The DDQ Podcast: Where conversation meets examination, and sparks transformation!

Episode 47: Black Books, Bosses, Jelly Shoes & Passports!

**Before listening to this episode, you may want to listen to Episode 18: Holding Space - Honoring, Loss, Longing, and all Forms of Mothering** Mother's Day Special - revisiting the 2025 Mother-Daughter Series.

Episode 46: The Beautiful, Powerful Pattern from #ConversionConversations!

Hey QueenSiS, before we step into our next season of the Dayclean Devotion Queen Podcast, I want us to take a moment and look back. Because what we experienced together during our Conversion Conversations season… wasn’t just a series of interviews. It was a remarkable, beautiful pattern being revealed. We heard from dynamic women at different stages in their life journeys, who left, learned, and returned to re-imagine, redesign, and remake the systems around them. While the featured guests were truly unique, across every conversation I feel like we moved through the same powerful journey in many ways! I’ve had the pleasure of facilitating, and then re-listening to each conversation so I could pull clips and quotes for the DDQmmunity. The blueprint was clear, and once I saw it…I couldn’t unsee it. I had to take some time to really acknowledge the power of this pattern. So in this recap episode, I revisit each episode so we can intentionally honor the wisdom that was shared.

Episode 45: Money, Memory & Making Meaning with Dr. Keonda Grant-Taylor

Dr. Keonda Grant-Taylor is an intergenerational financial trauma advocate dedicated to helping Gullah Geechee communities and people of color heal their relationship with money, power, and legacy. With over 25 years of experience in finance and accounting, dual bachelor’s degrees in finance, an MBA, and a doctorate in organizational leadership, she blends technical expertise with trauma-informed financial insight. As the founder of Granting Gullah and visionary behind Gullahnomics, Keonda focuses on breaking cycles of generational financial trauma—particularly within the Gullah Geechee corridor—by merging economic strategy, cultural awareness, and emotional healing. Her work sits at the intersection of wealth building, legacy preservation, and financial sovereignty. Link up with Dr. Grant-Taylor here: * https://www.gullahnomics.org/ [https://www.gullahnomics.org/] * https://www.linkedin.com/in/keonda-grant-taylor-0b07b920/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/keonda-grant-taylor-0b07b920/]

Episode 44: Love Them to Life: Radical Learning & Educating with Alana Jenkins Marchel

Sea Islands Heritage Academy Founder & Executive Director, Alana finds her heritage in Gullah culture. The proverb "mus tek cyear a de root fa heal de tree,” roughly translates to “you must take care of the root in order to heal the tree.” As an experienced educator, Alana knows that students’ “roots” must be firmly planted in order for them to exercise agency and access the opportunities available to them. Alana holds fast to the belief that community-centered schools are the cornerstone to achieving educational equity. Previously, Alana worked at Coney Island Prep in Brooklyn, NY, where she served as dean of students and as vice principal, managing teacher and curricular development. Prior to this, Alana spent a number of years as a classroom reading and writing teacher at high-performing public charter schools across New York. Alana received her master’s in teaching from Relay Graduate School of Education and holds a bachelor's in English literature from Middlebury College. She is a wife, a mother, a consultant, a community champion. Get connected with Alana and the Sea Islands Heritage Academy at these links: https://www.seaislandsacademy.org/ [https://www.seaislandsacademy.org/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/alana-jenkins-marchel-47134469/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alana-jenkins-marchel-47134469/]

Episode 43: Law, Legacy & Living Authentically with Attorney Ajua Hawkins

In this deeply thoughtful and powerful conversation, I sit down with Attorney Ajua Hawkins — private attorney, public defender, educator, and truth-teller — to explore what it means to live and practice law with integration, integrity, and courage. We talk about leaving home and returning transformed, about navigating multiple legal spaces, and about who the law is truly meant to serve. Ajua reflects on reclaiming her voice, intentionally using social media to demystify justice, and choosing honesty in spaces where silence is often expected. This episode is a meditation on purpose, truth-telling, womanhood, and coming home to yourself QueenSiS! Get connected with our favorite counselor at the links below: * https://www.integritylawfirmllc.com/ [https://www.integritylawfirmllc.com/] * https://www.instagram.com/lawyerajua/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/lawyerajua/?hl=en]