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Today our guest is Taryne Dismuke, Culture Catalyst at DO EWE Coaching & Consulting. We talk to Taryne about the concept of living out your pillars of purpose. She unpacks how easy it is to get pulled away from our core purpose in education—and how that drift can lead to burnout. Taryne offers practical insights on staying grounded in our “why,” and how doing so not only sustains us but also creates a ripple effect that benefits students, families, and entire communities. This conversation is a powerful reminder that while purpose-driven work isn't always easy, it's deeply rewarding. Learn More About CharacterStrong:  Access FREE Tier 2 Curriculum Samples Request a Quote Today! Visit the CharacterStrong Website   Taryne Dismuke, founder of DO EWE Coaching, is passionate about helping individuals, teams and organizations to develop systems, practices, goals, and cultural norms that enhance effectiveness, improve performance and advance equity. She inspires teams to gain traction toward their goals by fostering accountability, strategy, and inclusion.  With over 19 years of experience in teaching, coaching, and leadership development. Taryne has consulted for leaders and organizations across industries, including K-12 and higher education, management consulting, community development, and faith-based groups. She has helped hundreds of campuses strengthen school culture, elevate teacher-leaders, and implement sustainable, equitable practices.  While serving as a regional strategist in education solutions, Taryne led a team of 20 leaders, facilitating professional learning communities, mentoring individuals, and designing and delivering both virtual and in-person training. Her expertise includes strategic planning, leadership development, and cultivating inclusive cultures that embrace equitable practices.  Taryne holds a Bachelor's degree from Prairie View A&M University, a Master's in Organizational Development and Leadership from Regent University with a coaching and mentoring certification, and an Executive Certification in Diversity Coaching from Howard University and CoachDiversity Institute. She is also a credentialed coach with the International Coaching Federation.  When she's not helping teams and organizations grow, Taryne enjoys traveling, reading, exploring new restaurants, and spending quality time with her husband and son. She is also passionate about mentoring youth, helping them develop character and leadership skills to positively impact their communities. 

In this episode, we're exploring the Bright Futures Summer Day Camp, a partnership between HCC's Coleman College for Health Sciences and Prairie View A&M University's Wellness in Houston Program.  Host: Amy Tan, Ph.D. Dean, English and Communications, Instructional Services Guests: Andi Atkinson Director of Communication Services Coleman College for Health Sciences Ericka L. Abrams, MPH Project Manager II PVAMU Wellness in Houston Web Links: To register 713-797-7015 WellnessHouston@pvamu.edu   HCC Coleman College for Health Sciences https://www.hccs.edu/locations/coleman-college/   PVAMU Wellness in Houston https://www.pvamu.edu/cafnr/pwh/ #ColemanCollegeforHealthSciences #PVAMU #WellnessInHouston

The Sharvette Mitchell Radio Show | www.Sharvette.com | Every Tuesday Ucheonye Maple is the Owner of Noteworthy Consulting, a consulting firm that partners with organizations to assess their organization behavior through assessments, data analytics and provide leadership development training.    She is a leader with a proven track record of empowering, motivating, and transforming STEM professionals. She is a professional speaker, coach, and mentor to the engineering community.  She founded the Women Who LEAP Network, where she interviews women who are leaders, entrepreneurs and living a purposeful driven life.  She is a the author of Bitter Not Better and co-author of Resilient: A Key to Being Brilliant. Uche received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Prairie View A&M University, MBA from the University of Phoenix and her M.S. in Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. She is also a graduate from the Leadership Essentials Program at Loyola University. www.noteworthy-consulting.com https://www.facebook.com/ucheonyemaple https://www.linkedin.com/in/ucheonyemaple/

Educators and economists tell us all the reasons college enrollment has been dropping, especially for men, and how to stop the bleeding. (Part 3 of our series from 2022, “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School.”) SOURCES:Zachary Bleemer, assistant professor of economics at Princeton University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.D'Wayne Edwards, founder and President of Pensole Lewis College.Catharine Hill, former president of Vassar College; trustee at Yale University; and managing director at Ithaka S+R.Pano Kanelos, founding president of the University of Austin.Amalia Miller, professor of economics at the University of Virginia.Donald Ruff, president and C.E.O. of the Eagle Academy Foundation.Morton Schapiro, professor of economics and former president of Northwestern University.Ruth Simmons, former president of Smith College, Brown University, and Prairie View A&M University.Miguel Urquiola, professor of economics at Columbia University. RESOURCES:"What Gay Men's Stunning Success Might Teach Us About the Academic Gender Gap," by Joel Mittleman (The Washington Post, 2022)."We Can't Wait for Universities to Fix Themselves. So We're Starting a New One," by Pano Kanelos (Common Sense, 2021)."Academic Freedom in Crisis: Punishment, Political Discrimination, and Self-Censorship," by Eric Kaufmann (Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology, 2021).“A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost',” by Douglas Belkin (The Wall Street Journal, 2021)."Community Colleges and Upward Mobility," by Jack Mountjoy (NBER Working Paper, 2021)."Elite Schools and Opting In: Effects of College Selectivity on Career and Family Outcomes," by Suqin Ge, Elliott Isaac, and Amalia Miller (NBER Working Paper, 2019)."Leaving Boys Behind: Gender Disparities in High Academic Achievement," by Nicole M. Fortin, Philip Oreopoulos, and Shelley Phipps (NBER Working Paper, 2013). EXTRAS:"Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School," series by Freakonomics Radio (2024).“'If We're All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?'” by Freakonomics Radio (2024).

We think of them as intellectual enclaves and the surest route to a better life. But U.S. colleges also operate like firms, trying to differentiate their products to win market share and prestige points. In the first episode of a special series originally published in 2022, we ask what our chaotic system gets right — and wrong. (Part 1 of “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School.”) SOURCES:Peter Blair, faculty research Fellow of the National Bureau of Economic Research and professor of education at Harvard University.Catharine Hill, former president of Vassar College; trustee at Yale University; and managing director at Ithaka S+R.Morton Schapiro, professor of economics and former president of Northwestern University.Ruth Simmons, former president of Smith College, Brown University, and Prairie View A&M University.Miguel Urquiola, professor of economics at Columbia University. RESOURCES:"Progressivity of Pricing at U.S. Public Universities," by Emily E. Cook and Sarah Turner (NBER Working Paper, 2022)."Community Colleges and Upward Mobility," by Jack Mountjoy (NBER Working Paper, 2021)."How HBCUs Can Accelerate Black Economic Mobility," (McKinsey & Company, 2021).Markets, Minds, and Money: Why America Leads the World in University Research, by Miguel Urquiola (2021)."Mobility Report Cards: The Role of Colleges in Intergenerational Mobility," by Raj Chetty, John N. Friedman, Emmanuel Saez, Nicholas Turner, and Danny Yagan (NBER Working Paper, 2017). EXTRAS:"'If We're All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?'" by Freakonomics Radio (2024)."'A Low Moment in Higher Education,'" by Freakonomics Radio (2024)."The $1.5 Trillion Question: How to Fix Student-Loan Debt?" by Freakonomics Radio (2019)."Why Larry Summers Is the Economist Everyone Hates to Love," by Freakonomics Radio (2017).

Dr. DJ Sims is a Naturopathic Doctor, published author, and prolific speaker. She received her Bachelor's in Biology from Prairie View A&M University, in Texas and completed her doctorate at Sonoran University of Health Sciences in Phoenix (formerly SCNM). She has served as an Assistant Professor and Core Faculty at Bastyr University California and was a former Adjunct Professor at SCNM in Arizona. ​Dr. DJ established the virtual clinic Superhero Skin+Care to remind women of their identity and bring out the adventurous, gorgeous superhero within them. To do this, she provides personalized treatment plans to improve the skin, reset the liver, and support digestion. Dr. DJ is a leader in naturopathic dermatology and a renowned keynote speaker who makes complex medical information accessible and entertaining.  Together Dr. Sims and I talk about conquering acne, eczema, psoriasis, and hair loss. She highlights her approach to uncovering the root causes of common dermatological ailments, general diet, and supplemental recommendations for treating microbiome and food sensitivities, and shares clinical pearls regarding accessibility and affordability of skin healthcare. Dr. DJ talks about the value of supplements including Vitamin A and zinc when combating the dysbiosis that can cause acne, key differences in the topical skin barrier, dysbiosis and stress that can all lead to eczema, and the potential causes and nutritional and lifestyle analysis for treating hair loss.  Dr. DJ is working to not only treat her patient's skin but to unleash their inner superhero and restore the confidence that comes with having clear skin.  I'm your host, Evelyne Lambrecht, thank you for designing a well world with us. Key Takeaways: [2:00] Dr. DJ Sims makes complex naturopathic dermatology and other complex medical information accessible and entertaining, even at Comic-Con. [4:14] The role and encouragement that Dr. DJ's parents offered as she entered the world of naturopathic medicine, and the patients that first inspired her to continue her work. [8:52] A high-level overview of Dr. DJ's approach to uncovering the root causes of common dermatological ailments. [10:38] Top root causes of acne including hormonal imbalance of androgen or cortisol excess, dysbiosis or loss of good bacteria, and food sensitivities. [12:05] Liver enzymes, genetic testing, and the need for higher liver support. [13:05] Dr. DJ's preferred method for hormone testing is DUTCH testing, which offers diet, lifestyle, and hormone answers. [16:35] General diet and supplemental recommendations for treating microbiome and food sensitivities. [20:10] Dr. DJ's timeline to gut treatment, including healing and killing. [21:55] Clinical pearls regarding GI Revive and L glutamine and accessibility and affordability of skin healthcare. [24:44] The value of Vitamin A and zinc when combating the dysbiosis that can cause acne. [29:10] Dosing recommendations for Vitamin A and zinc supplements. [33:37] Addressing the skin microbiome, dietary concerns, and food sensitivities. [39:46] Key differences in the topical skin barrier, dysbiosis, and stress can all lead to eczema. [45:55] Addressing the depression and anxiety that accompanies acne and other skin issues. [47:40] Psoriasis is often a grab bag of symptoms that acts like eczema but has its own unique sensitivities as well. [49:50] Causes and nutritional and lifestyle analysis for treating hair loss, including biotin and amino acids. [59:28] Dr. DJ shares what she has changed her mind about in her years of practice, her three favorite supplements, and essential health practices.   Episode Resources: Dr. DJ Sims Eye of Newt and Wool of Bat: The Science Behind Magic Potions and Spells | Comic Con@Home 2020 Design for Health Resources: Designs for Health Nutrition Blog: Ten Nutrients to Help Your Skin Glow from the Inside Out Research Blog: Vitamin A & Retinoids for Skin Health Research Blog: Skin Health: The Benefits of Collagen Peptides Blog: Summer Glow: Tips to Tone Your Face and Support Skin Health Blog: Dealing with Eczema at the Source: Autoimmunity Visit the Designs for Health Research and Education Library which houses medical journals, protocols, webinars, and our blog.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (February 8, 2024) – This year marks the 75th anniversary of Lyman T. Johnson's historic legal triumph against the University of Kentucky, a milestone that marked him as the first African American student to integrate the university. Johnson, a lifelong champion of education and its transformative potential, was an advocate for equality in both education and broader society, drawing inspiration from his experiences as both a student and a teacher. Johnson's lawsuit against the University of Kentucky proved successful, leading to his enrollment as a graduate student in the summer of 1949. While he did not complete his degree at UK, the enduring legacy he leaves behind echoes the principles he instilled in his students — the ongoing pursuit of equality and justice, and an emphasis on the role of education and independent thinking to help people navigate the path toward progress. UK alumnus and Lexington native George Wright is one of many who have benefitted from Johnson's efforts. Wright, a noted African American scholar and former president of Prairie View A&M University in Texas, attended UK in 1968 through a special program offered after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., earning both bachelor's and master's degrees at the university.  Wright received a PhD from Duke University, returned to UK as an assistant professor, and then moved on to the University of Texas at Austin and eventually Prairie View. In 2019-20 he returned as a visiting professor in recognition of the 70th anniversary of integration at the university. At the end of that year, he remained at UK and took on the role of senior advisor to President Eli Capilouto.  On this episode of ‘Behind the Blue', Wright talks about the personal and community significance of Black History Month, the impact Lyman T. Johnson's victory had on his own UK experience and, as well as the impact on the cultural life of the university itself.  "Behind the Blue" is available on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. Become a subscriber to receive new episodes of “Behind the Blue” each week. UK's latest medical breakthroughs, research, artists and writers will be featured, along with the most important news impacting the university. Transcripts for this or other episodes of Behind the Blue can be downloaded from the show's blog page. To discover what's wildly possible at the University of Kentucky, click here.

Stories from the past help us understand who we are and who we can be. In today's podcast, we will explore a gripping new book titled "Food Power Politics: The Food Story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement," written by African American Studies Assistant Professor Bobby J. Smith II at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The book tells how food was used as a political weapon against African Americans and describes how black people fought against oppressive regimes by creating their own food systems, Bobby sets the stage for understanding how black youth today in Mississippi and beyond are building food justice movements and grappling with inequalities that attempt to contort their lives. Interview Summary   So, Bobby, what inspired you to write "Food Power Politics?"   So many different ways to answer the question. I have a family background in agriculture. I did food justice activism while I was in graduate school. I also worked on food policy councils. So, I was inspired to write it because I was already interested in understanding the ways in which food was produced, consumed, and distributed. But what inspired me to write "Food Power Politics" was actually a class I took while I was in graduate school at Cornell University in the Department of Developmental Sociology. I'm taking a course around community development and organizing and we read a book by sociologist Charles Payne entitled "I've Got the Light of Freedom." It's about the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi, particularly the area called Greenwood, Mississippi in the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Region of the state of Mississippi, which is the northwest quadrant of the state. And in the book, Payne talks about the organizing tradition of the Civil Rights Movement. And during that class, I'd already been interested in understanding, again, issues of food justice and food security. So, as I was reading that book, I learned about the ways in which food became a weapon used against the Civil Rights Movement and civil rights activists responded by organizing their own food programs. And essentially, I wrote "Food Power Politics" because I wanted to raise awareness about how food can be used in different ways. But I also wanted people to rethink the idea of food. Many times, people think about food as something that's on your plate or something you get at the grocery store. But what inspired me to write "Food Power Politics" was to show a different story about food and how it impacts the lives of African American people.   Thank you for that. And I have got to tell you, I'm intrigued by the phrasing of "Food Power Politics." Could you please unpack its meaning and explain how you map it across the landscape of Black life?   "Food Power Politics" is the title of my book, but it's also the theoretical framework that I created to begin to understand, or for scholars and other people to interpret, how food can be used as a weapon. The book started as ideas for my dissertation. When I first learned about the ways in which food had been used as a weapon against African American communities, I started looking to the literature to find out how have people talked about food as a weapon. I remember talking to a number of my colleagues about the book itself and they were telling me stories about how the idea of food as a weapon is just what we call wartime tactics. So, food has been weaponized for many, many years, and centuries. So, I went to the literature, and I found out that scholars, typically legal scholars, historians, and political scientists, when they talk about how food when used as a weapon, they use the term food power. I had never heard of food power before or this framework of food power. So I, of course, as a diligent graduate student, delved into the literature and learned more about food power. And it's a concept that is usually understood in the context of international conflict whereby one nation withholds food from another nation in times of conflict as a way to mitigate the impact of the conflict, or that the nation that wills the power against another nation can win the conflict. That's what they call food power. So, I used the concept of food power and transposed it into the context of the Civil Rights Movement. And while I was studying the Civil Rights Movement, food power allowed me to think about how food had been used as a weapon against African communities, but it didn't allow me to pick up on how African American communities fought back. And that was a key part for me because many times when we think about times of oppression or social struggle, we tend to think about how oppressors oppressed people and not have those who are oppressed fight back. So, when I observed what African American communities were doing in Mississippi in response to food being weaponized against them, I theorized ideally emancipatory food power, which allows or creates this way for us to understand how African American communities use food as a way to emancipate themselves from those kinds of conditions and circumstances. So, the conflict between food power and emancipatory food power equals or is a sense is where I theorize as "Food Power Politics" which captures those struggles. I didn't want to show just one side of the struggle by which food is used against African American communities. I wanted to show both sides. And that's what the concept of "Food Power Politics" seeks to do. It gives us language to understand these instances, whether it's during times of enslavement in the African American experience or in times of Jim Crow or civil rights or even today. It gives us language to understand the ways in which food is used in times of social struggle.   This is really rich. I'm so intrigued by the idea of taking from geopolitical conflict, this notion of food power and this idea of food power against, but you also talk about food power for, and that was an important move because it shows how people can take possession of their lives and use food, that can be so complicated, for their good. And so, I hope we'll talk a bit more about that. But I really want you to take us back in time. So, what is the food story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement and why do you think it's important?   So, thinking back when I talked about Charles Payne's piece, "I've Got the Light of Freedom." He talks about how food was used as a weapon against African American communities. So, although Charles Payne's book is not about food, it's not about agriculture. It's a strictly civil rights, Black Freedom Struggle type of book. But in chapter five of the book, he recounts this moment activists now called the Greenwood Food Blockade. And the food story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, or the story that I want to tell, begins with this Greenwood Food Blockade. In short, it is this moment where the White political structure there in the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Region through the city of Greenwood, Mississippi, in Ford County, is where they begin to use food as a form of voter suppression. So, there's this federal surplus commodities food program. Government cheese, or government peanut butter, meats, and things like that. At the time in the Delta Region of Mississippi, that program was a big program for rural African American communities. In 1962, the Florida County Board of Supervisors decides to dismantle that program. And that was the only way that our poor world Black communities were able to even get food. Many of them were sharecroppers or farm workers or day laborers, and many of them didn't have any money to buy foods. So, all the food they got and the ways in which they fed themselves was mostly through this federal surplus commodities program, which is what they call the Surplus Food Program. So, in 1962, the Florida County Board of Supervisors in November of 1962 decide to dismantle the program as a form of voter suppression. So, what ends up happening is that now activists who are in Mississippi begin to make connections between food and the struggles of sharecroppers. And so essentially the food story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement begins with this event called the Greenwood Food Blockade. And in response to the blockade, activists organized what they call the Food for Freedom program. So, that's one of the first times we see these tensions between food power against and food power for. The blockade itself is one where food power is used against these communities. And then the Food for Freedom program is designed to respond to that lack of food that is engineered by the Greenwood Food Blockade. That's my entry point and that's how I even found out about this food story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement. And in 2017 when I was a graduate student, I went to Mississippi to learn more about the Greenwood Food Blockade. I wanted to locate activists who knew about it. I went to the places where the Food for Freedom program operated, and I learned so much about the Greenwood Food Blockade. But while I was in Mississippi, I also learned about another part of this story. So, during the Greenwood Food Blockade, while activists are responding to this use of food as a form of voter suppression, there's also this food stamps campaign that is engineered by White grocery store owners in the Delta and across Mississippi. Now, I call it a food stamps campaign because in 1962, our nation did not have a Federal Food Stamp program. It was a pilot program at the time. White grocery store owners in Mississippi wanted food stamps, but not food stamps to feed people; they wanted food stamps to make profit. They also wanted to get rid of the federal surplus commodities food program because they believed that that program would cut into their profit. So, once I learned more about this Federal Food Stamps campaign in Mississippi, I soon learned that another way in which food had been used as a weapon against African American communities was also through the Federal Food Stamp Program. The Greenwood Food Blockade is food as a political weapon. And then this Federal Food Stamp campaign by White grocery store owners is food used as an economic weapon, and how activists and how sharecroppers in those communities responded to that campaign was how they developed food cooperatives. Throughout each chapter of the book, I provide a case study of how food is used as a weapon against African American communities and how they respond. But they respond in different ways because when it's a political situation, they respond by attaching food to civil rights activism and freedom. Whereas the food stamps, they realize whether we have surplus commodities or whether we have food stamps, we can't control when, where, and how we access food. In response, they start developing these food and farm cooperatives in Mississippi, and that's the way we see how food can be used as a weapon against, but also how being those communities counter weaponized. And then I follow that story and situate it through today and show how particularly Black youth in the Delta today continue the food story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, recognizing that things are different today and that a lot of the power structure has morphed to fit today's context. But communities are still struggling to counter weaponize the ways in which food has been used against them.   You are already leading into the next line of questioning and that's this idea why your text mostly is about historical events. You do, of course, bring it to today. And I'd like to hear you talk about this. How do you envision your book contributing to the contemporary work of food activists and their communities?   Honestly, when writing books or articles, you never know who might have access to it or who might get it. And my hope for at least communities or those who are actually on the ground doing the work around food justice or food sovereignty or any type of food movement, I want them to use the book as a part of their arsenal of stories to develop blueprints to think about the future. The reason why I wanted to end the book with thinking about Black youth, because the Black youth that I studied in the book, they were directly continuing this food story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, which also showed me that there's some unanswered questions left from the past that we still need to address if we're going to create this socially just food futures. I'm hoping that my book can be used by activists to show them that they're not by themselves. In fact, they're part of a legacy, a genealogy if you will, a lineage of people who have always put food at the center of social struggle to think about how can we ensure that everybody is food secure? I couldn't leave the book in the civil rights era. I wanted to think about how people today, so the rural Black youth that I write about in chapter four in the book, they continue this story, but they're thinking about how can we, one, reclaim the past but also make it fit today? The local foodscape of the Delta is different now, back then, the Delta's Foodscape was shaped by mostly commissary stores and a few grocery stores as well as these plantation stores. And they all worked together to create this type of food outlet or food environment for to be poor world Black communities. But today we have a prevalence of corner stores, a prevalence of liquor stores, dollar stores, and those type of stores that carry cheap and highly processed foods or even no foods. And that's the foodscape by which activists are navigating today in the Delta. And I wanted to create a type of book that could help them think about how we can use history as a way to shape our strategies? Because while I tell the food story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, there's a food story of the Alabama Civil Rights Movement, a food story of the North Carolina Civil Rights Movement. And I want to give people permission to begin to excavate those stories and think more about how it relates to the work they're doing today.   That's really helpful. I mean, you clearly have an eye toward the public to say, "What can folks who are on the ground doing the work of trying to fight for food justice pull from the past to use as strategy, as motivation, as even hope?" And I really appreciate that. Now I want to shift gears and talk a little bit about policy because I'm at a policy center and I'm interested to understand what we can learn about current conversations about federal, agricultural or food policies, given what you say?   I appreciate this question, Norbert. So, next year marks 60 years since Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Federal Food Stamp bill, which created food stamps. We call SNAP today the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program. What does it mean to think about food stamps 60 years later? My book provides an untold history, if you will, about the food stamp program. When many people think about federal food policies, they think about these policies as a way to ensure that people get something to eat. People need these programs to get access to groceries, get access to foods from a number of places. But historically, these food policies and ag policies were not necessarily designed to impact the public at large. And I think it's important for us to understand it as we think about how we're going to revise these programs to ensure that they're meeting the needs of the actual recipients. What we do know about food stamps is that in the past, it was designed while Lyndon B. Johnson and others argued in the 1960s that it was a part of this larger war on poverty and that it would help people get out of poverty. But food policies are not necessarily designed to get people out of poverty. It doesn't necessarily give them more actual money for them to take care of other things in their lives. Now, while it gives them some type of supplemental food assistance that then could possibly increase their income, it doesn't give them direct aid. And what I want my book to do is for us to begin to complicate how we think about ag and food policies and recognizing that while on the surface or when we read the legislation, it's designed to do X, Y, and Z, what actually happens and what we do know in the 1960s after the Federal Food Stamp program is passed, and it comes in Mississippi, people become more food insecure in Mississippi. And that's interesting to understand because people think when food stamps come to Mississippi, oh, now everybody can eat. And in fact, civil rights activists were saying, "Actually, no, we can't even eat now because you have these requirements." And that's also what we're seeing today. Activists have been organizing to shift the requirements of what it means to get SNAP or what it means to get food aid. And year after year or every five years under the Farm Bill, it gets harder and harder for people to get something to eat. But somebody's still making money from these policies and I'm hoping that my book provides at least an entry point or a window into complicating those conversations. I mean, if the goal is to feed people through food policy, then I'm hoping that we can learn this history, learn from it and as a way to revise what's going on presently to impact the future.   As you know, USDA just released its most recent estimates of food insecurity in the United States and there's been an increase.   Yeah, I saw that. Yeah.   Yeah, and the fact that we're now in the conversation around the Farm Bill and what's going to happen there. I think there's some important policy conversations that need to take place. And one thing, of course, given the origins of your book and where you're located, in addition to thinking about the policy, there are racial and societal concerns that also crop up. Thank you for exploring these issues and trying to recognize the complexity of the lives that we live. So, I appreciate your project there.   Thank you for framing it the way that you did. I'm glad you borrowed the food insecurity increasing because it's important to recognize that nationally, it's gone up. So, what does that mean for those demographics that were already disproportionately impacted by food insecurity? Thank you for bringing up that particular point.   I understand that your book is the inaugural publication of the newly launched Black Food Justice series at the University of North Carolina Press. That's wonderful. Congratulations.   Thank you. I appreciate that.   My last question for you is how do you see your book reshaping our understanding of food justice?   I've been thinking a lot about food justice, at least for the past 10 years. And in many conversations about food justice, there's been an explicit focus on thinking about race, but mostly thinking about race in the context of what we called the local food movement. So many of us, even myself, have argued before about how the local food movement is overwhelmingly White and overwhelmingly affluent and that poor people or people of color or Black people can't even get access to the movement. And while that was important, some maybe five years ago thinking about food justice, what my book shows is that the story of food justice or the development of the movement has deep roots in the arc of the Black Freedom Struggle in the United States. And I think that's important because when we begin to think about food justice, we tend to automatically connect it to the Environmental Justice Movement of the 1970s and 1980s. And what my book shows is that in fact, Black folks have been doing food justice since they were enslaved. They just didn't have the language to call it food justice because they were just attempting to survive. They were trying to make new worlds in a strange world they were brought to when they were enslaved because there wasn't any knowledge. So, what my book shows or extends or what it does or what it begins to reshape, if you think about this idea of food justice, is that it shows that there's more to food justice than just an opposition to local foods or just opposition to the absence of Black people at farmer's markets and CSAs. In fact, food justice has a deep history in how Black people reimagine their worlds and how they put food at the center. And I believe that's what my book does. It reshapes our understandings of food justice, and it provides concrete examples of how food justice morphs with the times. How it looked during times of slavery versus Jim Crow versus civil rights versus current that we find ourselves in. In the sense, what I'm attempting to do is I'm showing how it connects food justice connect to civil rights, but also, I'm showing more largely how the food justice movement, in many ways, African Americans provide the blueprint for understanding how we can achieve food justice in our nation and around the world today.   Bio   Dr. Bobby J. Smith II is an interdisciplinary scholar of the African American agricultural and food experience. Trained as a sociologist, with a background in agricultural economics, Dr. Smith is an Assistant Professor in the Department of African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with affiliations in the Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition and the Center for Social & Behavioral Science. He is the author of Food Power Politics: The Food Story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement (University of North Carolina (UNC) Press, 2023), the inaugural book of the newly launched Black Food Justice Series at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Press.  Dr. Smith earned a B.S. degree (summa cum laude) in Agriculture, with a focus on Agricultural Economics, from Prairie View A&M University in 2011. He earned a M.S. degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics in 2013 and a Ph.D. in Development Sociology in 2018 from Cornell University. Most recently, Dr. Smith has been awarded fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), among others.  

She is a native of Bryan, Texas by way of Calvert, Texas. She graduated from Bryan High School in 1997. She received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (2002) and a Master of Business Administration (2005) from Prairie View A&M University, also a Master of Educational Administration (2011) from Lamar University. She is currently a Doctoral Candidate pursuing studies at Grand Canyon University. As an undergraduate at PVAMU, she received an Academic and Athletic Scholarship and excelled in Track and Field, various organizations, and became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She is also a member of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. In 2003, she started her career in Public Education and being a lifelong learner, she pursued her dreams of entrepreneurship and received her Real Estate License in 2015. Currently, she resides in Houston, Texas where she lives with her beautiful family, her husband Gregory and two daughters, Khloe and Kadence. A life of service and servant leadership is what drives her as she serves through being an author, her church, job, business, as well as social and civic organizations. Guiding Scripture Galatians 6:9 - “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”  Email:  Glamandgirlfriends2020@gmail.com  tamekacmartin@gmail.com

Today our guest is Sharon Bradley, School District Administrator who supports Character, Attendance, and Restorative Practices & Founder and Principal Consultant at RestorativeFlo Educational Solutions. We talk with Sharon about how about 80% Restorative Practices are dedicated to building a strong community and relationships, not just resolving conflicts. She shares that it's not only about addressing issues but creating a supportive atmosphere for everyone. Sharon also emphasizes the crucial role of 'voice' in shaping our school culture, and the importance of ensuring everyone feels heard and valued. Learn More About CharacterStrong:  Visit the CharacterStrong Website Access Curriculum Samples Attend a live product preview   Sharon Bradley serves as Director of Family and Social Services for a Dallas-area school district where she has helped shape the district's approach to social and emotional development and truancy prevention for all students. Throughout her 23 years in education, she has served as director, alternative high school principal, assistant principal, dropout prevention program coordinator, general education teacher, and special education teacher. In her current role, she supports programs such as: Truancy prevention, Social Emotional Learning, Restorative Practices, Parent Education and Engagement. Sharon Bradley has recently been recognized by Education-First "SEL in Action" and D CEO Magazine for her innovative efforts of leveraging SEL to help decrease chronic absenteeism. Sharon is the author of the reference guide "Chronic Absenteeism: Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Schools, Families and Communities". She is a graduate of Mississippi State University where she earned her bachelor's degree in Special Education; and her master's degree in Educational Administration from Prairie View A & M University.

Ruth Simmons came from humble beginnings, growing up in east Texas as the daughter of sharecroppers. But she saw no barriers for her future. Simmons pursued a career as a successful professor and academic administrator, eventually serving as president of Smith College, Brown University and Prairie View A&M University. In this episode of Read With Jenna, Ruth reflects on her childhood and her mission to give back to others with similar life stories. Follow the ‘Read with Jenna' podcast now to hear new episodes every week. And the fun doesn't stop here! Want to join our Read with Jenna community of book lovers? You can find our monthly book list and sign up for our newsletter here: TODAY.com/ReadwithJenna You can also find us on Instagram on @ReadwithJenna

Keepin It Real w/ Caramel Podcast interviewed Mo Moshaty, and we had a very deep conversation about horror, which I am not a fan of horror or anything involving horror. Mo Moshaty loves every single moment of horror. She started watching horror movies at a young age, and she became a big fan of horror. Mo Moshaty is a genre screenwriter, author, and lecturer. With a concentration on psychological and possession horror in her writing. Mo's background as a trauma specialist and behavioral therapist provides a sturdy foundation. She is the creator of the course, “Writing Trauma Respectfully for Screen '' and was a Guest Lecturer for Prairie View A&M University's Film and TV Program and with Horror BAFSS in Sheffield, UK for No Return: A Yellowjackets Symposium. There is so much more to Mo Moshaty. Mo is a journalist and co-founder with Nyx Horror Collective and co-producer of the 13 Minutes of Horror Film Festival featured on The Shudder Channel. Nyx Horror Collective was founded by a group of diverse woman-identifying horror creators to develop, celebrate, and elevate original, women-led horror content. As a core member of Nyx, she has recently partnered with Stowe Story Labs to provide a fellowship for women writers over 40 working in the genre. Mo also served as Associate Producer on Scottish Indie SciFi Horror web series, “Cops and Monsters”, and was ecstatic to shine more of a light on indie horror. Mo's most recent literary work can be found in "A Quaint and Curious Volume of Gothic Tales," published by Brigid's Gate Press, and "206 Word Stories" by Bag O' Bones Press. Her novel "Love The Sinner" is a thought-provoking examination of sin by the co-founder of the Nyx Horror Collective. According to Dante, a sin is the misdirection of love - the human will, or essentially, the direction of our beings. "Love the Sinner" is an examination of just how those sins can kaleidoscope into horrific consequences, creating a distorted and deadly landscape. These stories stand stark before you in full glaring misstep and macabre to show the human psyche in all its twisted reality. You can find "Love The Sinner" at Love the Sinner - Kindle edition by Moshaty, Mo, Turpitt, Elle, Oxler, Carey, Ellis, Stephanie. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. You can also go to Mo Moshaty website at www.momoshaty.com or on her social media Mo Moshaty. Thank you for listening to and supporting the podcast. If you want to be heard, email mscaramellucas@gmail.com or follow me on Instagram @mscaramellucas - TikTok @caramellucas - Facebook - Caramel Lucas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caramel-lucas/message

How much do you know about the Census of Agriculture? On this episode of the Thriving Farmer Podcast, we're hosting King Whetstone who is the Regional Director of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northeastern Region. In his role, he is committed to providing timely, accurate, and useful statistics that will help those working in U.S. agriculture.  King will share about the Census of Agriculture which occurs every five years. The census provides the only source of consistent, comparable, and detailed agricultural data for every county in America. Prior to becoming the Regional Director, he served as the Director for the New York Field Office and the Deputy Director in the Hawaii Field Office.  Tune in to hear all about the importance of the Census of Agriculture and how you can contribute.  In this episode, you'll hear: About what the census of agriculture is 1:52 Who primarily uses the kind of confidential data that's produced by the USDA 3:39 The average age of farmers 5:07 Why some people get multiple surveys 5:35 About how a farmer would take a USDA farmer survey if they've ever received one 8:17 What actions are needed if you aren't actively farming your land, but you have CRP land 12:44 About how the data is processed 17:16 Websites mentioned in the episode:  USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service Quick Stats database About the Guest: King Whetstone is the Director for USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northeastern Region.  He received his B.S. from Prairie View A&M University in Agricultural Economics in 1998.  Prior to becoming the Regional Director, he served as the Director for the New York Field Office and the Deputy Director in the Hawaii Field Office.   In addition to leading the Northeastern Region, Mr. Whetstone is a regular contributor to Lancaster Farm News and officiates Division I college basketball.  He currently resides in Mechanicsburg, PA with his wife April and daughter Shalyn.     Resources: Twitter: https://twitter.com/usda_nass   ----- This podcast is sponsored by Small Farm University, THE go-to resource for gardeners, homesteaders, and farmers around the world. Small Farm University delivers classes online and on demand, with training on how to grow crops AND how to grow a profitable farm business that serves you, your family, and your community well.  Applying what you learn in SFU could save you countless hours and thousands of dollars. And, it can save you the agony of costly mistakes some make, just because they “don't know what they don't know.” Delivered by real farmers with hands-on experience and expertise, it is unique in its approach, using the RIPEN method for growing and building a farm or farm business. To learn more, visit GrowingFarmers today!

It's still Autism Awareness Month! That's why Dr. Randy Hines II is going "on call" with Board-Certified Behavior Analyst, Dr. Tranika Jefferson to get a full download of Autism. Together, they give an in-depth analysis of what Autism is and what her role is in the diagnosis process, early intervention and what parents can expect with a diagnosis. She even encourages parental training and breaks down the reality of what life is after an Autism diagnosis. Here's what to expect from the episode:   4:10 - Why Behavioral Analysis  7:15 - What is Autism 8:45 - Common myths & early presenting signs 11:15 - Early intervention tactics 19:50 - Building a bond 25:50 - Parent training 37:35 - Parental sacrifices 41:55 - Avoiding overwhelm 45:05 - Working with a team 49:35 - Randy's Random Question    Tweetable Quotes: “I can apply behavioral analysis with anybody.” - Dr. Tranika Jefferson “You're doing your kid a disservice if you don't do early intervention for an autism diagnosis." - Dr. Tranika Jefferson "Your expectations have to be realistic." - Dr. Tranika Jefferson "Sometimes you want the support and don't know where to get it." - Dr. Tranika Jefferson "I make sure I'm supporting my own mental health stability." - Dr. Tranika Jefferson   About Dr. Tranika Jefferson Tranika Jefferson, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA, is a licensed and Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral, and consultant to schools and Home and Community-based Services (HCS) organizations in the Houston, TX metropolitan area. She is the Founder and CEO of The Behavioral Wellness Academy, PLLC. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, a MS in Juvenile Forensic Psychology, and a BS in Criminal Justice with a Specialization in Juvenile Justice, both from Prairie View A&M University.  Since 2009 she has worked with individuals who struggle with intellectual disabilities and mental illness by providing ABA therapy in numerous settings to include HCS organizations and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (ICF/IDD). She has also supervised individuals locally and remotely pursuing certification since 2017. Her primary clinical passion includes shaping/mentoring future clinicians in the field of ABA.    On Call With Dr. Randy Demographic Survey: Take the survey.   Contact Dr. Randy Hines II: https://www.drrandymd.com  IG: @_drrandy FB: @HinesEntertainment   LinkedIn: Dr. Randy Hines II Twitter: @_DrRandy TikTok: @_drrandy   Contact Dr. Tranika Jefferson:  IG: @tranikaj26 Email: thebehavioralwellnessacademy@gmail.com

Today our guest is Sharon Bradley, Founder and Principal Consultant of Restorative Flow Educational Solutions. We talk to Sharon about the need to create schools where kids want to be vs have to be, and how we can leverage SEL to do this. She reminds us of the collective responsibility that we all share to help create this healthy school culture, and shares some practical ways that we can proactively start to connect with students. To learn more:  Email: restorativeflo@gmail.com Website: www.restorativefloeducationalsolutions.com Chronic Absenteeism Guide: https://www.nprinc.com/chronic-absenteeism Sharon Bradley serves as Director of Family and Social Services for the Plano Independent School District where she has helped shape the district's approach to social and emotional development and truancy prevention for all students. Throughout her 22 years in education, she has served as director, alternative high school principal, assistant principal, dropout prevention program coordinator, general education teacher, and special education teacher. In her current role, she supports programs such as: Truancy prevention, SEL, Restorative Practices, Parent Education and Engagement. Sharon Bradley has recently been recognized by Education-First "SEL in Action" and D CEO Magazine for her innovative efforts of leveraging SEL to help decrease chronic absenteeism. Sharon is the author of the reference guide "Chronic Absenteeism: Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Schools, Families and Communities". She is a graduate of Mississippi State University where she earned her bachelor's degree in Special Education; and her master's degree in Educational Administration from Prairie View A & M University.

Pierre DeBois is the founder and CEO of Zimana, an analytics services firm that helps organizations achieve profitability improvements in marketing, Web development, and business operations. Zimana has provided services for clients in many industry verticals. Pierre has also provided digital marketing and analytic workshops. His first major workshop was for the City of Chicago Treasurer's Office as part of the 2014 Small Business Expo (SBE). Since then, he has conducted workshops and presentations across the United States, including: • CodeMash, Sandusky, OH 2020 • CodePalousa – Online 2020 • Juneteenth Conf – Online Tech Conference 2021 • Signals — Online Conference 2021 • Presentation, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce 2022 His workshops have covered the gamut of business, data science, and digital marketing topics, with a focus on JavaScript frameworks, Google Analytics, marketing, and R Programming. Pierre is also an analytics and business intelligence writer. He has contributed articles to CMSWire for nearly a decade. Pierre's articles were among CMSWire's Top Digital Marketing Articles for 2018, 2020, 2021, and 2022. He is also an associate editor of business book reviews for Small Business Trends, as well as credited as a technical editor for two Pearson/Que digital marketing publications. Pierre has been featured in the Chicago Sun Times, and was a presenter for the Google Get Your Business Online program in 2017. Pierre is a Prairie View A & M University graduate (mechanical engineering) and a Georgia Tech graduate (MBA). He is a native Gary, Indiana, serving small businesses and organizations throughout the United States. Recently, Pierre was on our show. During our conversation, Pierre talked about: – Growing up Gary, Indiana and leaving Gary – Working with Ford in the Midwest – Leaving Ford to start Zimana – Diversity at Zimana – COVID 19 and Black marketplace – Digital Marketing – Which platforms does your market live on? – Analytics and how to use them – Tech trends in Black businesses You can contact Pierre via: Website Business Page Linkedin Instagram Twitter Book an appointment with Pierre Zimana – Linkedin Visit The Dr. Vibe Show™ at https://www.thedrvibeshow.com/ Please feel free to email us at dr.vibe@thedrvibeshow.com Subscribe to The Dr. Vibe Show™ YouTube channel here Please feel free to “Like” the “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page here God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith, Dr. Vibe 2020 Podcast News Award Winner – Canadian Ethnic Media Association 2018 Innovation Award Winner – Canadian Ethnic Media Association Producer of Google+ Hangouts – The Good Men Project The Dr. Vibe Show™ At “The Good Men Project” One of the first Brand Ambassador's – Cuisine Noir Magazine Dr. Vibe – Producer And Co-host of Black Men Talking On WJMS Radio Dr. Vibe on HuffPost Live – August 2, 2013 2013 Black Weblog Awards Finalist (Best Podcast) 2012 Black Weblog Awards Winner (Best International Blog) 2012 Black Weblog Awards Finalist (Best Podcast) 2011 Black Weblog Awards Finalist (Best International Blog and Best Podcast Series) Black Blog Of The Day – Black Bloggers Network – June 23, 2011 Twitter Twitter hashtag: #DrVibe The Dr. Vibe Show™ – iTunes The Dr. Vibe Show™ – Spotify Dr. Vibe Media – You Tube Google+ The Dr. Vibe Show™ – Stitcher Radio The Dr. Vibe Show™ – TuneIn Radio The Dr. Vibe Show™ – Google Podcasts The Dr. Vibe Show™ – iHeartRadio The Dr. Vibe Show™ at Anchor Linkedin – The Dr. Vibe Show™ Instagram The Dr. Vibe Show Facebook Fan Page

Dr. Bradford's experience in higher education began at Huston-Tillotson College where she served as a staff member in the Upward Bound Program in 1996, and continued on to Prairie View A&M University where she served as the Developmental Reading and Writing Coordinator and managed a staff of eight faculty members while managing two developmental labs established to assist with the transition from high school into higher education.    Dr. Bradford has worked in the private sector, private institutions, community colleges and state institutions. Her experiences include several years of successful progressive responsibilities in student affairs, academic affairs, budget management, grant writing, managerial experience, and enrollment growth.    Dr. Bradford has years of experience serving as a faculty member where she taught and advised undergraduate and graduate students, and she has served on various departmental committees. Dr. Bradford genuinely enjoys working in the classroom and believes that everyone deserves an opportunity to succeed.   Jocey Wiitanen is the host of The Make Life Fun Show, she is an embodiment coach and the founder of "Backroads Life Coaching". Use the link below to download freebies, book a complimentary call to find out if this is for you or to get more information. https://linktr.ee/makelifefun   From our sponsor:   What if I told you that you could enjoy these benefits without the inconvenience or expense of changing your current skincare routine, but ,,, just by adding something wonderful and affordable to it? Skin that looks and feels More even-toned Firmer Hydrated  Radiant Smoother Smaller pores Well Rejalla Hydrating Serum is this something wonderful that I'm speaking of.     It's perfect for busy moms at any stage of motherhood.  Whether you're trying to conceive, currently pregnant, nursing or preparing for an empty nest, our serum is the clean beauty, fuss-free add-in you've been looking for.   It's formulated to be non-irritating for even the most sensitive of skin.  It's full of beautifying botanicals and features hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and vitamin c - the ultimate anti-aging trifecta. It sinks right into your skin, effortlessly between your current toner and moisturizer without feeling greasy or sticky.    It's unscented and also free of toxic ingredients that could harm your health.,  Get it from Rejalla's Amazon shop today by clicking the link in the description box. Let the glowing reviews speak for themselves! Reveal your beauty with Rejalla!   Amazon Link   http://www.amazon.com/rejalla    

As we continue the series "I'm Too Young For This Ish!" where Dr. Randy Hines II interviews individuals who received diagnosis' for intense conditions, this episode of On Call with Dr. Randy features Emery Kincade who battles with Graves' Disease. Together, they discuss everything from his initial symptoms, his battle with depression and weight loss, along with his struggles of being misdiagnosed multiple times. His wife, Autumn, even joins in for support. What you can expect in this episode:   3:25 - Initial symptoms  12:57 - Misdiagnosis reactions 13:54 - Effects on spouse 15:52 - Factors of misdiagnosis 17:42 - Visit with PCP 26:56 - Graves' Disease diagnosis 29:55 - Effects of medications  32:16 - Cognition issues 34:26 - Radiation therapy 41:21 - Getting back to feeling like himself 44:34 - Effects with work 48:11 - Randy's Random Questions   Tweetable Quotes: “My brain just wasn't working.” - Emery Kincade “I wanted answers to what was going on with my husband.” - Autumn Kincade “I didn't know how to support him." - Autumn Kincade "I knew for a fact it wasn't pneumonia." - Emery Kincade “As a Black male, we need to get checkups.” - Emery Kincade “It could have been the end of our marriage.” - Autumn Kincade   About Emery A. Kincade: Originally from his hometown of Port Arthur, Texas, Emery Kincade currently lives in Houston, Texas and graduated from Prairie View A&M University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He is married to his wife, Autumn Kincade, and raises two children, Emeri and Cullen. When he gets some free time, he enjoys listening to R&B music and tinkering with electronics, doing home improvement projects, watching movies and classic cars. On Call With Dr. Randy Demographic Survey: Take the survey.   Contact Dr. Randy Hines II: https://www.drrandymd.com IG: @_drrandy FB: @HinesEntertainment   LinkedIn: Dr. Randy Hines II Twitter: @_DrRandy TikTok: @_drrandy

This episode of On Call with Dr. Randy is the first episode in a new series, "I'm Too Young For This Ish!" where he interviews individuals who have received diagnosis' for intense conditions at a young age. On the first installment of this series, Dr. Randy sits down with Jarvus Cox to discuss his early diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis along with the initial symptoms, mental and physical effects and the importance of listening to your body. What you can expect in this episode:   5:45 - Early Diagnosis and symptoms  11:15 - Research on M.S. 15:35 - Mental Effects 18:10 - Relapsing  22:00 - Telling loved ones 25:30 - Treatment process  27:00 - Treatment side effects  30:00 - Relationship with God  34:10 - Post-diagnosis phase  38:20 - Words of wisdom  39:45 - Randy's Random Questions   Tweetable Quotes: “Don't take for granted the things that the body does naturally.” - Jarvus Cox “At any moment, I didn't think my legs would stop working.” - Jarvus Cox “I had to do some internal thinking and realize I might be depressed." - Jarvus Cox   "I didn't realize how much love people can have for you." - Jarvus Cox “Take care of yourself because nobody else will in the way that you will.” - Jarvus Cox   About Jarvus Cox: Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Jarvus Cox lived a seemingly normal life as a former captain in the military when he got an early diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, causing him to experience mental and physical symptoms including faded memory. Along with being a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Jarvus is a graduate of Prairie View A&M University and the University of Texas at Dallas. He served diligently in the U.S. Army as an Infantry and Signal Corp Captain from 2008 to 2012 in which he became a Program Manager for Raytheon Technologies. When he's not working or fighting his diagnosis, Jarvus is a loving husband to his wife, Crystal, and a proud father of twin boys.  On Call With Dr. Randy Demographic Survey: Take the survey.   Contact Dr. Randy Hines II: https://www.drrandymd.com IG: @_drrandy FB: @HinesEntertainment   LinkedIn: Dr. Randy Hines II Twitter: @_DrRandy TikTok: @_drrandy

Dr. Porsha Melcher, Podiatrist, joins On Call With Dr. Randy this week for a lesson in healthy feet. From treating toe fungus to finding the proper shoes, Dr. Melcher tells all about how we can best take care of our feet. What you can expect in this episode:   2:24 - Journey to Podiatry 4:05 - What Podiatrists do 10:05 - Movements to help with foot health 12:05 - Tips to finding the proper shoes 13:30 -Treatment options for corns and calluses  17:35 - About Plantar Fasciitis  21:40 - Plantar fasciitis treatments and stretches 29:10 - Toenail fungus 34:40 - Benefits of biopsies  36:00 - Toenail fungus treatments  41:10 - Dr. Melcher's words of wisdom 42:55 - Randy's Random Questions    Tweetable Quotes: “I've learned my foot.” - Dr. Porsha Melcher “You have to be consistent with your care to have the best outcome.” - Dr. Porsha Melcher “Take care of your feet, you only get 1 pair.” - Dr. Porsha Melcher   About Dr. Porsha Melcher: Dr. Porsha Melcher is a native Houstonian, who enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She received her undergraduate degree from Prairie View A&M University until pursuing her medical degree from Kent State university of Podiatric Medicine. She is a member of American Society of Podiatric Surgeons (ASPS), American Podiatric Medicine Association (APMA) and the American Board of Podiatric Medicine(ABPM).   On Call With Dr. Randy Demographic Survey: Take the survey.   Contact Dr. Randy Hines II: https://www.drrandymd.com IG: @_drrandy FB: @HinesEntertainment   LinkedIn: Dr. Randy Hines II Twitter: @_DrRandy TikTok: @_drrandy

Video Version https://vimeo.com/748455371 About the Podcast Hello and welcome to another edition of State of Readiness with your host, Joseph Paris. Today I am happy to have Billy Ray Taylor, CEO of LinkedXL and author of "The Winning Link" on my podcast. Billy previously worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for 30 years; starting off on the plant floor and retiring as Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion and Executive Director of Commercial, Off Highway, and Support Manufacturing North America. We start the conversation taking a stroll down memory lane. Soon after graduating from Prairie View A&M University with a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Billy joined Goodyear starting where every recent graduate does; on the floor of the night shift. A life-long learner, Billy recognized early on as he steadily climbed the ranks at Goodyear that he had to "earn the right" to be appointed to the various roles and to retain the right to remain there. This meant that he had to have both the technical skills and also the leadership skills necessary to succeed in the various roles. The conversation comes to diversity and inclusion; with Joseph sharing that, having walked the Earth and worked with many companies located around the world, that the completive advantage of companies based in the States (along with those in Canada and the United Kingdom), is their diversity (regardless of what might be current assumptions). People bring forward what they have learned during their lives. And if everyone on a team has had the same life experiences and brought-up in a homogeneous culture, then everyone will look at a challenge with the same solution set. As the saying goes; "If everyone is thinking the same, then nobody is thinking". But Billy also drove the point that there is a significant difference between "diversity" and "inclusion". Whereas diversity means there are a members on the team with a variety of backgrounds and expertise, inclusion means you use that talent. I guess I never gave the difference too much mind because, as an entrepreneur since 1985, I don't have resources that I would gain but not use. The thought would never occur to me. So it's not about quotas and making sure every race, creed, and sex is included in the picture (like marketing departments are apt to do). It's about understanding that the differences are strengths, but only if you use them. This was a really good, interesting, and valuable conversation. Give a listen... About Billy Ray Taylor Billy Taylor is an American business executive, dynamic speaker and leadership guru. He is the Founder and President of LinkedXL (Excellence), a Business Operating Systems Architecting Firm. Billy spent 30 years with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (GT), serving as Director of North America Operations and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer. During his tenure at Goodyear, the company's earnings rose from a loss of 38M to +17.5B. As the Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion for Goodyear, Billy formulated and led the diversity and inclusion strategies for 64,000 employees across the 22 countries where Goodyear operates. After retiring from Goodyear, Billy founded LinkedXL, a consultancy that specializes in helping companies architect their Business Operating Systems, and serves as its CEO. Billy is a dynamic speaker and leadership guru who is routinely called upon by universities, international conferences, global publications, and the U.S. Armed Forces to demonstrate how to drive and sustain effective results through creating a culture of leadership and enabling employee ownership. He is a disciple of continuous improvement and operational excellence. And as a trusted global industry leader, Taylor is a member of the executive advisory board for the Shingo Institute, Utah State University Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, and The Executive Board for the Association of Manufacturing Excellence (AME). He is also an independent Board Member of M-D Products. LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billyrtaylor/ Company: CEO of LinkedXL, Retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Title: Website: https://www.linkedxl.com/ Headquarters:  Independence, OH Year Founded: 2020 Company Type: LLC Company Size: 3 Employees Industry Experience: Across industries, but specializing in the Process Industry Practice Areas:  Business Operating System Architecting Firm. We're a Premium Business Solutions Provider. We analyze your business needs and develop a custom operating and daily management system that aligns your enterprise -- Linking people, processes, and assets to deliver Customer & Company value.

In today's episode, Grant Dougherty will change your perspective on the tax code and uncover all of the secret loopholes that the wealthy utilize to cover up their wealth. Discover your tax   WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE  Tax advantages and depreciation misconceptions in real estate investing How to use cost segregation analysis Actions to transform passive income into active income Ways for avoiding the depreciation recapture tax Repairs vs. Improvements     RESOURCE/LINK MENTIONED Inflation Reduction Act S Corps     ABOUT GRANT DOUGHERTY Founder & CEO, Grant Dougherty has always understood the value of teamwork. He grew up playing team sports and noticed the power of what a team could accomplish together. This sense of teamwork stayed with him went to play baseball collegiately at “the” Prairie View A&M University, where he also studied business and eventually obtained his MBA. Grant noticed in his studies that he had a gift for understanding numbers, a talent that many Americans lack today, and decided this was his way to help by being a good teammate to his community. Grant has spent the last 5 years dedicating himself to understanding the tax code and all of the hidden loopholes that the wealthy use to shelter their money. Using this new profound knowledge, he plans to spread Financial Literacy to as many fellow teammates as possible and grow a community.     CONNECT WITH GRANT Website: www.doughertytaxsolutions.com Twitter: @doutaxsolutions Facebook: Dougherty Tax Solutions Instagram: @doughertytaxsolutions Contact Number: (281) 217 6767     CONNECT WITH US  Email: shawn@greenbriarcg.com  Instagram: Shawn Winslow YouTube: Shawn Winslow LinkedIn: Shawn Winslow Facebook: Shawn Winslow

The HBCU Experience Movement with Chasmin Jenkins, CEO of CJenk The Agency & Raggedi Luxury Durags. Chasmin stops by The Suite to promote the upcoming book The HBCU Experience Movement. Listen as Chasmin talks about cheerleading, Greek life, SGA, and homecoming on the yard of Prairie View A&M University. Chasmin turns The Bitter Suite into a pep rally.

Gospel Music, Media, & Entrepreneurship Feat. DJ Ms. EclecticIn this episode Durell is joined by DJ, radio show host, and entrepreneur Ms. Eclectic. Durell and Ms. Eclectic begin the episode talking about her being from San Antonio Texas. Durell and Ms. Eclectic talk about her earliest memories of music. She shares that she's a church kid so it was a range from Gospel to R&B music with artists like Anita Baker and Stephanie Mills. Ms. Eclectic and Durell talk about her getting started as a lyricist at the age of 10 and winning talent shows. She shares that she won her first talent show by remaking one of Master P's songs. Durell shares that we don't have traditional talent shows today because we have social media. Durell and Ms. Eclectic talk about her getting her national start in the music industry when she attended Prairie View A&M University and she met Yvette “Vet” Hardin through the Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity for Women and formed the urban Gospel group F.R.E.E. (Forever Radical Edifying & Exalting). She shared that they released a couple singles and an EP as well as performing at a few Stellar Award events and SXSW. Ms. Eclectic and Durell talk about her expanding her musical journey into becoming a DJ. She shares that she started making mixtapes and then she would get asked if she was a DJ and started DJing because she needed a side hustle to make some extra money. She shares that she's worked with artists like Erica Campbell, Kierra Sheard and Tamar Braxton. Ms. Eclectic shares that she has been nominated for Female Gospel Hip-Hop DJ of the year. She shares that she has also expanded into the media space as an on-air radio personality and music director of New Praise Radio. Her radio show is called “The Mixtape With DJ Ms. Eclectic”. Durell shares that he really loves the media space and the podcast world because of the opportunity to interview great people and the opportunity to teach about the music business to indie creatives. Durell and Ms. Eclectic talk about her expanding and becoming an entrepreneur and executive by starting her own company called “Eclectic Music Enterprise”. She started her company initially providing DJ services and radio promotions but she now has expanded into studio, podcasts and DJ setups. Durell and Ms. Eclectic talk about chasing your dreams as a creative and doing something that is non-traditional. Durell asks Ms. Eclectic about what are some of the obstacles that she has had to overcome as an entrepreneur, She shares that one of the biggest obstacles has been consistency. She shares that she has had to learn to walk on faith and what to do when the phone stops ringing. Durell shares that music producer Bryan-Michael Cox said be careful how you treat people on your way up because that's the same way they will treat you on your way down. Durell and Ms. Eclectic end the episode talking about her affiliation with several internet and FM radio stations. She has made several appearances on Radio one with Praise Radio 104.1. She also shares that she has a passion to make a difference in the lives of young women in the entertainment and music industries. For more information on DJ Ms. Eclectic, please visit her website below:https://djmseclectic.com/

Gospel Music, Media, & Entrepreneurship Feat. DJ Ms. EclecticIn this episode Durell is joined by DJ, radio show host, and entrepreneur Ms. Eclectic. Durell and Ms. Eclectic begin the episode talking about her being from San Antonio Texas. Durell and Ms. Eclectic talk about her earliest memories of music. She shares that she's a church kid so it was a range from Gospel to R&B music with artists like Anita Baker and Stephanie Mills. Ms. Eclectic and Durell talk about her getting started as a lyricist at the age of 10 and winning talent shows. She shares that she won her first talent show by remaking one of Master P's songs. Durell shares that we don't have traditional talent shows today because we have social media. Durell and Ms. Eclectic talk about her getting her national start in the music industry when she attended Prairie View A&M University and she met Yvette “Vet” Hardin through the Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity for Women and formed the urban Gospel group F.R.E.E. (Forever Radical Edifying & Exalting). She shared that they released a couple singles and an EP as well as performing at a few Stellar Award events and SXSW. Ms. Eclectic and Durell talk about her expanding her musical journey into becoming a DJ. She shares that she started making mixtapes and then she would get asked if she was a DJ and started DJing because she needed a side hustle to make some extra money. She shares that she's worked with artists like Erica Campbell, Kierra Sheard and Tamar Braxton. Ms. Eclectic shares that she has been nominated for Female Gospel Hip-Hop DJ of the year. She shares that she has also expanded into the media space as an on-air radio personality and music director of New Praise Radio. Her radio show is called “The Mixtape With DJ Ms. Eclectic”. Durell shares that he really loves the media space and the podcast world because of the opportunity to interview great people and the opportunity to teach about the music business to indie creatives. Durell and Ms. Eclectic talk about her expanding and becoming an entrepreneur and executive by starting her own company called “Eclectic Music Enterprise”. She started her company initially providing DJ services and radio promotions but she now has expanded into studio, podcasts and DJ setups. Durell and Ms. Eclectic talk about chasing your dreams as a creative and doing something that is non-traditional. Durell asks Ms. Eclectic about what are some of the obstacles that she has had to overcome as an entrepreneur, She shares that one of the biggest obstacles has been consistency. She shares that she has had to learn to walk on faith and what to do when the phone stops ringing. Durell shares that music producer Bryan-Michael Cox said be careful how you treat people on your way up because that's the same way they will treat you on your way down. Durell and Ms. Eclectic end the episode talking about her affiliation with several internet and FM radio stations. She has made several appearances on Radio one with Praise Radio 104.1. She also shares that she has a passion to make a difference in the lives of young women in the entertainment and music industries. For more information on DJ Ms. Eclectic, please visit her website below:https://djmseclectic.com/

In today's 150th episode, we will be talking with our good friend, Tony Moore. He is the CIO of Prairie View A&M University, an HBCU located in Prairie View, Texas. Tony is one of the top CIOs in Higher Education and shares liberally from his wealth of IT knowledge, including taking the listener through a recent security incident at the university. Website: www.pvamu.edu LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/tony-moore-83139b2. At Tech & Main, we want to be YOUR technology partner. Let our 20+ years of expertise help you achieve the outcomes that are best for your business: cybersecurity, cloud, SD-WAN and data center. We have engineers and project managers available to assist you. Call our office at 678-575-8515, email us at info@techandmain.com or visit us at www.techandmain.com. Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techandmain/message

Stacked is a student-run political action committee that is devoted to expanding the political influence of the student voting bloc. Over the years, the deck has been stacked against us and we're now saying, “Let's reshuffle the cards” towards a more equitable future for each of us. Students across the country have the power to influence state and federal elections in favor of a progressive student agenda. We plan to own that power. Bios of StackedPAC Panel: Jordan Harzynski - Jordan is a sophomore at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., studying Political Communication, Business, and Public Health. Over the past three years, Jordan has focused his time and efforts to engage students in the political process. While he was at George Mason University during his freshman year, Jordan helped several campaigns leading up to the 2020 election and founded a Students for Biden-Harris group on campus. Jordan recognized the importance of youth engagement for Democratic victories and wanted to do more. He saw the power of the youth vote and wanted to find ways to continue the effort of mobilizing students. It began with the recognition that the deck was stacked against the youth of today and future generations. So Jordan founded StackedPAC to ensure students are registered and mobilized for upcoming elections and is joining fellow students in reshuffling the cards in favor of a student agenda. Prameela Bartholomeusz - Prameela is StackedPAC's Senior Advisor and CEO of Tactical Strategies LLC. She has helped to build the organization, its strategic plan and the tactical strategies that StackedPAC has been setting in place. Prameela also helps to oversee fundraising and the overall operations at StackedPAC. She has spent over 20 years in the tech industry in Finance and business operations, and her involvement in the 2008 presidential election which had her crisscrossing the country, led her to continue to stay civically engaged at the local, state and national levels and making this pivot to political consulting. Prameela has served on the 2008 DNC Platform Committee, held leadership roles in CA at the the county and state party level, helped organize for two presidential campaigns and served on the DNC National Finance Committee. Jayla Allen - Jayla is a current M.A. Candidate in African American Studies at Columbia University. She graduated from Prairie View A&M University with a degree in Political Science and Legal Studies. Throughout her undergraduate tenure, Jayla entered into the world of activism and organizing. In 2018, Jayla joined alongside the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund as a student plaintiff in Allen v. Waller, a federal voting-rights lawsuit challenging discriminatory and improper voting practices against Black student voters. Now more than ever, it is important for young people to exercise their right to vote and expand political influence in all elections; StackedPAC will galvanize students across the country and show the political power that young people hold today. Ethan Choi - Ethan is an economics major at Claremont McKenna College. He was raised in the Bay Area and is the son of two immigrants. Over the past three years, Ethan has been involved in local and state-wide activism including working as a media director under Prameela Bartholomoesuz on multiple civic causes, serving as a lead intern at the Santa Clara County Democratic Party during high school, and leading his high school's activism organization as its co-president. He recognizes that working collectively and nationally is critical to electing more leaders who will represent us. Mary Harmon - Mary attends Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, studying Special Education and American Sign Language. Entering college, she was clear she wanted to get involved in both her school and the Kalamazoo community. She gained a love for activism through the College Democrats at Western Michigan University for which she is currently president and is also active with Planned Parenthood of Kalamazoo. Mary was keen to become involved with StackedPAC due to the opportunities afforded students to focus in a more structured and effective way to advocate for issues at a campus, state and national level. She believes StackedPAC has and will make a difference in elections by both mobilizing and educating people on issues we should all care about, in a way that will bring us together.

Name: J.O. Malone Current Title: Founder of BLCK Market Location: Houston, TX Educational Background: Prairie View A&M   About J.O: J.O. Malone, a Houstonian, film producer, and serial entrepreneur, was first established as a game-changer in the independent film industry. A graduate of Prairie View A&M University, in 2017, Malone founded BLCK Market Houston which gave small black businesses a place to sell their products and services to the community. Since then, BLCK Market has grown to be the nation's largest bi-monthly marketplace and has now extended its presence in its flagship retail store located in Pearland Town Center. Malone resides in Houston with his wife Riesse and their two sons.   DURING THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN: How to prepare for growth in spite of limited resources Why does reputation, marketing, and branding matter How to stand out in a competitive market How to manage a diverse customer base How to use storytelling to sell the shopping experience How to create a community around your brand     For complete show notes and resources mentioned for this episode go to: blacktobusiness.com/79   Thank you so much for listening! Please support us by simply rating and reviewing our podcast!

Ann Johnson is a mixed media artist and a professor at Prairie View A&M University in Texas. Her passion for exploring issues particularly in the Black community has led her to create series of works that are evocative and engaging. Ann's work has been exhibited nationally in solo, group and juried exhibitions. Most recently she has focused on experimental printmaking, and in 2015 she was acknowledged as an "Artist to Watch" in the International Review of African American Art. Ann aspires to leave a legacy of challenging and thought-provoking work that will entice the viewer and inspire younger artists. You can find Ann and her work on Instagram and her Website.

Ruth Simmons, a longtime college administrator who was the first African American to lead an Ivy League school and the current president of Prairie View A&M University, talks about why universities must be transparent, seeing herself in her students (especially the rebellious ones), and what it was like to recruit Toni Morrison to work at Princeton.

The Cave Radio Show feat. Singer/Songwriter Kalvin Kosha Calvin "Kalvin Kosha" Fitzgerald, Houston, TX native, born December 19, 1995, is a Recording Artist, Singer/Songwriter, Actor, Entrepreneur, Influencer, and Graduate of Prairie View A&M University. He is represented by the Upward Artistry Talent Agency. As a young boy, singing and performing for churches, schools, and the Houston Children's Chorus led him to paid and promotional gigs in Houston, TX and Louisiana during his adolescent years. He began recording music in the 10th grade with cousins. He's performing LIVE for concerts as notable as the Gulf Coast Soul & Comedy Fest featuring Frankie Beverly & MAZE, Anthony Hamilton, and K Michelle, to Birthday Bashes for notable artists such as Ginuwine, Tank, and CASE. His debut album, “Pressure”, (released under Do-WAP Records), brings the fusion of sexy R&B, Pop, and Hip-Hop, to highlight the pressures of love and life in various aspects. Nineteen (19) tracks will thrill you with Romance, Dance, and Appreciation for Life and those you love. Collaborations include “Black Magik”, featuring Hip-Hop lyricist and reality TV Star, Jazz Anderson, “I Need A Dyme” ft. Fly Boi Keno, songs with Marquo, Gloria Prince, Jeff Shelley, Heph B, and Rodeo (produced by DJ CHOSE). Honeywater Moscato is Kalvin Kosha's debut and most prized flavor. Kalvin Kosha's moscato is the manifestation of his favorite beverage, hot water + honey, inspired by childhood memories of drinking herbal tea with his grandparents, into the form of a wine. https://kalvinkosha.com/product/honeywater-moscato-bottle www.kalvinkosha.com

Discussion about the NAACP asking pro athletes to not sign with Texas teams because of the recent laws passed in the state. The guys know what the NAACP is trying to do, but they are unsure if this will gain any traction. Discussion about Kirk Cousins' donation of 500k to the Minnesota Vikings Team Social Justice Committee. This committee was formed in 2018, before the unrest in Minnesota. The Vikings' managing partners have put 5 million into the committee and have an annual contribution of 500k. Kirk's donation doubles that annual contribution. Darryl Woods, Executive Director of Coaches vs RacismExplains the development of this year's inaugural event, the HBCU Round Ball Experience. The experience brings Big 10 and HBCU Basketball teams together for head to head  high profile competitions and anti-racism conversations. The first game pits Prairie View A&M University and the University of Michigan on Nov. 13th. The game is being held in Washington D.C. because more folks will see it and policymakers will see it. Darryl has been contacted by lawmakers in Washington about the event. Coaches vs Racism is a national non-profit leading the charge to end systematic racism in sports. The focus is to shine the spotlight on systematic racism as a root cause of the inherent disparities that exist in sports. CVR is getting support from a variety of coaches. Darryl envisions many major universities participating in the future. It would be a great event if folks learn something from the experience.

When we dove into the idea of unpacking societal stressors on the youngest generation entering the workforce here on The Generational View podcast, our intent was to promote intergenerational understanding and create an overall more efficient workplace environment with that newly found connection. What we actually found is that this powerful generation has a lot to say, when given a safe platform to speak on. So we will continue our journey on the What Gen Z Wants series of The Generational View podcast to hear just what they have to say…   If you missed the last conversations with LatinX and API GenZs, head to The Generational View podcast website at www.thegenerationalview.com to catch up on this and other previous episodes. Don't forget to leave a review if you love it!   Our Guests Greear Webb is currently a junior Morehead-Cain Scholar at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and he was also selected as a 2020 Youth Voter Ambassador through Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. Amil Greene is a legal intern at a law firm and passionate about improving family law within communities with a Bachelor's in Political Science and Sociology/Anthropology. Britny Clayton-Mitchell is a Finance Analyst at a large global company with a Bachelor's of Finance from Prairie View A & M University.   What you'll hear in this episode The biggest challenges faced by their generation (00:45) The degree of responsibility that companies have to solve problems like system racism (7:22) What are some of the things they look for in organizations they are thinking about joining (14:22) The personal importance of organization's commitment to diversity (31:30) The one societal issue that they want to see fixed now (42:30)

Dr. Michael Green was born and raised in Indianapolis, IN, but made a conscious decision to attend a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), which landed him at Prairie View A&M University. He returned back to the midwest for medical school, from where he embarked on a surgical residency with a specialty in bariatrics. He subsequently completed a fellowship, and now practices in the Dallas, TX area.

My guest Tiffany Williams is the walking example of “go big or go home.” She had a vision for what she wanted to do and decided the time was now. She took the risk to start her own business instead of the traditional path of employment because she trusted that, if it didn't work, she could find a job. Her belief in her own ability and learning to trust the process put her on a path to building a business that makes an impact and a partnership that makes a difference.   About the Guest: Tiffany L. Williams is the CEO and creative director for Twice Media Productions, LLC, a full-service, commercial video technology company based in Houston, Texas. She started the business three short months after finishing graduate school in 2012. She is also co-founder and managing director for Diversity Fund Houston, a micro venture capital fund created to invest in minority tech founders. Tiffany brings a wealth of knowledge and familiarity within the technology and digital marketing fields. She began working as a multimedia instructor for the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute in Nashville, Tenn., in 2009 and later became an adjunct professor at Prairie View A&M University, where she taught mobile media and video production. In 2020, Tiffany was named National Supplier of the Year by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) and honored with the Women Who Mean Business Woman to Watch Award by the Houston Business Journal . The previous year, she won Supplier of the Year by the Houston Minority Supplier Development Council (HMSDC). In 2018, she received The Art of STEM Award from STEM Bridges Houston and The Darryl King Paving The Way Award from World Youth Foundation. Tiffany is an alumni of Leadership Houston Class XXXIV and now serves on the Board of Directors. She participated in Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business Executive Education and Google's Digital Excellence programs. She also received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Tennessee State University and her Msaster of Arts degree in Journalism and Documentary Filmmaking from Michigan State University.   Personal Links Facebook.com/twicemediaproductionsLLC Linkedin.com/in/twicemediaproductions Twitter: @twicemediaLLC lnstagram @twicemediaproductions   Resource Links info@twicemediaproductions.com 1301 Texas Ave. Ste 112 Houston, TX 77002 832-390-0559 www.twicemediaproductions.com        About the Host: Laurel Rutledge's human-centered approach, empathy, and understanding of individual needs make her a top-notch personal advisor and women's leadership coach. Her care and compassion have made her an indispensable guide for countless women navigating the next phases of their lives and careers. Add to that her intimate knowledge of the HR landscape, and it becomes clear why her HR clients have had such transformative experiences. Just as Rutledge has helped countless others get out of their rut and off of the ledge, so too can she help you. After receiving her MBA, Laurel moved from accounting and consulting to human resources, driven by a desire to do good in a business environment. It quickly became apparent that the switch had been a good choice — she flourished professionally and became happier, satisfied with the difference she could make through her work. After a 30-year career, she left the corporate world, but her passion for HR and helping others has only grown. Now, she works one-on-one with clients, leveraging her experience in leadership and personal development to help them get the most of out their lives and careers. From her beginnings as a consultant at Deloitte to her time as VP of HR at Covestro, Laurel has seen more sides of the business world than most. She's achieved technical mastery of HR, with a deep knowledge of the rules and regulations that must be followed. She's also a people person, perceptive and outgoing, with a sixth sense for helping others to see the difference between what they want and what they need. The culmination of this is in her personal philosophy: “lead with your heart, act with your head.” Find out more at: https://laurelrutledge.com   Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. You can also subscribe from the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us an iTunes review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on iTunes, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on iTunes.  

Michele, also known as Just Miché is a Licensed Master Social Worker currently pursuing a Psychology PhD. Her passion & focus are children, adolescents, mental health and self-care. She is an alumna of Prairie View A&M University & received her Masters of Social Work from Clark Atlanta. Miché also has a counselling agency A Brighter Destiny Family & Children Services, LLC. Miché has a passion for working in the community to provide additional services to families and children in need. During this episode, Miché and I have an open and transparent conversation about the following topics and more: The importance of taking care of you Therapy as a form of self-care Life after COVID restrictions -  do we need a period of healing? Joe Biden and a hopeful shift in the USA Supporting and celebrating the black community  Head over to the show notes to connect with Miché. Here's to owning our inner power, making bold moves and living a life that feels good. Explore the Website Connect on Instagram

Have you ever marched in college? This episode is for those of us who experienced their undergraduate degrees, or even graduate degrees, marching for a historically black college or university (of HBCU). What elements make those experiences differ from attending any other institution? Are there any setbacks when it comes time to perform at your first gig with the pros? Fellow Norfolk State University alumnus, Manuel Hernandez, and Prairie View A&M University director of bands, Dr. Timmey Zachery join me to answer these questions and more on today's episode. This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this Episode of “For your good” Me, Micah Hawkins a Prairie View A&M University student and Co-Founder of Yknotboutique and Sydney Robison Fashion designer and Teacher Discuss Women empowerment, inequality in the workplace as well they both give encouragement to Women all over to believe in yourself and make a change. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tj-franklin/support

Its a new year and you know what that means...TIME TO PRACTICE YOUR STANDARDS! This month Ellis welcomes his mentor and professor from his time at Norfolk State University, Dr. Timmey Zachery. Dr. Zachery is the current head director of bands at Prairie View A&M University out of Texas and he's here to give us some insight on how to choose the best tones for your growth in the jazz genre or any genre for that matter. This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The ALL ME® Podcast Bonus Episode: Can We Stop the Sale of Drugs On the Internet? –Dr. Tre Pennie Drugs are easily accessible into today's world.  In a world where phones and electronic devices are attached to our hands and eyes for many hours during the day, we need to be aware of what our young people are searching for and buying.  It doesn't take long for a young person to find anabolic steroids, HGH and other illicit substances for sale on Google, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.  You might be asking yourself how is this possible and why aren't these companies being held accountable for this.  Well we're going to spend some time in this podcast discussion the Communications Decency Act, specifically Section 230.  While this is a topic we've talked about in previous episodes, today we're going to be interviewing Dr. Tre Pennie. Pennie is a Texas native who grew up in inner city Houston.  During the time he was growing up it happened to be the height of “America's War on Drugs”.  At a young age he was exposed to violence and drug abuse, and even witnessed the fatal shooting of his cousin the day before she was set to get married.   Pennie loved to read and shortly after he graduated high school when he was 17 years old he enlisted in the US Army where he served for a number of years.  Following his military days, he was hired on by one of the top police departments in the U.S., the Dallas Police Department. While serving on the Department, Tre earned a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from Midwestern State University and a Master's Degree in Counseling from Prairie View A&M University. At the time of the recording of this podcast Dr. Tre Pennie was running for the U.S. House in Texas Congressional District 30, so that if elected he could try and make some changed to stop the violence and the sale of drugs on the internet.   You will hear him discuss some of the steps that the government needs to take to try and update CDA Section 230 as well as some of the issues that will arise should it be removed.  Resource Links: Follow Us: Twitter:  @theTHF Instagram:  @theTHF Facebook: Taylor Hooton Foundation #ALLMEPEDFREE Contact Us:  Email:  Phone: 214-449-1990 ALL ME Assembly Programs:

For this live-streamed event, Lezli and her ON THE YARD co-host Zuri Levene Harvell; Spelman College ‘21, chat with two SGA Presidents students, Alanna Gaskin; Prairie View A&M University ‘21 and Xavier McClinton; Florida A&M University ‘21, as well as Andrea Hailey CEO of Vote.org about some of the unprecedented voting-related obstacles facing college students this election season, digital voter suppression, the national poll worker shortage crisis, data from the 2020 mid-terms regarding the percentage of rejected mail-in/absentee ballots of college students, and exact solutions on how to ensure your vote is counted this election season.    Relevant and Recommended Reads The New Voter Suppression Prairie View A&M students sue Texas county, allege voter suppression of Black citizens Empty US college campuses are making it harder for students to vote Where the youth vote could matter most in 2020   CALL TO ACTION VISIT VOTE.ORG Check if you are registered to vote Request a mail in ballot Get assistance with voting by mail Volunteer to be a Poll Worker    WHAT IF I'M REGISTERED TO VOTE + I GET TO THE POLLS + TOLD I'M NOT ON THE ROLL    Do not leave Call the Election Protection Hotline 1-866-687-8683  

Reva Hart, host Open up the platform for "My Story" testimony take over.  Kimberly J. Lewis is the CEO of Kimberly J. Enterprise, under which she has founded One Weak Too Strong Ministries and Holy Kiss Cosmetics. Kimberly J is a Minister, Mentor, Change Strategist, Certified Life Coach, and Empowerment Speaker.  Her professional experience extends to leading change within Fortune 100 companies, however, she also passionately serves individuals and organizations through transformational change through ministry. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering, from Prairie View A&M University. She went on to obtain her Life Coach Certification from the Life Coach Institute. Quoted: -That pain you experienced as a child was necessary. Because of what you endured, God gave you insight and a gift to see what most couldn't be able to bear. God reveals to you because He trusts you to pray and war for those too weak to war for themselves. It was not in vain. -Sometimes God will reveal not for you to react but to restore you. You can't change the past or even the actions of others but you can obey God and get up and fulfill the purpose that He created you for. Keep going. 19 years ago, I attempted to end my life but God blocked it. I survived it! I used to walk around in shame and hiding from everyone, because of the embarrassment that I felt and shame I caused to those that loved me. But how many of you know that we are overcomers by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony! (Rev. 12:11) Kimberly Lewis Contact info: Click links below Facebook Page Personal Instagram Business Instagram  Let us know what stood out for you as you listen to Kimberly Story. Please leave Us a Review Go Follow Host Reva Hart Instagram Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/girlfriend-lets-talk/message

On this week's podcast Dr. Al-Samarrrai interviews, BIPOC architects Sean Bolden and Maab Mohamed Talk about life at the intersection of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter. There is much to learn in this exploration of race and culture. Maab is passionate about equity and sustainability in design. She has a BS in Architecture from Portland State University and volunteered with multiple design projects before joining AWB-Oregon. She is a Designer at Carleton Hart Architects and a committee member of Diversity in Design group. Always open to learning, she enjoys working on projects of various types and scales. Sean is passionate about sport facility design. He has a Masters in Architecture from Prairie View A&M University and volunteers with high school teens and middle school pre-teens teaching Architecture and Robotics. He is a Job Captain at Carleton Hart Architects and a committee member of the Sustainability group. Never content on the knowledge he already has, Sean continues to seek answers to complex challenges.

Queen Diva and the Honorable Mayor David Allen, City of Prairie View, Texas Home of Prairie View A&M University, will discuss the power of positive thinking in leadership during tough times. Now more than ever positivity is needed in managing a company or a city to remain calm, cool and collected when challenging events happen beyond our control. You do not want to miss this timely and needed discussion for all leaders running a small business to a church to an entire city. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/divasdiamonds/support

State Representative James White is a native Texan born in Houston, TX. He attended Houston ISD public schools before graduating with honors from Prairie View A&M University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. In addition, he completed his doctorate in political science at the University of Houston.Rep. White as an officer of Infantry in the U.S. Army. His service included an assignment with the Berlin Brigade from 1987-90 during the demise of the Soviet Union. Rep. White began a career as a public school educator in the Houston area. He continued his teaching career in Fort Bend, Livingston, and Woodville independent school districts. He taught United States history, Texas history, and geography at the secondary level. Rep. White also taught U.S. Government and Economics at the collegiate and high school level.Articles referenced/discussedhttps://www.jimsimpsonforcongress.com/post/china-s-secret-speech-a-pandemic-plan-to-murder-200-million-americanshttps://restartnow.io/us/texashttps://www.texaspolicy.com/open-up-now/?utm_source=housefile&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cultivation&utm_content=mayem2&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8IMfclPs-lYj1WnuwmEXeYbYx2SV5nGK2f6KKBPD16ISCow0FVIGM6_x8LsOes3giCiBRuNM0S61XfZz1UutJ9xujk8eMAIhAdj2MeymtjtMeEIek&_hsmi=87789082

Topic of Discussion: Forex Trading & Generational Wealth Meet Branden Thompson He's an engineer, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., a business owner, consultant, public speaker, and most importantly a mentor. He attended the real HU Hampton University, but after facing financial hardships he returned back to his hometown Houston, TX to graduate from the Prairie View A&M University. This podcast will challenge your beliefs in creating wealth for yourself and your family. He breaks down how to make money on your smartphone. When you finish listening I'm sure you're going to want more information. Tell him the Pretty Plug sent you and DM him the word "Faith" so you get that family treatment. Let's make generational wealth the norm. More about his business: Tradehouse Investment Group is an investment group that uses a platform comprised of products and services to guide our students through a systematic approach of "earning while learning" the skill of trading in the FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET. Follow him everywhere: Instagram: @1tradehouse | @trillionairethomp Website: www.tradehouseinvestmentgroup.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasmine-a-stith/support

Tune in the latest episode of The Walk By Faith Show where I interview Adebisi Adeniji-Adele the Founder and Director of her non-profit Adeiur. Adebisi is a proud graduate of Prairie View A&M University who has been navigating "Corporate America", excelling at her passion projects and still finds time to slay on social media by just having fun and living her best life. • In our Podcast interview, “No Limits" we cover the following: 1️⃣ The Power of an HBCU Education 2️⃣ Women empowerment and creating spaces for diverse women to celebrate their achievements 3️⃣ Following your dreams and recognizing that you should not place any limits on your life! You can do as many things as you put your mind to and you are not defined by your education or work title, but by God's strength alone. • Follow her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/princess_omoba Adeíur Website: https://goo.gl/HqDNt5 Donate to her organization and remember the Limits you have in life are the ones you place on yourself. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasmine-a-stith/support

Why did I start this podcast? I noticed that the circulation of useful information to be successful varies by zip-code. I started walking by faith on my snapchat two years ago and I wanted it to become a worldwide movement. My podcast focuses on motivation, entrepreneurship, inspiration, and faith. We all should be successful, so I want to motivate people to achieve their goals. I graduated in May from Prairie View A&M University with my Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering. I don't consider myself your typical Engineer but rather an early Entrepreneur that see's a problem and bridges the gap to make a solution. The Pretty Plug's main mission is to “Inform The Uninformed” in forms of blogs, videos, and through the Walk By Faith Podcast Show. I'm a Southern belle from Pine Bluff, Arkansas who was able to obtain the right information to land four internships, and a full-time offer after college. Read more on the website... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasmine-a-stith/support

Singer and Song Writer, Nikki Berry was born in Ville Platte LA.; however, her musical journey began in Beaumont, TX. It was there that she developed her musical talents and interests at the Pleasant Green Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor James C. Franklin. She began leading songs at a very young age, and with the coaching of director Bonnie Wilridge, her voice began to evolve into something special. She was well known for her singing all over town and was named most talented of her graduating class of West Brook Senior High School. After graduating high school, Nikki attended Prairie View A&M University and graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. She then moved to Houston, TX. and that became her new home. She began writing music in 2008 after experiencing some difficult times in her life. Her music encouraged her to push through and never stop trusting in God; so, she decided it was time to encourage others! The development of her unique style is the result of a lifetime of musical influence. Growing up in church as an active choir member and praise and worship leader meant that Nikki was always surrounded by Christian and Gospel music. Nikki Berry has release her first debut singles with a few powerful and meaningful songs that has touched the heart and souls of many! She has appeared on television, radio interviews and her music is being played all across the country.