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

Sources from the show:

• Who is Vanessa Guillen and what happened to her 

Production & Contact Details:

Producer: Jonathan Dumas

Production help: Lindsay Dumas (@lindsaymariedumas)

Music: Tony Deras (@tonesterderas)

Showart: Lia Osley (@liabedrawing)

Email: [email protected]

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)

Email: [email protected]

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

Production & Contact Details:

Producer: Jonathan Dumas (@lemele_dumas)

Production help: Lindsay Dumas (@lindsaymariedumas)

Music: Tony Deras (@tonesterderas)

Showart: Lia Osley (@liabedrawing)

Email: [email protected]

This week, I am joined by Iffy Ibekwe. 

Iffy is an estate planning attorney evangelist for intergenerational wealth transfer and legacy building with effective wills and trusts. She activates intentional women so they can take agency over their lives and build impactful legacies.

Yall we are still in the midst of a pandemic and there are soooo many things that are unknown. That's why Iffy and I talk about the importance of thinking ahead when we don't know the future, why planning for the unexpected, is necessary now not later, and of course, she drops some knowledge on what the hell estate planning is and why it is for everyone.

Stay in Touch with:

↳ Ibekwe Law

↳ Iffy on Instagram: @iffyibekweesq

↳ Iffy on Linkedin

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Sources of for the show:

• NPR Politics Podcast

• Episode: Congress Passes Biden's Trillion-Dollar Transit, Broadband, And Power Bill

Production & Contact Details:

Producer: Jonathan Dumas (@lemele_dumas)

Production help: Lindsay Dumas (@lindsaymariedumas)

Music: Tony Deras (@tonesterderas)

Show art: Lia Osley (@liabedrawing)

Email: [email protected]

Joel and I had a great conversation about our experiences working in higher education, particularly in predominantly white institutions, transitioning out of higher ed, and his vast higher education experience has influenced his coaching and consulting firm, Apoyo coaching and consulting. 

Stay in Touch with:

↳ Joel Perez on LinkedIn

↳ Apoyo Coaching & Consulting

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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)

Email: [email protected]

This week, I am joined by Mariah Poitier.

Mariah (She/Her) is a Black Femme, Bay Area native and scholar-activist. She loves dismantling white supremacy almost as much as she loves to dance. She enjoys the norcal and socal dual lifestyle, and procrastinating on her thesis. Mariah currently is a graduate student at San Francisco State University studying Master of Art in Education with a concentration in Equity and Social Justice.

I don’t know if y'all noticed, but I have never really mentioned where I went to school and I still won’t. Because trauma and you do not get free exposure for causing trauma. That's why I had a GREAT time talking with Mariah about her experiences at her grad school, her research, and what it's like living a double life in Norcal and Socal.

Stay in Touch with:

↳ Message Mariah on LinkedIn

↳ Email Mariah

↳ Mariah on IG

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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)

Email: [email protected]

Bonus Ep for yall!

I hopped on the Bro Nouveau Podcast a few weeks ago and had a dope time. Make sure to check out the Bro Nouveau Podcast wherever you listen to your pods.

Jonathan Dumas @rtwdpodcast is the founder and owner of CommonCulture Coaching & Consulting. He is an Organizational Psychologist and Leadership Coach, specializing in organizational and team development. Jonathan works with clients across industries to create sustainable and thriving cultures that encourage diversity, equity, inclusivity, and justice. Jonathan also hosts a podcast called Real Talk with Dumas Podcast, where he has meaningful and substantive conversations on society and culture.

IG: @bronouveaupod

Podcast: The Bro Nouveau Podcast

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This week, I am joined by Emily McGill, Communications Consultant and Tarot Reader. 

Emily McGill is a communications consultant and tarot reader. After nearly a decade and a half working in entertainment in New York City as a storytelling strategist and Broadway publicist, her path of self-exploration led to healing and evolution - and reading tarot cards professionally.

Emily’s passions are unlocking the magic in others, amplifying unheard voices (inner and otherwise), offering platforms for open dialogue, and creating meaningful experiences while cultivating community.  She is the founder of The Pink Tank, a women’s group integrating the personal and the professional, and a co-founder of S.N.O.B. (Sunday Night on Broadway), a monthly Broadway industry dance party.  She is also a member of PR collective Spiral5 and a coauthor of their signature course, The Career Rebel’s Guide to Modern PR.  Currently in development is Emily’s The Broadway Tarot.

This was a great conversation, yall. Where we talk about what Tarot is, how Emily got into it, and ways she uses tarot to tell powerful stories and help others do the same. For my Real Fam listeners, you will be able to watch our conversation and Emily gives me my first ever tarot reading.

Stay in Touch with:

↳ @emilyannemcg

↳ Emily McGill Entertainment

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Folx to follow:

• Donyae Coles

Sources of for the show:

• An introduction to Hoodoo

Production & Contact Details:

Producer: Jonathan Dumas 

Production help: Lindsay Dumas (@lindsaymariedumas)

Music: Tony Deras (@tonesterderas)

Showart: Lia Osley (@liabedrawing)

Email: [email protected]

I have the pleasure of chatting it up with my friend, Nereyda Yong. Neddy is a proud Latina and first generation seminarian at San Francisco Theological Seminary who is also a spiritual director and ordination candidate within the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). She was raised in a Pentecostal Christian congregation pastored by her grandparents and her spiritual journey has fueled her passion to strengthen and support efforts of liberation for minoritized peoples in the church and society at large. You will often find her doing what she loves: meeting new people, enjoying nature, trying new food, dancing, laughing with her family (she has a partner and three beautiful children), and adventuring to new places experiencing first hand the beautiful diversity present in the world.

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↳ Nereyda Yong or email at [email protected]

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Sources & folks to follow:

• Dr. Rosales Meza

• IG: dr.rosalesmeza

• IG: Nikki La’es

• IG: desmondtutu

• IG: joluehmann

• IG: brandinico

Production & Contact Details:

Producer: Jonathan Dumas

Production help: Lindsay Dumas (@lindsaymariedumas)

Music: Tony Deras (@tonesterderas)

Email: [email protected]

Hey yall! There is an never ending stream of things going on in the world: violation of women's rights, the U.S screwing over the people of Afghanistan...again, Hurricane Ida, the Panaroma V.2, and a stupid recall election in my home state of California.

With everything going on, it is still important to pause. So, thats what this episode is. We are going to slow down, be still, and breathe.

Find something to celebrate or find some joy, yall! ✌🏾

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