Been around the world ya ya yaaa! That's the first thing that comes to mind when I think about the conversation I had with brotha Taye Uhuru. It was such an engaging discussion he and I had in which one of the things he casually said is that he's been to 70+ countries! Of course his travels did not start as an adult it all started with his foundation of being raised by his parents in the inner city and suburbs of Cleveland,Ohio and having to move around alot and his mother working for the Greyhound bus station allowed him to get outside of Cleveland at a very early age. These rich experiences, having a close knit family that valued education and love of Black history was the gateway into Taye writing his first book entitled The Afro Set Black Nationalist. What you need to do is make sure you grab your notebooks and pens because Taye is dropping the gems that we need to help us get rid of the fear and develop the mindset that is needed, to help create the culture of literacy that we once had in the Black community.

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In this episode, I had the absolute pleasure with talking to North Carolina native Kaleema Overton Ameen on her journey to becoming an author of a book that deals with one of the most controversial topics of our time narcissism. Of course she starts us off with her strong family roots and what led her into becoming a Federal Policy Analyst. Then she gives us ways we can help our young people decide on the career they want by focusing on their strengths. Finally, we spend the remaining part of the show diving into her divorce from a narcissist, which led her into telling her story that started with articles written in the highly acclaimed Muslim Journal and then turning those articles into her phenomenal book Hidden In Plain Sight. This is one of the most empowering episodes that you'll ever hear on Real Reading Talk so please have your notebooks and pens on deck.

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In this episode of Real Reading Talk I'm talking to the multifaceted, art gallery owner, author and Detroit native Khalil Muhammad. Bro Khalil starts us off with his humble beginnings replete with stories about his close knit big family that was filled with love, trials and lots of literacy. He walks us through his journey on how became an author of the book Meditate to Elevate. He dives into how he loves to help heal and empower community through his work and now this book that will be available for sale soon for the whole world! Of course I asked him to give us some tips on to help our community get back to making reading high on our value ladder again. You'll have to listen to the episode to get those. Please have your notebooks and pens ready for all the jewels being dropped on this show.

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In this episode, I'm discussing the recent article in our local online news platform cleveland.com that talks about the budget cuts that will be taking place this September in districts across the country. The money from the American Rescue Plan Act dollars are drying up and of course that means take away Out Of School Time programs and summer learning programs. These are the programs that was created for our underserved population of children which majority comprise of Black children. My question what is our response Black people? Listen to my breakdown and continuous reminders on how we need to collectively educate our own children and seriously consider a mass exodus away from this educational system that was not created to truly educate and benefit our Black children.

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The child who is not embraced by the village, will burn it down it to feel its warmth is an African proverb that reminds us of the importance of giving love, validation and grace to our children. Unfortunately Black children across this nation in particular, have been used to being dealt with in a punitive way. In the Black community we've adopted the ideology that our children have to be talked to harshly, degraded, condemned and beaten in order for them to be respectful and turn out to be great adults. Well I'm addressing this issue in this latest episode of Real Reading Talk. I talk about where that mentality comes from, how it's truly a disservice to our children and how we need to rid ourselves of this thinking because it's counterproductive and outright toxic to our children. We are paying for it dearly! This is certainly an episode that you do not want to miss.

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Have you heard of the books Bronx Masquerade, A Walk In The Woods, Garvey's Choice or Make Way For Dyamonde Daniel? Well these books and many other children's and young adult books have been written by the award winning author Nikki Grimes. Guess what I get to talk to her on this episode of Real Reading Talk. She'll be sharing with me her journey into becoming an author, which entails her literacy roots and why she decided to write books that mainly focuses on Black children, teenagers and young adults. Her trials and triumphs are so inspiring and hopeful that after listening to our conversation hopefully, you'll walk away not only wanting to read her books but, also begin to write your own story. This is truly the episode that you do not want to miss!

This episode is most definitely going to have to be listened to at least twice. Brotha Tyson Amir who is a dope MC, author, activist, educator and Freedom Fighter for our people has graced our presence on the Real Reading Talk platform. What you'll hear is his literary journey that starts with his Black conscious roots that come from his phenomenal parents who were entrenched with the knowledge of self, a deep love for reading and self-determination for our people. Since he's an educator at his core he gives us some history of the Black Panther Party, Silicon Valley and other Black history facts that we should know. Finally, we get to hear about the importance of reading and how it prepared him in becoming a dope MC, author, educator and activist. So needless to say, you better have your notebooks and pens ready because, this is the episode that will leave an impact on you and your family in the most powerful way.

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In this episode I am addressing the article that I read in TMZ about Nick (woke) Cannon and a partnership with Zeus Network in which they were going to have a competition between dark skin and light skin women. Then, when Nick and the network received backlash they changed the name to chocolate goddesses vs caramel goddesses and of course that shot down too. Can we say Dr. Joy we need your book ASAP! This is what I'm breaking down for y'all in this episode the importance of dealing with this post traumatic slave syndrome garbage so that we can heal properly and we do not have to continue to be exploited by others and each other.

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After reading an article about a fellow Clevelander's mother who understood the assignment of being her children's first teacher, it definitely renewed my faith and reminded me to keep doing what I'm doing. I was in such awe after reading an article that a lady posted in LinkedIn that was written about her mother 34 years ago, highlighting how she is adamant about preparing her children to be successful. She was not putting that job in the hands of teachers or anyone else. In fact the article's focus was on the brochure titled the Home Team Learning Activities that was put together by the American Federation of Teachers back in the 80's. This brochure gave tips for parents on different activities they could do with their child/children at home so they would begin to reinforce what they were being taught at school. Of course I give my reasons in this podcast on how this was so wonderful and needed for our children then and now on so many levels. Please be sure to grab your notebook and pen so that you can be prepared to write down the gems I'll be droppin!

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How come we seek out the knowledge, mentorship, coaching, watch the Youtube videos, listen to the lectures and then when it's time to execute we freeze!? Well grab your notebooks and pens because I'm going all in how we allow the f word, stop us from taking action steps consistently on the things that we've learned. This is that episode that you can't miss!

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