Take Notice: Amplifying Black Stories

Mentioned:
Look, Listen + Learn
Instagram: @looklistenlearntv and FB: Look, Listen and Learn TV
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Our first episode of the season is with the Creator + Executive Producer of the children's television show Look Listen and Learn, Val Thomas-Matson. Val and I had a fantastic conversation on her surroundings growing up, family, and the creation of Look, Listen and Learn. 

Val is a community organizer/activist with deep experience in media. In addition to early work at KING TV, she created, produced, and hosted the daily community affairs talk show Communities in Action for King County Government TV for three years. She has also worked extensively with the multi-award-winning production company North by Northwest, serving as co-host on Washington Grown, and managing video production elements for educational, nonprofit and government video campaigns. We discuss her most recent endeavor in this episode, which is Look Listen and Learn. 

​​Look, Listen and Learn supports the emotional wellbeing of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) families by offering fun, in-home learning tools for 3-8 years olds. LL+L exists at the intersection of arts, media, education and racial justice by providing culturally relevant storytelling, fundamental social-emotional skills, and critical messages of love and hope.

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Produced, Hosted & Edited by Allison Preisinger-Heggins

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Our final episode of Season 1 features a conversation with host Allison Preisinger-Heggins and co-creator, partner, and Season 1 guest, Darius Heggins. They discuss the podcast from its creation, issues and conversations that came out of the process of creating the podcast, and what's next. 
Thank you for Taking Notice with us this season. We will be back in the Fall of 2021 with the second season.

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A collection of unheard audio clips from each of the guests interviewed for the second half of the first season of Take Notice: Amplifying Black Stories

Featuring:
Rosemary Mupambwa
Sistah
Yvette Dubel
Shea Black
Dr. Lydia Hughes-Evans

Visit takenoticepodcast.org for info on each of our guests!

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As we begin to wrap up the first season of Take Notice: Amplifying Black Stories we wanted to share a collection of clips and unused audio from each of our guests in the first season.  This is Part 1 of 2 episodes, featuring:
Joy Stanford
DarNesha Weary
Reggie Garrett
Kevin Kibet
Melany Bell 
Shea Rose

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Part 2 of our Micro-Interview session at Black Coffee Northwest in Shoreline, Washington. Recorded April 17, 2021.

This episode features:

Antoinette Hamilton - Nefertiti Holistics
Melanie - Student
Rachel Thabior - Barista & Social Media Black Coffee NW
MaeLea - Manager Black Coffee NW

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April 17, 2021 we set up our portable recording gear at Black Coffee NW in Shoreline, Washington to conduct micro-interviews with anyone who was interested in participating. We enjoyed a beautiful day of connection and community while hearing from 8 individuals who joined us for an interview. This is part 1 of 2 of those interviews speaking on family, joy, entrepreneurship, and community.

Guests in this episode:
Colina Bruce | Noir Lux Candle Co.  @noirluxcandleco
Josais Jean-Pierre | Author  @Coachwith_Josias
Richard Brown Jr.  | Brown Family BBQ Sauce
Erwin Weary | Black Coffee NW

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We are pleased to release our conversation with Dr. Lydia Hughes-Evans, in which Dr. Lydia talks about her experiences navigating a variety of dichotomies throughout her life, her educational experience, and inspirations. We also discuss a bit about her work as an entrepreneurial and love coach.

Social Media/Web:
Pure Momentum Consulting
Boss Ladies In Love
Career Pivot Coaching
Instagram: @LaylaBlooming
Facebook: Lydia Hughes
LinkedIn: Dr. Lydia Hughes- Evans

Mentioned:
Tri-Valley Nonprofit Alliance
Start Small Think Big
Body Love Cafe
Ad:
Black Mammas Matter

Bio: 
I love to help Organizations & Individuals build their Dreams, while focusing on measurable results! I'm a Nonprofit Consultant, Executive/ Career/ Entrepreneurial Coach, Poet, & Boss Ladies in Love Coach!

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Mentioned:
sheablackenterprises.com
@sheablack.art (instagram)
@shea_black_art (twitter)

Langton Seattle

In this episode I speak with visual artist, Shea Black. We ended up talking about the importance of art and creativity in getting through difficult times and finding hope. Shea discusses her family as well as the joy in her new surroundings.

Shea Black is a Seattle artist looking to spread love, positivity, empowerment and unity through her art. She believes that now is the time for serious change so that we may all evolve and that expression through art and love is just what we need to deeply improve the future of humanity. 

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Mentioned in this Episode:
Web Antiphon
Empowered Innovation
we.net
A Cure for Racism Project

IG: @yvettedubel

Mediocre by Ijeoma Oluo
White Rage by Carol Anderson

Yvette Dubel is your go to person for the perfect blend of innovation know how, vision and wisdom. She is an artist-researcher, founder CEO of WebAntiphon Group, author of "Why Brand Risk Management Innovation is a Game Changer", creator of the Empowered Innovation System[CFAaP] and a personal innovation mentor.

Dubel specializes in helping conscious leaders looking for creative strategic thinking with broad knowledge and wisdom to drive triple bottom line success (profit, people, planet). 

Dubel is also Artist-Researcher in Residence Coordinating the We,the World Freedom Campaign and Founding Director of the [We] Freedom Film Fest.  As part of this collaboration on MLK Day 2021 she launched " a cure for racism" project powered by the Empowered Innovation System[CFAaP].

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Sistah Lois
Youtube
IG: @sistahafrikan

Mentioned:
Jade Electra | DJ Relentless
Louise Cloverly Bennett

Our conversation with Sistah covered her time growing up in Manitoba, moving out to Toronto with her son, encounters with racism, and her joy of music and the arts. A section of our conversation will be shared in a later episode where she recounts her experience working for CN Railway. 

Bio:
Sistah Lois (pronounced “Loyce”) is an incredibly talented singer,  actor, creatrix across disciplines. She is, she says “a muddah, dawtah, sistah, afrikan princess, is a dynamic OGEdutainer and musical messenger.” 

Born in Trinidad,  she lived in the Caribbean and in the UK as a child.  She has lived in Canada since she was eight years old.  Reverend Kelly Addison, of KGL TV near Toronto, Canada, calls her “a national treasure.”   Those who are lucky enough to spend time in the presence of the wise and wonderful Sistah Lois, would heartily agree.

Known for decades in Toronto for her strong voice, both when she rises it in song and when she speaks out as an activist and artist. 

“I explore spiritual, musical, creative, rebellious journey and lifestyle experiences from these diverse cultural challenges coupled with non-traditional labour logistical backgrounds,” she says, explaining the scope of her work.  “I wish to expound about the experience of a black feminist telling how I survived varied assaults all along with the how and why our cause goes still ignored in the age of the #metoo (who2) movement.” 

Sistah Lois awakens, inspires, motivates, Educates, Entertains, and Energizes Audiences…

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