When you meet Kanikki J, it tends to be an experience. Never shy, Kanikki will step into a room of strangers and leave feeling like family you haven't seen in forever. Armed with the gift of gab, confidence and sheer determination, Kanikki tends to feel like a force of nature. Over the course of this interview, I sit down with a woman, once a stranger in a poetry venue, now a friend--and retrace some of the steps that marked her journey towards womanhood, including: her stumbling into becoming a novelist, what it was like having to have a secret friendship as a child, and how and Why she Became Poet Laureate of Alexandria, VA--the first black woman to ever do so. All this and much much more on this episode of the I Am… series on Culture Shock!

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I Am…Kanikki J: Alabama Girl, Virginia Woman

Flash/Black :radio: host da Vinci Parks welcomes guest, Dr. Nemata Blyden (and her daughter Pearl) to the platform to have a wide-ranging discussion about race and racial identity as it pertains to peoples of the African diaspora. Dr. Blyden comes from a line of educators who have been about the education and liberation of of black bodies and ideas, and has a wealth of knowledge to share with our listening audience. Slli'm Williams joins in on this intimate discussion about race, racial identity, The struggle of connecting and identifying with our African roots and culture, connecting to the continent of Africa the first time traveling there, and much much more!

Black is the Color…

A little over a year ago, Flash/Black :radio: released a podcast featuring a man who was unjustly incarcerated, telling a blow-by-blow account of how his rights were violated by law enforcement,prosecutors and judges, and, most importantly, how he stood against them all. Today, Julian Pellecier is a free man, recounting the hours and minutes that led to his triumph in court. #EqualJusticeForAll #JulianPellecier

The Redemption of Julian Pellecier

Hello Beautiful People…Welcome aboard as we introduce you to one of the new programs being introduced on Flash/Black :radio: in the near future: Open MIcs & Improvs! #OpenMicImprovs will be one of the places on Flash/Black :radio: to find your funny. Combining the feel of an open mic set, roundtable discussions and outright improv, OMI is a program to watch in 2020 and beyond.

Welcome to Open Mics & Improvs

As we prepare for the upcoming holiday blitz of #BlackFriday, #CyberMonday, Holiday and last-minute shopping, #FlashBlackRadio wanted to take a few moments to drop some holiday jewels by reminding you to #MindYourMoney.

Mind Your Money: The Smart Holiday Shopper, Volume 1

We're here for another session with #DrCharliBrown on #FlashBlackRadio! In this podcast, Dr. Charli and da Vinci Parks begin a discussion on reciprocity!#EmotionalHealing #Reciprocity #HaW #Health #Wellness #MentalHealth #TranspersonalPsychology #BlackPodcast #BlackPodcasts

X-Factor: Reciprocity

We're gearing up for another session with #DrCharli on #FlashBlackRadio! In this podcast, Dr. Charli addresses forgiveness!#EmotionalHealing #Forgiveness #HaW #Health #Wellness #MentalHealth #TranspersonalPsychology #BlackPodcast #BlackPodcasts

The Love Below: Moving Towards Forgiveness

We hope you're ready for another session with #DrCharli on #FlashBlackRadio! In this podcast, Dr. Charli addresses how being shut down at an early age can stunt our emotional growth and delves into the value (or lack thereof) in being the victim.#EmotionalHealing #Forgiveness #HaW #Health #Wellness #MentalHealth #TranspersonalPsychology #BlackPodcast #BlackPodcasts

Growing Past Our Trauma

On 9-24-2019, K. Savage comes back just in time to tag in for Tee Rich and Slli'm Williams who are out for the day. On this podcast, she and da Vinci Parks discuss the Extinction Rebellion climate activists and how the school to prison pipeline can be dissected based upon the recent arrest of a kindergarten student.Related Article(s): Officer is suspended after arresting and handcuffing eight-year-old and later same day arresting a six-year-old#ExtinctionRebellion #SchoolToPrisonPipeline #SYMHM

Climate Revolution

On 9-16-2019, The Usual Suspects got together to (sans K. Savage) to discuss Beyonce's snubs at the Creative Arts Emmys(?); Lyfe Jennings' latest musical offering; Whether or not coffee dates are appropriate for dates; New York Times Best Selling Author, Bassey Ikpi's, "I'm Telling the Truth But I'm Lying," and much more.#Beyonce #LyfeJennings #BlackDante #WuTang #BasseyIkpi #Bassey #ImTellingTheTruthButImLying

Coffee Dates Are for Friends

9-9-2019 - We're just gonna be honest here: Tee Rich and K. Savage weren't on the podcast today, so Slli'm and da Vinci Parks went unchaperoned for the entire podcast. Nothing got broken, but nothing got solved, either.

Sorry America a.k.a. Carpe That Diem

Dr. Charli gets existential as she breaks down learning how to vibrate on a different frequency, change up dynamics that affect you internally and externally, and much more. Come on in, the session is about to start!

Mirroring What You Feel in the World Around You

On 8-20-2019, The Usual Suspects got together to discuss Jay Z by breaking down the Roc Nation deal with the NFL (what we know so far), Trump diming out his own Congresswomen; getting your money right before the recession; Dave Chappelle and Eddie Murphy; Coming To America 2; “The Hopefulness and Hopelessness of 1619,” and much more.Related Articles: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/historical-significance-1619/596365/ https://www.theroot.com/breaking-something-bad-is-happening-in-virginia-updat-1837214225Check out what we have to say, and let us know if anything resonated with you. Do you agree or disagree with something we said? Let us know in the comments on www.flashblackradio.com, or hit us up on IG (@FlashBlackRadio), Twitter (@FlashBlackRadio) or Facebook (search "FlashBlack") to keep the conversation going!#BlackPodcasts #BlackPodcast #BlackPods #SYMHM #FlashBlackRadio #JayZ #RocNation #NFL #DaveChappelle #EddieMurphy #IlhanOmar #RashidaTalib

Lightning In A Bottle

We are super excited as our favorite resident (Registered) Nurse Jami come back to drop more knowledge, this time about medical apartheid. In this podcast, we discuss patient advocacy, the book, "Medical Apartheid," by Harriet Washington; systemic racism in the field of medicine, etc. Check us out as we go into some of the things you can potentially do to protect yourself and loved ones in cases of medical emergency.#FlashBlackRadio #HealthAndWellness #Health #Wellness #HaW #MedicalApartheid #NurseJami #CultureShock

Nurse Jami Speaks on Medical Apartheid

On 8-5-2019, The Usual Suspects got together to discuss mass shootings and the seemingly less enraged response to mass shootings, the root of mass shootings and the excuse, Aziz Ansari's stand-up special, "Right Now," Twitter's list of Top 50 Emcees, and much more. Check out what we have to say, and let us know if anything resonated with you. Do you agree or disagree with something we said? Let us know in the comments on www.flashblackradio.com, or hit us up on IG (@FlashBlackRadio), Twitter (@FlashBlackRadio) or Facebook (search "FlashBlack") to keep the conversation going!#BlackPodcasts #BlackPodcast #BlackPods #SYMHM #FlashBlackRadio #AzizAnsari #MitchMcConnell #MassShootings #LaurynHill #SandyHook #SapioSexual #T0p50Emcees #GOATEmcees

Casting Dispersions / Go ‘head girl, do your show

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