The Story with Charu

Journalist Charu Kumarhia talks to Tammy Gibson who works to fund her travel passion.  She uses those travels to educate those who follow her about Black and African culture.

Find out more about Sankofa TravelHer here:
Tammy Gibson, Entrepreneur, Travel Historian & Author
Purchase my book:  https://www.sankofatravelher.com/book-honoring-the-legacy

Sankofa TravelHer

Black History Traveler & Blogger

"Black History Is More Than 28 Days"

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LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tammy-gibson/

Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/sankofatravelher/

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Archna Malhotra Becker grew a passion for home cooked, authentic Indian meals into a family business, and then a personal business.

Her restaurant Bhojanic is wildly popular in the Atlanta area - and has grown to include cooking classes, a food truck and other avenues.  

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Filmmaker, documentarian and friend Frederick Murphy and Charu Kumarhia talked about the killing  of George Floyd - here is that conversation.


More information about Murphy’s project- History Before Us can be found here:
https://www.historybeforeus.com/

At History Before Us, we understand the importance of history to our collective humanity and we are committed to collecting and preserving it. We are born from many years of family research and a passion for preserving the oral stories taken from the people before us who were part of certain periods of history. With careful attention to historical events came a burning desire to share the knowledge gained via various modalities of education.

Our goal is to preserve for future generations, these valuable stories, and experiences that will never return. We are committed to making sure that the masses have insight into historical events with the firm belief historical knowledge provides a background for making solid decisions in the future. As the old saying goes, “he who refuses to learn from the past is doomed to repeat it.” History Before Us understands that history is the lens through which we can put our present experiences into perspective. It is the one thing that shows us who we truly are, and how we arrived to our present state of being.

Since 2016, we have played a constant role in the collection and preservation of history while being committed to advocating how history influences the future. We firmly believe not collecting and sharing historical information would be doing a disservice to mankind.

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Filmmaker and amateur historian Frederick Murphy talks about how black and brown people can find peace of mind moving forward after a divisive election.

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Charu talks with Diana Moscoso, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (LCMHCA) about how her own experiences in childhood shaped her career choice.

She grew up in Columbia, South American which at the time had a huge problem with narcotics trafficking.  She also is a survivor of child abuse.

Moscoso works at Sanctuary Counseling Group.  You can find more information about their practice here:
https://www.sanctuarycounselinggroup.org/

More on her therapy work can be found here:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/diana-c-moscoso-davidson-nc/704744 

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What a strange trip it’s been.

In today’s episode actor, writer and novelist J. Shawn Durham and Charu Kumarhia discuss the 2020 election results and what we know thus far.

It’s a lighthearted talk that promises to make you laugh and think.

Check out Durham’s latest work The Great Recession Podcast - more information can be found here:

https://thegreatrecessionpodcast.com/story/
Attention-craving​ ​billionaire​ ​Richard​ ​J.​ ​Spade,​ ​a​ ​man​ ​known​ ​for​ ​“speaking​ ​first​ ​and​ ​thinking​ ​later”​ ​launches a​ ​bid​ ​for​ ​the​ ​U.S.​ ​presidency​ ​and​ ​plays​ ​to​ ​Americans’​ ​lowest​ ​and​ ​most​ ​base​ ​impulses​ ​by​ ​being​ ​crude,​ ​racist, sexist​ ​and​ ​boorish.​ ​He​ ​wins​ ​the​ ​office.​ ​What​ ​happens​ ​next​ ​is​ ​​The​ ​Great​ ​Recession​.​ ​The​ ​Recession,​ ​which​ ​is usually​ ​used​ ​to​ ​describe​ ​economic​ ​downturns,​ ​will​ ​define​ ​the​ ​downturn​ ​and​ ​reversal​ ​of​ ​progressive​ ​society. Can​ ​our​ ​heroes​ ​​ ​prevent​ ​the​ ​decline​ ​of​ ​America​ ​while​ ​enduring​ ​scores​ ​of​ ​plot​ ​twists,​ ​turns​ ​and​ ​(more importantly)​ ​jokes?​ ​You​ ​have​ ​to tune in to​ ​find​ ​out!

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Journalist and writer Charu Kumarhia talks to her sister - Pooja Kumarhia Patel about her efforts to become a mother. 

Patel was selected to contribute to this year’s Brown Girl Magazine’s published anthology.  She talks openly about her journey thru infertility, miscarraige, losing a son born through an emergency c-section - and the birth of her daughter through a surrogate earlier this year.

More information about the anthology can be found here:

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Charu and guest Sarah Hosseini talk about what it means to be a good wife and a good daughter how that often tears at one’s inner psyche.  They also talk about what it means to break free. 

Sarah Hosseini is a writer and speaker. She delivered the powerful Tedx Talk "Not Sorry" about women finding and harnessing their unapologetic voices. She has written reported features and essays published in/on CNN, Harper's Bazaar, The Washington Post, VICE, HuffPost and many more. Sarah is also a journal therapist who helps women gain clarity, identify blocks, and be empowered through guided prompts and 1:1 coaching sessions.

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CNN, Harper's BAZAAR, The Washington Post, VICE, HuffPost 

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Journalist and writer Charu Kumarhia talks to Chavi Khanna Koneru and Olivia Zalecki about their efforts with NCAA Together.  The non profit works to create an inclusive democracy built by drawing on the strength of diverse traditions, common values and community togetherness.

Find more information here:
 https://ncaatogether.org/

Chavi Khanna Koneru
Executive Director, [email protected]

Chavi Khanna Koneru is co-founder and Executive Director of North Carolina Asian Americans Together (NCAAT). Koneru moved to North Carolina in 1989 and has spent the majority of her life living in the state, including attending college and law school locally at the University of North Carolina. This has allowed her to gain a deep, personal understanding of what it means to be AAPI in the South. Additionally, her legal background in voting rights law has given her the opportunity to interpret and enforce laws impacting the AAPI community, including during her time in the Voting Section at the U.S. Department of Justice, where she focused on language access for AAPI voters.

Olivia Zalecki
Youth Engagement Coordinator, [email protected]

Olivia grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, and attended North Carolina State University where she double majored in Political Science and Foreign Languages and Literature with a concentration in Mandarin. Olivia’s passion for advocacy started when she had the opportunity to work with various AAPI organizations including the Triangle Asian American Student Conference and OCA National-Asian Pacific American Advocates. Doing so gave her insight into the collective power of community. In her free time, Olivia loves trying all the amazing restaurants the Triangle area has to offer!0p

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In today’s show, Charu talks to Gunjani Patel - a Licensed Mental Health Counselor  who works with adults, children, couples, and families. 

She received post-graduate training at The Village Family Service Center, a community mental health counseling center in Grand Forks, ND, where she worked with adults, couples, families, and children. Trained in both psychodynamic as well as family systems psychotherapy, she worked with families to identify overall family dynamics, including healthy and unhealthy patterns of interacting, roles, various communication styles, boundaries, and power structures. Gunjani was able to help couples and families by building on their existing strengths, raising awareness about their maladaptive patterns, and teaching them new ways of communicating and interacting.

Gunjani has spent several years working with women and children survivors of domestic and sexual abuse at a Community Violence Intervention center where she provided crisis counseling, suicide helpline and support for victims of rape, sexual abuse. Thus giving her exposure to a wide range of social, emotional, and mental health issues from sexual abuse, and domestic abuse, to depression, anxiety, PTSD and C-PTSD which led her to specialize in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing). 

Find out more about her practice here:
https://www.lifesynergywellness.com/

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