Episode Summary:Diversity, equity, and inclusion are important values in the workplace because they foster a work environment that is fair and inclusive. They also benefit employees by making them feel valued and appreciated. Studies have shown that workplaces with...
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Increasing Financial Literacy 101 with Financial Wellness Educator William Cooper
Episode Summary:We live in a world where some of us have been convinced that looking wealthy is more important than actually building wealth. From what I’ve seen and experienced, many of our people lack financial literacy. It is something that I noticed at a very...
Becoming a Better Black Leader with Shayna Hammond
Episode Summary:How do we become better leaders? That is the focus of today's show, figuring out how to deal with the added pressures of being a leader as a minority and also learning how to be a better leader. I talk with Shayna Hammond Founder & CEO of Lead For...
Student Loan Lenders Want Their Money
I was blessed in the fact that my parents paid for my tuition so I was able to graduate without any student loan debt, but that isn't the story for many of my fellow graduates. And once you graduate whether you have a job or not, those lenders are expecting their...
The Truth About College: The Joys and Pitfalls with Dr. Zakiya Akerele
Episode Summary:This episode is all about the pursuit of higher education. I talk to DR. Zakiya, a self-proclaimed former career student and author of the upcoming book, "Dump Your Degree." We talk about our experiences with higher education, the lessons we learned,...
Black Storytelling with Sledge House Media’s Christina & Eddie Sledge
Episode Summary:In this episode, I talk to Christina and Eddie Sledge of Sledge House Media. They not only created a media company from the ground up, but they did it in the middle of a pandemic. Now they are sharing their fiction and non-fiction stories in book form,...
Are you emotionally intelligent?
Got a relationship question? Tap to text us, we might talk about it on the show. Are you someone that is aware of your emotions? If you answered yes then chances are you are emotionally intelligent. In this episode, we are talking about being emotionally intelligent...
What does it mean to be vegan?
This episode is all about food. Soul Food to be exact. Soul food started in the American South during slavery. Slaves were given the leftover parts of the animals that their masters didn't want. From pig intestines to butts of oxen, Black people took that and made...
Vegan Soul Food with Detroit Vegan Soul’s Kirsten Ussery
Episode Summary:This episode is all about soul food, but not the soul food you may be used to, today we are talking about vegan soul food with my guest Kirsten Ussery. Kristen talks with me about her journey of going vegan and later opening a vegan restaurant. I also...









