Trailer: We Are Made Podcast| 5/13/2022 Today on the We Are Made Podcast, Imani is joined by photographer Noémie Tshinanga. From an early age, she had an interest in film. As the youngest of 3, she often watched them with her siblings. But it wasn’t until she received her first camera at 14 when her …
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Trailer: We Are Made Podcast| 5/6/2022 Today on the We Are Made Podcast, Imani is joined by celebrity chef, Kenny Gilbert. Born in Cleveland, Ohio. He grew up with a divided interest in both sports and cooking, so he spent most of his time doing both. While he was a naturally driven athlete, his love …
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Trailer: We Are Made Podcast|4/29/2022 Today on the We Are Made Podcast Imani is joined by Atlanta based tattoo artist, Uncle Bree Williams. Originally born in Oklahoma, Bree had a love for creative work from as early as she could remember. The first time she entered a tattoo shop at the young age of 15, …
Maybe you’ve heard of Fred Hampton from the acclaimed film Judas and the Black Messiah or maybe this is your first time hearing his name. For those who are unfamiliar with the impact of Hampton, it’s important to start with the honorable work and revolution he formed. Hampton was the chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther …
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Joshua Santiago is the owner of the nonprofit, Empowering Cuts, an organization that travels the country providing free haircuts to the homeless, military veterans, children, and families who are experiencing financial hardships. If anyone understands what it’s like to be in need due to unfortunate circumstances it’s him. Raised on the north side of Philadelphia by …
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With the recent news of Tesla founder Elon Musk placing a bid to buy Twitter for $44 billion, black Twitter is in fear of not having a space to collectively gather in peace. But as of recently many new users are turning to a new social media platform called, Somewhere Good, an audio platform for intimate community …
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The idea of planning your life almost always feels easier than not. Maybe your story sounds a little like mine, graduate from high school, head off to college, meet my soon-to-be life partner, graduate from college, dive into corporate, and build until you get to the top, get married, have babies, then live happily ever …
When you think about the spaces that hold the greatest impact on the black community, it is often you reach for spaces that make you feel comfortable in who you are and what you believe in. Today we honor the spaces of black business owners who create space for black people to exist freely in …
Trailer: We Are Made Podcast|4/22/2022 Today on the We Are Made podcast, Imani is joined by Jomo Furniture founder, Jomo Tariku. Born in Nairobi, Kenya while raised in Ethiopia, Jomo’s beginnings shaped his idea of culture from a very early age. He held a love for sketching and had an interest for making. This inspiration …
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For us to begin to understand where we come from, we often look back for answers to what makes us more of who we are. We search our origin in the stories of our family members, to the history of books, whats left of our journey is often left up to us to redefine how …
