In this episode, Gabby sits with Renee, whilst recalling where they met, as well as many different Indigenous topics. Renee McGurry has her hand in various different projects, some of which they discuss thoroughly. Renee is a former educator who has never truly stopped educating others or learning throughout her life. Renee shares the perspective of being an Indigenous educator and how that it is a job one never really retires from. Sit back, relax, and listen to the many teachings Renee McGurry has to offer.

Powerful and inspirational conversation with the lovely Ty The Poetess on overcoming, love and transformation. Ty graces us with her beautiful talent.

You are Power Radio is a personal development radio show which provides a platform for people of African descent and Indigenous folks to own their Power Story™ through storytelling. We cover personal development, education and entertainment all at once!

Tyneisha Ternent, aka Ty the Poetess, is a writer and spoken word artist from the downtown area of Toronto, Canada. She currently resides in Barrie, Ontario with her husband Ryan and daughter Aurora. Ty has always used writing as a way to express herself. From a young age, she loved writing songs and poetry influenced by artists such as Beyoncé and Alicia Keys.

Ty uses her creative talent to create a safe space for women, people dealing with mental health issues or just looking for motivation or encouragement. Having struggled herself, Ty does not fear sharing her story. Ty uses her platform to bring awareness to many issues and let people who are struggling know that they are not alone. Ty’s debut poetry collection called Bearing Fruit will be available in November 2020. This book is a journey of Ty’s first pregnancy experience. It captures her primary emotions like fear and follows her on her emotional roller coaster. Tyneisha is an amazing writer who is not afraid to talk about things that others won’t. Ty uses the struggles of her past as motivation to grow and to help others do the same.

Check her out on social media.

Facebook – Ty the Poetess

Instagram @tythepoetess

This episode Gabby and Dobijoki speak about their experiences with cultural programming in schools and within the community. The duo discuss the programs that were found admirable and supportive, vs. the ones that were found to perpetuate racism through the 'white saviour' complex.

Artist feature: Adeoluwa

Song: Day Forever ft. Koreey and Chr!s

Good Morning! We have a special episode and announcement being made today!

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You are Power Radio is officially over a year old and we have been working on expanding and restructuring our brand. Over the past few months we have been looking for a co-host to help us carry out our mission and we have finally found our new co-host 🥳.

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In this episode we welcome our new host Gabby! @gggggglow.at.sky and speak on some of the current social/political issues affecting Black and Indigenous communities.

In this special unreleased interview from July 9, 2019, Dobijoki, our host, interviews her own father (Baba) Nicola Bringi on his take on the current crisis in South Sudan. One year later, the sentiments mentioned in this interview still resonate.

Bringi reflects on the impact that the civil war has on the country, its people, and the world. Bringi shares how he envisions the future South Sudan. Together both Father and Daughter share a space curated for healing and reflection. Listen to their story.

You are Power Radio is a radio show and podcast that provides a platform for guest to own their power by telling their stories. With an emphasis on personal development, YAP Radio encourages guests and listeners to use their personal stories as leverage to success. YAP Radio centres the stories of Black and Indigenous communities. Join Dobijoki on the last Friday of every month from 11am to noon as she sends out powerful stories and positive vibes over the CHRW airway.

94.9 Radio Western

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In this episode we highlight the ways in which anti-Black racism shows up every day and showcase different interview segments and talks conducted by our host Dobijoki.

Featured Guest:

@opaltometi

Artist Music Feature:

@borelson

Quentin VerCetty Lindsay is an award-winning multidisciplinary visual griot (storyteller), arts educator and an ever-growing interstellar plant. Starting his artistic journey through the Remix Project, creative arts program for youth in 2009 and in 2016 completed a Bachelors in fine arts at OCAD University. From the genesis VerCetty had sights on sharing his artistry beyond his own city and has exhibited and conduct workshops internationally on every inhabited continent on Earth. Inspired by his space travels and establishing conceptual connections of human relations, artistically VerCetty addresses the lack of monuments in Canada of people of Africa descent and how that create a psychological disconnect in society. He connects this notion to Afrofuturism by looking at Monuments as technofossil that preserves ideas and stories from the past for the future.

Beyond document the existence of extraterrestrials, currently scholarly Quentin is working to establish Afrofuturism as a tool for art pedagogy through a master’s in Art Education at Concordia University. VerCetty is responsible for coining the terms Sankofanology and Rastafuturism and is one of the founders of the Black Speculative Arts Movement, a global platform for artists that pushes the imagination.

In 2019 VerCetty co-edited the first Canadian Afrofuturism art anthology entitled Cosmic Underground Northside: An Incantation of Black Canadian Speculative Discourse and Innerstandings. A book that highlights works from over 100 Black Canadian artists, bringing awareness and documenting the growing contemporary art movement of Afrofuturism in Canada and is working on two more books.

Currently VerCetty has a project entitled "Recasting DaCosta Initiative", hoping to get the first Afrofuturism monument depicting a science fiction inspired concept of the first documented free African in Canada - the translator for the French and the indigenous people the multilingual explorer, Mathieu Da Costa of 1506.

Airing Out The Dirty Laundry by You are Power Radio Network

Mary Asekome uses she/ her pronouns and is the founder and creative lead for @thediasporicnigerian which is a multimedia platform highlighting Nigerian excellence in Canada. She is also an event emcee, a Zumba instructor and an aspiring on air personality.

Mary is an international student advocate and community organizer. Her work is informed through progressive values and her job as the Deputy Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students.

You can follow her on social media @maryasekome and @thediasporicnigerian

Mary uses she/ her pronouns and is the founder and creative lead for @thediasporicnigerian which is a multimedia platform highlighting Nigerian excellence in Canada. She is also an event emcee, a Zumba instructor and an aspiring on air personality. Mary is an international student advocate and community organizer. Her work is informed through progressive values and her job as the Deputy Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students.

You can follow her on social media @maryasekome and @thediasporicnigerian