White Label American

I love Preseta as talking to her is just a pleasant experience. We explore diversity in the Indian (South Indian) community, antiblackness, racism, college, divorce, having a positive + inspirational relationship with her ex, and owning her sexuality plus womanhood. Follow Preseta on Instagram @ms.preseta and get on her website intimacy.is  Support our work by hitting up our new official website,...

Thank you to everyone that sent a shout-out. I wasn't able to respond to all due to some logistical issues. However, this episode is for YOU, the fans, the guests, friends, and family. I wouldn't be able to make it to Two years of podcasting and 100 episodes without your support. Thank You to all of you for being there through and through. Let's keep growing and evolving together! Don't forget to...

Fayida Jailler is without a doubt one of my favorite people of 2021. Fayida is a YouTuber, educator, activist, linguist, and travel curator. Fayida's channel "Freedom is Mine" is fun and informative content about the African Diaspora worldwide. I would love to go on one of Fayida's tours and visit the communities in South or Central America that she talks about. The number of gems dropped in this...

We need people like Safi Lynch Wilson in our lives. Another favorite of mine on Instagram that I highly recommend to EVERYONE! Safi is a clinical social worker, therapist, military spouse, and mother. I love listening to Safi cause I always come out feeling positively human every time she speaks. In this week of Indigenous Day, we get to see there are Migrants from Africa with Indigenous roots her...

The first time I heard Siaji Otieno aka The Kikombe speaking I was blown away as I knew without a doubt that I had to bring him on the podcast. Siaji has a voice made for airwaves, eyes that can capture the beauty at any angle or depth, and he can tell a story like the greats. This is a beautiful migrant journey that includes Eastern African countries, similarities between university systems in An...

I have known today's guest for close to a decade back when I lived in Texas. Nalasi Mendy always struck me as a simple yet fun-loving gentleman whom I could crack jokes with but I never dug into his background. After I left Texas for New York I began to realize that there was a lot more to Nalasi that included being a volunteer, father, brother, Migrant ... that I had to get him on the podcast and...

If you aren't following Progressive Migrant on Instagram, you are missing out on a lot! I start most of my mornings with the affirmation statements from Rasheed. Rasheed Ojerinde LMHC, LMFT, is a dedicated bicultural millennial therapist with a passion for serving his community and helping contemporary immigrants navigate the social-psychological & cultural stressors of being Bi/Multicultural....

Moji Solar-Wilson is an LGBTQIA+ advocate, certified inclusion & diversity specialist, certified life coach, real estate investor, and co-founder of Solar-Wilson Village. A private and cooperate events venue giving you a taste of Africa in the heart of Texas. Check it out here https://www.solar-wilsonvillage.com/   Moji introduced me to parts of Yoruba culture that I needed to learn about, sho...

Come meet my classmate from secondary school days in Ibadan (high school). Dr. Adigun is based in South Africa teaching at the University of Durban. Dr. Adigun is a man with a zeal for research and development geared toward the positive well-being of Sign Language Interpreters and persons who are Deaf and or Hard of hearing. Hit up Google scholar to read up on Dr. Adigun's research and papers. Fin...

Welcome to September, come visit South, East, and West Africa in this episode along with NYC in our conversation. Busingye Matsiko-Andan is an Entrepreneur, a Global Strategist at Pont Global, Executive Director at the Africa Future Summit, Creator of RESET w/Busie, and Board of Trustees at Berkeley College. Find and follow Busie Matsiko-Andan on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/busiematsikoand...

I'm back from quarantine, although vaccinated I still had to be in quarantine after my family got exposed to COVID hence my allowing my body to recover. Today's guest is Joe Dabo, a man whose love for the arts is so strong that even when he tried to go a different route, the pull of the arts called him to his destiny. Come hear his story that includes Freetown, appreciation of life, arts, army, Jo...

What a crazy few days it has been, first, my daughter contracted the virus and the whole family had to be under quarantine, then in the end I test positive and have to isolate. So plans had to change and I decided to bring back one of the golden episodes. Dr. Connie DePinho is on the board of the African Women's Education Fund (AWEF), she is a clinical psychologist based in Westchester NY with an...

 Rodney Jehu-Appiah may have been raised in a country that I have links to, however, his ancestral ties go beyond West Africa and into three continents. Plus he is now in my neighborhood in Brooklyn, so dig in and find out about this fascinating man who seems to have a whole lot more waiting to be explored. This was just a tease from him. There's a whole discussion about reparations on Patreon too...

This is another first for the podcast. I am so honored to present the first cousins to appear as the guests of the podcast. Amaka Abara & Jennifer-Anne Stodel are proof that lots of immigrants don't do cousins, we just do brothers or sisters. Their bond is strong and they are truly a team. They create together, manage together, and grow together. This was a blast of a conversation to have with...

Marie Valerie Placide is the host of The Immigration Blogger on Instagram. A show that gives voice to fellow immigrants, I have had the honor of being featured on the show last year. Marie is a proud daughter of Haiti and New Yorker to the core along with a Port Harcourt admirer (so it's cool to be with me ). Marie is also a polyglot too. Please check out her show mostly on Sundays on Instagram ht...

Sometimes you reach out to someone interesting to be a guest on the podcast and they instead introduce you to a couple of people who you never realized that you needed to have a conversation with and that my friends are how I got lucky to be introduced to Derrick N Ashong aka DNA one of the finest, most authentic, tech, music, all-round content creating guru and leaders to be born on the continent...

Laudelina Martinez opened my eyes to the world of art in ways that haven't been done before, from her name to defining art, Nuyoricans, and life. Art is beyond everything that I had assumed it be, it is our life. Laudelina broke art down on a beautiful level, along with so much more in this fun episode and I can't wait to visit her gallery. I highly recommend checking it out and have posted the we...

It's not every day that I am fortunate to have in the studio a sailor and Reuters journalist as a guest. A great honor to have Maurice D.B. Tamman whose work I love. When I first made contact with Maurice, I did not expect that this would lead to a great conversation spanning three continents and more countries. Tales about mermaids and witches, climate change impact on migration, and a lovely cha...

An Immigrant's path is heavily influenced by our fathers in the shaping when it comes to our evolution and how we approach being a father. For our official Father's Day episode I had three girl dads living in Brooklyn join me in the studio to talk about how they are impacted by fatherhood so far (yes we are all vaccinated). I hope that everyone listening is able to get to the point where they can...

Every time a guest opens up and shares a part of their journey that a few years ago, I would have done my best to hide, I am always honored that my guests chose my platform to do so and will forever be grateful. Michael Burhan is an actor, director, voice artist, and all-around creative. He is a teacher and lover of animals. I admire Michael's embrace of life, fatherhood, accountability, breaking...

Sekou Cox blesses us with history that covers his name, the country of his birth, the favorite sports of his generation, and then his story beautifully evolved after his arrival in NYC. Sekou is a great dad, tech entrepreneur, teacher, innovator, and one who is about making society better via improving our health. You will believe in yourself after listening to Sekou!   https://enjoytechusa.com/ o...

Matilda Bakare is amongst the best people to have adopted me into the podcast family since we became acquainted. Matilda is not your average Nigerian-born mechanical engineer, neither is she your average podcaster. In this episode, we explore home, Nigerian music, Canadian adjusting, Anti-Blackness, food, and more. Matilda is one of the co-hosts of Africalypso, a fun-filled superb podcast hosted b...

Prepare to "obtained" in this conversation with the host of the amazing Culture Class Podcast Nosa Iyare. A lot of Bendel and Nigerian slang were used in our chat. Nosa's life so far has taken him through many cities and experiences where he has not missed an opportunity to learn from different cultures. Check out his podcast https://www.cultureclasspodcast.com/ @nosaiyare on social media platform...

Tawanda Asamaowei is one of the coolest women in my family and I am super proud to call her my cousin. Come meet the only Tawanda Asamaowei in the world as we dive into her immigrant story that begins in Northeast USA with sprinkles of Nigeria and Zimbabwe. Tawanda works at the CDC during the day and is popularly known as "The Namaste Bae" a fun Yoga instructor that I can't recommend enough. Enjoy...

Last year by fortune I came across a virtual event called Africa Podcasting Festival (Africa Podfest). Opened my eyes to my blind spot when it came to connecting with fellow creatives in the podcasting community. Josephine Karianjahi is one of the brains behind this great annual event that continues to bring podcasters on the continent and the diaspora together. Enjoy this celebrated connector, in...