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Trinity Simone on never putting limitations on yourself

Trailer: We Are Made Podcast| 6/24/2022 Today on the We Are Made Podcast, Imani is joined by Black Vibe Tribe Founder & CEO Trinity Simone. Raised on the values of family, culture and community, this 19-year-old mogul created a brand that stood for a cause that helped amplify the voice of black people. She has …

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Muenfua Lewis on reinvisioing a new future for ourselves

Trailer: We Are Made Podcast| 6/17/2022 This week on the We Are Made Podcast, Imani sits down with Liberian photographer and BYDESIGN co-founder, Muenfua Lewis. Originally born in Kansas City, he didn’t discover his passion for photography until his later years in college. Due to the lack of reflections in his immediate environment, it wasn’t …

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Shefon Taylor on staying curious throughout your practice

Trailer: We Are Made Podcast| 6/10/2022 Today on the We Are Made Podcast, Imani is joined by visual artist, Shefon Taylor. Raised in Delaware by her grandparents, she spent a lot of time with herself and older black women. Led by imagination and curiosity, she slowly found forms of her identity shaped in the archives …

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Jarrett Maloy on doing something you’re passionate about

Trailer: We Are Made Podcast| 6/3/2022 Today on the We Are Made Podcast, Imani is joined by JMO’s SneauxBall founder, Jarrette Maloy. After growing up in a family of elected officials and playing baseball for majority of his upbringing, he placed importance on maintaining a relationship with the community. When his dream of making it …

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Elaine Welteroth speaks on code switching and how she navigated being in an all white environment

Photo courtesy of Suki Dhanda/The Guardian. I first came across Elaine Welteroth back in 2019 when she doing press interviews for her then-upcoming book, “More Than Enough.” I was captivated by her spirit, her warm presence, and her raw authenticity in freely expressing how she felt being a black woman working at Teen Vogue and the pressure she …

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How Taylor Camille is sharing the health histories of people of color

With over 157 million American’s living with chronic diseases and an estimated 81 million having multiple conditions, you would think this topic would be more well received, but unfortunately that’s not the case. Very rarely do those who live with these diseases have the platform or opportunity to express themselves openly due to stigmas around …

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