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N'Digo Studio - Cozy Conversations w/Hermene Hartman Join us for casual chats with interesting people. In this episode of Cozy Conversations, Hermene Hartman speaks to the International Film Producer and Director, and Member of the Board of Illinois Arts Council, Pemon Rami. Pemon discusses his story from the early stages of his career growing up in the Stateway Gardens community in Chicago to wor...

Join your host Hermene Hartman as we talk about career success. How do you climb that corporate ladder? What are the tips and tricks to help increase your chances of achieving your career goals? Today we hear from those who have achieved success in the corporate world. We’re joined by Tyronne Stoudemire, VP Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Hyatt Corporation; Connie Lindsey, Head Of Corporat...

Join your host Hermene Hartman as we talk with 3 young Gen-Z women, Taylor Coward, Jasmine Roberson & Braylyn Brown, about how social media influences their lives, their career visions, their views on politics & more. Gen-Z is the first generation to grow up in a world where social media is everywhere. Our guests share with us their insights and perspective on the world and how they live t...

Join your host Hermene Hartman as we talk about those classic family recipes that are passed down through the generations and enjoyed by the whole family. Today we are joined by four people who took family recipes dating as far back as to slavery and who turned those recipes into businesses. We are joined by Eudell Watts IV (Old Arthurs Barbecue Sauce), Patrick Oden (Cheezcake Boutique), Stephanie...

Join your host Hermene Hartman on today's holiday episode! We are joined by Chef Reggie Thomas, who specializes in making delicious healthy holiday meals. We are also joined by Rick Nesbitt, a winemaker who uniquely flavors wine for what he calls modern wine consumers. We also have David Leon, Jr. a Mixologist who walks us through how to make that perfect cocktail for the holiday season. In the se...

Join your host Hermene Hartman as we talk with Tonika Lewis Johnson, a photographer from Englewood who has creatively examined the streets of Chicago to highlight the drastic differences between the North and South side in terms of the communities that live there, property values, available resources and more. Tonika’s project is called The Folded Map and she calls herself a social justice artist...

Join your host Hermene Hartman as we talk about reparations. Reparations are talked about a lot but what does it mean? Reparations mean payment. In this case, payment was supplied to the descendants of Black Americans who worked for white businesses for centuries as slaves to build this country. Should Black people be compensated for the slave labor their ancestors endured in the past? We talk abo...

Join your host Hermene Hartman as we talk about crime in Chicago. There are too many random and pointless murders happening in Chicago today. Today we are joined by three guests who have direct experience & unique understanding of the crime taking place in our city. We are joined by La Shawn K. Ford State Rep, Sharon Grant who is the executive director at Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detenti...

Join your host Hermene Hartman as we talk about the wonderful historic house museums that exist right here in Chicago. These homes that belonged to important activists, artists, politicians & industrialists of the past have been preserved & restored because of their architectural merit & the significance of those who lived in them. We are joined by Angela Ford & Wendy Muhammed who...

Join your host Hermene Hartman as we talk about Covid19 with four medical professionals. We ask the questions that are on many people’s minds but sometimes it seems so hard to get straight answers. How long will Covid last? Should you get vaccinated? What do the vaccines do? Should you get a booster shot? We cover all of this and more in a succinct and straightforward way. We discuss the importanc...

What do Bill Cosby, The Ellen Show, Kevin Hart & Dave Chappelle have in common? Join your host Hermene Hartman as we discuss the strange and controversial phenomenon that is ‘cancel culture’. Today we’re joined by Mary Datcher (marketing consultant), Leon Rogers (Radio Personality with iHeartMedia) and Bishop Tavis L.Grant II (National Field Director Rainbow PUSH). We explore various cases of...

Join your host Hermene Hartman as we cover a new Broadway production happening right here in Chicago! ‘Paradise Square’ is a live theatrical production that tells an exciting story of a notorious New York neighborhood which, following the civil war, was a melting pot of Irish immigrant and African American culture. We are joined by Paradise Square’s Producer, Garth Drabinsky, Vice President for Br...

Join your host Hermene Hartman as we talk with two women who bought and rebranded two companies, Black Opal & Fashion Fair. These are makeup companies with a full line of products for people with dark skin tones. Cheryl Mayberry McKissack & Desiree Rogers are the entrepreneurs behind this venture and they join us to teach us how to rebrand a brand! Tune in as they explain how the idea to b...

Join your host Hermene Hartman  as we talk about a very heavy topic today, sex trafficking. Sex trafficking is a form of modern day slavery, and occurs when a trafficker exploits individuals through fraud, force and bullying to put them on the streets for forced sex work. Today our guest is Brenda Myers Powell, Co-Founder & Executive Director of The Dreamcatcher Foundation . The Dreamcatcher F...

Join your host Hermene Hartman  as she talks with Dion Dawson, CEO & founder of Project Dream Fridge , a group focused on distributing fresh food and water to the Inglewood community, for free. We are talking to Dion today because he is young, gifted, black and serving his community by solving problems for the betterment of the people in that community. Dion’s foundation has literally placed a...

Join your host Hermene Hartman  as she discusses the presidential election of 2020, the most historical election in living memory. We are joined today by Erick Johnson, Journalist for The Chicago Crusader ; Kimberley Egonmwan, Host of The Talk Of Chicago Afternoon Show on WVON 1690AM; and finally by Rev. Dr. Jannette Wilson, who is an aid to Reverend Jesse Jackson and is also National Director at...

Join your host Hermene Hartman  as she talks with David Masciotra , Author of the new book “I Am Somebody, Why Jesse Jackson Matters”. We are honored to also be joined by the legend himself, Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. Today we discuss the life of Reverend Jackson and the impact his work has had on civil rights and the fight for equality for black people and others. David explains why Reverend Jack...

Join your host Hermene Hartman  as she sits down with Ja’Mal Green , Entreprene ur and activist, Clifton Pierce, entrepreneur and podcaster from the Nick Cannon Media group, and Carl West, publisher of TBT News. Today we discuss why black men are being killed every day in America by police and by each other. Hermene opens today's conversation by asking what it is like being a black man in America...

Join your host Hermene Hartman  as she discusses images, in particular Black images. There are differences in how Black people see themselves and how white people depict Black people in media through images. Hermene is joined by three of her closest friends Darryl Dennard, host of Chicago Speaks (iheartradio), Dorothy Lavelle, Owner of the Chicago Crusader and Angela Ford, Founder and Executive Di...

Join your host Hermene Hartman  as she talks basketball with one of the games greatest living champions, former Chicago Bulls player and the best 3-point shooter ever, Craig Hodges. We are also joined by Dr. Lloyd Walton who had a fantastic basketball career and is one of only three people to ever earn a doctorate degree in the game. Today we discuss champions, the game in general and stopping the...

Join your host Hermene Hartman  for a special interview with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot  . Mayor Lightfoot is the first openly gay African American mayor in America and only the second woman to be mayor of Chicago. We discuss segregation and specifically how Chicago, as one of the most segregated cities in America, can address the systemic racism that is present in our society. We explain how we...

Join your host Hermene Hartman as she discusses politics from a Black woman's perspective with her guests Delmarie Cobb and Morgan Johnson .  We discuss what is at stake in the 2020 election, an election that is perhaps the most important in living memory. We talk about the nature of political conventions and explore the danger that our current president presents to Black people in America. We cov...

Join your host Hermene Hartman for this special report , 5- part Zoom series, Covid While Black in partnership with Robert R. McCormick Foundation. We’ll be discussing mental health, talking to survivors of the corona virus, in addition to featuring Black doctors & nurses, Black entrepreneurs, and the much ignored last responders/deathcare workers- funeral directors. In this finale episode you...

Join your host Hermene Hartman for this special report , 5- part Zoom series, Covid While Black in partnership with Robert R. McCormick Foundation. We'll be discussing mental health, talking to survivors of the corona virus, in addition to featuring Black doctors & nurses, Black entrepreneurs, and the much ignored last responders/deathcare workers- funeral directors. In this episode your host...

Join your host Hermene Hartman for this special report , 5- part Zoom series, Covid While Black in partnership with Robert R. McCormick Foundation. We'll be discussing mental health, talking to survivors of the corona virus, in addition to featuring Black doctors & nurses, Black entrepreneurs, and the much ignored last responders/deathcare workers- funeral directors. In this episode your host...