Best Naje Badu Podcasts (2024)

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{Rhyzing Entrepreneurs and Creatives} Interview with Alisha Blanding, Owner of Church Girl Make Up 1:06:25

3+ y ago1:06:25

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Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with the Makeup Stylist and Owner of Church Girl Makeup, Alisha Blanding Alisha shares the journey of navigating through an educational and professional career path as an Emory Graduate in the field of Psychology to eventually pursue en…

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{Rhyze in Love & Unity} Interview w/Dr. Michelle Doss (Black Female Owned Business and Gender Equality) Pt. 1 43:09

3+ y ago43:09

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Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down in PART 1 of a conversation with returning guest, Business Consultant/Strategist for Capital Business Academy, Dr. Michelle Y. Doss centered on the wonderful strides Black Women, and more specifically, Black women entrepreneurs, are mak…

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{Rhyze in Love & Unity} Interview w/Dr. Michelle Doss (Black Female Owned Business and Gender Equality) Pt.2 1:08:55

3+ y ago1:08:55

1:08:55

Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down in PART 2 of a conversation with returning guest, Business Consultant/Strategist for Capital Business Academy, Dr. Michelle Y. Doss centered on the wonderful strides Black Women, and more specifically, Black women entrepreneurs, are mak…

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{Rhyzing in Love & Unity} - "Bitch Hunt" (The Scrutinization of Black Women Professionals in America) 1:06:03

3+ y ago1:06:03

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Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with returning guest, Attorney, and Author, Taetrece Harrison for a conversation centered on scrutiny of Black women attorneys who find themselves on the "other side of the law." The discussion ventures into how Black women are the leas…

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{Rhyzing in Love & Unity} - America's School to Prison Pipeline w/Caroline Durham 1:11:21

3+ y ago1:11:21

1:11:21

Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Public Defender, Caroline Durham, who has accrued thirty-plus years of justice advocacy as a public defender in both state and federal courts, and more recently became the Legal and Policy Director for Georgia Appleseed - Center fo…

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{Rhyze in Love & Unity} Interview w/Tammy VanCromphaut (Love - The Way to Transformation and Healing (Part 2) 54:14

4y ago54:14

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Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with aspiring author, Tammy VanCromphaut in Part 2 of this interview, who shares the story of being kidnapped as a child, and the impact the experience had on her as she entered womanhood. Also. touched upon is the need for open-hearted…

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{Rhyze in Love & Unity} Interview w/Tammy VanCromphaut (Love - The Way to Transformation and Healing (Part 1) 56:41

4y ago56:41

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Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with aspiring author, Tammy VanCromphaut, who shares the story of being kidnapped as a child, and the impact the experience had on her as she entered womanhood. Also. touched upon is the need for open-heartedness and open-mindedness whe…

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{Attorney on TheRhyze} ft. Attorney Michel Rene' Huff - Voter Suppression & Intimidation 1:27:44

4y ago1:27:44

1:27:44

Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with recurring guest, Attorney Michel Rene' Huff, to discuss the passing of Justice Ginsberg and the recent confirmation of her replacement, Amy Coney Barrett. The discussion also includes the impact Barrett's confirmation will have on …

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{TheRhyze in Unity} Interview w/Taetrece Harrison (Author of Bitch Hunt) 1:20:07

4y ago1:20:07

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Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Attorney and Author, Taetrece Harrison for a conversation centered on scrutiny of Black women attorneys who find themselves on the "other side of the law." Brief information about the host: Naje Badu - Artist, Author (Let Go Of You…

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{Attorney on TheRhyze} ft. Attorney Michel Rene' Huff - Policing in America (Pt. 2) 1:11:24

4y ago1:11:24

1:11:24

Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with recurring guest, Attorney Michel Rene' Huff, to discuss policing in America, more specifically, policing in disenfranchised and impoverished communities. Part 2 of this impactful conversation centers on the confusing intricacies of…

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{Still Rhyzing} The Power of Sisterhood (Anissa Patman & Sonya Patton) 55:10

4y ago55:10

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Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Anissa Patman and Sonya Patton to discuss the importance of Sisterhood as women begin to cross the threshold of middle age. Brief information about the host: Naje Badu - Artist, Author (Let Go Of Your But! A Women's Guide to Self-L…

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{Attorney on TheRhyze} ft. Attorney Michel Rene' Huff - Policing in America (Pt. 1) 42:25

4y ago42:25

42:25

Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with recurring guest, Attorney Michel Rene' Huff, to discuss policing in America, more specifically, policing in disenfranchised and impoverished communities. In part 1 of this conversation, Naje and Michel touch upon topics ranging fro…

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{Still Rhyzing} The Depiction of Black Women in Media w/Anissa Patman and Sonya Patton 1:07:44

4y ago1:07:44

1:07:44

Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of Rhyze Up! Video Magazine and TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Anissa Patman and Sonya Patton to discuss the way in which Black women are negatively depicted in media entertainment (music, film, and television). Brief information about the host: Naje Badu - Artist,…

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{Rhyzing in Unity} - Conversation with NCAA Supervisor of Women's Basketball Officiating - Alicia Walker 44:58

4y ago44:58

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Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of Rhyze Up! Video Magazine and TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Alicia Walker, Supervisor of Women's Basketball (D II) Officials - SIAC Conference and Observer, NCAA Division I Basketball Officials. Listen in as Alicia shares her the challenges and achievements alon…

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{Rhyzing in Unity} - Black Men in Sports and Politics w/Dustyn Benedict (Part 2) 54:45

4y ago54:45

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Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of Rhyze Up! Video Magazine and TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Dustyn Benedict for part 2 of a conversation centered on the exploitation of Black male athletes (high school, collegiate, and professional levels), the lack of Black representation in management or own…

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{Rhyzing in Unity} - Black Men in Sports and Politics w/Dustyn Benedict (Part 1) 51:54

4y ago51:54

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Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of Rhyze Up! Video Magazine and TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Dustyn Benedict to discuss the exploitation of Black male athletes (high school, collegiate, and professional levels), the lack of Black representation in management or ownership level positions in the …

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{Still Rhyzing} Interracial Dating in the Black Community (Positive/Negative...?) 38:23

4y ago38:23

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Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of Rhyze Up! Video Magazine and TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Co-Hosts, Anissa Patman and Sonya Patton, to discuss the impact interracial dating has or does not have, on the Black Community at large. Also discussed in this conversation is how Black women are often…

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{TheRhyze in Unity} Interview w/Samone Hall - Mastering Financial and Economic Freedom 1:02:19

4y ago1:02:19

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Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of Rhyze Up! Video Magazine and TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with special guest, Financial and Economic specialist, Samone Hall, to discuss the significance of financial and economic empowerment in the Black Community. In the first of a three-part-series, Samone encou…

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{Rhyzing in Unity} - New Orleans Jazz, Second Line Culture, Photography, and Social Justice in America (Part 2) 39:52

4y ago39:52

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Discussion Topic: Financial Literacy in the Black Community Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Karen Celestan, Eric Waters, Gregory Davis, and Fred Johnson, to have a heart-to-heart conversation filled with culture and celebration of the history of New Orleans jazz scene, second-line clubs, a…

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{Rhyzing in Unity} - New Orleans Jazz, Second Line Culture, Photography, and Social Justice in America (Part 1) 1:09:55

4y ago1:09:55

1:09:55

Discussion Topic: Financial Literacy in the Black Community Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Karen Celestan, Eric Waters, Gregory Davis, and Fred Johnson, to have a heart-to-heart conversation filled with culture and celebration of the history of New Orleans jazz scene, second-line clubs, a…

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{TheRhyze in Unity} Interview w/Sean Leavitt (Black Feminism, White Patriarchy) 1:07:00

4y ago1:07:00

1:07:00

Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of Rhyze Up! Video Magazine and TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with special guest, Diversity and Inclusion Practitioner, Sean Leavitt, to discuss the segregation of the feminist movement between Black and white women in the 50s and '60s; the experience of Black women in…

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{Still Rhyzing} Celebrating Black Women In Politics - VP Nominee, Kamala Harris 1:11:41

4y ago1:11:41

1:11:41

Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of Rhyze Up! Video Magazine and TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Co-Hosts, Anissa Patman and Sonya Patton, to discuss the recent nomination of Kamala Harris as America's next Democratic VP. Is this barrier-breaking for not only the Black community but more specifical…

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(Attorney on TheRhyze! w/Michel Rene Huff} - Rhyzing as a Transgender Male, LGBTQI Community, and Trump Administration 1:20:46

4y ago1:20:46

1:20:46

Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of Rhyze Up! Video Magazine and TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with recurring guest, Attorney Michel Rene' Huff, to share his life story leading into the transition from being a Lesbian-identified woman to a Transgender male. Also discussed, is the painful, intersection…

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{Attorney on TheRhyze} ft. Michel Rene' Huff & James Cook - Civil Rights, LGBTQI Rights, & the Current State of America 1:28:01

4y ago1:28:01

1:28:01

Episode Topic/Description: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of Rhyze Up! Video Magazine and TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with special guests, Attorney Michel Rene' Huff and Civil Rights Attorney, James Cook, to discuss the fight of equality for the LGBTQI community, their individual passion for civil rights litigation, and the…

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TheRhyze! Season 2 Trailer 2:03

4y ago2:03

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We are elevating our "game" here at TheRhyze! As an effort to be on the "right" side of this historical era in America, and around the world. Our focus for the remainder of 2020 (such a life-altering year for many of us) is to provide our listeners with content that is uplifting, empower, educating, and inspiring. The world is shifting and in order…

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{Attorney on TheRhyze} ft. Michel Rene' Huff - Living in Authenticity (Evolution of a Transgender Male) 1:14:07

4y ago1:14:07

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TheRhyze! Is adding a brand new segment to its lineup called, Attorney on TheRhyze! Each month, Attorney Michel Rene' Huff, will join host, Naje Badu, for interactive episodes Together, the duo aims to use the platform to offer real-time legal insight on how people can best equip themselves - mentally, spiritually, physically, and emotionally - to …

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{Still Rhyzing} Ep#46 - "Living while Black" in America (w/Paralegal - Rondell Warren) 1:04:11

4y ago1:04:11

1:04:11

Discussion Topic: A Man's Experience - "Living while Black" in America Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Paralegal, Rondell Warren, to have a heart-to-heart conversation about growing up and existing in a world, a country, or even a city, constantly perceived as a threat to "white life." Ron…

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{Rhyzing Women} Ep#38 - Interview with Marketing & Advertising Specialist April Fairly 1:05:49

4y ago1:05:49

1:05:49

Discussion Topic: Turning Pain into Passion Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down wit sits down to talk with Marketing and Advertising Specialist, April Fairly. Brief information about the wonderful souls featured in this segment (more to be shared in each segment): (Host) Naje Badu - Artist, Author …

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{RHYZING WOMEN} Ep# 35 - Interview w/Children's Book Author - Marie Boatwright 1:06:48

4y ago1:06:48

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Discussion Topic: Changing Paradigms and Uplifting Young Black Boys in America Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Author Marie Boatwright, to discuss powerful and amazing photographic declaration book, written specifically to uplift the spirits, and affirm the creative power of young black bo…

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{Rhyzing Equality} Interview w/Diversity and Inclusion Practitioner Sean Leavitt 1:10:58

4y ago1:10:58

1:10:58

Discussion Topic: Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Diversity and Inclusion Practitioner, Sean Leavitt. Listen in to this open, honest, and transparent conversation around racism, white privilege, as well as the advocacy and activism required today for the breakdown of systems and institutio…

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{RHYZING MEN} Ep#34 - Interview w/Author Reginald Williams 1:07:27

4y ago1:07:27

1:07:27

Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Reginald Williams, an author, trainer, and facilitator who has dedicated his life to disrupting systemic structures, claimed experts, and polarizing practices that habitually marginalize the families and communities that I serve. It isn’t my education or tra…

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{RHYZING MEN} - Financial Literacy in the Black Community w/Dustyn Benedict 59:42

4y ago59:42

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Discussion Topic: Financial Literacy in the Black Community Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Dustyn Benedict, to have a heart-to-heart conversation about the circulation of Black dollars, Black banking, investing, and pooling money together to generate wealth in Black communities. Brief inf…

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{RHYZING WOMEN} Ep# 32 - Interview w/Artist-Illustrator Kissele 1:07:46

4y ago1:07:46

1:07:46

Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down wit sits down to talk with Kissele, an artist-illustrator, who as she shares her journey as an artist, inclusive of both the challenges and the accomplishments that come with such an endeavor. Kissell is most certainly a young artist coming into her own with resp…

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{Still Rhyzing} Ep#10 - Financial Literacy and Economic Equity in the Black Community w/Anissa Patman and Sonya Patton 1:14:47

4y ago1:14:47

1:14:47

Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Co-Hosts Anissa Patman and Sonya Patton to empower listeners to pursue - and achieve - their highest goals, dreams, and aspirations, as well as raise consciousness for self, community, and the world at large. Discussion Topic: Financial Literacy and Economic…

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{RHYZING WOMEN} Ep# 31 - Interview w/Author Karen Celestan 1:08:36

4y ago1:08:36

1:08:36

Discussion Topic: A Colorful and Cultural Conversation about New Orleans' Social, Aid and Pleasure Clubs (SAPC) Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Author Karen Celestan, to discuss her beautiful, recently released photo essay book titled, Freedom's Dance - Social, Aid, and Pleasure Clubs in N…

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{RHYZING WOMEN} EP#29 - Interview w/ Young Phenom Poet - Fanta Ballo 1:05:26

4y ago1:05:26

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Author, Artist, Producer, and Host Naje Badu speaks with Poet and Speaker, Fanta Ballo, who hails from Harlem, NY. Fanta shares her story of joyous times of growing up in a culturally diverse environment and how it contributes to her ability to use words to create colorful pictures and heart-felt stories through poetry. Creative expression has crea…

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{Still Rhyzing} Ep#9 - Rising Above Racism in America w/Anissa Patman and Sonya Patton 1:05:22

4y ago1:05:22

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Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Coaches Anissa Patman and Sonya Patton to empower listeners to pursue - and achieve - their highest goals, dreams, and aspirations, as well as raise consciousness for self, community, and the world at large. Discussion Topic: Rising Above Racism in America T…

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{Still Rhyzing} Ep#8 - Colorism - w/Anissa Patman and Sonya Patton 1:05:21

4y ago1:05:21

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Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Coaches Anissa Patman and Sonya Patton to empower listeners to pursue - and achieve - their highest goals, dreams, and aspirations, as well as raise consciousness for self, community, and the world at large. Discussion Topic: What is Colorism and How it Hind…

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{RHYZING MEN} Ep#40 - The Black Man's Experience Coping/Living in America (Interview w/Dustyn Benedict) 1:18:49

4y ago1:18:49

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Discussion Topic: A Candid and Vulnerable Perspective of the Black Male's Experience in America. Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Dustyn Benedict, to have a heart-to-heart conversation about what it FEELS like to cope, life, and even thrive as a Black man, in spite the trauma caused by raci…

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Bonus Episode #5 {RHYZING CREATIVE INTERVIEW} - Lilongwe, Malawi (Africa) Poet - Joseph Moloson 1:03:23

4y ago1:03:23

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Author, Artist, Producer, and Host Naje Badu speaks with Poet and Essayist from Lilongwe, Malawi, Joseph Mosolon. Learn more about this remarkable young man who is committed to incite social change in his community, state of Malawi, and in the world at large. IN this episode, Joseph shares one of his poems (titled Father Figure Skating) that celebr…

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{Still Rhyzing} Ep#7 - Revolution and Resolution (Dismantling White Supremacy) - w/Anissa Patman 1:08:32

4y ago1:08:32

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Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Coaches Anissa Patman and Sonya Patton to empower listeners to pursue - and achieve - their highest goals, dreams, and aspirations, as well as raise consciousness for self, community, and the world at large. Discussion Topic: What Resolution and Revolution L…

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{Still Rhyzing} Ep#6 - Police Brutality and White Privilege 1:09:49

4y ago1:09:49

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Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Coaches Anissa Patman and Sonya Patton to empower listeners to pursue - and achieve - their highest goals, dreams, and aspirations, as well as raise consciousness for self, community, and the world at large.. Discussion Topic: Police Brutality and White Supr…

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Bonus Episode #2 {RHYZING WOMEN INTERVIEW} Wellness and Fitness Coach - Taunya Taylor 1:03:51

4y ago1:03:51

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Host, Naje Badu, sits down with Wellness and Fitness Coach, Taunya Taylor, to share a bit about her journey from being a tenacious defensive guard on her high-school basketball team to a fitness competitor, and eventually, committed Fitness Coach for Beachbody®. Taunya discusses the challenges, as well as the celebrated moments experienced along th…

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{Still Rhyzing} Ep# 5 - Each One Reach One - Part 1 1:04:53

4y ago1:04:53

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Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Creative Coaches Anissa Patman and Sonya Patton to empower listeners to pursue - and achieve - their highest goals, dreams, and aspirations. Discussion Topic: Each One Reach One - Can Black Women Support Other Black Women in the Quest for Success? - Tune in …

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Bonus Episode #1 {RHYZING WOMEN INTERVIEW} CEO/Founder of Artfully Healed - Kimblyn Harris (Part 1) 41:29

4+ y ago41:29

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In Part 1 of a 2-Episode Interview, Host Naje Badu sits down with Artist, Creator, and Founder of Artfully Healed, Kimblyn Harris, to share a bit about her journey from a creative geek to IT Software Specialist to a fully expressed women determined to live an empowered and inspired life through her unique gifts and talents. As creative people, one …

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Ep#18: {RHYZING WOMEN INTERVIEW} Fitness Trainer and CEO of Passion 4 Fitness - Connie Power (Part 2) 31:38

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In Part 2 of a 2-Episode Interview, Host Naje Badu continues her conversation with Fitness Trainer and CEO of Passion 4 Fitness, Connie Power to discuss the journey of discovering her passion for fitness and then starting her own business. Connie shares some of the challenges, as well as the success of being a women-prenuer in a space that is predo…

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Ep#17: {RHYZING WOMEN INTERVIEW} CEO of Illumination Coaching & Counseling - LaTasha Matthews 58:55

4+ y ago58:55

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Artist, Author, Founder (TheRhyze!), Producer (TheRhyze! Podcast), Naje Badu, sits down with CEO of Illumination Coaching & Counseling - LaTasha Matthews. As a solo-preneur, Ms. Matthews takes a different approach to therapy and has created a methodology based on developing an authentic relationship with you, self-acceptance, self-awareness, discov…

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Ep#16: {RHYZING WOMEN INTERVIEW} Fitness Trainer and CEO of Passion 4 Fitness - Connie Power (Part 1) 49:47

4+ y ago49:47

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In Part 1 of a 2-Episode Interview, Host Naje Badu sits down with Fitness Trainer and CEO of Passion 4 Fitness, Connie Power to discuss the journey of discovering her passion for fitness and then starting her own business. Connie shares some of the challenges, as well as the success of being a women-prenuer in a space that is predominately male-cen…

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Ep#15: {Still Rhyzing} Introductory Conversation w/Creative Coaches Naje Badu, Anissa Patman, and Sonya Patton 41:51

4+ y ago41:51

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Author, Artist, Producer, Founder, and Host of TheRhyze! Podcast, Naje Badu, sits down with Creative Coaches Anissa Patman and Sonya Patton to empower listeners to pursue - and achieve - their highest goals, dreams, and aspirations. These three phenomenal coaches have come together to comprise a weekly segment ("Still Rhyzing') to aid in the uplift…

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EP#14: {RHYZING WOMEN INTERVIEW} Human Resources Executive - Anissa Patman 1:08:54

4+ y ago1:08:54

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Host Naje Badu sits down with Human Resources Executive to talk about how to cope with the effects of COVID-19 in respect to self-isolation, quarantining, and social distancing. She shares how she personally is using the time to explore possibilities professionally and creatively as a means of encouraging listeners to make the best out of what coul…

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