Kelewele and the tight-knit Ghanaian community were the constants in Adjwoa’s childhood, which was split between Ghana, where she was raised by her fiery, entrepreneurial grandmother and the U.S.…
When Yessica left her home country of Venezuela forever and arrived in Holland (the same country, funny enough, that her mother always dreamed of living), there was one thing she had to do first -…
There’s a surprise to every interview, and what I didn’t expect from this one was to be so smitten by the beautiful love story of Helen and Billie's (the sisters who blog at Mia Kouppa) parents. Today…
What can a wildly successful strength and fitness coach, who has helped tens of thousands of people lose fat, bring to a podcast all about a love and reverence for food? A lot of common ground, it…
One minute I was in my garage, recording a behind-the-scenes video on Instagram stories, and the next minute, IG had kicked me out. I was irritated when I couldn't get back in. But when I went…
Here's a brief message about why I'm not releasing an episode this week and a setback I'm experiencing. Thanks for your support! Follow-Up Episode It took a few weeks, but eventually, I found out what…
Stefani is a Bay Area lawyer focusing on how trauma affects communities - and especially youth - of color. Today, she’s telling us all about her Granny Octavia’s refined and elegant teacakes. Granny…
Earlier this week, we met Nermine, an Egyptian-born women who at the age of 22 received the distinctive honor of being named a diplomat. After she fell in love and married, Nermine left that post, but…
Today’s guests’s name is Nermine, but by the time you finish this episode, you may just think of her as Wonder Woman. At the age of 22, Nermine, born, raised, and educated first in Alexandria, Egypt,…