The Simply King Podcast

 Been away because of those irritable creative blocks so, in the act of being optimistic why not make a negative a positive and create content on the very topic. I looked to our favorite resource Google to come across a article linked below by Susan K. Perry Phd., we must be cousins, but I go through tips of getting through creative blocks and highlighted my everyday life blocks that I believe impede progress, I believe this is a helpful one for us all enjoy...

www.psychologytoday.com -" 10-creative block breakers actually work"

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This week I have Nisan Joseph, songwriter and musician, to talk to me about the current state of R&B as a genre, he has a wealth of knowledge and perspective on the music business and how natural talent and star quality attributes to the success of a recording artist listen and enjoy...

Follow Nisan IG & Twitter: @nisanjoseph music featured was by Nisan’s co-creator @Felixxmusic 

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This week I asked another CAU alum to join me, my school just produces greatness, Alycia Attaway travel blogger and professional woman. I wanted to bring her on to talk about work culture and the many intersections many of us deal with. I thought what better person than the brillant Alycia. We spoke on hidden rules that POC follow in corporate America, code switching is it good or bad, and gave tips on getting the most from your current employer... Enjoy 

Follow Alycia's Travel Blog on IG: @Alyciaadventurista and her blog which she gives travel hacks and specials tap link tinyurl.com/y7he9774

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This week i speak with former performer, filmmaker, and CAU Alum Justin Tuitt. Because Mrs. Carter dropped an inspired BTS documentary about her and ensemble’s journey to Coachella performance, I thought I have yet to have an HBCU centered episode so we talk misconceptions of Black Colleges, power rankings of TV/Film depictions of “HBCU experience” and just stan on how they should change them to Black Ivy League Institutions, enjoy 

Follow Justin: IG: elcaptainawesom Twitter: Elincognegro 

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This week I'm back with a quick evergreen episode. I wanted to set the record straight on how to approach people who share your race but don't share the ideal of the advancement of your specific ethnic group. Biggest example in the news lately was Candace Owens and the rhetoric she proclaimed at the Congressional hearing centered around the rise of Hate Crime in the past few years, check out the links below for others that were featured and provided a real historically factual argument on how hate crimes is apart of the fiber of America.

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Eva Paterson- https://www.c-span.org/video/EvaPatersonEqualJustice 

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This week I give my take on the highly debated philosophical question of " Should we Separate the art from the artist ? " My girl inspired this topic due to the interesting series of events I believed my confliction let me to do more research and I stumbled on an article by Vox.com written by Constance Grady. I believe that it ultimately directed me to the conclusion that this isn't one that is black or white but forever grey... Enjoy and share and review 

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This week I have a listener turned guest, Lawrence “Juice” Pierce . A Delaware native, dancer, aspiring actor, upcoming content collaborator/creator, and of course a CAU alum. We had the necessary controversial conversation about Black men and obvious divide between Black men who are gay and straight. We speak on the gap of understanding on both ends of the spectrum, unpacking the hate and ignorance, and most importantly discussing solutions on how we can better keep our brothers, all of our brothers 

Follow Juice: IG- @juic3_nochas3r , FB: Lawrence Juice Pierce  

Grapevine: https://youtu.be/373FFDrBZRQ 

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This week I sat with a new acquaintance by the name of Nate Smyth. Nate is a teacher in the inner city of Chicago where he usually teaches science to children that look unlike himself. We spoke about his passion for teaching, and how he felt called to teach. The issues with today's education system and certainly had to speak on his methods of being conscientious of his ethnicity but also of the ethnic groups his students belong to. I really enjoyed this one I hope you do too... Share, Subscribe, And Review 

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This week I featured a favorite of Simply King, the poetess Vei. We unpacked another worthy topic of recognizing your potential, challenging your beliefs to reach your new levels of self-mastery and understanding that your destiny is in your control. We also had to speak on sonic masterpiece that is "When I Get Home" by Solange which served as the theme for this episode. The takeaway is that we are all gifted and special but we must see that we are our biggest barrier to growth...

Follow Vei on IG @veitopia 

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This week I ask a simple question, How does media distort reality ? Our news comes with more than just facts. With the emergence of phrases like fake news, alternative facts, political correctness, etc. it makes it so hard to consume the facts on current events. The cloudiness of news and other forms of media has the nation divided by platforms. Let me know who you trust for information now, see links mentioned below. 

www.cjr.org/mediatrustworthiness

https://www.marketwatch.com/mostandleasttrustednewssources

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