Red Lips & Eyerolls

This week's guest McKensie Mack chats with us about how they are impacting the world toward radical transformation. McKensie Mack is a trilingual anti-oppression consultant, facilitator, educator, researcher, and the Founder of McKensie Mack Group (MMG) and the Creator #BoundaryWork. McKensie holds more than 10 years of experience helping organizations, community groups, governing agencies, and healthcare organizations expand dialogues of power, identity, and equity across race, gender, ...

Excited to have Blair Imani on the show! Blair is a critically-acclaimed historian, outspoken advocate and activist, and dynamic public speaker. The author of two historical books: Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History (2018) and Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and The Black American Dream (2020), she centers women and girls, global Black communities, and the LGBTQ community. She takes education further on Patreon and provides publicly accessib...

Louiza "Weeze" Doran is our guest on this week's episode. Weeze is a coach, advocate, podcast host, agent of change, strategist, and educator. She holds a BA in Sociology from Berkeley (Class of 2008!), having parents that were born into Colonial Africa, it is a field that she wanted to study since she was radicalized from a young age.Weeze worked in music and professional sports all the while taking notice of the ways that Black and Brown bodies and culture were used and commodified in popul...

This week we sit down with Christine Platt, aka the Afrominimalist. Christine is a Storyteller, Advocate, and Managing Director of the Antiracism Research and Policy Center at American University in Washington, DC. In our convo, we chat about how she has embraced her own evolution and how it led to the work she is doing today. We also talk about what being an Afrominimalist looks like, her books that serve as mirrors and windows for young readers, and the exciting FREE webcast for K-12 educat...

I sat down with the lovely Monique Melton for a great conversation about her work and how her own internal excavating was a crucial part of her stepping out to do what she feels called to do. We also discuss the imperative work of learning how to talk to your kids about race and her resources for parents. Monique Melton is an anti-racism educator, published author, international speaker, and host of the Shine Brighter Together podcast. She is also the founder of Shine Brighter Toget...

In this episode, I sat down with Rebekah Borucki and chatted about her book series for little readers and her mission to get mental health resources to children. We also discuss why she uses her voice and platform to speak to racism, the crucial work of anti-racism, and what practicing allyship looks like. More about RebekahRebekah “Bex” Borucki, founder of BEXLIFE® and the BLISSED IN® wellness movement, is a mother of five, meditation guide, birth doula, and author of books for big and littl...

On this week's show we hang out with Shontay Lundy. Shontay is the Creator and Founder of Black Girl Sunscreen, a revolutionary brand that bridges the gap of sun care protection in the Black community. In this episode, we explore Shontay's journey to becoming a business owner and the obstacles that became opportunities that led to her success as a Black female entrepreneur. Check out Black Girl Sunscreen herehttps://www.blackgirlsunscreen.com/

In this episode we chat with Arlan Hamilton about her newly released book "It's About Damn Time". Arlan is an unapologetic Gay Black Woman that built a venture capital fund from the ground up, while homeless. She has invested in more than 130 startup companies led by underestimated founders–People of Color, LGBTQ & Women. We talk about why she has chosen to invest in these underestimated founders and her journey to building her business, Backstage Capital. Arlan Hamilton built a venture c...

In my chat with Rachel Ricketts we discuss the imperative work of anti-racsim and how if you are not practicing anti-racism or just getting started glad you're here, but you're late. Because so many are late we need all hands on deck now. Let's get to work!Rachel Ricketts is a thought leader + outspoken champion for Black and Indigenous womxn+ and our healing. As a racial justice educator, spiritual activist, changemaker and author, she educates white folx on their role in perpetuating white ...

I sat down with Camille Dundas for a chat about her work, mission, passion, and online magazine ByBlacks.com ranked #1 Black online magazine in Canada.Camille shares her story and drops some wisdom on how our efforts for equity for women, must include the intersectionality that Black, Indigenous, Women of Color, and LGBTQIA+ face. These women must be included in our efforts for equity, and we can no longer put them on the back burner.Camille Dundas spent almost 10 years working as a journalis...

In this episode I share my "WHY", my mission and purpose for this podcast and why is taking a shift.

Layla F. Saad, New York Times best selling author is on our show this week to discuss her book Me and White Supremacy. I invite you to listen as she shares the importance of dismantling systems of oppression and what it looks like to be a good ancestor. Check out Layla's Masterclasses, Good Ancestor Podcast, Good Ancestor Podcast Live at www.laylafsaad.com

In this episode I sit down with my friend Megan Gilmore for a chat about how she is cultivating cultures of belonging in places and spaces that she shows up in. We talk about how she's had to begin dismantling white supremacy in her own life and how she is learning to be a better advocate, ally and amplifier for People of Color. Resource List: Me and White Supremacy by Layla F SaadSo You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeumo OluoWhite Fragility by Robin DiangeloI'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a ...

In this episode I give you some tools and techniques I use to keep me grounded. In this time of uncertainty I wanted to share how you too can experience groundedness. Stay safe and may you access your peace!

In this episode I chat about my challenge between having a lack and scarcity mindset/perspective verses having an abundant mindset/perspective. I have struggled for as long as I can remember with my default perspective being lack and scarcity and I'm over it! Join me as I share some practices that have helped me live with more of an abundant perspective.