Tony Christ is a published Author with an autobiography random Thoughts of A Soulless Child. He is a youth mentor, motivational speaker, boxing trainer, and entreprenuer. His life changed when he was arrested on attempted murder charges as a minor. He spent 15 years in some of the roughest prisons in NY. This was where the soul searching began, behind 3 walls and metal bars he had to deal with his pain and seek understanding. He became conscious of who he was and gained an understanding of his purpose. After a long journey through over 10 prisons and the chaos of the prison environment he was released in 2001, but now he had a sense of identity and something to offer those that looked like him. He went on to further his education and explored the world of spoken word poetry. He later launched Beautiful Minds Making a Difference Youth program and clothing apparels. Now he teaches boxing as a science and is working on a new boxing movie. 

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In this episode we speak with Therapist and Youth Coordinator for the Black Mental Health Alliance, Nia Jones. Nia Jones breaks down the importnace of Black Mental Health, Black Therapy, identifying mental illness,  the impacts of racism on Black Mental Health, issues with balck youth mental health, parenting black children, and how we can overcome some of the challenges we face with our Mental Health. 

Fredia "The Cheetah" Gibbs is a former martial artist, kickboxer, model, and boxer, from Chester Pennsylvania. During her kickboxing career, she held ISKA, WKA, and WKF World Titles. Before her kickboxing career, she won three world titles in Tae Kwon Do and was an All-American in basketball and track.

Fredia The Cheetah Gibbs made history when she became the first African-American female Kickboxing ISKA World Champion. She earned the name "The Most Dangerous Woman in the World" after an upset in 1994 in her fight against World Champion Valérie Wiet-Henin of France in the "Battle of the Masters" Pay Per View Event in San Jose, California. She went on to become one of the most dominant champions of all time and remains a significant historical figure in light and super lightweight kickboxing divisions. She competed from 1991–1997, amassing a record of 16 wins, 0 losses, and 15 KOs, and three world Titles. 

Her fight gear is displayed at the Sports Legend of Delaware County Museum, dedicated to preserving the history and memory of Delaware County Sports Legends. She is now an author, celebrity trainer, philanthropist, motivational speaker, and radio host. In 2016–2017 she was honored and participated in the Orange County Heritage Black History Parade and was nominated to attend the United States of Women Summit hosted by the White House. She was named one of the Top Ten Greatest African American Female Athletes of All-time. She is the first female athlete honored with a statue in Pennsylvania and the first female Martial Artist statue on the Planet!

Fredia's Instagram- Iamfediacheetahgibbs 

The Fredia Gibbs Story: https://www.amazon.com/Fredia-Gibbs-Story-Dangerous-Woman-ebook/dp/B01DZ7JI7K

The Most Dangerous Woman - The Fredia Gibbs Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LOrlOvVJSU&ab_channel=Sideline

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Renee is a former three-time all-American soccer player at LaSalle University. She helped lead her team to its first-ever conference tournament championship and NCAA tournament appearance, graduated with two A-10 championships and three NCAA appearances. Renee is currently the second-highest points holder in women's soccer program history for goals and assists. She also played professionally with SkyBlue FC for a short time before hanging up her cleats to pursue her master's degree and coach women's soccer at Lehigh University. While at Lehigh, she worked in the Sports Media department covering games and creating media content for the athletics website. 

She is currently a fill-in anchor for the Philadelphia Union games where she hosts the pregame, halftime, and post game shows. She also works as an analyst and reporter with ESPN covering men's and women's college athletics as an analyst and sideline reporter. She also works for Fox Sports covering the WNBA team, the Washington Mystics and in the NBA covering the Washington Wizards. She hosts Beyond the Headlines with Renee Washington on Fox Sports Radio 96.9FM/1340AM​

She has been fortunate to wear many hats. She works in modeling, acting, and filmmaking with some big projects in progress. Renee has launched her own businesses. In early 2021, she launched an organization "Planted, Not Buried" focused on providing a supportive, inspiring network for professionals. PNB focuses on the concept that we have not been forgotten, rejected, or failed but have actually been planted as we prepare to step into our winning season. The organization holds regular virtual networking events, with more exciting opportunities for growth and collaboration coming in the future. In 2020 she launched an interior design company around her hobby of decorating called "SPACE by Design". #Blackexcellence

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Jon is a former All-State Track athlete and Basketball Athlete in High School. He went on to college for a track scholarship but ended up changing schools and sports to a basketball scholarship. He played Basketball at LIU post where his team was ECC champions for consecutive years. After graduating from LIU Post he realized that he wanted to be an Occupational Therapist and began his pursuit. It did not come easy it took 2 years to get his GRE and a lot of blood sweat and tears to get through the program, but he made it and earned his degree. Now he helps younger students find their path through the tough roads as a mentor which is invaluable in a career field that is mostly white. Jon is an Occupational Therapist at a Charter School in Harlem and is trying to serve his community the best way he knows how. 

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MasterMine ShortZ is a condensed version of our normal episodes. We crunch down the episode into a bite-sized version for those that lack the time and energy to listen to it in full. We got you covered. Please refer to the original episode for the episode description.

BABA Norman Daniels was born in the Demographic Peoples Republic of Brooklyn. He has raised in St. Albans Queens and Graduated from Andrew Jackson HS. After attending five colleges in four years, he earned his BS degree in Sociology from SUNY New Paltz and went on to earn his MS degree in Counseling and Student Personnel Services from SUNY Albany.

He retired in 2016 after 42 lively years at Suffolk County Community College with the academic rank of Associate Professor. He started several programs at the college. His most proud program was starting the African Peoples Association, a student club dedicated to the appreciation of African and African American culture. He is also known for his annual Kwanzaa celebrations around Long Island. He and the students from the club presented cultural enriching programs from Rites of Passage, African Naming Ceremonies, and annual trips to cultural and scholarly conferences. His most recent endeavor was a Zoom series of the" Color of Change", a collective of discussions on what is considered important in the understanding and what it means to be African American. He is currently teaching Adjunct at SCCC.

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In this episode, we speak with food activist and community organizer Jenga Mwendo and Farmer/Black Studies Professor Dr. Nancy Dawson on the importance of quality food for black health. They share their experiences growing food and give us a history lesson on food and its connection to black health and the black collective. 

Jenga Mwendo- http://backyardgardenersnetwork.org/ 

Jenga Mwendo Intagram- Jengabuilds 

Dr. Nancy Dawson- https://justfood.as.uky.edu/speaker/nancy-j-dawson/

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Brooklyn Boykins, 4.0 high school student, and teen podcaster. Brooklyn juggles maintaining straight a’s in high-level courses, playing a varsity sport, writing for her local newspaper, training to be a lifeguard, and being a boys varsity tennis manager, all while promoting positivity and wellness on her newly debuted podcast named Sit Back & Chat By Brooklyn B. 

Sit Back and Chat by Brooklyn B Podcast- https://open.spotify.com/show/6EZi2UbLB2hwFKyn9k2UlK?si=Ny923JyERxa5mP58illnjg&utm_source=native-share-menu&dl_branch=1

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