Highly Visible & A Little Misunderstood

Ep. 41 - Yes, I’m Black & Vegan

Did you know that the largest growing population of vegans and vegetarians in the U.S are Black folks? I did, but I also didn’t. According to a Pew Research Center survey from 2016, 8% of Black Americans are strict vegans or vegetarians, compared to just 3% of the general population.
Did you know that a “food desert” is a ​​geographic area where residents’ access to affordable, healthy food options (especially fresh fruits and vegetables) is restricted or nonexistent due to the absence of grocery stores within convenient traveling distance? 
I had the chance to chop it up with newly published author, Tamara Jenkins about veganism, food deserts, healthy living, and MOST IMPORTANTLY her new book The Sustainable Vegan.
 
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↳ www.thesustainablevegan.com
 
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Folx, events & Orgs mentioned in the episode:
@soheefit
@badassvegan
@iamtabithabrown
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Producer: Jonathan Dumas (@rtwdpodcast)
Production help: Lindsay Dumas (@lindsaymariedumas)
Music: Tony Deras (@tonesterderas)
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Ep. 40 - Success Leaves Clues

This week, I am joined by Shae Chambers
One of the most energizing storytellers of our day, Shae Chambers is on a mission to help as many people as possible become their best selves while doing their best work. Speaker, coach, and certified human-behavior research specialist.
Shae specializes in helping you with influencing, impacting, and earning a living by understanding yourself and your optimal audience deeply.
 
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↳ Shae on LinkedIn
↳ Contact Shae 📧
 
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Folx, events & Orgs mentioned in the episode:
Jason Wilson
 
Production & Contact Details:
Producer: Jonathan Dumas 
Production help: Lindsay Dumas (@lindsaymariedumas)
Music: Tony Deras (@tonesterderas)
Show art: Lia Osley (@liabedrawing)
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Ep. 39 - Everyone Needs A Place to Belong

This week, I am joined by Lola Adeyemo
Lola is the founder and CEO of EQImindset (EQI is from Equity and Inclusion). Her work focuses on building inclusion from within corporate organizations primarily at the individual and people manager/team levels. As a certified diversity, equity & inclusion professional, she leverages her experiences as a Scientist and with different Employee Resource Groups (ERG) within different functions to tell stories through speaking. She also designs and facilitates custom workshops and strategy sessions for formal business teams and Informal teams such as Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). 
 
Lola and I spend some time talking about her background as a scientist and how she has transitioned into the work that she is currently doing, how her story as an immigrant informs the work she does with organizations, and her book “Immigrant Women In Corporate America” that is scheduled to drop soon.
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↳ Lola Adeyemo on LinkedIn
↳ Contact EQI Mindset
↳ Contact Lola for Speaking
 
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Folx, events & Orgs mentioned in the episode:
Black Speaker Collection
All Things ERG Monthly Virtual Meet-up
Sources for the show:
Lola’s Article 👉🏾 Employee Resource Groups - The People Strategy
Production & Contact Details:
Producer: Jonathan Dumas
Production help: Lindsay Dumas (@lindsaymariedumas)
Music: Tony Deras (@tonesterderas)
Show Art: Lia Osley (@liabedrawing)
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Ep. 38 - Maybe I’m Not The Only One

This week, I am joined by Dustin Sutton.
Dustin is a Business Manager for Meissner CRES, a Commercial Real Estate Services company headquartered in San Diego, California. He also is a budding tech and start-up entrepreneur with his Portal View Inspections app. Dustin has a passion for solving problems, helping others, and giving back to the community through various initiatives. Most recently, Dustin has shown his commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts by co-founding and organizing the BCREN (Black Commercial Real Estate Network).
 
I have a great time talking with Dustin about his journey into commercial real estate, what his experience has been in the industry, and learning more about the Black Commercial Real Estate Network he co-founded.
 
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↳ Dustin Sutton on LinkedIn
↳ Email Dustin
↳ Black Commercial Real Estate Network
↳ Portal View Inspections app
 
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Sources for the show:
The Importance of Representation in Film & Media
Why Representation Matters in Our Schools
Why Representation Matters
Need a Speaker? Check out Black Speaker Collection!
Production & Contact Details:
Producer: Jonathan Dumas 
Production help: Lindsay Dumas (@lindsaymariedumas)
Music: Tony Deras (@tonesterderas)
Show Art: Lia Osley (@liabedrawing)
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Ep. 37 - We Bout That Education

This week, I am joined by Nicole Gwanzura. Nicole immigrated to the U.S over 16 years ago and has had profound personal and professional experiences that increase her impact in helping others navigate higher education and has become a champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion. She has spent the last decade working in MBA admissions, supporting early-career students, and coaching high school students who are the future of our nation. Nicole can always be found hanging out with her tiny humans and husband or exploring her new love for crossword puzzles and the show Jeopardy.
In our conversations, Nicole and I talk about her journey into higher education, her work in supporting underrepresented communities into grad school programs, and why access is so important. Plus, Nicole walks us through her 5 step EAC method.
 
Stay in Touch with:
↳ Nicole Gwanzura on LinkedIn
↳ Educational Advancement Consulting on LinkedIn
↳ Education Advancement Consulting website
 
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Sources for the show:
Undergraduate College Demographic Data
Diversity in Corporate America
Production & Contact Details:
Producer: Jonathan Dumas 
Production help: Lindsay Dumas (@lindsaymariedumas)
Music: Tony Deras (@tonesterderas)
Show art: Lia Osley (@liabedrawing)
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Ep. 36 - Their Words Are Enough

This week, I am joined by Marya Wright.  
Marya is the founder of Marya Wright Consulting, which provides innovative, high-value, and culturally responsive training content for professionals. Marya offers continuing education training (CEUs) for agencies that service system-involved youth, foster youth, children, and families. Marya is a Registered  Associate Clinical Social Worker with the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Marya is a Child Welfare  Worker II with County Children and Family Services in the Dependency Investigation Unit.
Stay in Touch with:
↳ Marya Wright on LinkedIn
↳ Marya on Instagram
↳ Maryawrightconsulting.com 
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Ep. 35 - Builders By Nature

This week, I am joined by Brandon Lee. Brandon is a Community Conscious Policing Strategist, author, and co-founder of Training 4 Transformation, LLC. a community-led organization best known for its unprecedented work in Police-Community Integrated Training and Education (P-CITE). An expert in transforming traumatic circumstances into healing opportunities, he developed Community Conscious Policing, a public-health response model to end unnecessary police violence. 
Now, in the past, on the show we’ve talked about police violence and brutality with some opinions and theorized on solutions, but I was excited to have Brandon on the show to provide deeper knowledge and firsthand experience on some community-based solutions for unnecessary police violence. We also talked about Brandon’s book, Community CONSCIOUS Policing: A Guide for People’s Justice and Law Enforcement Solutions, where he shares case studies of true encounters with police and diverse communities, his 33 recommendations to help find accountability, heal the trauma of police brutality, strategize solutions for your community’s future and much more. I will have a link to purchase his book in the show notes, but without further ado here’s Brandon.
 
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↳ Brandon on LinkedIn
↳ Purchase Brandon's book
 
Resources for Episodes
↳ Camden, New Jersey Abolish PD
 
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Producer: Jonathan Dumas
Production help: Lindsay Dumas (@lindsaymariedumas)
Music: Tony Deras (@tonesterderas)
Showart: Lia Osley (@liabedrawing)
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Ep. 34 - Amplifying, Celebrating, Encouraging

This week I am joined by Crystal Ellington.
Crystal is a recently retired military veteran and the current Director of Communications for Minority Veterans of America (MVA), an organization with a mission to create belonging and advance equity for minority veterans. Crystal is passionate about speaking up for those who have historically been disenfranchised, systemically excluded, and institutionally oppressed. She leverages her service to her country to ensure that those that have served, and those still serving, have a voice and a safe space.
We spend some time talking about her role at MVA and what it means to advocate in your position, how lit Black LinkedIn is, and why Black folks need to celebrate more and continue to encourage one another.
 
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↳ Crystal Ellington on LinkedIn
↳ Crystal Ellington on IG
 
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Folx to follow:
Minority Veterans of America Website
Black Speakers Collection
Sources from the show:
Who is Vanessa Guillen and what happened to her 
Vanessa Guillen Act
MVA Cannabis Op-Ed
Production & Contact Details:
Producer: Jonathan Dumas
Production help: Lindsay Dumas (@lindsaymariedumas)
Music: Tony Deras (@tonesterderas)
Showart: Lia Osley (@liabedrawing)
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Ep. 33 - Why So Serious?

This week, I am joined by Jeff Harry. 
Jeff is the founder of Discover our Play where he combines positive psychology and play to help teams/organizations create psychologically safe workspaces and assist individuals in addressing their biggest challenges through embracing a play-oriented approach to work. Some of the topics he covers include how to deal with toxicity in the workplace, how to address office politics, how to play with your inner critic, how to help your staff rediscover their flow, and how to navigate these uncertain times through play. For his work, Jeff was selected by BambooHR & Engagedly as one of the Top 100 HR Influencers of 2020.  His work has most recently been featured in the NY Times, Mashable, Upworthy, Shondaland, & Wired. 
Yall I love an opportunity to nerd out on all things organizational psychology, culture, leadership, etc. and Jeff is the perfect person to do that with. Jeff and I talk about how he got into this work, what play means to him, the positive psychology around play, and why we all should do ourselves a favor and discover our play.
 
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↳ Jeff on Instagram
↳ Jeff on Tik Tok
↳ Jeff on LinkedIn
↳ Rediscover Your Play
 
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Production & Contact Details:
Producer: Jonathan Dumas (@lemele_dumas)
Production help: Lindsay Dumas (@lindsaymariedumas)
Music: Tony Deras (@tonesterderas)
Showart: Lia Osley (@liabedrawing)
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Ep. 32 - You Gon’ Learn Today

This week, I am joined by Dr. Kimya Nuru Dennis. 
Dr. Dennis is a community advocate, sociologist, criminologist, educator, researcher, and founder of 365 Diversity. I’m going to share all of her amazing work in the show notes.
We spend some time talking about Dr. Dennis’ work and background in the DEI space, the issues with the DEI committees and official statements that have so conveniently been forgotten by many organizations after 2020, and how organizations can determine whether a supposed DEI “expert” is worth the investment.
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↳ 365 Diversity Website
↳ Dr. Kimya Nuru Dennis on Instagram
 
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Sources of for the show:
Tony Brown’s Journal
Dr. Nan Lin’s Social Capital 
Dr. Diedra Royster - Race and the invisible hand
Dr. Eduardo Bonilla silver’s - Racists without racists
Dr. Kimya Nuru Dennis on Medium
 
Production & Contact Details:
Producer: Jonathan Dumas (@lemele_dumas)
Production help: Lindsay Dumas (@lindsaymariedumas)
Music: Tony Deras (@tonesterderas)
Showart: Lia Osley (@liabedrawing)
Email: RTWDPodcast@gmail.com