All About Us (Africa & Diaspora)

In this episode of the All About Us Podcast I interview my longtime friend Movie Director Benjamin Jimerson Phillips. We talk about his birth, and his father JO Patterson who was the presiding Bishop of COGIC. Ben and I meeting, and our time in the music industry; discovering the Gospel artist Tonex, working with Prince, and other artists. Ben merging into the film industry and his

Edward Terrel An African American artist speaks about growing up in Philadelphia in the 1950's. Then speaks about his travels in Israel where he faced unexpected racism, their culture from an outsiders perspective, and the Ben Gurion Canal and its implication on the Palestinians. We also discuss marriage, broken homes, and diet and how these things negectively impact the African Am

In this episode my guest Casey Holm speaks about being the mother of a biracial child, while experiencing racism and reverse racism in Syracuse, NY. She details her childhood, difficulties growing up, and her time in Sweden. We also go into a deep discussion concerning the current Isreal-Hamas war.Support the Show.

Ifeanyl Erikposi is speaking about being a native of Nigeria and some of the daily struggles their citizens endure. We also discuss his organization - Ifeanyl Energy Hub Foundation. Four times each year they hold a charity event call Run & Give. He and a team of youth in his country go out on a run which ends a community, where they donate food, clothing, and other necessities.

In our first podcast show we interview Pastor Frank McCracken. We get an in depth look at what life was like for African Americans who migrated from the south, to smaller cities up north. In particular we discuss Reading, Pa, the city he currently lives in; and where I was raisedSupport the Show.