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Rushion McDonald interviews Dr. Artesius Miller.  He is the Founder & CEO of the Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School Network. Miller is recognized as a visionary leader in K-12 education who founded Georgia’s first state-approved charter school following recreation of the State Charter Schools Commission.  Miller has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Morehouse College, a master’s degree in Education Leadership from Columbia University, and a doctorate degree in Educational Administration and Policy from the University of Georgia.   This interview is about education and opportunities.     Rushion McDonald interviews Sonia Fears of Fears Group at Morgan Stanley.  Sonia Fears, is the First Vice President Financial Advisor, Sr. Portfolio Manager Global Sports & Entertainment Director.  Sonia’s team works with families to understand how their money can be used to accomplish their goals and help them plan for their future so that they can enjoy all life has to offer. This interview is about stocks, retirement and financial planning.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BEN JEALOUS, scholar, journalist, civil rights leader, and philanthropist, currently serves as President and CEO of People For the American Way, and Professor of the Practice, University of Pennsylvania. He was formerly President and CEO of the NAACP, Director of the Human Rights Program at Amnesty International USA, and Executive Director of the National Newspaper Publishers Association. He is also the New York Times bestselling author of REACH: 40 Black Men Speak on Living, Leading, and Succeeding. A Rhodes Scholar and a past Democratic nominee for Governor of Maryland, he lives on the Chesapeake Bay with his children, Morgan and Jack, and their dog, Charlie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lenore Anderson Co-Founder & President, Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ) Lenore Anderson is the co-founder and President of Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ), one of the nation’s largest safety and justice reform advocacy organizations. ASJ works with public officials and grassroots partners to advance smart public policy and sponsors Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice, the nation’s largest organizing program for victims of crime. She is also the founder of Californians for Safety and Justice, ASJ’s flagship state advocacy program. Lenore is an attorney with extensive experience working to reform criminal justice and public safety systems. Lenore was the Campaign Chair and co-author of Proposition 47, a 2014 California ballot initiative to reduce incarceration and reallocate prison spending to mental health, drug treatment, K-12 programs and victim services. Through this measure, more than half a billion dollars has been reallocated from state prisons to community-based public safety programs. She also served on the Executive Committee for California’s Proposition 57 to expand prison rehabilitation and earned credit for release and Florida’s Amendment 4 to provide voting eligibility to people with old records in Florida. Previously, Lenore served as Chief of Policy and Chief of the Alternative Programs Division at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, Director of Public Safety for the Oakland Mayor, overseeing the Mayor’s violence reduction initiatives, and as Director of the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice. She serves on the Advisory Board of the Institute for Innovations in Prosecution of John Jay College of Criminal Justice and is a member of the California Health and Human Services Agency’s Behavioral Health Task Force. Lenore served as the inaugural Chair of the Board of the Center for Youth Wellness, an initiative to reduce the health impacts of toxic stress on urban youth. She holds a J.D. from NYU School of Law and a B.A. from UC Berkeley, and lives with her family in Oakland, California. Lenore’s book In Their Names: The Untold Story of Victims’ Rights, Mass Incarceration, and the Future of Public Safety (The New Press) was published in November 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Money Making Conversations Master Class Celebrity Hairstylist to Michelle Obama and Tamron Hall, Johnny Wright discusses his new book "Natural & Curly Hair For Dummies, Out Now: " I also will be joined by Ramon Hervey II. He shares insights and never-before-told anecdotes from His Trailblazing Career Representing Superstars—from Motown Icons to Paul McCartney, Richard Pryor, and Bette Midler—in New Book THE FAME GAME  More About Johnny Wright  A celebrity hairstylist with over 30 years of experience, Johnny Wright worked his way through Chicago and then Los Angeles before spending 8 years as Michelle Obama's personal hairstylist during the Obama Administration. Since 2019, he's worked as Tamron Hall's key hairstylist on her EMMY Award-winning eponymous daytime talk show and most recently co-starred in "To Catch a Beautician" with Tamar Braxton on Vh1. You'll also see his work on celebrities like Queen Latifah, Kerry Washington, Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Samira Wiley. Over his career, he has served in many roles, such as creative director for SoftSheen Carson for L'Oreal and ambassador for many brands, made appearances on HSN and other networks, and received multiple industry awards. Johnny's unique success is owed in part to years of welcoming all hair textures and types to his chair, master styling skills and precision cutting techniques as well as his passion for education, business ingenuity and infectious upbeat personality.  More About Ramon Harvey RAMON HERVEY II has earned global recognition for his work as an entertainment manager, brand consultant, and public relations specialist. Since founding and launching Hervey & Company as a multi-faceted boutique entertainment firm, he has represented a diverse and impressive roster of entertainers across a wide spectrum of contemporary music genres, including pop/rock, rhythm & blues, hip-hop, jazz, and gospel. He has also served as an executive producer for several films, television, and live events, including the Peabody Award-winning documentary Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed and the anniversary album NBA AT 50, and was a music supervisor for the NAACP Award-winning film, Free Angela and All Political Prisoners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics Covered

• His first interactions with famous people, from Miles Davis to Shirley MacLaine, while living in London and working as a flight attendant on Pan Am Airways—as one the first Black males hired as a steward in the early seventies. 
• His early days as a publicist for Motown Records, when Berry Gordy’s label featured superstars like Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, and Smokey Robinson, among others. 
• How he brokered the groundbreaking deal for Pryor’s landmark live concert film and dealt with the comedian’s uncensored self-destructive streak, culminating with the infamous freebasing cocaine “explosion,” which nearly cost Pryor his life. 

More About Ramon Hervey II Ramon Hervey II has earned global recognition for his work as an entertainment manager, brand consultant, and public relations specialist. Since founding and launching Hervey & Company as a multi-faceted boutique entertainment firm, he has represented a diverse and impressive roster of entertainers across a wide spectrum of contemporary music genres, including pop/rock, rhythm & blues, hip-hop, jazz, and gospel. He has also served as an executive producer for several films, television, and live events, including the Peabody Award-winning documentary Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed and the anniversary album NBA AT 50, and was a music supervisor for the NAACP Award-winning film, Free Angela and All Political Prisoners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics Covered

• Johnny Wright, Celebrity Hairstylist to clients like Former First Lady Michelle Obama and Tamron Hall, has taken his expertise to author his first book.
• Learn how natural and curly hair works, including hair porosity & hair elasticity
• Deal with breakage, dryness, dandruff, shedding, tangles, and frizz
• Discover techniques on coloring and bleaching natural hair
• Learn which ingredients and products will help keep your unique hair texture and type healthy and looking its best
• Master toddler, child, and teen styles and care—for adoptive parents, parents of biracial children, and caregivers 

More About Johnny Wright A celebrity hairstylist with over 30 years of experience, Johnny Wright worked his way through Chicago and then Los Angeles before spending 8 years as Michelle Obama's personal hairstylist during the Obama Administration. Since 2019, he's worked as Tamron Hall's key hairstylist on her EMMY Award-winning eponymous daytime talk show and most recently co-starred in "To Catch a Beautician" with Tamar Braxton on Vh1. You'll also see his work on celebrities like Queen Latifah, Kerry Washington, Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Samira Wiley. Over his career, he has served in many roles, such as creative director for SoftSheen Carson for L'Oreal and ambassador for many brands, made appearances on HSN and other networks, and received multiple industry awards. Johnny's unique success is owed in part to years of welcoming all hair textures and types to his chair, master styling skills and precision cutting techniques as well as his passion for education, business ingenuity and infectious upbeat personality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us as we revisit the interview with Actor and Producer of "The Woman King" Julius Tennon. He discusses the impact "The Woman King" has had on our culture and society. Topics Covered Julius Tennon is an accomplished film, television, and theatre veteran actor and producer with over thirty years of experience. He is the President, Development and Production at JuVee Productions. Julius Tennon is Co-President of JuVee Productions which he founded with his wife Viola Davis. Julius began as both a thespian and a star linebacker. More on Julius Tennon Julius Tennon is Co-President of JuVee Productions which he founded with his wife Viola Davis. Julius is an accomplished film, television, and theatre veteran actor and producer with over thirty years of experience. A native of Austin, Texas, he began as both a thespian and a star linebacker. Julius was offered a full football scholarship to the University of Tulsa, where he became the very first African-American to graduate from the theatre department. Julius and Viola have shared both the stage and screen, appearing in such notable projects as Intimate Apparel at the Mark Taper Forum, CBS' Laws of Chance, The Architect, and the JuVee produced films Custody and Lila & Eve. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly Jenrette, EMMY-Nominated Actress, Currently Starring on The CW hit series "All American: Homecoming," shares how and why she continues to develop her skillset after all of her acting success. Topics Covered Role of Amara, and returning on the series for Season 2 Season 2 of "All American: Homecoming" premiered on Monday, October 10th Importance of an HBCU Experience Family Support in the Entertainment Industry More On Kelly Jenretts Kelly M. Jenrette, a native of Atlanta, now resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Melvin Jackson Jr. In 2018, she and her husband became the first African American married couple to be nominated for EMMYs® in the same year. Kelly’s EMMY® nomination was for her portrayal of Annie in Season 2, Episode 4 of the Hulu hit series, "The Handmaid’s Tale." Kelly currently stars on "All American: Homecoming," the spinoff show for The CW's hit show "All American." Her two latest films can be found on Netflix: "Uncorked" and "All Day and A Night" - in the latter, Kelly stars alongside Jeffrey Wright and Ashton Sanders. Kelly is also in the second season of the hit anthology show "Manhunt: Deadly Games" (Lionsgate/Spectrum), currently available on Netflix. She can be seen as Winona on the Facebook Watch Original "LIMETOWN." Kelly has also been a series regular on the FOX comedy, "Grandfathered," starring John Stamos; She's had recurring guest star roles on "Mixed•ish" (ABC), "Here and Now" (HBO), "Pitch" (FOX) and "Graves" (EPIX). You may also remember her from her twelve Kmart commercials as Kmart Kelly!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My heart friend Chef Jernard Wells discusses his new cookbook "Southern Inspired," his holiday favorites and why catfish is one of his favorites to prepare. 
Topics Covered

How he opened first restaurant at 16 in his mother's kitchen. 
Many ways to cook catfish.
Purpose for his new cook book.
New season of New Soul Kitchen

More on Chef Jernard Wells
Jernard Wells is an Award Winning TV Host/Celebrity Chef/Bestselling Cookbook Author best known from numerous Food Network & Cooking Channel shows. He is the host of "New Soul Kitchen" on CLEO TV and is a co-host on "The Best Things I Ever Ate" on Cooking Channel. Wells has worked with Tyler Perry, NBA star Brandon Ingram, Lady Antebellum and Ricky Bell & Michael Bivins of New Edition/BBD. He has been featured on "Today Show", PEOPLE, "Steve Harvey Morning Show", ESSENCE, “Pickler & Ben”, "Home & Family", Lifetime & HLN to name a few. The James Beard House Honored Chef is affectionately called "The Family Chef" because he loves using food to promote positive family images. He and his wife of 20 years have 9 children. He is the author of 6 books.
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