Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast™

Paul Jerome [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0422036/] is a Haitian-American actor, writer, director, and producer, whose career spans theatre, television, and film. As an actor, his credits include roles in ABC's Sister, Sister, The Drew Carey Show, and Spin City. He's also been on FOX's 9-1-1 and Boston Public, BET's Twenties, and The DL Chronicles. The gay-themed LOGO series created by filmmakers Quincy LeNear and Deondray Gossfield. As a writer and producer, Paul has worked on shows like The Big Dick Mike Show and B-Boy Bear. One of his more recent projects includes the film, Maxie. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Zarah Hilliard [https://www.instagram.com/princess_surrogate22/] is an American surrogate for SurrogateFirst [https://surrogatefirst.com/], a team made up of surrogates and potential parents in ten U.S. states and Asia. Their mission is to make “…the surrogacy journey as smooth, safe and stress-free as possible for everyone involved.” Since she was young, Zarah has searched for ways to positively impact others. She is enrolled at Pikes Peak State College [https://www.pikespeak.edu/] in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to become a labour and delivery nurse. Zarah has been on one surrogacy journey and is preparing for a second one. She’s someone committed to blessing others with the miracle of joy and life. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Dr. Maurice Franklin [https://www.instagram.com/drmofrank357/] is a Public Policy and Public Administration Adjunct Professor California State University, Northridge [https://www.calstate.edu/attend/campuses/northridge], and CEO and President of Franklin Management Consulting [https://mfranklinmgmt.wixsite.com/website], lecturing and consulting on organisational sustainability and organisational development strategies throughout the United States. His career includes senior management roles within legacy African American non-profit organisations like Manhattan’s Community Board 10 [https://cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us/cb10/], the Second Vice-President of the Harlem Hospital Community Advisory Board, a Board member of the Prince Hall Medical Foundation [https://www.princehallmedicalfoundation.org/], and the Chair of Health and Wellness for the founding Chapter of One Hundred Black Men [https://www.ohbm.org/] in Harlem. He’s also a community advisor to the City University of New York, Graduate Center's Harlem Strong Community Mental Health Project [https://cimh.sph.cuny.edu/harlem-strong/]. Dr. Franklin attributes his activism and social justice commitments to the influences of his mother, James Baldwin, Reverend Jessie Jackson, and Marcus Garvey. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast's [https://www.ourblackgaydiasporapodcast.com/] bimonthly On The Panel series returns with the topic, “What Does Pride Mean to Me?” Thank you to Episode 63’s Byron Adu (Australia) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-black-gay-diaspora-podcast/id1560982697?i=1000624602402], Episode 12’s Lennox Benson (UK) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-black-gay-diaspora-podcast/id1560982697?i=1000535385191], and Episode 57’s George Kachimanga (Malawi) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-black-gay-diaspora-podcast/id1560982697?i=1000614254197] for returning and sharing their insights on what being an out Black queer citizen means to them. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

This episode debuts the first in the My Digital Nomad Journey series. I share about my life as a Black gay American living abroad since October 2019 as a writer and podcast host and producer. Thank you to all who encourage me to see, celebrate, and embrace who I am. As the creator, host, and producer of Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast [https://www.ourblackgaydiasporapodcast.com/], I highlight a population often overlooked by mainstream LGBTQ+ and Black media outlets. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.