The Global Renaissance Podcast

Hold On To Your Hope

Life is hard. Each of us face a unique set of challenges we are forced to overcome in order to make it to the next day, and we are constantly bombarded by negativity and despair in the media we consume. How are we supposed to remain hopeful in a world that seems to be crumbling around us? While I don't yet have the solution, my good friend Kaelin and I spent this episode trying to get a little closer to answering to this question.

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Heavy Hearted Convos (feat. Nay Lassiter)

Now more than ever we are being told of the importance of mental health awareness, but many of us lack the space and support to appropriately address the things we deal with. Through her non-profit, Heavy Hearted Convos, Nay Lassiter is creating a space for athletes and others to recognize, embrace, and overcome their mental health challenges.

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A 20-Something Year Old Outlook on Love

Happy Valentines Day! Along with it being the holiday of love today, I've been reading Bell Hooks' All About Love over the last month or so and thought it would be appropriate to discuss an idea and concept that is culturally pervasive yet poorly understood. Though se all have different notions of what love is and different experiences with it in our lives, I think everyone can agree that it is a profoundly powerful and integral part of the human experience and we would all benefit from having a healthier relationship with love.

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Saved by the Cell (feat. Dooley vs. Rizz Gottie)

Though we often take them for granted, our cell phones are very powerful tools that have the potential to be life changing if utilized appropriately. A prime example of this is Dooley vs. Rizz Gottie who is currently building a digital platform bringing Boston together through content creation. For all the things he has overcome personally, the most admirable part of Dooley's journey is that he is using his visibility and following to highlight the stories and talents of others.

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Howard vs. Harvard - Pros/Cons of HBCUs & PWIs

New year, new faces on the podcast! In the first episode of 2023 I am joined by my treacherous twin, Nellisha Leonce, a current senior at Howard University. Nellisha is an active champion of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, spending the last year educating high school students across Massachusetts on the opportunities and options that exist at such schools. Given how formative my college experience was for me, I thought it appropriate to have a discussion around the differences between one of the top HBCUs and one of the top PWIs in the country and how those nuances contributed to each of our development. 

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Obstacles are Meant to be Overcome (feat. Amanda Shea)

It is often said that the best art is born out of pain. Amanda Shea has experienced her fair share of hardship, challenges, and trauma throughout her life yet she has managed to convert each of those experiences into inspiration for her work. As a spoken word artist, activist, teacher, community leader, and mother, Amanda consistently shines her light for the benefit of others despite the obstacles she has faced. In this interview we discuss her life and career as an artist and how she is able to navigate all of life's challenges and complexities.

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A Conversation on Coming of Age

A few days prior to the recording of this episode, one of my personal favorite albums of all time, good kid, m.A.A.d. city, turned 10 years old. Though I was just 13 years old at the time of its release, the themes found throughout the album resonated with me deeply and played a significant role the development of my identity as a young man. I ask every guest I interview who and what has influenced them, in today's episode I have that discussion with myself.

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Bridging the Divisions of the Diaspora (feat. Edosa Osemwegie)

Diaspora (noun): the dispersion of a people from their original homeland.

Africa is by no means a monolith; there is an amazing diversity of people and culture both on the continent and across the world. Though the distinctions of the various African cultures should be acknowledged and celebrated, it is also important to highlight the commonalities and build community among all of Africa's children and that is precisely what Edosa Osemwegie is doing with Diaspora Massachusetts. What started as a photo/video shoot has blossomed into engaging community with an online and real world presence. In this interview we discuss Edosa's unique upbringing, the development of his identity and how both of those things inform the work he is doing today.

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Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself

Over one year and 20 episodes later, I've decided it's time to highlight my own voice. I started this podcast as a way to explore my curiosity in how other people choose to express themselves through their work and passions. I've had the privilege to interview people ranging from longtime friends to people I met for the first time the day of the interview, and over through that process, have learned so much about myself. In this episode I highlight the story of how this podcast came to be and some of my thoughts and observations that have developed over the last year.

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Often Overlooked, Never Outworked (feat. Carl Pierre): The Global Renaissance Podcast Episode 19

With over 1000 points scored in high school and college, the UMass record for most 3 point field goals made in a single game, and the second most career 3 point field goals made in UMass history, Carl Pierre is a certified bucket... he's also never beaten me in a one on one.

Carl is one of the many friendships I made in high school that has become a bond closer to brotherhood than anything else. I was fortunate enough to be able to watch him grow from the skinny freshman who could lose to me if I got lucky to a professional basketball player. If there's one thing I learned from watching his development up close, it's the value of deciding on a goal and putting all possible effort towards achieving it. In this interview, Carl and I recap the experiences that molded him into the man he is and allowed him to accomplish all the things he has up to this point.

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