Black Don't Crack Podcast

This Episode we have the privilege interviewing a Ghanaian born, Toronto based visual artist, community health worker and founder of Freedom Fridayz. This artist has passion for creating safe spaces which are conducive to love, learning, laughter and endless possibilities.  As a professional artist, he has been able to build a successful art career and had the honor of having his work featured in multiple galleries across  Ontario, Miami, New York, and Atlanta. Featured Music TOBI -24 (Toronto Remix) https://open.spotify.com/track/6EZKdnMP6jAaXu3emKYZ8j HOUDINI -Myself https://open.spotify.com/track/5oaAE6Fcoftc6XZr1q2Ru1 Quick Black Facts:  Mathieu De'Costa Featured Black Buisness : www.Mamaslifeproducts.com Follow us! @Logik416 @QueenKukuoyi @BlackDontcrackTO

Malcolm-Emilio aka Stay Relevant is a Toronto based artist who produces various mediums of work that represent his global experiences including medicinal tools, artifacts, and functional accessories for sacred spaces to artistically cultivate and create sustainable living communities. In this episode Malcolm shares his experiences and influences growing up in Toronto and how it has shaped his interest in travel, The philosophy behind his name and some his self care practices. Malcolm Emilio aka Stay  Relevanthttps://www.instagram.com/stay_relevant/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=E-iCo-YdtxTugMf9hmCr0VgeOZd8MTU4ODM5MzA2MkAxNTg4MzA2NjYy&v=ZRHM6R125ho&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fstay_relevant%2F&event=video_description] Featured Music: Zakisha Brown - Went to Ghana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e79K... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e79KARQZJc] Dynesti Williams - See me roll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ZKs... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ZKsVL4B6Y] Quick Black Facts: Blackburn Taxi YoungBoyProblem https://www.instagram.com/youngboypro... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=E-iCo-YdtxTugMf9hmCr0VgeOZd8MTU4ODM5MzA2MkAxNTg4MzA2NjYy&v=ZRHM6R125ho&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fyoungboyproblem%2F&event=video_description] Featured Black Business Lovee Designs Follow Black Don't Crack: https://www.instagram.com/blackdontcr... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=E-iCo-YdtxTugMf9hmCr0VgeOZd8MTU4ODM5MzA2MkAxNTg4MzA2NjYy&v=ZRHM6R125ho&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fblackdontcrackto%2F&event=video_description] Hosts: Logik https://www.instagram.com/logik416/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=E-iCo-YdtxTugMf9hmCr0VgeOZd8MTU4ODM5MzA2MkAxNTg4MzA2NjYy&v=ZRHM6R125ho&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flogik416%2F&event=video_description] Queen Kukoyihttps://www.instagram.com/queenkukoyi/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=E-iCo-YdtxTugMf9hmCr0VgeOZd8MTU4ODM5MzA2MkAxNTg4MzA2NjYy&v=ZRHM6R125ho&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fqueenkukoyi%2F&event=video_description]

Amidst the countless conversations happening during the COVID-19 crisis, one in particular that needs to be amplified is the impact this global pandemic is having on young people. the Canadian Council for Youth Prosperity and Opportunity for All Youth, are rising to the challenge by starting a conversation. #ImpactCOVID: A virtual youth summit. This is a platform for youth to share how this ongoing crisis is impacting them and how the youth workforce development sector can better support them during this time. Our objective is to capture the feedback, package it and share it throughout the youth workforce development space. We want to ensure that the sector is fully informed about the needs of youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. This conversation will feature a diverse set of youth voices and industry representatives who work with youth, sharing their perspectives on the issues and actions needed. Youth panelists: Arjun Sahota, City of Toronto Caleb Hufnagel, High school student (senior) Habon Ali, The Prime Minister's Youth Council Janelle Hinds, Helping Hands App Jessica Ketwaroo, Women Abuse Council of Toronto Kayla Bernard, Wisdom2Action Kryzia Wisdom, AM/FM Inc. Niya Abdullahi, Founder, Habasooda Wei Chou, Cargo Sprout Inc. Industry panelists: Adanna Phillip, CEE Centre for Young Black Professionals Andrea Welling, BC & Yukon Futurpreneur Jake Hirsch-Allen, LinkedIn Fabio Crespin, United Way Greater Toronto Area Karleigh Darnay, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Anique Jordan is an Award-winning artist, writer and curator. She has been working for over a decade at the crossroads of community economic development and art. This work creates space to reinterpret the archives offering a new and speculative vision of the future. In this episode, Anique discusses experiences  living in South America with Afro-Ecuadorians, the Story and court trial of Black woman from the late 1800's in Toronto named Clara Ford and more. Anique Jordan  Instagram: @aniquejordan https://www.aniquejjordan.com/ FEATURED MUSIC: Mustafa the Poet "Stay Alive" https://open.spotify.com/album/17ibSQkQUrD4LQ0uZSyQ7H Stay Alive Music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E26_sjxbYY Wolf j  McFarlane: https://open.spotify.com/album/2blHM6CJ9hpdBJAlbvVS3n QUICK BLACK FACTS: Trauma to No More Drama  Claudette Coven FEATURED BLACK BUSINESS: Deeply Dope Tees http://deeplydopetees.ca/ [http://deeplydopetees.ca/]

With over 20 years of acting experience and having the honour of working with the likes of John Singleton (Boyz N The Hood, Poetic Justice, Higher learning) , Maya Angelou ( Down in the delta, I know why the caged bird sings) Steven Spielberg ( Star Wars ,falling skies) Kevin Costner(The Bodyguard, Black and White) and 50 Cent (Get Rich or Die Tryin') Gemini Award winning Actor, Mpho Koaho opens up in a retrospective conversation on his experiences and challenges as a Black Canadian  within the film industry. Mpho  also reflects on  conversations with his mother about intergenerational trauma,his desire for marriage,self care practices and more!. MPHO KOAHO: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mphoboi/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/mphoboi/?hl=en] Twitter: https://twitter.com/MphoAK [https://twitter.com/MphoAK] FEATURED MUSIC: @thelolabunz - Shiesty https://open.spotify.com/album/7znED8AkdqFOI7pfDnvmss [https://open.spotify.com/album/7znED8AkdqFOI7pfDnvmss] @RochesterJuice - Black Don’t Crackhttps://open.spotify.com/album/1hkX9XpIolIvLZXm3wdpc3 [https://open.spotify.com/album/1hkX9XpIolIvLZXm3wdpc3] QUICK BLACK FACTS: @femilawson_ FEATURE BUSINESS: By Blacks https://byblacks.com/ [https://byblacks.com/]