of Best podcast, please follow her on social media or on her website:Facebook: @Pamela MshanaInstagram: @pamela.mshana.37Twitter: @PamelaMshanaWebsite: www.pamelamshana.com (Contact page).Support the Show: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=TD6PCE7G83GNY

The Black Effect Presents... NAACP Image Award Nominee, Black Tech Green Money! Jehron Petty is Founder and CEO at ColorStack, a non-profit collegiate organization that helps Black and Latinx Computer Science students get degreed and hired. When he was at Cornell, he worked as an intern at google, and later turned them down for a full-time role to start his own entrepreneurial journey. On this episode, Jehron talks with AfroTech's Will Lucas about the pipeline for Black talent, personal branding while still in school, and overcoming barriers to Black students not graduating from college. Follow Will Lucas on Instagram at @willlucas Learn more at AfroTech.com https://instagram.com/afro.tech Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cheryl Bedford is a NAACP Image Award Nominee for “Dark Girls” and Baltimore native who holds a BFA from NYU's TSOA and MFA in Producing from AFI. As a production manager, line producer, and producer, Cheryl has worked on countless film/tv/digital projects, including 17 Independent Features. She was the first Chair of Diversity Development and a Producing Instructor at New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, California. She formed her own company, Cheryl L. Bedford Productions, in January of 2001. Ms. Bedford is the founder of Women of Color Unite (WOCU), a nonprofit whose purpose is to help women of color get hired, their projects funded and content distributed. In this episode, Cheryl talks to Anya and Fanshen about how her roots in social justice activism has influenced her career in Hollywood.

The premiere of season 4 of YQD™ features episode 121 with the one and only Tiffany Aliche of The Budgetnista! If you're ready to learn how to get good with money, stick around for this AMAZING episode! WELCOME TO SEASON 4 OF THE YO QUIERO DINERO™ PODCAST, Y'ALL!!! We cannot believe we're already 4 seasons in! Thank you so much for rockin' with us! To start off this season with a BANG, we sat down with the legendary queen of finance, Ms. Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche! Y'all, this is a literal fan-girl moment. Tiffany is a POWERHOUSE in the financial literacy community and we are SO HONORED to have her opening the 4th season of YQD™! This is an episode you definitely don't want to miss! Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche is America's favorite personal financial educator! A New York Times Bestseller (Get Good with Money), an NAACP Image Award Nominee, and the first Black woman to grace the cover of Money Magazine solo, Tiffany is a trailblazer in the personal finance space. Her monumental ‘Live Richer Movement' has helped over one million women worldwide save, manage, and pay off hundreds of millions of dollars. A former teacher for ten years, with a Master's degree in Education, Tiffany was instrumental in getting The Budgetnista Law (A1414) passed in January 2019, making financial education mandatory for all middle school students in the state of New Jersey. Episode 121 Highlights: The relationship she had with money growing up Shifting your mindset from one of scarcity to abundance Get yourself a 'Linda' Get Good With Money The importance of estate planning Living richer & more! For full episode show notes, click here. Loving this episode? Leave us a review if you're listening on Apple podcasts and be sure to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube! Until next time, stay empowered, stay inspired and #staypoderosa ✨ Partners mentioned in this episode: BetterHelp– Professional Support When You Need It, At The Fraction Of The Cost Of In-Person Therapy. Get 10% off your first month! Ellevest—Unleash your financial power with a customized, goals-based approach in one beautiful platform. Created for women and designed by women. Squarespace – The all-in-one platform to build a beautiful online presence. Free 14-day Trial. No Plugins Necessary. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yoquierodinero/support

Welcome to the premiere episode of "Are You There, Ghost? It's Me, Chiwan." Find out how the show came to be and why Chiwan had to have Natashia Deón as his first guest. Natashia Deón is an NAACP Image Award Nominee, practicing criminal attorney, and college professor at UCLA and Antioch University. Her critically acclaimed novel, GRACE, was named Best Book by the New York Times. "What do these ghosts want—and why is literary fiction suddenly so full of them? (See: Lincoln in the Bardo, by George Saunders; White Tears, by Hari Kunzru; Grace, by Natashia Deón; The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead.) It's the past that won't stay past, to paraphrase Faulkner. The ghosts—most of them, at any rate—want to rest, but they need restitution first.”  Her new upcoming "The Perishing" is coming out soon as well. Enjoy this first episode of Are You There, Ghost? It's Me, Chiwan. And make sure to hit the subscribe button! #Ghost #NatashiaDeón #SSADH  

In this episode of "A Conversation With", I sit down with Cheryl L. Bedford. Ms. Bedford founded Women of Color Unite, a 501(c)(3). The Women Of Color Unite organization is a social action organization focused on fair access, fair treatment, and fair pay for women of color in all aspects of the entertainment and media industries. WOCU is an action-oriented organization that consults and advocates for fair treatment of women of color in the entertainment industry. ======================= Bio for Cheryl L. Bedford Cheryl L. Bedford, a NAACP Image Award Nominee for “Dark Girls” and Baltimore native, holds a BFA from NYU's TSOA and MFA in Producing from AFI. She is currently based in Los Angeles, CA. As a Production Manager, Line Producer, and Producer, Cheryl has worked on countless film/tv/digital projects, including 17 Independent Features. Ms. Bedford served as CFO and Supervising Producer for a boutique studio. She was formerly Chair of Diversity Development and a Producing Instructor at New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, California. As Chair, Ms. Bedford developed the Diversity Series, the Industry Lab (creating a bridge from school to work), among other initiatives. She has also taught The Art of Line Producing at UCLA Extension in Westwood, CA. She is a currently a producer on The Early Smith Story and #VoteLove, both currently in development. Ms. Bedford formed her own company, Cheryl L. Bedford Productions, in January of 2001. In her spare time, she judges film festivals. More recently, Ms. Bedford founded Women of Color Unite, a 501(c)(3), which purpose is to help WOC get Hired, their projects Funded and their content Distributed. From the members of WOCU, Cheryl created The JTC List. The JTC List is a database of 3500+ Women of Color in Entertainment, which is being shared throughout the Industry. Never again will someone be able to say, they can't find any WOC for any job above or below the line. The list is named after her mother, Joan Theresa Curtis, an activist, warrior and Ms. Bedford's biggest fan, who passed away in 2016. For more information: wocunite.org Submit Your Short Film: The Film Collective --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aconversationwithfm/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aconversationwithfm/support

Tiffany Aliche is the Award-Winning teacher of financial education and is America’s favorite personal financial educator who founded “The Budgetnista.” She is also a published author who has written the books The One Week Budget, the Live Richer Challenge series, the children’s book - Happy Birthday Mali More, and the New York Times Bestseller - Get Good with Money. Through “The Budgetnista,” Tiffany has created a financial movement that has helped over one million women around the world in completely transforming their financial mindset. With her company’s global “Live Richer Movement,” its participants, called the Dream Catchers, have collectively saved more than $250 million dollars and paid off over $200 million dollars worth of debt ever since its inception. Having laid the foundation for her company’s core mission based on her ten-year experience as a preschool teacher in Newark, NJ, Tiffany took her commitment to education into legislation when she partnered with Assemblywoman Angela V. McKnight in writing a bill that later became Law A1414 (The Budgetnista Law). This milestone legislation made it mandatory for financial education to be taught in all middle schools in the state of New Jersey. With the success of the legislation, Tiffany had created countless resources dedicated to her audiences around the world to teach financial courses face to face or through the online platform, Live Richer Academy, where thousands of students have enrolled for the main purpose of learning how to better manage their finances and transform their lives. Among the many channels, Tiffany has greatly utilized to spread more about better personal financial management are through her blog - The Budgetnista, and the top-rated, award-winning podcast - Brown Ambition. Her company and her advice were also featured on Good Morning America, the TODAY show, PBS, TIME, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, ESSENCE Magazine, FORBES, Fox Business, MSNBC, CNN/HLN. She is also the featured financial expert for the popular daytime talk show, The Real.Currently, Tiffany continues her pursuit for better financial education and is breaking barriers as the first (solo) Black woman to grace the cover of Money Magazine and as a NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Social Media Personality. Tiffany’s best-selling book, Get Good With Money, is available in all major bookstores. Find out more and reach out to Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche through the following links:Website - https://thebudgetnista.com/about/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/budgetnista/Instagram - https://instagram.com/thebudgetnistaTwitter - https://twitter.com/TheBudgetnistaYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBudgetnistaLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thebudgetnista/Please leave a five-star review for the Get Loved Up Podcast. When you leave that review, please take a screenshot and email me at koya@koyawebb.com, and I’ve got a little gift for you.Your thoughts light up Koya’s soul, and it helps continue to bring on great guests.To hear more about Koya Webb and Get Loved Up episodes, please visit her website at https://koyawebb.com/.

Tiffany Aliche, founder of “The Budgetnista”, is an award-winning teacher of financial education, and America's favorite personal financial educator. Tiffany joins us this week on The Unconventional Christian Podcast to talk about listening to the calling, manifesting vision, and family financial values.You don't want to miss this week's episode!!! *Like and Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube*Follow Tiffany: https://www.facebook.com/budgetnista or @thebudgetnistaFollow Ladun Thompson: @iamladunRate and Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unconventional-christian-podcast/id1561301210Tiffany is the author of Get Good with Money (a New York Times Bestseller), The One Week Budget, and the Live Richer Challenge series. She has also authored a children's book, Happy Birthday Mali More.She is the first (solo) Black woman to grace the cover of Money Magazine and a NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Social Media Personality.The Budgetnista and her financial advice have been featured on Good Morning America, the TODAY show, PBS, TIME, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, ESSENCE Magazine, FORBES, Fox Business, MSNBC, CNN/HLN. She is also the featured financial expert for the popular daytime talk show, The Real.

This week Adam is joined by the incredibly talented George Burton! George is chatting about his music career, his journey, and his recent 2021 NAACP Image Award Nomination for Outstanding Jazz Album. George is filling us in on where his love of music came from and how he has evolved as an artist. Stay tuned till the end to listen to "Finding," off his nominated album, Reciprocity! Subscribe, Rate, and Review The Talkback with Adam Mace on iTunes! Follow on Facebook: @TheTalkback Follow on Twitter: @TalkbackWithAM Follow on Instagram: @The_Talkback_Podcast Thank you to our sponsors: Audible - Get a FREE audiobook and 30-Day Free Trial at www.AudibleTrial.com/TheTalkback --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetalkbackwithadammace/support

Queen Sheba (Bethsheba Rem), is a Grammy Nominated Poet and Founder of “Below the Radar + CODAW” talks about parlaying her love of the arts into a “poetry business” and what that really entails. www.thequeensheba.live - Born in Detroit, MI, now living in Atlanta GA - Queen Sheba is the co-founder of Poetry vs. Hip-Hop the production and the organization, an Int’l 4 Countries Slam Champion, two-time National Poetry Slam Champ, three-time Regional Poetry Slam Champ, and a WOWps Finalist. Sheba is also a featured performer on season two of Verses and Flow, brought to you by Lexus on TV One, and has been on Spoken, a featured poet on Lyric Café on BET, 106 & Park, the Apollo, and the feature-length film Spit. Sheba has six albums, two of which were up for a Grammy under the Spoken Word category and she is a two-time NAACP Image Award Nominee. Her works have appeared in numerous anthologies, magazines including Vibe Online, and the focus of college student’s papers. Queen Sheba has two books: From Foster Care to Fame short stories and poems too long for three minutes and Run Ugly! A motivational book for runners. With a Masters in Poetry from Queens University Spoken Word artist, motivational speaker, comedian, and bathroom concert singer, Sheba tours internationally and has conducted performances and workshops at over 200 colleges and universities domestic and abroad. Schedule your guest appearance on the show: https://bwstlive.as.me/schedule.php Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Email BlackWallStreetTodayPodcast @ gmail. com. The Black Wall Street Today (BWST) radio show is focused on all things Black entrepreneurship and hosted by Virginia Tech alumnae Blair Durham, co-founder and co-President of Black BRAND. BWST occurs live in the studios of the historic and prestigious HBCU Hampton University. The BWST podcast is produced by using selected audio from the radio show and other Black BRAND events. BWST is the media outlet for Black BRAND. Black BRAND is a 501(c)(3) organization that stands for Business Research Analytics Networking and Development. We are Hampton Roads Regional Black Chamber of Commerce. We promote group economics through professional development and community empowerment, and we unify the black dollar by providing financial literacy, entrepreneurship training, and networking resources! http://blackbrand.biz m.me/blackwallstreettoday + info@blackbrand.biz + (757) 541-2680 Instagram: www.instagram.com/blackbrandbiz/ + Facebook: www.facebook.com/blackbrandbiz/ Jazzy Version of Shimmy Shimmy Ya – Jashsaun Peele & Grandpa Crunk. https://youtu.be/tp25ToCluBI Produced by Seko Varner for Positive Vibes Inc. http://www.PositiveVibes.net + (757) 932-0177 Fix your credit yourself: https://positivevibes.myecon.net/my-credit-system/ Debt consolidation & Private Money lending: PositiveVibesFinancial@gmail.com + (757) 932-0177 Start your own financial business: https://positivevibes.myecon.net/lp/wfh-v1/?a=1-930503E- --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/black-wall-street-today/message

An Evening of Love : Join Brown Book Series for An Evening of Love with The BJs. A Virtual Valentine's Day Conversation Featuring The Queens of Romance Authors Beverly Jenkins and Brenda Jackson Spend Valentines with The BJs. Pour yourself a glass of wine and tune in for a night of Love, Fun and Laughter. From Historical to Contemporary... Love..Passion..LustBeverly Jenkins and Brenda Jackson are the Queens of RomanceBeverly Jenkins is the recipient of the 2018 Michigan Author Award by the Michigan Library Association, the 2017 Romance Writers of America Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the 2016 Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for historical romance. She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature, was featured in both the documentary Love Between the Covers and on CBS Sunday Morning. Since the publication of Night Song in 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance, and has been a constant darling of reviewers, fans, and her peers alike, garnering accolades for her work from the likes of The Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, and NPR. If you would like to be notified when Beverly Jenkins has new releases, events, and other news, sign up for her newsletter at www.beverlyjenkins.netBrenda Jackson, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of over 100 novels and novellas, was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Jacksonville University. She married her high school sweetheart, Gerald, and they have two sons, Gerald Jr. and Brandon, ages thirty-six and thirty-four, respectively. She is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Her professional writing career began in 1995 with the release of her first book, Tonight and Forever. Since then she has written over 100 titles, which includes a made-for-television movie by BET, One Special Moment as well as the movie, Truly Everlasting. She was a 2012 NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary Fiction for her book, A Silken Thread; and was named Romance Writers of America's Nora Robert's Lifetime Achievement Award recipient for 2012. If you would like to be notified when Beverly Jenkins has new releases, events, and other news, sign up for her newsletter at www.brendajackson.netClips from Deadly Sexy and The Heart Series courtesy of Siri Austin Entertainment LLCClips from A Brother's Honor courtesy of PassionFlixConnect with LaSheera Lee: https://www.instagram.com/readyoulater​ All social media @ Lasheera LeeSubscribe NOW to The Brown Book Series https://www.youtube.com/c/BrownBookSe​...Connect with Brown Book Series hosted by Shay Baby onlineVisit the Brown Book Series WEBSITE: http://www.brownbookseries.com​Follow Brown Book Series: http://Twitter.com/BrownBookSeries​​Like Brown Book Series: https://Facebook.com/BrownBookSeries​​Follow Brown Book Series: https://Instagram.com/BrownBookSeries​

Born in Detroit, MI, now living in Atlanta GA - Queen Sheba is the co-founder of Poetry vs. Hip-Hop the production and the organization, a Int’l 4 Countries Slam Champion, two time National Poetry Slam Champ, three time Regional Poetry Slam Champ and a WOWps Finalist. Sheba is also a featured performer on season two of Verses and Flow, brought to you by Lexus on TV One, and has been on Spoken, a featured poet on Lyric Café on BET, 106 & Park, the Apollo and the feature length film Spit. Sheba has six albums, two of which were up for a Grammy under the Spoken Word category and she is a two-time NAACP Image Award Nominee. Her works have appeared in numerous anthologies, magazines including Vibe Online and the focus of college student’s papers. Queen Sheba has two books: From Foster Care to Fame short stories and poems too long for three minutes and Run Ugly! A motivational book for runners. With a Masters in Poetry from Queens University Spoken Word artist, motivational speaker, comedian, and bathroom concert singer, Sheba tours internationally and has conducted performances and workshops at over 200 colleges and universities domestic and abroad.

Brown Book Series sat down with the Legendary Contemporary Romance Queen herself; Mrs. Brenda Jackson. We discussed her new releases, the launching of her new movie company and the true love of her life. About the Author:Brenda Jackson, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of over 100 novels and novellas, was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Jacksonville University. She married her high school sweetheart, Gerald, and they have two sons, Gerald Jr. and Brandon, ages thirty-six and thirty-four, respectively. She is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Her professional writing career began in 1995 with the release of her first book, Tonight and Forever. Since then she has written over 100 titles, which includes a made-for-television movie by BET, One Special Moment as well as the movie, Truly Everlasting. She was a 2012 NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary Fiction for her book, A Silken Thread; and was named Romance Writers of America's Nora Robert's Lifetime Achievement Award recipient for 2012.Author's website: https://www.brendajackson.net

Let's get real: this week's episode was hard to record. For all of us. It's full of awkward moments, less than perfect words, and a whole lotta flaws. But that's ok. Because it's still important to step into the ring and have conversations even when it won't be perfect. We know we didn't get it all right, but we are so grateful to Natashia Deon - criminal law attorney, author, NAACP Image Award Nominee, founder of Redeemed Project and the author behind the #EndArrestExecutions proposed law - for her grace and vulnerability and especially her willingness to teach us all. There is so much Good to be done in Social Justice, and we are not helpless.  www.NatashiaDeon.com #EndArrestExecutions

Join #BLAIRISMS hosts Blair & Brandon for an incredible time on the #SAVAGECHATSERIES with the Recording Artist, Broadway Star and NAACP Image Award Nominee... @mykalkilgore.

Mychal Denzel Smith is the author of the just-released Stakes is High: Life After the American Dream as well as the 2016 New York Times bestseller Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching. His work has appeared, online and print, in the New York Times, Washington Post, Harper’s, Artforum, Oxford American, New Republic, GQ, Complex, Esquire, Playboy, Bleacher Report, The Nation, The Atlantic, Pitchfork, Bookforum, and a number of other publications. He has appeared on The Daily Show, PBS Newshour, Democracy NOW!, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more national and local radio/television programs. He is featured in and was a consulting producer for “Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story." He was also a 2017 NAACP Image Award Nominee. He is a fellow at Type Media Center. You can follow him on Twitter at @mychalsmith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian G. Gilmore was born and raised in Washington, D.C. He is the author of three previous collections of poetry, including We Didn’t Know Any Gangsters, a 2014 NAACP Image Award Nominee. He is both a Cave Canem Fellow and a Kimbilio Fellow, and he currently teaches social justice law at Michigan State University.Brian joins us today to talk about his Michigan Notable Book of poetry, Come See About Me, Marvin from Wayne State University Press. In this latest collection, Brian imagines a dialogue between himself and Marvin Gaye, another black man from Washington D.C. who moved here to follow his career. The poems were written, in part, as a way of coping in a strange new land. Check out the book here: https://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/books/detail/come-see-about-me-marvin

A candid discussion with Prentice PowellWith humility uncommon to those of like talent, Prentice Powell approaches every stage from Amsterdam to London and South Africa, knowing that he has a gift, yet allowing his performance to speak for itself.Formerly host of the prestigious open mic Mouth Off Wednesdays in Oakland, CA. for six years, Powell is an educator, a family man, a writer, and an accomplished spoken word artist. He has been recognized as a National Slam Finalist, 2006 Oakland and San Francisco Grand Slam Champion, 2007 Spoken Word Artist of the Year by the Black Music Awards, 2011 East Bay Express Best Poet, and 2013 NAACP Image Award Nominee.Powell has shared the stage with Stevie Wonder, The Roots, Dr. Cornell West, Marsha Ambrosious, and along with his fellow Fiveology members, opened for Jill Scott during her 2013 Summer Tour.He is the only poet to have appeared on all sive seasons of Lexus Verses & Flow with eleven episodes to his credit and recently became the first spoken word artist to land a reoccurring spot on the Arsenio Hall Show, appearing a record three times.Prentice Powell's spoken and written talent is notable, considering that both adequately communicate the depth of his consciousness in rhyme. As a distinguished member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., he embodies the mentality of scholarship, fellowship, good character, and the desire to uplift humanity, all in the midst of continuing to define himself.https://youtu.be/A-mJUcWpg1Uhttps://youtu.be/SI7srtcY3a4https://youtu.be/TvlsiM5E17shttps://youtu.be/jwB3ZH4COMIhttps://youtu.be/mkru-G8jOkw

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Cheryl L. Bedford and I talk about her journey into the film industry. She shares shares has NYU made her a filmmaker and AFI taught her how to be a filmmaker in Los Angeles. Cheryl also shares how she met Bill Duke and became a line producer on the documentary, "Dark Girls." That led to us talking about colorism.  Joan Theresa Curtis, Cheryl's mother is her biggest role model. Joan  influenced Cheryl to use her gifts to make the world a better place for the next generation. In her honor, Cheryl started Women of Color Unite / The JTC List which creates a list of women of color to help get them hired, their work distributed and to create a community for Women of Color.  WOC UNITE is having it's first annual Gala on March 28, 2019.  Bio:  Cheryl L. Bedford, a NAACP Image Award Nominee for “Dark Girls” and Baltimore native, holds a BFA from NYU’s TSOA and MFA in Producing from AFI. She is currently based in Los Angeles, CA. As a Production Manager, Line Producer, and Producer, Cheryl has worked on countless film/tv/digital projects, including 16 Independent Features. Ms. Bedford served as CFO and Supervising Producer for a boutique studio. She was formerly Chair of Diversity Development and a Producing Instructor at a Film School in Los Angeles, California. As Chair, Ms. Bedford developed the Diversity Series, the Industry Lab (creating a bridge from school to work), among other initiatives. She has also taught The Art of Line Producing at UCLA Extension in Westwood, CA. Ms. Bedford formed her own company, Cheryl L. Bedford Productions, in January of 2001. In her spare time, she judges film festivals. More recently, Ms. Bedford founded Women of Color Unite, her 501(c)(3), which purpose is to help WOC get Hired, their projects Funded and their content Distributed. From the members of WOC Unite, Cheryl created The JTC List. The JTC List is a Google Doc of 400+ Women of Color in Entertainment, which is being shared throughout the Industry. Never again will someone be able to say, they can’t find any WOC for any job above or below the line. The list is named after her mother, Joan Theresa Curtis, an activist, warrior and Ms. Bedford’s biggest fan, who passed away in 2016. To join the list or to hire women from the list, please email TheJTCList@gmail.com Facebook:  www.facebook.com/thejtclist Instagram: www.instagram.com/thejtclist Twitter:  https://twitter.com/TheJTCList  

A black teenage boy is dead. A white man kiled him. Was he standing his ground or was it murder? Using the Trayvon Martin case as the foundation for her story, Victoria Christopher Murray weaves a tale about the two women who are dealing with the tragedy: Janice Johnson, the mother of the victim, and Meredith Spencer, the wife of the accused.Victoria Christopher Murray is the Essence bestselling author of more than 20 novels, including The Ex Files; Lady Jasmine; and The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil. She is a three-time NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Fiction.Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a generous grant from PNC Bank.Recorded On: Wednesday, July 1, 2015

A black teenage boy is dead. A white man kiled him. Was he standing his ground or was it murder? Using the Trayvon Martin case as the foundation for her story, Victoria Christopher Murray weaves a tale about the two women who are dealing with the tragedy: Janice Johnson, the mother of the victim, and Meredith Spencer, the wife of the accused.Victoria Christopher Murray is the Essence bestselling author of more than 20 novels, including The Ex Files; Lady Jasmine; and The Deal, the Dance, and the Devil. She is a three-time NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Fiction.Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a generous grant from PNC Bank.

Author and poet, Kwame Alexander wants kids to write their own books. He has helped students reach this goal with his Book-in-a-Day (BID) creative writing and book publishing workshop. When he’s not teaching, he’s writing such marvels as The Crossover, the 2015 Newbery Award winning novel in verse; Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band, a NAACP Image Award Nominee; and a Junior Library Guild Selection, He Said She Said. During the live webcast, Mr. Alexander discusses his Newbery Award winning book, The Crossover. He also describes various forms of poetry and why poetry is the perfect medium for a reluctant reader. In addition, Alexander critiques poems written and recited by Twain Middle School students who join him in the studio.

Onaje Allan Gumbs' career spans for over 3 decades and is a sought after arranger, composer and pianist extraordinaire.Panasonic chose his song, "Dare To Dream", as the theme for their tenth anniversary celebration of Kid Witness News. Gumbs has composed, arranged and performed the original score for the Showtime film, Override, directed by actor and producer Danny Glover and is also a NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Jazz Artist for his album, "Remember Their Innocence".His signature arrangements are: Woody Shaw (Rosewood), Phyllis Hyman (Betcha By Golly Wow and The Answer is You) and for Stanley Jordan (The Lady in My Life) to name a few.We are pleased to present his latest release: Bloodlife - A collection of solo performances based on melodies composed by Ronald Shannon Jackson. This album is an eclectic collection of melodies created by the venerable drummer/composer Ronald Shannon Jackson (1940-2013) and combined with masterful improvisations on solo piano by the Legendary Onaje Allan Gumbs. http://www.onajeallangumbs.com/Please subscribe to our newsletter and stay in touch: http://Artheo-Megazine.comWe are sponsored by http://HealthRoads.Net/Visit their blog at http://ZealForLifeProducts.com/    ... See MoreColored People® Network is a private global multicultural artistic community.

Onaje Allan Gumbs' career spans for over 3 decades and is a sought after arranger, composer and pianist extraordinaire.Panasonic chose his song, "Dare To Dream", as the theme for their tenth anniversary celebration of Kid Witness News. Gumbs has composed, arranged and performed the original score for the Showtime film, Override, directed by actor and producer Danny Glover and is also a NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Jazz Artist for his album, "Remember Their Innocence".His signature arrangements are: Woody Shaw (Rosewood), Phyllis Hyman (Betcha By Golly Wow and The Answer is You) and for Stanley Jordan (The Lady in My Life) to name a few.We are pleased to present his latest release: Bloodlife - A collection of solo performances based on melodies composed by Ronald Shannon Jackson. This album is an eclectic collection of melodies created by the venerable drummer/composer Ronald Shannon Jackson (1940-2013) and combined with masterful improvisations on solo piano by the Legendary Onaje Allan Gumbs. http://www.onajeallangumbs.com/Please subscribe to our newsletter and stay in touch: http://Artheo-Megazine.comWe are sponsored by http://HealthRoads.Net/Visit their blog at http://ZealForLifeProducts.com/    ... See MoreColored People® Network is a private global multicultural artistic community.

NAACP award nominee, DuEwa Frazier, gets candid with book author and talk radio show host, Denise Turney, right here on Off The Shelf radio.  When? Saturday, August 16 at 11am/EST. DuEwa and Denise will discuss DuEwa's novel, Deanne in the Middle. The artists will also discucss the makings of poetry, how to market and sell books, writing with purpose and changes that continue to impact the book world. Tune in and get free tips and advice, the types of information you could use to help make your own dreams a reality!  Remember, Saturday, August 16 at 11am/EST. Tell your family, friends, colleagues and book lovers and positive thinkers everywhere!

Tune in for special evening edition of That's Entertainment as I talk with actor Aaron D. Spears.  Aaron has appeared in guest starring roles on such television shows such as NCIS, Castle, Boston Legal, Lincoln Heights, Bones and Criminal Minds. His film credits include the Academy Award nominated Babel; blockbuster hit I Love You, Man and independent films 35 and Ticking and Cartel Wars . In 2007’s The Mannsfield 12, he not only starred in the film, but was the Executive Producer as well. Additionally, Aaron composed the lyrics to and performed the title track as he did for two other films he appeared in.  Currently he portrays ”Mark Bradley” on BET’s Being Mary Jane, the highest rated show on cable TV. He also stars as “Justin Barber” on the cast of CBS' Emmy Award winning, The Bold and the Beautiful, which reaches 35 million + viewers worldwide. Tune in on Wednesday, February 19 at 5pm ET/2pm PT as a talk with this four time NAACP Image Award nominee for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama, Aaron D. Spears. Like that's entertainment on fb at - facebook.com/thatsentertainment.radio Follow us on twitter at - thatsentertain1