Podcasts about North Preston

Nathan D. Simmons (born August 5th, 1999) is a Canadian actor who is proud to come from the historical Black communities of East and North Preston in Nova Scotia. Nathan graduated from the acting program at the Fountain School of the Arts in 2017. Since then he has appeared in theatrical productions across Canada. In 2022, the Coast proclaimed him the best theatre actor in Halifax. In additon to his long list of theatre credits, he has appeared in several tv shows, including Diggstown, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Moonshine and the upcoming Washington Black. He has worked on independent films such as Black Cop and has appeared in many commercials. When not acting, Nathan is a talented musician and is often seen performing in venues throughout Halifax. As a fan of the show, he is overjoyed to be part of the loving and talented, yet frightening family and world of FROM.   Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)

Karen and Neville Provo have dedicated almost 30 years to empowering young people in North Preston. Their community program, the North Preston Bulls, has given hundreds of children the opportunity to play basketball. Hear their story.

As the number of children who need foster care in Nova Scotia grows, the province is looking for more people to take on the role of foster parent. Guest host Preston Mulligan is joined by Debbie Cain, who has been a foster mother for 21 years in North Preston, to learn about how it works.

In this week's episode, we are joined by Keonté Beals, a Canadian musician, author and owner of KBeals Entertainment. We talked about his early beginnings in North Preston, his interest in music and other arts. We concluded by chatting about how he aspires to shape the next generation through his music and community building work. You can follow Keonté Beals's work at https://www.kebe.ca/shop Support the Show.You can write to us via email at dearladspod@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram @dearladspod

Join East Coast DNA in congratulating Nova Scotian R&B artist JupiterReign for her 2023 African Nova Scotia Music Association (ANSMA) Rising Star Award. A product of North Preston, the largest black community in Canada, JupiterReign has been steadily carving her own lane in the Nova Scotian music scene. Released earlier this year, on Valentine's Day, Intergalactic originated as a project in the Music Arts program at Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC). Drawing inspiration from her community, family and personal struggles, she complemented Intergalactic dense grooves with a lyrical content reflective of relationships, ups-and-downs, and her outlook on life in general. 00:00 Intro featuring clip from Vibes by JupiterReign w/MAJE 00:11 Darcy Walsh chats with Thaydra Gray aka JupiterReign 19:35 Don't Wanna from JupiterReign's Intergalatic Recorded between Halifax and Montreal, her debut album, Intergalactic, is a five song EP packed with entrancing, soulful, casually poetic, slow-tempo R&B. Don't Wanna, the EP's lead single, was co-produced with award-winning artist Reeny Smith. When asked about what it meant to be nominated, JupiterReign replied: “I feel so honored and blessed to have been chosen for these nominations. My journey of creating music has been a roller-coaster of feelings and emotions, but none of these I'd trade for anything.” “Being vulnerable and letting your thoughts and feelings out for the world to hear is scary. But we need these storytellers. People need someone or something to feel connected to, so they know they aren't alone, and I'm happy to be that person... But the work doesn't stop here. I have [many] more creations under my belt, and I can't wait for the world to hear.” JupiterReign will be performing at Nova Scotia Music Week in Yarmouth, where she is also nominated as African Nova Scotian Artist of the Year. All this recognition for her work has brought JupiterReign a considerable amount of buzz and has peoples' heads turning: “This is just the beginning, and I aim to use my music to become one of Canada's best R&B stars, recognized on a global scale.” Find JupiterReign online: https://linktr.ee/jupiterreign Subscribe to @eastcoastdna **For the month of October 2023, a new live shot video will be posted for every new Subscriber to our channel. Share with your friends and family** --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/east-coast-dna/message

From a shy, introspective kid growing up in North Preston to playing with Symphony Nova Scotia, he's grown to be an award winning artist and entertainer. He's been involved in the world of entertainment since he was six, dreaming of being a business owner and entrepreneur. You can also add author to his growing resume. His first children's book is called I am Perfectly Me his latest, I Am A King. Keonté Beals is an inspiration with a body of work that is truly impressive for a young man only in his mid-twenties. He shares some of his thoughts, fears and dreams in this conversation.

Pre-primary students at Nelson Whynder Elementary in North Preston are preparing for their school's Christmas concert. Host Jeff Douglas stopped by to find out how it's going and he was greeted with a spontaneous group hug.

Just Chase started his music career in North Preston and now he's writing for A list musicians in Hollywood. Information Morning's Kyah Sparks spoke to the musician about his musical journey and what it's like to now be a Grammy-nominated songwriter.

Keonté Beals is an accomplished singer/songwriter, musician (piano), producer, author and entrepreneur. Keonté triumphs among the East Coast music scene as a multi-talented, award-winning R&B/Pop artist.Born and raised in North Preston, Keonté started singing at the age of six. In 2016, Keonté released “Man Down” from his self-titled EP ‘Keonté,' followed by a second single “4 Ever” in 2017. Keonté, is a natural-born entertainer who has collected accolades from Music Nova Scotia, African Nova Scotian Music Association (including Artist of the Year 2020), Coast Halifax, East Coast Music Association; Challenge AIDS and Malaria in Africa and recognised with an MLA Rising Star award.In 2020, CBC radio produced a special “Keonte Beals: Christmas in North Preston” which was rated the number one story in Canada and earned a feature in “Being Black in Canada”. Keonté released a Christmas EP stemming from the special, entitled “December”, which was very well received. 2020 also saw the birth of KBeals Entertainment (kebe.ca) where Keonte launched his first full-length album under his company.Keonte is the co-author and illustrator of his first children's book with his younger brother Antonio, “I am Perfectly Me”. This book expresses historical pride within the African Nova Scotian community and celebrates diversity. Keonte provides rich and inclusive book presentations within schools all across Nova Scotia - even adding in a few song performances throughout the hour-long sessions with the kids.Keonte propelled the project ‘KING' in 2020 under his own company name, which received the ANSMA song of the year for 2021. Keonte received acclaimed ECMA status in 2021 for R&B album of the year for ‘KING', and also collected three Music Nova Scotia awards: R&B Solo recording, African Nova Scotian Artist of the Year & Inspirational recording of the year.Keonté is set to release his 3rd album in 2023.

We bring you the story of how some women in North Preston are taking action when it comes to their own safety, by taking a self-defense class organized by the Preston RCMP. Information Morning's Kyah Sparks drops by the class and speaks with a couple of the women taking part.

Rev. Wallace Smith Sr.'s Sunday sermon this week will be his last as the leader of St. Thomas Baptist Church in North Preston, N.S. The senior pastor of over 21 years and member of the gospel group, The Sanctified Brothers is stepping down from the pulpit after over two decades.

The pastor of North Preston's St. Thomas Baptist Church is giving his last sermon on Sunday. We reflect on Rev. Wallace Smith Sr.'s legacy in his community, and beyond, with his granddaughter Reeny Smith.

In the fall of 2020, the Fabienne Colas Foundation put out a call for entries from young filmmakers for a series called Being Black in Canada. Recently, the four filmmakers who made up the Being Black in Halifax entry won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction in a Documentary series. The winners included Lily Nottage, Dena Williams, Tyler Simmonds and Kardeisha Provo who's entry was titled North Preston: The Untold Story. Spliting her time between Toronto and her home community of North Preston, Provo has been focussing on storytelling and sharing her perspective growing up in the largest Black community in Canada. African Nova Scotian history is our collective history and she's been working to re-frame the narrative that is lost to negative press and old prejudices. Kardeisha Provo is one of many Black Nova Scotia artists who are finding their voices and are being recognized for their talent.

I saw someone tweeting about the RCMP release about a missing 10-year-old, wondering why there was no public or amber alert sent out. That was about 10 minutes before one was sent. And about 6 hours after the media were alerted. Lots of people are now looking for Ashayo Johnson, and we're all hoping he's found soon and he's back with his parents in North Preston.

In this 50th episode of the #RisingYouth podcast, Changing The Narrative host Terrence Taylor talks with #RisingYouth Alumni LaMeia Reddick. She is the author of the documentary Freedom Swell (which can be seen on CBC), a community leader and runs youth programs through BLXCKHOUSE in North Preston, Nova Scotia. LaMeia does just about everything! She is amazing and is here to share stories about what we can do as young elders for the next generation. What does it mean to be good and how do we get there? Why is mentoring so important and what does it really mean to "take care" of your children? This episode of the #RisingYouth Podcast was developed in partnership with Changing The Narrative Podcast. For more information on #RisingYouth Community Service Grants of up to $1,500 available to youth 15-30, visit https://www.risingyouth.ca // Dans ce 50e épisode du podcast #JeunesEnAction, Terrence Taylor, hôte de Changing The Narrative, s'entretient avec LaMeia Reddick, Alumni de #JeunesEnAction. Elle est l'auteure du documentaire Freedom Swell (que l'on peut voir sur CBC), une leader communautaire et dirige des programmes pour les jeunes par le biais de BLXCKHOUSE à North Preston, en Nouvelle-Écosse. LaMeia fait à peu près tout ! Elle est incroyable et elle est ici pour partager des histoires sur ce que nous pouvons faire en tant que jeunes aînés pour la prochaine génération. Qu'est-ce que cela signifie d'être bien et comment y parvenir ? Pourquoi le mentorat est-il si important et que signifie réellement "prendre soin" de ses enfants ? Cet épisode du podcast #JeunesEnAction a été développé en partenariat avec Changing The Narrative Podcast. Pour plus d'informations sur les subventions de service communautaire #JeunesEnAction, pouvant aller jusqu'à 1 500 dollars et destinées aux jeunes de 15 à 30 ans, visitez le site https://www.jeunesenaction.com/

A love letter to North Preston. Filmmaker Kardeisha Provo tells the untold story of a proud Nova Scotia community, turning the lens on her family and friends in North Preston.

Regardless of what party wins the next Nova Scotia election, an African Nova Scotian will be the next MLA of Preston. For the first time, all three candidates were born and raised in either North Preston or nearby Cherry Brook. Host Jeff Douglas hears from NDP candidate Colter "CC" Simmonds, Liberal candidate Angela Simmonds and Progressive Conservative candidate Archy Beals.

Named the 2016 AUS Community Service Award winner for Men's Basketball, Shaquille Smith took his experiences from attending Acadia and has applied it to everyday life.Shaquille was named as 1 of 8 nominees for the U SPORTS Mitchell Family Alumni of the Year Awards this past spring for his work in his hometown of North Preston, NS where he applied his passion of helping others to bring a community basketball court to North Preston.His service to the greater community of basketball was amplified by the creation of the Futures Program that mentors young athletes in their choices in life around mental health, education and athletics.

Mainstreet host Jeff Douglas connects with Keonté Beals at his home in North Preston, Nova Scotia, and Keonté shares parts of conversations he recorded with Andreas Robinson and Kanaar Bell. Kanaar is the spoken word artist who started the podcast Let Your Soul Talk. Andreas is the social entrepreneur and community builder behind Live Infinitus.

Public speaker and filmmaker Tyler Simmonds from North Preston spoke with guest host Preston Mulligan about this new film, The Search For Healing, which will be featured at this year's Halifax Black Film Festival.

Mullinger meets filmmaker, fashion designer, keynote speaker and mental health advocate Tyler Simmonds. Tyler's award-winning films, keynote speeches and TED Talks on mental health and mindfulness, led to the Huffington Post naming him one of the “10 Inspirational People Under 30 You Should Be Following.” Born on January 26, 1990 Tyler grew up in North Preston and struggled with his mental health throughout his childhood. His first critically acclaimed short film, In My Mind, looked at mental health in the black community. And his second film, There's Soul in Our Soil, examined intergenerational trauma caused by racism. Tyler and James discuss what people in Atlantic Canada can do more to support black owned businesses, how to deal with ignorance, racism in Canada, why cancelling people doesn't work and that rather than calling them out we should call them in. Settle in, and listen up.

Jeff Douglas' trip to North Preston, including songs Keonté recorded with his sister Carleena Smith for a new Christmas EP. This downloadable copy does not include Anne Johnson-McDonald's musical performances, but you can hear those in the streaming copy available at cbc.ca/mainhfx

Mac chats with Custio Clayton of North Preston, Nova Scotia, as he prepares for his big interim IBF welterweight championship clash against Sergey Lipinets on Showtime in the USA and TSN in Canada. We talk about his start in the sport, boxing in North Preston, the 2012 London Olympics, and, of course, his upcoming world title shot.

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The conversations around anti-Black racism in Canada and around the world have made us think about North Preston, Nova Scotia. It's the largest and oldest black community in the country — a place where history runs deep, and where people are fighting passionately for their future. And it's a place we visited a few years back. A man opens up about his criminal past, and how the thought of losing his family — and the future of his town — changed his life. A woman opens her heart, and her home, by turning her basement into an unofficial drop-in hub for youth in North Preston. A group of elders work hard to keep the long tradition of making and selling Christmas wreaths alive. And more stories from this small but mighty community that is fighting to define itself.

In 2016, the Huffington Post named Nova Scotia’s Tyler Simmonds one of the “10 inspirational people under 30 you should be following on Twitter.” An artist and advocate, he is using his voice and talents to create a safe space to discuss mental illness, he encourages vulnerability and how that can be a source of healing and power. His message is resonating. His first short film, In My Mind is award-winning. In 2019 he was awarded the JRG Society for the Arts Award to develop his documentary There’s Soul in Our Soil—exploring the link between mental health with systematic and environmental racism in the African Nova Scotian community. Highlights: -The lowest point in his life made him realize that his disabilities are his “superpowers”. -“Just because you have mental illness doesn’t mean that you can’t live the life that you want.” -Find out what he had to say in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. -Tune in to find out why he said “meditation is like a cheat code to life.” -“My community (North Preston) is home. It’s beautiful.” Producers: Tanya Chedrawy & Michael Boyd Host: Tanya Chedrawy tanyamedia.com Guest: Tyler Simmonds https://www.tylersimmonds.com/ Recorded through the facilities of Podcast Atlantic Sound Recording and Editing by Michael Boyd of Podcast Atlantic Follow us on Twitter: @TanyaChedrawy Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanyachedrawy/ Music Far Away by Pre Kiilstofte Logo Created by Tanya Chedrawy Email us at: tanya@tanyamedia.com

Nevell Provo was born and raised in North Preston Nova Scotia. He is a current student at Saint Mary's University, studying business and a member of the men's basketball team. Prior to Saint Mary's Nevell studied at Loyola University, where earned a Division 1 basketball scholarship. As an athlete Nevell has represented Team Canada for 2 years, where he travelled the world competing. As an Entrepreneur Nevell has founded SmoothMealPrep a healthy meal delivery, providing fitness focused meals. More recently, Nevell has started another company R & B Kitchen, a SoulFood restaurant. Nevell has 11 employees, majority coming from his home community North Preston; a place that he takes a lot of pride in. https://smoothmealprep.com/ New live streams every week! Darius Med Live is now available on PODCAST! You can find us on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/darius-med-live/id1508109302 Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/music/m/Isiaxg4xjnxyp7ep3gvboujolh4?t=Darius_Med_Live Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4csYQLhLBw3DymNJLB0PwV Web: www.dariusmed.com Darius Med Clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Y39yc0_HvnDaa5pjjdhEQ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dariusmed Donations: https://streamlabs.com/dariusmed   Be sure to find me on: Email: darius@dariusmed.com Instagram: @DariusMed Twitter: @DariusMed_ Facebook: Darius Med #dariusmed #motivation #success #med #podcast   Enjoy!

On this week's episode, it's Christmas Eve and Ryan (@iamryanwilliams) sits down with award winning R&B artist Reeny Smith (@iamREENY). Reeny is from North Preston and grew up in a multi-generational musically talented family. The two chat about, among other things, her musical style, creative process, and ghostwriting. You can check out Reeny and her music on iTunes or Spotify as well as her website http://www.iamreeny.com/. Merry Christmas Everyone!

Letitia Fraser is a figurative artist born and raised in Halifax Nova Scotia. Letitia is a proud descendant of North Preston. Coming from a long line of Artists. Her artistic interest was shown early in life. Her interest matured during her high school years driving her desire to continue to NSCAD, where she is a recent graduate.Her artwork has been featured in exhibits at the Black Cultural Centre of Nova Scotia, the Freedom Festival Art Exhibit coordinated by the African Nova Scotian Music Association; and several exhibits by the Black Artist Network of Nova Scotia (2014-2017). In 2011 she illustrated images for “The Journey Continues; An Atlantic Canada Black experience.” Written by Craig M. Smith.In 2018 Letitia had the opportunity to have her artwork published alongside other women in Understorey Magazines 12th issue dedicated to African Nova Scotian Women. She was recently given the Nova Scotia Arts Endowment Fund Scholarship and the 2018 RBC Emerging Artist Award from Nova Scotia Talent Trust.In February of 2019, Letitia was featured on the cover of The Coast, and interviewed by CBC for her first solo, graduate exhibition Mommay's Patches, at the Anna Leonowens Gallery.Check her out @newscotlandblack

On episode 30 I interview award winning Filmmaker, Public Speaker and Mental Health Advocate, Tyler Simmonds. We talk about his film projects, about growing up in North Preston, where masculinity and mental health in the Black community intersect, what it was like working on the Bell Let’s Talk campaign and I even open up about my personal journey with mental health. Get in touch with Tyler Website  Instagram  Twitter YouTube Email: info@tylersimmonds.com  

Guess who I got to interview? Custio!!!! Yup. The undefeated welterweight boxing champion Custio Clayton who represented his home community of North Preston, Nova Scotia and Canada on the world stage in the 2012 Olympic Games. Humble, gracious and sweet. (Make no mistake though he can knock you out in seconds, he has 11 knockout wins under his belt). Check out my conversation with him to gain some insight from a champion. Golden Nuggets: -“Do it because YOU want it.” -“No matter where you come from, if it’s something you want you have to be your biggest supporter.” -Find out what athletes have inspired him. -Tune into to find what it was really like to represent Canada on the world stage in that ring. -Find out why I was so embarrassed when I first met Custio and under what circumstances. You’d never guess! Thank you Custio.

African American roots reaching back to before the American Revolution, the underground railroad and slavery, and gospel traditions almost 200 years old.  Think you have a hunch where North Americana is going this episode?  You might be surprised. Twenty minutes drive due east of downtown Halifax, on Canada’s Atlantic Coast, over the MacDonald Bridge through Dartmouth and beyond, we find North Preston and some of Nova Scotia’s oldest music traditions.  Visitors might expect to hear the lilt of a celtic fiddle, but this is something entirely different. In this episode, we explore the rich and often surprising stories of shared Black history north and south of the Canada/US border.  Podcast: https://www.northamericanapodcast.com Facebook: @northamericanapodcast Twitter: @north_podcast Instagram: @northamericana See images, get links to insider travel tips and resources for everything in Episode 4 on our show page.

AJ Simmonds is from North Preston. He graduated from Auburn Drive high school in 2012. Played on the men’s basketball team at Acadia University for five years and graduated in 2017 with a degree in sociology.He is currently working at the Halifax partnership coordinating a volunteer networking program, connecting recent graduates and newcomers to Halifax with business and community leaders in their industry.AJ is also involved with numerous community initiatives targeted to help African Nova Scotian youth.Check him out @ajsimmonds04You can always watch this episode on our YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss any episode.

Jaren Hayman, Garry James and Face2Face host David Peck talk about This Is North Preston, racism, community, stereo types, opportunities and choices, what goes on behind closed doors and why there are no easy answers.Trailer Watch the movie on iTunes here. Synopsis: North Preston is the largest black community in Canada and started as a safe haven for escaped slaves but has more recently been painted as one of the biggest hubs of pimping & human trafficking in the nation. This Is North Preston directed by Jaren Hayman (Bodyguards) explores how the town of 4,000 has dealt with generations of pimp culture, violence, economic struggle, and constant systemic racism through the eyes of the victims, politicians, police, and community members looking to change the narrative. The film not only tells a truly unique story, but also an incredibly important one. While the community has several deep-rooted issues it’s facing, including high levels of gun violence and the film explores how and why this is now a reality, as well as looks to the decades of racism the town has and continues to experience. About the Director: Jaren Hayman’s first feature documentary Bodyguards: Secret Lives from the Watchtower had a 12-city theatrical release in 2016 before climbing to #1 on the iTunes charts in the USA & Canada and #4 in the UK and Australia.The film released globally on Netflix in May of 2017. In addition to his feature films, he has directed more than 45 short films, commercials, and music videos. He started his career in the music business as a drummer, touring North America before shifting to filmmaking full time. His experience in the music world has had profound effect on his films as he believes the right score and sound design are imperative in filmmaking. Image Copyright: Jaren Hayman Barracuda Baby Productions. Used with permission. F2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission. For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here. With thanks to Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome back after TWO weeks away to share with you some BIG news! This week we talk about what happened the last couple weeks and answered the question, "What is the a future of the CTN Podcast?". We also talk about the North Preston documentary, When They See Us, the StartUp YHZ Podcast Panel, #KeepinItReal conference, the North End Startup & Training (NEST) program, trips to the UK and we share with you an almost 9 month long secret...

On this week’s episode we sit down with Keonté Beals. Keonté grew up in North Preston and from an early age, he developed a strong love and passion for music . Early on, Keonté sang in his church choir and eventually began sharing his music online. He received incredible feedback and used that positivity to continue to create and work hard on growing his career. Keonté is now routinely performing shows (including one this Saturday in Halifax) and also has an album in the works! Although admittedly a shy person, Keonté brings raw passion and energy to his performances that he choreographs himself. Listen in as we go through it all.

Keonté Beals, 22 years old is a multi-award winning artist including awards such as Music Nova Scotia’s Inspirational Recording of the Year 2016, multiple ANSMA awards & 2 ECMA nominations.Born and raised in North Preston Nova Scotia, Keonté started singing, dancing & performing at the age of 7. Since finding a passion in entertainment, at the age of 16 Keonté had his first solo in his home church Saint Thomas Baptist Church in North Preston, NS. This particular solo opened up many opportunities to sing at other churches and charity events all around Halifax.These opportunities generated great buzz about the young singer.Keonté's style and energy have often been compared to Anthony Hamilton and Michael Jackson. This soul singer’s voice breaks generation boundaries!With his smooth R&B vocals, high energy moves & killer band he consistently leaves audiences filled with high energy and electrifying vibes.Keonté is currently working on his first full-length album set to release in the fall of 2019.He continues to bring forth incredible vocals, introducing a new sound to the East Coast’s music scene.Check him out @KeonteBealsTicket to his concert on June 8th, 2019.You can always watch this episode on our YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss any episode.

On this week’s episode we’re joined by Tyler Simmonds. Tyler grew up in North Preston and from a young age he has been living with mental illness. After struggling to find a way to voice what he was feeling, Tyler decided to open up and post online a short film he had made describing his experiences with anxiety and depression. He received a lot of amazing feedback and with that decided he could be a voice for helping others living with mental illness. Tyler has since had a book published about mindfulness and he’s created the Still Alive Foundation: which is aimed at helping others living with mental illness and reducing suicide rates. Among other things he currently has on the go, Tyler just released an Art Collaboration called Boys Don’t Cry with friend of the show Peter Hemsworth AKA BZLY. Listen in to hear it all!

What does the future look like for student athletes? Welcome Shaquille Smith to discuss the launch of his non-profit, The Futures Program. Join Terrence as we discuss the negative side of student athlete life, Lindell Wiggington, how to network BEFORE you graduate, the stigma of North Preston athletes, developing curriculum, identifying your goals from sport, the shame of skipping practice to go to class, sacrifice and WHY he helped build a brand new basketball court in his community. 

Todays episode we have a authentic conversation with naualitisita & entrepreneur Kienya Booker. This episode was filled with good vibes and lots of laughter. Kenyia Booker is a Beauty and Natural Hair Enthusiast from North Preston, Nova Scotia she is the founder of Kaekoes Hair and skin products as well K.B Golden Hair Fetish hair company. Also her viral photo known as “who’s the mom”, where she posted a picture of her and her daughters as well her Youtube and natualistia social media presence. @kienyabooker https://kaekoes.com/ https://kbgoldenhairfetish.com/ Hosts Lakara: @karadraya Gabrielle: @thatsgabe Follow the socials and talk with us @thick_smart_authentic thicksmartauthentic.com Have a question ,or suggestion thicksmartauthenticpodcast@gmail.com

After losing her long-held south-end seat by fewer than 100 votes, former city councillor  is gearing up to challenge incumbent Waye Mason in this October's municipal election. What's inspiring her run and what does she think the city should be doing better? Plus,  by "explaining" that North Preston is some sort of gang-riddled wild west frontier. Many in the African Nova Scotian community are justifiably outraged. Finally, former Chronicle Herald columnist  scanned the want ads and found a $100k+ gig. The qualifications included, 'Must have at least two 'Ls' in your first name.' Funny how that happens when you get to write the job description yourself.