To be unapologetically Black is one thing, but to offer solutions on how to navigate this space is another. We're talkin' about this and more - redefining success and quitting his day job - on this two-part episode featuring Dear Reading podcast host and community activist, Marquise Richards.

On this episode I sit down with the always insightful and unapologetically Black, Marquise Richards. We're talkin' about Blackness and what it means to be unapologetically Black in Reading, PA. Tune in!

On this episode, I sit down with the always insightful and unapologetically Black, Marquise Richards. We're talkin' about Blackness and what it means to be unapologetically Black in Reading, PA. Tune in!

Brad and I talk about what it's like to be a young, Black creative in the city of Reading. Join us as he takes us on a journey back to his early days as an entrepreneur in the city and how he's managed to maintain his art and fashion shop that he co-owns with partner, Tracy Soto.

Things get more real as Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz and I rap about her role as a city councilwoman and making the news for her water usage.

On this episode, I welcome city councilwoman and business owner, Johanny

Cepeda-Freytiz to the RDG Soul Speak audio and visual podcast. We talk

about obstacles Johanny faces as a business owner in Reading and how she

overcomes them. Tune in.

Time for Part 2! “Facebook Community Commentator” and founder of SOIL -Save Our Inner-City Lives, Juan Zabala joins David Nazario, Author of Make Love Your Religion to continue their conversation about what it takes to move a community forward. Here we go...

On this episode, David sits down with Real Estate Agent, “Facebook community commentator” and founder of SOIL, Juan Zabala. In part 1 of this provocative conversation, David and Juan begin to discuss the state of affairs in Reading, Pa, Juan’s Facebook activism, and why ownership and using our voice is so important.