Bougie Black Brother

First Uber now Google (diversity and sexism in Tech) Part I

Alicia and I sit down finally to go over the massive amount of attention Google has been getting from their internal issues with diversity to the women who are calling out Google. Their unequal treatment  with women as well as allowing a less friendly and borderline hostile environments in the workplace.

The Hurricane Harvey disaster and our broken government departments Part 1

The team talks about what the nation is going through when it comes to government services being reduced based on the Trumps appointments to these key positions (EPA, HLS, FEMA, Department of Defense) We look at how this continues to happen when we thought we learned from the flooding last year as well as the Katrina incident during the Bush administration.

Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon (Village Market)

 A Mississippi native, Dr. Hallmon has dedicated her life to serving, educating and empowering her community  A social entrepreneur,  curator,  speaker and passionate educator, Dr. Hallmon is committed to  revitalizing and unifying her community by curating community led events that celebrates the arts, change makers, entrepreneurs, plant based advocates and educators.

 

401K and other tips

This episode Chaz (welcome to the wall). talk about 401K info and what should a person look at when they are choosing a plan as well as when and how they should do it. We touch on roll over as well as IRA and ROTH IRA options when you lose or quit a job you have had a 401K established.

We start off with a new segment we have haven't decided what to call it yet (that's bullshit, or unchallenged Myth's) talking about things people ask with out real answers to.

Charlottesville incident and the new political climate

On this podcast the team discusses the political backlash and the televised protest of the Neo Nazis, KKK and the Alt right that had a family reunion in Charlottesville Virginia.  The shock and confusion of seeing white people in America march about taking back their America and disgracing other races and minorities.  Yeah we had to talk about this. 

Niko's wine corner wine tasting

Today I change up my wine reviews with a local tastings at Niko's Wine Corner for their weekly wine tasting.  We record live to get not only the atmosphere but get the feel of live tasting to see if it is worth doing it again.  The presenter interacts with others while presenting wine to all of us and I let him give you the details.  We speak to Zane Crist from the Atlanta beverage wine and spirits about the selections he brought along. (illuminati and Ammunition wineries) and give us his insight on the history on these wines and vinyards.  See youtube video for images and website links

NFL bias and Boycotting

This special episode Sean and I are here at the Welcome to the wall studio with the WTTW members as well as Seyi Omanira from the "Unemployed Sports report" podcast.  We do a round table about the the treatment of Colin Kapernick, the ignorance of the NFL owners and commissioner.  As well as some very stupid players like Ezekiel Elliot the running back for the Da;;as Cowboys.  Lively discussion and entertaining analogies.

CODE: Debugging the gender gap

CODE documentary exposes the dearth of female and minority software engineers and explores the reasons for this gender gap and digital divide. The film highlights breakthrough efforts that are producing more diverse programmers and shows how this critical gap can be closed. CODE asks: what would society gain from having more women and people of color code, and how do we get there?

Road to Enlightenment / Dr Supreme Understanding

Dr. Sujan Dass better known as Dr. Supreme Understanding has giving his community a new perspective on life. Dr. Supreme teachings has reached people globally because of his 10 self-written, well-known independently published books with many favorites such as How To Hustle And Win: A Survival Guide For The Ghetto, The Hood Health Handbook Volume 1, Black God, and several others. We take time out for a very in-depth conversation with Supreme to talk about his plight taken to get to the place he's at now. From the projects of Jersey City, New Jersey to the his first memorable speech,  to protecting and raising his two daughters in this society and as single father. Get a Exclusive look into the brilliant mind of Dr. Supreme Understanding.

EXTENDED FULL INTERVIEW ON YOUTUBE

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Kim Crayton, Community Engineer & Advocate

Alicia sits down with her friend and sister from Women who Code Atlanta, Kim Crayton.            Kim is a Community Engineer and advocate for diversity, inclusion, and safe spaces in tech.

She has years of experience working with learners of all ages, skill level, and abilities and is now using her knowledge to develop technical people, ideas, organizations, and communities. She is known for her skills as a problem solver and strategy developer. She possesses a unique ability of being able to see the BIG picture while still managing the details

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