Season 1
Aug. 19, 2020
EP 45: Winterpeg/A Man In Touch With His Creativity ft Oyinkro Kagbala
Oyinkro Kagbala is an exciting man whose story took off in Winnipeg Canada, aka Winterpeg, followed by St. Vincent and the Grenadines (yes, I did look that up and Vincentian Creole also is spoken in the country), before sett…
Aug. 12, 2020
EP 44: Finding Love In Italia & Coming To America ft Mr & Mrs Diallo
We haven't had a couple on the pod for some time. So it was a pleasure to have Abou and Theresha Diallo join us to share the journey that began across the Atlantic on opposite ends with fate bringing both of them together in…
Aug. 5, 2020
EP 43: Get Out There & Travel ft Chris Archevald
Christopher Archevald is one of NYC's best ambassadors to Spain going five years. A man whose heart is always open to learning and embracing other cultures as he continues his journey in life.
Chris walks us from Bensonhur…
July 29, 2020
EP 42: Coding Is A Language That Needs To Be Translated To All ft Josuel Musambaghani
Episode 42 brings us to Josuel Musambaghani, one of DR Congo's most exceptional gifts to the United States. Discover why Josuel has a passion for education, healthcare, and social justice. But where did today's software engi…
July 22, 2020
EP 41: Meeting Common Sense & Strength in Intentionality ft Jean C Romulus
There is something about this episode's guest that when you come in contact with him, your life is never the same. He changes it for good. That's one of the reasons why I had to get Jean C Romulus on the podcast. Jean brings…
July 15, 2020
EP 40: Let‘s Learn From Other Countries, Make Healthcare More Equitable ft Shafi Ahmed
It's a pleasure to have the award-winning surgeon, teacher, futurist, innovator, entrepreneur, and evangelist about augmented and virtual reality Professor Shafi Ahmed bless us with knowledge about his life plus medicine, an…
July 8, 2020
EP 39: A United Family Can Be Divided By Lack of No Will ft Uzoma Nwachukwu
Uzoma is someone whom I had known since my days in Port Harcourt before I migrated to the United States. Uzoma walks us through his journey in Nigeria, up to the present day. The importance of having a will and not repeating…
July 1, 2020
EP 38: Why Are We Not Using The Tools That We Have ft Rafael Grossmann
Dr. Rafael Grossmann is an explorer, a discoverer of new things, a disruptor in the medical space, and a big believer in technology. Rafael is also the first surgeon to perform a surgery wearing a Google glass. Rafa takes us…
June 24, 2020
EP 37: The Crown of Newearth, Bullying Experiences, Conflict from a Spiritual Perspective with LGBT, ft Joy Chukwudi
In honor of Pride Month, I decided to re-release episode 29 with aspiring artist, author, and songwriter Joy Chukwudi. Back during the recording, Joy had mentioned her book, The Crown of Newearth, that she had written, but d…
June 17, 2020
EP 36 : Hip-Hop in Hawaii & Japan, Brazilian Santa, There's a China Town Everywhere, Live Your Life To It's Fullest Potential, ft Desi Shedrick Pt 2
We continue our chat with Desi Shedrick, CEO of VET Clothing, in Tokyo. Desi dives right away into music (Hip-Hop) from Texas, Hawaii, & Japan. There's no way we are going to visit Hawaii and Japan without spending time …
June 10, 2020
EP 35 : Awakened by Hawaii ft Desi Shedrick Part 1
This interview covered so much that it's broken into two parts for your enjoyment. Here is Part I.
Desi Shedrick is a United States Marine who I came across while watching The Black Experience Japan on YouTube. His story be…
June 3, 2020
EP 34: A Good Story Makes Good Art ft Lewinale Havette
Lewinale Havette is an Atlanta and New York-based Liberian artist whose art tells stories of matriarchal power, female sovereignty, female sexuality, intercultural harmony, and African Spirituality. Lewinale, in this episode…
May 27, 2020
EP 33: Birthright Africa ft Walla Elsheihk
I was lucky to have caught a Forbes article talking about Birthright Africa, as soon as I finished reading it I knew that I wanted to have Walla Elsheihk on the podcast. It did not take long after I reached out that I got fe…
May 20, 2020
EP 32 : Out There is the UK In Here is Nigeria ft Jordan Harry
For my birthday week, I decided to have one of my cousins as the guest. Jordan Harry is one of my coolest cousins and the most inspiring people that I know. Jordan navigated a speech impediment, being the only black kid in t…
May 13, 2020
EP 31: Journey of a Soccer Player (that you probably never knew) ft Abdulafees Abdulsalam
I've known Abdulafees Abdulsalam, aka Afeez, since 2011, when we met in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Afeez stood out from a couple of athletes that I was introduced to while stationed in the Middle East. Afeez life, his experienc…
May 6, 2020
EP 30: The Immigrants Journey Podcast ft Carmen Neta
Carmen Neta is a friend and host of a great podcast that I enjoy listening to The Immigrants Journey, and she has been a supporter since a mutual friend (The Irish Jesus) introduced us. Carmen's story takes us from South Ame…
April 29, 2020
EP 29: Conflict from a Spiritual Perspective with being LGBT ft Joy Chukwudi
Joy Chukwudi is an artist, author, and a fantastic lady to talk to, what an honor it was to go on this journey from her boarding school days in Nigeria to Georgia, Texas, and California—coming to terms with racism, accepting…
April 22, 2020
EP 28: Crown of The British Empire & Land of Five Rivers ft Gajinder Singh
Gajinder Singh is an internationally renowned architect based in New York.
Gajinder takes us to Colonial India, WWII, before, during, and after the Partition of India, working and living in '60s England, M.I.T in '60s, 9/11,…
April 15, 2020
EP 27: Don't Be Afraid to Make Jokes ft Elena Torres
Elena Torres is a telenovela actor who turned into a stand-up comedian. From performing artistically on-screen in Spanish (including one of the biggest telenovela Teresa), Elena started performing stand-up comedy in English …
April 8, 2020
EP 26: You're Not Trying To Book The Room You're Trying To Book The Show ft Abraham Amkpa
Abraham kicks off the 26th episode taking us from Niamey Niger to Zaria Nigeria, Bristol United Kingdom, and back to Niamey before arriving in New York. Being born in an area that's popular for nomadic tribes may have been t…
April 1, 2020
EP 25 : Feeling like the Outsider ft David Amoyal
Welcome to a new phase of White Label American, the first recorded remotely. It's an honor to have David Amoyal as the guest for this episode. David has been one of the inspirations and role models for me since I got into po…
March 25, 2020
EP 24: Conflict between Commitment vs Passion ft Lorena Ramos
Episode 24 was my last recording at the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio as the studio had to shut down as a precaution over the Covid-19 pandemic that we are all facing (this was before NY state issued the statewide lockdown). I'…
March 18, 2020
EP 23: Cradle of Cosmonauts ft Namik Geydarov
We visit the former Soviet Union for today's episode. Our guest Namik takes us to Kaluga, a city that has been around for about 600 years and has played a significant role in the history and study of cosmology and space trav…
March 11, 2020
EP 22: Between Two Worlds ft Dr. Connie DePinho
We have our International Women's Day episode. Meet Dr. Connie DePinho, who has a unique story spanning three countries and continents.
Listening to Connie tell her story about her journey was one of those occasions where I …