Eight Plus One-The Classroom

This is season2 EP1 of Eight Plus One - The Classroom and I have the honor and privilege to present to you all this trailer of a conversation I had with Bre Dayton Bre Dayton is a Kansas City award winning realtor , a former college, semi professional and Professional basketball player. Bre took her athletic mindset into the business world and made something for herself. After 9 years of professio...

Kim is one of the podcast pioneers in Kansas city. In 2017 Kim and a friend started podcasting under a name "Sicker Than Your Average". After her friend moved to Atlanta Kim continued podcasting under the name KIMOLOGY Kimology is the Kansas City People Choice Awards Best Podcast in 2021. The award winning podcaster is also a playwright, and a creative influencer. Kimology, The show has...

There are people you meet and see their talent immediately. Ms Payne is an award winning Poet. with over 15 years of experience. She has allowed her environment inspire the truth in her writing. M'vyonne is an artist at heart that is using poetry to express her creativity. With a Kansas City DNA, Ms Payne has a huge interest in advocacy. She has advocated in matters ranging from women's ri...

Every April is World Autism Month! Light It Up Blue People. Eight Plus One - The Classroom joins the rest of the world to bring awareness to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). A great friend of ours Ms. Dominique S Liddell who is an Early Childhood Educator and a mother to a child on the spectrum. This brave young mother takes us on her journey as she raises her beautiful and resilient daughter. Equi...

Gifted with the ability to commands the language both as a writer and a speaker, Monica (Wimbley) Brown, an artist by profession breaks down the effects of growing up in a really abusive home. As a child of two military officials, she has seen the worst of abusive relationships. "My mother ended having to shoot my father and kill him in self defense" My mother has no choice and she went...

Zik Nwanganga, a man made of Nigerian tenacity and polished with the power of a dream and possibility the United States of America offers. An international student who came to the Mid -West of the united states of America in a Two state City called Kansas City to go to School at UMKC. While In school he was faced with same Challenges International Students face in the US. He perceivers and shined...

A very few percentage of athletes make it to the NBA, NFL, MLB, MLS and other sports. what happens the rest that did not make the leagues? Demarcus Weeks was one those, but he did not let that circumstances define him. Weeks dropped out of school, tried to play ball overseas in Girona, Spain.   While in Spain he built a Basketball network call U-hoops that connect American Players to clu...

Ladies and Gentlemen, in a time when there is a lot of talk about the hikes in Real Estate interest rates and prices, and the Money Market is getting hit with inflation and  many financial people believe that we are in a depression. I reached to my brothers Chris Dunlap @sticktalkdunny and @original.m.j Milton Jeffrey for a Super Class on those subject matters. Must I say this is a great conv...

Leaving a corporate job to venture into business is a leap only few are willing to take. Not when you’re equipped with talent and the ability to balance life’s demands like her.  You might be able to successfully operate a two time Award winning Business and other personal accolades. Above all Tahirah is an amazing human being. A really solid person. who has a parallel of growth between perso...

We all born to serve a unique and very specific purpose. That purpose is divinely designed for us to serve the world. One step at a time like a lioness on a hunt, this lady is majestically cat walking her path to greatness while serving people delicious food made out of her Blissful Soul Food Kitchen   After battling with Ulcerative Colitis and not find healing from the doctor prescribed meds...

The tale of being raised in the ghetto of Brikama Dirimakolong, The Gambia. The Kansas City  podcaster's story is that of a child whose parents have module him to become who he is. "Only God know what I would have become if my mother was not very strict and uncompromising with me. My environment was not a friendly one. It was a hub for alcoholism, prostitution and petty crime".    I...

The tale of being raised in the ghetto of Brikama Dirimakolong, The Gambia. The Kansas City  podcaster's story is that of a child whose parents have module him to become who he is. "Only God know what I would have become if my mother was not very strict and uncompromising with me. My environment was not a friendly one. It was a hub for alcoholism, prostitution and petty crime". I am a product...

Fannies West African Cosine is becoming a staple in the restaurant dominated streets of Kansas City. The West African inspired dinery is located in the iconic Troost Avenue of Kansas City. Ms. Fannie Gibson is the woman power behind it. Her passion for cooking has taken her from cooking at home to owning a Kansas city Chamber of Commerce recognized restaurant and a two time participant of the Kans...

This Dynamic Duo is a beautiful mixture of Grace and fight. Courtney Atg Epperson is father among fathers, a teacher among teachers and a master of what he does. The 6 Times National Championship The Boxing Ballerina is a no regular person.  She lives and breathe the lifestyle of a boxer and a champ. Her dedication to the sport has separated her from her competition and fighters in her age an...

Gandoe Mulbah is a young actor who lives in Kansas City, He share his upbringing and the influence of having African parents, how his mother dealt with the US immigration system.  Mulbah is a fighter at heart and a great talent.

This great word smith is a proud son of the soils of Compton California. The home of many Hip Hop greats like Dr. Dre, Eazy E , Kendrick Lamar, Y.G and many other music producers. King speaks on his journey into the music world, and the ups and down of the music game. The Budding MC speaks on his writing technique and his love for Lil Wayne.

Life's a journey with no road map and final destiny. in this journey will go through beautiful faces and trying times. Brandie Martin is a mother of 4 who has fought addiction and overcame it. She has regained her life from the suffering that addiction brings.

Kansas city's uprising artist shares the tales of being molested by a family friend and cousin. Teddy did not allow his crazy upbringing to limit his desire to be a superstar.    Like many aspiring to be great Teddy overcoming his huddles as they come.

Tahir takes us through his turbulent journey across the Sahara Desert and through the Mediterranean Sea. A journey many young Africans risk their lives to take in the believe of finding greener pasture in Europe. 

Regina is the owner and operator of Gina's Braiding Lounge. A braiding salon in Kansas City, Kansas. The young Entrepreneur was born and raised in the Republic of The Gambia. At a young age she immigrated to the United States and weathered so many storms to get to where she is today.