Get transported back in time to discover the untold stories and roots of a railroad town called Clinton, in South Carolina...as told by our guest in this episode, Albert "Vision" Williams. A passionate historian, ancestry hobbyist, and amazing artist, Albert brought Clinton to life in our imaginations, revealing the untold stories of its history through the lens of his family's legacy. A legacy that we share to an extent because he also happens to be a cousin that I discovered via ancestry.com....

Born and raised in Memphis - Tennessee, Meridith Miller Rucker @meridithrucker is a true 3rd generation Memphian. Having had the career of her dreams as a magazine journalist with the likes of CosmoGirl, Glamour (as a freelancer) and teen magazine Pixie to mention a few, her life made a dramatic turn when the recession hit and many journalists, including her, were laid off. That was just the beginning for Meridith, though. Tune in to find out how this unexpected turn of events opened the s...

From one decision made by a visionary grandfather - decades ahead of his time - generations of families and students are being nurtured. Our guest in this episode, Dr. Carlene Fider, comes from that very lineage of passionate educators and visionaries who, in one way or another, have always seen it as their life's calling to give back to the communities that nurtured them by offering safe refuge to those most in need of belonging. And with her passion for supporting socially disenfranchised & ma...

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have existed since before the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but for many years, only a select few have been widely known. And to Nicole Ford-Miller, our guest in this episode, that was an unfortunate oversight that had to be corrected. Being an Altadena - California native, it was quite a shock when one of her friends discovered that Nicole had never stepped foot onto the University of Southern California campus. And no wonder. Nicole's passion f...

The inner drive to push forward in life is something that most of us learn over time, but not Erica Lockhart - she was born with it. Born and raised in Inglewood, Erica is a 3rd generation Californian whose grandparent's legacy had an impact on the history of Southern California. And just like her grandfather, Erica's strong work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit led to her great success, turning her into a household name in the real estate market. Erica shared about her family's fascinating hi...

For Dr. Issac Hatley, seeing his vivacious, strong, and fiercely independent wife so weakened by chemo that she needed help for even the most basic self-care was utterly heart-breaking. But this brave and admirably loyal husband's attitude and approach to her suffering is a beacon of light and a beautiful example of what it looks like to truly love someone. In this follow-up episode to Kiana Hatley's last week, I had the privilege of interviewing her husband Issac, along with a brief interview ...

To a lot of people, breast cancer awareness month brings images of pink-clad ladies and children participating in marathons, with huge smiles on their faces. To our guest in this episode, breast cancer awareness month took on a whole new, not-so-glamorous meaning. "...you know, when you see breast cancer stuff, you see like October the month of pink and it's so girly and it's beautiful and it's such a positive thing, but breast cancer is ugly and it's harsh and it's brutal and it is painful. It ...

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 '𝘏𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘺'. ⁣ Join me in this episode as I introduce my cousin Dr. Henry A. Richardson, aka Able. Named after our great grandfather Henry Clark, Dr. Richardson is a living, breathing example of how a legacy can be passed down from generation to generation through a name. ⁣⁣ Able and I talked about his family and how he and I are linked with Henry Clark, founder of a church in Whitmer, South Ca...

!Warning: This episode contains discussions of suicide and abuse! The blows we're dealt in life have the capacity to make us or break us, and what we do with those agonizingly painful situations is what sets us apart. For Latisha Russell, pain and trauma have been a common thread since before the age of 6. Having been separated from her estranged biological dad at a very early age, her mom's new marriage landed them all in an even worse situation - with a verbally and physically abusive husban...