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Melanin is Human
by Krantzsy B.
We are facing the melanin and embracing being human.Melanin is not a black thing, it's a human thing.
Episodes
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Living Legends: Dr. Marvin L. Bodley, John Wayne Gacy, and the Power of Forgiveness
This is a must to listen to. ***This was recorded about two to three years ago***
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Living Legends: John Crossman, When Civil Rights is Genetic
THANKS FOR BEING ON THIS JOURNEY!!! Follow me on IG: @melaninishuman ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... The final episode of Season One of Melanin is Human: LIVING LEGENDS: WHEN CIVIL RIGHTS IS GENETIC. When I heard John Crossman speak for the first time at my…
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Living Legends: Memories from the Civil Rights to Now
Come listen to this conversation with this living legend. It was not enough to face challenges based on skin color. She also had mountains to overcome in the workplace as a woman. As a living legend, she lives with vivid memories of those who oppressed her and was "very mean". However, she has...
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Intro to Swayyvo: Chattanooga's Renaissance Man
Jared, also known as Swayyvo, is as chill as the art he produces. Glad Chattanooga gets to indulge in such a creative. We were able to quickly cast a broad stroke of Swayyvo's childhood, sources of inspiration, and a bit into subjects of diversity and inclusion. This conversation is definitely...
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Ayiiti: "Don't Be Afraid of Who You Are..."
This has to have been one of my most engaging and energy filled conversation yet. Wow. And still, it has been my most distant one which is quite telling. At one point of our time together on Zoom, it not only felt we were arms length away but that we met before. Crazy how sometimes distance is...
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Luis Contreras: From Venezuela to Business Owner in Chattanooga; a Husband, Father, and Friend
We first crossed paths at a CoLab event in Chattanooga. He was on the panel with other local business startups. We exchanged instagram handles and kept up from time to time. Then Covid happened and one of his businesses, The Local Juicery, was affected like many others around the world. Luis...
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Can Kanye Make America Great?
Orel Smith joins me and shares a conversation over some breaking Fourth of July news: Kanye Omari West running for president of the United States of America. Being a figure of even more controversy than our current president, we explore a bit of the West story to see if there is something we…
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Defund or Divest and Invest, Gentrification, Love, and Much More
Local, native Chattanoogan C-Grimey, an artist, activist, and educator, shares a moment with me to talk. He is one of the leaders of the peaceful protests in town. We discuss key term differences between defund and divest as well as some clarification of the term gentrification. Some details are...
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Africans in America, The Tennessee Experience, and More.
Wait for part two, where we dive into the tangents a bit deeper. But for now, enjoy the breadth of topics and enjoy the humor and the virgin Rose.
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A Pandemic, Protests, and a Poetess pt.2
This conversation was held on Juneteenth. Thankful for such a patient soul, @Rivercitystreetpoet, for enduring my questions. There is a ton here about how growing may sometimes come at the cost of staying connected to one's roots. It is an actual painful process not just to grow but to remain...
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A Pandemic, Protests, and a Poetess pt.1
This is just a draft—like the rest of us are. On this inaugural episode, I had the opportunity to share a moment of time and space with someone who had her share of life changes. Amidst this pandemic and protests, I found a bit of laughing times and good vibes with the poetess River City Street...
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