In part 5 of the Black Vegan series Shaleena interviews Raw Chef Jacqueline of Toronto, Ontario. She talks about her journey of becoming a certified vegan chef and her passion of teaching the youth in her community about optimizing their health. Topics of discussion include: the relation between health and diet, healing detoxes, the origins of the term vegan, the power of melanin, and more!

In part 3 of the Black Vegan series Shaleena interviews Jennifer, also known as the YouTuber Just JenJen. Jennifer discusses her desire to one day open up accessible and affordable grocery stores in her hometown Chicago to eliminate food deserts. She also shares the story behind why she created her YouTube channel, and her recent discovery that dollar stores in America are outselling Whole Foods by 10 billion dollars!

This episode is part two of the Black Vegan series on The Sweet Tooth Vegan podcast. Shaleena interviews Kimberly, the founder of Might Be Vegan - a plant based culinary group based in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also the co-host of the podcast Do Fries Come With That Convo. Discussion topics in this episode include: highlights and lowlights of podcasting, the services that Might Be Vegan provides, food deserts in the Bronx, quick vegan meals, and more!

Episode 16 is part one of Shaleena's newest series entitled Black Vegan: Exploring veganism within the Black community. Her first guest on this series is Alexa Potashnik of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Discussion topics include: the links between slavery and most Caribbean diets, sources of protein on a vegan diet, challenges with giving up certain foods, is veganism a "White people thing," Dr. Milton Mills, the dairy industry, and more!

Shaleena chats with Ayan Ibrahim, a teacher, mother, and wife who decided to go vegan 6 months ago! She shares her insight on topics such as the difference between cruelty-free and vegan makeup, animal testing, eco-friendly accessories, harmful cosmetic ingredients, and more! You can follow Ayan on Instagram at @vegan_muslimah

In the final part of the Mind Yo Business series Shaleena interviews Kadie and Danielle of Nature's Shea, a hand crafted hair and skin care company. They are both committed to providing their customers with nourishing products that use 10 natural ingredients or less! Nature's Shea places great emphasis on the decolonization of the shea butter industry through the practice of fair trade.

In Part 3 of the Mind Yo Business series Shaleena interviews her youngest guest, Christianna of Jacksonville, Florida, the creator of the natural soap company Sweet Christi's!

In part 2 of the Mind Yo Business series Shaleena interviews Najee of Mogul Body. Najee is a fitness coach and creator of the 12 week weight loss program Body Rebuild. Topics of discussion include: co-owning a gym, fitness motivation, misconceptions of plant-based body building, tips on building your brand, and more! Check out his program at www.bodyrebuild.fit

In part one of the Mind Yo Business series Shaleena interviews Rainbow and Adam of Brown Sugar, "an educational company honoring African excellence through delicious vegan and gluten-free treats." Transcript will be posted on www.sweettoothshae.com