Aundre Larrow is a Brooklyn-based portrait photographer who has spent the last few years shooting editorial and lifestyle content for clients and for personal work. His work is pursued the truth that can be found in portraiture. We discuss his experience in Adobe’s Creative Residency program, getting work, pricing client jobs, & so much more. One thing we don’t discuss much in this conversation is how terrific Aundre’s videos are! I highly recommend finding him across platforms. He has a super helpful “how to” video to help photographers understand how to best photograph people with darker skin tones. (Linked below) Explore Aundre’s projects here: https://www.aundrelarrow.com/projects Watch Aundre’s video “How to shoot & edit darker skin tones” https://youtu.be/1a-YYgvHl1o Follow Aundre Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aundre/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aundrelarrow Follow our friend Jovell: @jovell  Follow #BTSPodcast on social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ Support #BTSPodcast by becoming a monthly supporter via Anchor: anchor.fm/btspodcast Use my promo code for Instacart for $5 off your first delivery: LCOOK5130 and my promo code to save on your first booking with HotelTonight: LCOOK61. Save on your first massage with SOOTHE: LZLRZ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Throughout her work as an actress, writer, producer, small business owner, & teacher Crystal Lowe brings a strong work ethic and endless curiosity to all that she does. I've gotten so much from her film & TV classes at Graham Shiels Studios & appreciate her vulnerability & humanity. We discuss how she does all that she does in addition to being a parent and wife, lessons learned, & so much more.  Follow Crystal:  https://www.instagram.com/realcrystallowe/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522909/ https://twitter.com/RealCrystalLowe Follow #BTSPodcast on social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ Support #BTSPodcast by becoming a monthly supporter via Anchor: anchor.fm/btspodcast Use my promo code for Instacart for $5 off your first delivery: LCOOK5130 and my promo code to save on your first booking with HotelTonight: LCOOK61. Save on your first massage with SOOTHE: LZLRZ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Heidi Bakk-Hansen is a writer, teacher, and researcher. She serves as Board Secretary for the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial. We discuss her work as an educator, with CJMM, a writer, and in anti-racist-focused activism. This is part three in a series of #BTSPodcast episodes with anti-racist organizers in Duluth, Minnesota. Please listen to the two previous episodes with Jordon Moses & Terresa Moses for additional context and education.  Links discussed in this episode: Michael Fedo’s “Lynchings in Duluth” https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9781681340135 CJMM website: https://claytonjacksonmcghie.org/ Support #BTSPodcast on Anchor: anchor.fm/btspodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Terresa Moses is co-founder and creative director at Blackbird Revolt, she’s also an artist and assistant professor of Graphic Design at University of Minnesota Duluth. This is the second episode in a series with organizers in Duluth, Minnesota where we discuss their work in the community and how they practice self care. In our conversation Teresa & I discuss what it’s like not being able to visualize liberation & freedom. It brought to mind a recent piece by Vinson Cunningham in the New Yorker, where he said “Freedom hurts most when you can taste but never fully partake in it.” There’s a link to the full article in the description of this episode: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/16/all-the-natalie-portmans-and-the-limits-of-hollywood-fantasy See Terresa's exhibition of intersectionality UMBRA: http://umbraexhibit.com/ Find & follow Blackbird Revolt online: Website: blackbirdrevolt.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbirdrevolt/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackbirdrevolt Twitter: https://twitter.com/blackbirdrevolt Links discussed in this episode: Michael Fedo’s “Lynchings in Duluth” https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9781681340135 “The Lyncher in Me” https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9781681341095 Support #BTSPodcast, funds from June & July of 2020 will be donated to the ACLU: anchor.fm/btspodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Jordon Moses is the co-founder and visionary director at Blackbird Revolt. His work and the work of Blackbird Revolt focuses on promoting social change through conscious creativity. Their work is strategic, creative, and important in propelling impactful organizations and change forward. This is part one of my conversations with a few of the people behind organization a commemoration event in Duluth, Minnesota to commemorate Isaac McGhie, Elmer Jackson and Elias Clayton, who were lynched June 15, 1920. Jordon's company Blackbird Revolt has been instrumental in organizing CJMM's efforts in recent years, we detail his work in community organizing along with his work as visionary director, and how he practices self care.  Find & follow Blackbird Revolt online: Website: blackbirdrevolt.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbirdrevolt/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackbirdrevolt Twitter: https://twitter.com/blackbirdrevolt Links discussed in this episode:  Michael Fedo’s “Lynchings in Duluth” https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9781681340135 “The Lyncher in Me” https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9781681341095 Support #BTSPodcast, funds from June & July of 2020 will be donated to the ACLU: anchor.fm/btspodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Michael Badal was discovered by Tiësto at the age of 17 (when we were in high school) and has since continued to develop and grow his career in music. We cover what mindsets have helped and hurt him, how he's learned to take better care of himself on tour, and find a way to maintain his personal life wile still creating music.  Charlie XCX "waterfall strategy" article: https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/20/20836846/charli-xcx-new-album-streaming-spotify-dani-deahl-future-of-music Follow Mike across social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelbadal/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbadal/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36zi5wH  Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/michaelbadal Follow #BTSPodcast on social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btsthepodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/btsthepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btsthepodcast/ Support #BTSPodcast by becoming a monthly supporter via Anchor: anchor.fm/btspodcast Use my promo code for Instacart for $5 off your first delivery: LCOOK5130 and my promo code to save on your first booking with HotelTonight: LCOOK61 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Phillip Okonma is an attorney, an athlete, and an artist. He explains what the job of a public defender is, what he feels makes a good attorney, advice for law students, and advice for you in the case that you are ever accused of a crime. (Skip to 2:00:00 for advice on encounters with the police.) We discuss lessons learned, perspective, running on survival mode, and what his encounters with the criminal justice system have taught him. Phillip graduated from California State University Dominguez Hills and went on to earn his Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University law school. When asked why he chose the Public Defender’s office, Phillip describes growing up as a child in South Central and witnessing the extreme poverty surrounding him. Follow Phillip on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/luxund/ Find & follow #BTSPodcast & join our FB Group to connect w/ other listeners & submit questions! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455/ instagram.com/btsthepodcast twitter.com/btsthepodcast facebook.com/btsthepodcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ To support this podcast, use my promo codes for some of my favorite  services: HotelTonight - LCOOK61; SOOTHE (in-home massages) - LZLRZ;   get your groceries delivered with Instacart & save with: LCOOK51FA --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Margaux Brooke is model, actress, and influencer. She's been modeling since she was 9 years old and has deep experience as a model. We talk about how she's kept a level head, stays grounded, has navigated management and agencies, decides on what brands she works with, and her journey in taking on acting. She gives advice, answers follower questions, and shares her advice for preparing for a role and learning lines.  Follow Margaux: https://www.instagram.com/margauxbrooke/ https://www.twitch.tv/margauxbrooke/ Find & follow #BTSPodcast & join our FB Group to connect w/ other listeners & submit questions! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455/ instagram.com/btsthepodcast twitter.com/btsthepodcast facebook.com/btsthepodcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ To support this podcast, use my promo codes for some of my favorite  services: HotelTonight - LCOOK61; SOOTHE (in-home massages) - LZLRZ;   get your groceries delivered with Instacart & save with: LCOOK51FA --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Evie Smith Rebellious PR and I met via San Diego Comic Con and I quickly realized what a great fit she’d be as a guest! Evie has been doing PR since 2007 and started Rebellious PR in 2016. Evie had everything she should have been happy with, and she wasn’t happy. She left her job, her husband, and did a complete overhaul of the life that was no longer fitting her. We dig in to navigating life after she came out, starting Rebellious PR, level-setting with clients, business development, navigating hiring and working with friends, and so much more!  Rebellious PR is a boutique public relations agency in PDX and LA amplifying stories of diverse companies. We have deep roots in the consumer tech and lifestyle spaces, and we love to work with defiant founders who make their own lanes to create revolutionary work. Listen to "Pitch, Please": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pitch-please-rebellious-pr-consulting/id1454085267 Follow Rebellious on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebellious.pr/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rebellious-pr-&-consulting/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rebelliouspr Find & follow #BTSPodcast & join our FB Group to connect w/ other listeners & submit questions! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455/ instagram.com/btsthepodcast twitter.com/btsthepodcast facebook.com/btsthepodcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ To support this podcast, use my promo codes for some of my favorite  services: HotelTonight - LCOOK61; SOOTHE (in-home massages) - LZLRZ;   get your groceries delivered with Instacart & save with: LCOOK51FA --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support

Janina M. Jeff, Ph.D is a Spelman alum, population geneticist, Spotify Soundoff Bootcamp winner, a self-taught coder, and expert Googler. We dig in to what a geneticist does, her job as a senior Bioinformatic scientist at Illumina, the importance of information-sharing, and giving her first TEDx talk at TEDxFlatbush. She is also the host of In Those Genes Podcast, a hip-hop inspired podcast that uses genetics to uncover the lost identities of African descended Americans through the lens of Black culture. 
We discuss what exactly a population geneticist does, how she does it, the importance of information-sharing, and her emotional journey throughout her education and work. I deeply appreciate Janina's vulnerability about complex and personal issues, and am so thankful for her and to be able to share her journey. Janina recently gave a TEDx talk at TEDxFlatbush, she shares the process, what she learned, and what she forgot! Listen in as she shares her journey. Links from our conversation:  Janina’s “In those Genes” podcast: https://inthosegenes.com/listen-1 Janina's TEDxFlatbush talk "Afrofuturism Through the Power of the Genome: https://youtu.be/mz2ZZJSs-Fo  Natasha Johnson TEDxFlatbush “What to Expect When Feminism Starts at Five” https://youtu.be/WIUtFdYAfAk Follow Janina on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/inthosegenespod LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janinajeff/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djaysquared/ Find & follow #BTSPodcast & join our FB Group to connect w/ other listeners & submit questions! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720173561544455/ instagram.com/btsthepodcast twitter.com/btsthepodcast facebook.com/btsthepodcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/19055475/ To support this podcast, use my promo codes for some of my favorite  services: HotelTonight - LCOOK61; SOOTHE (in-home massages) - LZLRZ;   get your groceries delivered with Instacart & save with: LCOOK5142   --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btspodcast/support