Diversity & Inclusion

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POETIC PLAYWRIGHT. AFRICAN ARTISTIC ACTIVIST. ELEGANT EMPATH.

Morgan Christie's work has appeared or is forthcoming in Room, Aethlon, The Hawai'i Review, Blackberry, Little Patuxent Review, Obsidian, Alternating Currents, as well as other publications. Her writing has been anthologized in such presses as BLF Press's Black to the Future and the Resonance Network's Black Freedom Beyond Borders: Re- imagining Gender in Marvel's Wakanda, which underlined the feminist, socio-political, and racially effective prose she seeks and continues to craft. Morgan's off off-broadway play "When We Talk About Watermelons" won the 2017 Player's Theatre Prize during its run in New York, NY. Her poetry chapbook "Variations on a Lobster's Tale" was the winner of the 2017 Alexander Posey Chapbook Prize (University of Central Oklahoma Press, 2018) and her second poetry chapbook "Sterling" was released in 2019 (CW Books). She is the winner of the 2018 Likely Red Fiction Chapbook contest and has been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes. Her first full-length short story collection 'These Bodies' was published by Tolsun Books (2020) and was nominated for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in fiction. Morgan's most recent poetry chapbook ‘when they come’ was released by Black Sunflowers Press (2021) and is featured in the Forward Arts Foundation’s National Poetry Day exhibit. Poetry: Sterling - Contact author for signed copies Variations on a Lobster’s Tale- 2017 Alexander Posey Chapbook Prize - Winner when they come - Featured in the Forward Arts Foundation’s National Poetry Day exhibit. Short Story Collection: These Bodies - Hurston/Wright Legacy Award - Nominated

09-06
41:16

Christon "The Truth" Jones: Teen Titan, Money Moralist, Empathetic Empiricist

Listen to our interview on our YouTube platform.  *Subscribe *Drop a Thumbs Up *Share a positive comment  Reaching your goals begins with writing them down.  To help you, we suggest this AMAZING journal! THANK YOU!!! *Keep Rising -Upendo Media

07-10
00:39

AFFLUENT ASSISTANT, COLLABORATIVE COACH, PERSEVERING PHILANTHROPIST

ANNALISA ABELL Virtual Assistant & 💰Coach 💰 Host @myfinancialflex 👩🏽‍💻 Owner @elevatedassist - VA & Social Media Management Agency 🏠 RE Investor Learn to make money as a VA💰 - linktr.ee/JustAnnalisa

05-09
40:35

VICTORIOUS VC, EQUITY ENFORCER, LACONIC LEADER

CHACHO VALADEZ  Principal at Backstage Capital - VC Metro Detroit--medium.com/@chachovaladez Backstage Capital Twitter IG CLUBHOUSE Also, we launched on YouTube... YAY - See our interviews here - UPENDO MEDIA Support us on Patreon

05-08
58:17

MONEY MAVEN. INTELLIGENT INVESTOR. PROPHET WITH PROFITS

ALEX KAMUNYO 🇰🇪 Real Estate Investor | Engineer | 24 🏘 6 Rental Units Real Estate Course: linktr.ee/ikamunyo Follow on IG:  @ikamunyo Podcast: Money Monopolizers YouTube: Money Monopolizers Remember to subscribe to our podcast and give us a rating. 

04-12
51:28

COMPLEX CREATIVE, ENTHRALLING ESCAPIST, THRILLING TEMPEST

Heather is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley’s English literature program and has worked as a newspaper reporter, editor and contributor to mystery and television blogs. Currently, she’s employed in public affairs for a major health care organization where she writes human interest stories. She lives with her family in Santa Rosa, California, and is at work on her second novel. FB: https://www.facebook.com/heatherchavezauthor IG: https://www.instagram.com/iamhrchavez/ TTR: https://twitter.com/iamHRChavez

03-13
01:00:50

Spiritual Savant. African Artist. Prophetic Poet

Milwaukee born Artist, Entrepreneur, Father, Husband, Civic Leader, Poet, Singer, Lover of Life, Uplifting Soul - Speech Speech is a 4X Platinum Recording artist and Lead vocalist for Arrested Development. Support him by following on Twitter: @Speech__ Support him by following on IG: @Speech__ Emerging Artists - https://www.victoryspot.org/classes Documentary - 16 Bars - Won over 20 Film Festival Awards!

02-26
01:10:07

CHAMPIONS OF FIRST NATIONS, TELLERS OF TRADITIONAL TALES of TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS!

We had the pleasure of speaking to ELDON YELLOWHORN and KATHY LOWRINGER about their FANTASTIC book: WHAT THE EAGLE SEES. Follow ELDON at: www.sfu.ca/indg/about/people/eldon-yellowhorn.html. Follow Kathy at INSTA:@kathylowinger and FB: KATHYLOWINGER

06-11
56:45

VENERATED VISUAL ARTIST. DEDICATED DESIGNER. CREATIVE CULINARY EXPERT!

We had the pleasure of speaking to COREY JONES about his views on design, business, and succeeding in the creative space. Twitter:@coreycreative Web: http://coreycreative.com

06-09
01:15:13

DR. MICHIEL KOLMAN: PROGRESSIVE PUBLISHER, INCLUSIVE INTELLECTUAL, VOCIFEROUS VISIONARY...

I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Michiel Kolman, the President of the IPA (International Publishers Association).

07-29
01:04:13

DAVID ALBERTYN: PUBLISHING PUGILIST. TENACIOUS TITAN. GRATEFUL GLADIATOR!!!

Undercard is the book that I discussed with the author, who is none other than the talented and hilarious, David Albertyn.

05-29
01:18:30

ANN Y.K CHOI: Tremendous Talent, Humble Creative, Joyous Soul!!!

Ann Y. K. Choi’s debut novel, Kay’s Lucky Coin Variety, was a finalist for the Toronto Book Award in 2016. For the past 18 years, she has been an educator with the York Region District School Board. Her debut children’s book and second novel will be released in 2020. Choi lives in Toronto. Follow Ann at: annykchoi.com and Twitter: @annykchoi and FB: annykchoi. Her publisher is Simon & Schuster Canada. Follow Upendo Books at upendobooks.com or on IG: upendo__books

12-11
01:13:01

ALEX LESLIE. Phenomenal author, poet, creative soul!

Interview with the astoundingly talented Alex Leslie. Follow Alex at alexleslie.wordpress.com. Her publisher Book*hug can be followed at book*hug.ca.

11-06
26:43

BLACK PANTHER

Creating empathetic villains. Credit: https://www.lessonsfromthescreenplay.com

08-26
07:53

MOONLIGHT

Origins of the story....

08-26
02:08

KOBE B: PUSH BEYOND YOUR LIMITS

Achieve your DREAMS!

08-26
05:26

MAYA ANGELOU: LOVE LIBERATES

The wisdom of a remarkable soul...

08-26
05:32

AMERICANAH - CHIMAMAMDA NGOZI ADICHIE

Brilliant novel by one of Nigeria’s most talented artists...

08-15
19:11

CRAFT: CREATING CHARACTER ARCS

The Masterful Author’s Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development

07-28
08:05

MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST

NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR

07-22
04:02

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