Amaka Okechukwu (PhD, NYU) is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at George Mason University. She is an interdisciplinary scholar engaged in research on social movements, race, community studies, and Black archives. Her work has appeared in Research in Conflicts, Social Movements, and Change and in The Sociology Project: Race and …

Thank you so much for all the love. And support. And for tuning in. We appreciate you. See below for all that stuff we said we'd deliver :) Links to a few of our past guest Black Friday deals (including Gabes NYT's rated show)--- AYYYYYY! (follow us and all our past guests for all the plugs) Our Cannabis queens got stocking 'stuffers', icecream tha…

Our guest for episode #18 is our boy Robert “Rob” Newman. Rob is a 2014 Morehouse College graduate, Alpha, and Artist from Arkansas now Harlem transplant kicking down all creative doors -- pulling up seats for his friends all over NYC. Rob is an AVP @ the Neuberger Berman finance firm by day. And exploring career and outreach through art whenever h…

In 2011 Founder and Creator of Oemi, Allison Shimamoto went natural. Taking the leap was a no brainer. Finding products that worked for her type 4 coils was the challenge. Most natural hair curly products are designed to ‘work’ with all curl patterns. But those products left her type 4 coils dry, flat, and rigid. Fed up with the so-called natural p…

Pivot! Maya Millett talks about her new project, Race Women and the stories we're not hearing in the history books (or seeing on the screen). Join us as we peel back the onion that is black women in history on episode 16, pt. 2 w/ Maya Millett "For five years Maya Millet was the senior and later executive book editor at StoryCorps, the national ora…

Mai-kee Tsang is a Launch Strategist, Conversion Copywriter, Speaker & Coach (add Podcaster to the list) who helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs to discover their Brand DNA in order to launch their signature courses.As a Launch Strategist, she’s at the front lines during course launches from start to finish. To date, she has worked on multiple 5 fig…

An amazing virtual sitdown steeped in learning, unlearning and deep introspection -- while finding our own footing in anti-oppression work and communication we sit down with the brilliant, multifaceted creative, and anti-oppression consultant Bunny McKensie Mack "Bunny McKensie Mack (pronouns: they/them/their) is an anti-oppression consultant, coac…

Erika Stallings is an attorney, writer and BRCA awareness advocate. In June 2014, she discovered she carried the BRCA2 gene mutation, a hereditary cancer mutation that causes up to an 85% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer (and other cancers too). Just six months later she underwent a preventative double mastectomy -- at an age where most ar…

Impostor or Imposter? The jury's still out but did you know 70% of people will or have experienced the dream crusher that is Imposter Syndrome in their lifetimes? The other 30% are str8 unicorns. Imposter Syndrome is hot, but is it real? On Episode 12 Emee Vida Estacio shows just how real it is. We chat with Emee about what Imposter Syndrome is, ho…

For five years Maya Millett was the senior and later executive book editor at StoryCorps, the national oral history organization featured on NPR’s Morning Edition. Maya worked on three StoryCorps books: All There Is: Love Stories from StoryCorps (2012), Ties That Bind: Stories of Love and Gratitude from StoryCorps (2013), and Callings: The Purpose …

From Yale undergrad to teacher, from Craiglist freelance maestro to off-broadway actor/writer/producer, Gabe D. Hernandez (if that’s his real name) has done it all. Gabe sits down with Deidra & Christina to talk about his debut one-man show Quarter Rican, new age fatherhood, and how some of his darkest moments led him to see the light and just how …

NO SPOILERS..sort of... What else do we want our listeners to know? They're kind, smart, beautiful, and appreciated. SUMMER IS HERE! SPRING?! Some type of warm weather is upon us and we're taking this time to relax, relate, and release. Thank you to all our guests. Thank you to all our listeners. Thank you Arya Stark. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YO…

Episode 7: Higher Hopes For A Living - The Queens of Higher Dining We talk to the ladies of HD to get a deeper understanding of the Higher Dining experience, what it means for the new and old generation of bud enthusiast; how they're changing the game of finer dining, gritty NYC aesthetic, and cannabis as a lifestyle, as well as healing mechanism. …

Money & Staying Financially Fit ft. Tai Wiggins of the Financial Gym We are on a roll! Or is it bagel? Anyway, our good friend Tai stopped by our home, Brooklyn Podcasting Studio, https://www.brooklynpodcastingstudio.com/, flex and get us financially fit. She loved on us. She made us laugh. And she kept it all the way real. Like a real financial be…

Waking Up Great & Staying Woke (feat. MrFaceYourFears, J.A.) **We got goodies below...Scroll on down** A father, nutritionist, photographer, virtual artist and world traveler, Joey, aka Mr. Face Your Fears, touches upon all the experiences that led him down the path to wellness and spreading the message of self-love, self-awareness, and feeding you…

It’s episode 4 & we are recapping our last episode, gushing over our first guest, and hitting the states. We hit the states of the union, some of the states in the south, and even our own states of minds. This episode and our title is dedicated to the late great Nipsey Hussle. Forever young! Shout out to Nipsy! Shout out to dream chasing! Shout out…

Need Only Apply: Stamped & Will Travel! WE HAVE OUR FIRST GUEST....owwww🔥🔥🔥 and this round we’re talking all things black, brown, and abroad magic. Keena ( @peachykee_ny ) takes us all over the world and shares her experience as a WOC taking on 30 countries before 30. Get your stamps up! ✈️✈️✈️ #edu-vacation #relaxrelaterelease--- Send in a voice m…

**BONUS ROUND**or PHONE TAP! -- Whatever we decide to call it, we couldn't let the college scandal creep by before putting in our 2 cents. Deidra is sipping all the tea and putting respect on the hard working students out there. Christina is taking all applications for sugar daddys (mommys, cousins, and cockatoos) willing to send some college debt …

Christina & Deidra catch-up on the 'Scene On Radio' series 'Seeing White' (annotated below). We get into why the theme is so important to our mission, our vision -- our lives. Deidra shares her WOKEST of perspectives and Christina co-signs the MOVEMENT. Join us for our second episode and dive into the discussion. We talk how race was made, the inve…

Christina & Deidra find their groove, talk Seeing White, self-care (or self-cure) and even cover a Kenny Rogers classic. We sing y’all! Tune-in to the part 1 of As Scene in Real Life - Woke from all sides. If you want to chime-in on the discussion or just want to be up on game listen to As Scene on Radio - Seeing White @ www.sceneonradio.org/seeing…

Bagels & Plantains: Trailer - THIS IS US!!! We finally did it — Deidra and Christina have taken their kiki sessions to the airwaves. Innanet waves? Pod waves? Oh, whateva! We outchea and better than ever. Feel the vibes, peep the vision, and witness all the shenanigans we plan on spitting in your ear (no real spit was spilled in the making of this …