Season 5, Episode 2: The Wine Down

About:  The wine business is a billion dollar industry with < 3% of black and brown entrepreneurs serving as owners/operators within this setting.  We’ll be discussing this sector with Tahiira Habibi, Founder/Sommelier of the Hue Society; Cofounder of the Roots Fund Initiative.

Guest Bio:

Tahiirah Habibi is an esteemed Sommelier, Founder and Executive Director. In 2012, Tahiirah opened the prestigious St.Regis, Bal Harbour. Her career ventured through many leadership roles to include, Micheal’s Genuine. Frustrated with the lack of diversity in the industry, she uses her skills to bridge the intersection of wine and culture. In 2017, she launched Hue Society as a safe space for the community to learn, commune and find resources in one place. She had created a cultural space for the Black community to share their developments and experiences in wine. Tahiirah is the first Black woman to grace the cover of Wine Enthusiast 40 under 40 list and has been featured in Ocean Drive as one of the top 5 female sommeliers, VinePair, Wine Enthusiast, Upscale Magazine, and Imbibe Magazine to name a few. 

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Season 5, Episode 1: Farming and Reclaiming the Land

About: Today we are discussing Black Sustainability as it relates to increasing our knowledge about urban gardening with Guest Momomologist Iyeshima Harris-Ouedraogo.

Guest Bio:

Iyeshima started her journey in the food justice movement over 10 years ago as a Green Guerillas Youth Tiller. A Jamaican native, she struggled with the process of assimilation into a new culture. Through farming she found great comfort in her community. Throughout her involvement in the movement, Iyeshima has taught food justice, advocated for universal free school lunch, assisted in the development and sustainment of youth-led organizations, and is now the Project Director of East New York Farms! She is dedicated to integrating youth empowerment and leadership into adult dominated sectors. With a double major in Political Science and Sociology, Iyeshima wishes to combine her passion for food justice and her knowledge of American politics to drive the importance of food in people’s everyday life.

References:

• https://longreads.trust.org/item/black-urban-community-farmers-uproot-food-apartheid-united-states
• https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article250178725.html

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Season 4: Episode 8: Generational Wealth

Generational Wealth. We hear this term with the connotation devoted to trust funds and inheritances passed down by (white) family members.  Can we have thriving Black businesses/communities to pass our level of generational wealth?

..Let’s talk with our guest entrepreneur, Qui Winfield!

Qui Winfield, CEO and Founder of Moms Dance Too . She has been an entrepreneur for more than five years now.  She started her first business Cool Moms Dance Too! With her daughter Serenity Marie a few years after the loss of her partner/Serenity’s dad and grew the business to gain partnerships with NAMI GA, Spanx/Sara Blakely Foundation, Kid Bop, The Atlanta Hawks and more. They just released an app via the Apple app store called GenConnect Game: The Game That Gets Families Talking.

Cool Moms Dance Too: https://www.coolmomsdancetoo.com/

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