
My guest on the podcast this week is actor Jonathan Burke. He can be seen on Seasons 1, 2, and the upcoming Season 3 of Prime Video’s hit comedy series, “Harlem,” in the recurring role of ‘Eric. Jonathan and I chat about his childhood and start in acting in Baltimore, the arc of his career to date and the blessing of having loving family, strong/wise Black women who poured into him early in life and the importance of maintaining a positive outlook in life. Support the show Please...
Nov 12, 2024
1 hr 10 min

My guest on the season 5 premiere of the podcast is Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey. Dr. Nii is a political journalist, Pepperdine University professor and prominent convener in the fields of dialogue and social change. He is the author of Kamala, The Motherland and Me, his story of the Vice-President's trip to Africa and his experience of both the continent and Madame Vice President. In our wide ranging conversation we talk about his childhood and youth in Oakland, California, his career as...
Nov 4, 2024
1 hr 9 min

My guest on the podcast this week is Darnell L. Moore. Darnell is a media maker, educator, writer and thought leader and the author of the 2019 Lambda Literary Award winning memoir, No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black & Free in America, which was listed among the New York Times 100 Notable Books and was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers' pick. He is currently Vice President of Inclusion Strategy for Content and Marketing at Netflix and was the former Head of Strategy a...
Dec 6, 2023
1 hr 10 min

My guest on the podcast this week is Marija Abney. Marija is a South Carolina native who moved to NY to pursue an arts education at The AIley School at Fordham University and went on to earn her MA in performance studies from NYU. Marija is an actress and dancer who has appeared as a Dora Milaje in "Black Panther" and "Wakanda Forever" as well as "Avengers Inifinity War" and "Avengers End Game," and was featured in Tubi's "A Killer Romance" and "Twisted Marriage Therapist." In many wa...
Nov 18, 2023
1 hr 5 min

My guest on the podcast today is singer-songwriter-producer and recording artist Gordon Chambers. Gordon is a success story in the music industry. His solo albums have been nominated for Independent Soul Album of the Year by Soultracks.com. His #1 hits as a lyricist include: Anita Baker’s Grammy- winning hit “I Apologize”, Brownstone’s Grammy-nominated “If You Love Me”, Angie Stone’s “No More Rain (In This Cloud)”, the Grammy-nominated theme of Set It Off “Missing You” (performed by Brandy, T...
Jul 18, 2023
1 hr 30 min

My guests on the podcast this week are the historic and dynamic country music group O.N.E. the Duo. These talented ladies are the first Black mother/daughter duo in country music history and they drop their debut album this summer. In our wide ranging and insightful conversation, I speak to the ladies about the pros and cons of working together, the relationship between mother and daughter, how they've been received in country music circles and the contributions of RZA of Wu-Tang Klan as a D...
Jul 11, 2023
1 hr 18 min

My guest on the podcast this week is Dr. Michael A. Lindsey. Dr. Lindsey is a noted scholar in the fields of child and adolescent mental health, as well as a leader in the search for knowledge and solutions to generational poverty and inequality. He is the Dean and Paulette Goddard Professor of Social Work at NYU Silver School of Social Work, and an Aspen Health Innovators Fellow. In our wide ranging conversation, Dr. Lindsey and I chat about his call to serve the world in the field of soci...
Jun 27, 2023
1 hr 29 min

My guest on the podcast this week is the dynamic, engaging, and successful journalist and storyteller Naimah Jabali-Nash. Naimah collaborated with acclaimed director, Stanley Nelson,as a producer on Netflix’s Crack: Cocaine, Corruption, Conspiracy, and her work on the sports journalism series, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel earned her five Emmy Awards and two PeabodyAwards. Most recently Naimah served as a director and producer on the 1619 Project documentary series. for Hulu. In ...
Jun 20, 2023
1 hr 1 min

My guest on the podcast this week is Raheim Johnson. Raheim is a native of Philadelphia, PA and a son to a single mother of four who at an early age developed a strong desire to travel and see the world. He took his first international trip in the summer 2013 to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and from there it was history. Fast forward 6 years later and I’ve been to over 50+ countries across 5 continents with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. In our wide ranging conversation, Rah...
Jun 13, 2023
1 hr 8 min

My guest on the podcast today is NaTasha Yvette Williams. Natasha is one of the few African American women to consistently star in major roles on Broadway such: Mama Morton in the critically acclaimed Broadway hit Chicago with Brandy, Ms Sophia in The Color Purple with Fantasia, A Night with Janis Joplin as Aretha Franklin, and currently as Sweet Sue in Some Like it Hot which has garnered her a Tony Award nomination. In our wide ranging conversation, we chat about her childh...
Jun 6, 2023
1 hr 14 min
Load more
