web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:57:08 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Glocal Citizens - Episodes Tagged with “Philadelphia” https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/tags/philadelphia Tue, 22 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. en episodic Dynamic Diasporans Making Local and Global Impact Florence Amerley Adu Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. no borderless mindset, pan-africanism, pan-african progress, dynamic diasporans, solutionscape and stretch salon, entreprenuership, argoadu llc, gbekembe, mmofra channel, culture, business, travel, glocal, global citizen, africa, ghana, new york, florence adu, florence amerley adu, leap transmedia productions, glocal citizens podcast, social entrepreneurship, beyond the return, year of return, tourism, expat living, diaspora, mindset hack, glocal speak, returnee, reparative justice Florence Amerley Adu florence@leaptransmedia.com Episode 281: Roots, Routes and Returns with Osei Alleyne Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/281 0ef46143-fd58-4e23-a1aa-5b7f4a43808a Tue, 22 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 46:12 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast we have another gift from the Glocal Citizens community. In this two part conversation we meet Dr. Osei Alleyne. A joint PhD in Anthropology and Africana Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and former inaugural postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Experimental Ethnography at Penn, Dr. Osei also holds an MA in Communications from Temple University. A still active internationally touring professional Canadian Hip hop artist and Spoken word poet of Trinidad & Tobago extract, his field research employs a multi-modal ethnography of Reggae, Rastafari, Afrobeat and Hip-hop performance communities and related social justice movements across the African diaspora, with an emphasis on the black Atlantic nexus between Jamaica and Ghana. We recently met while he was in Ghana working on his forthcoming book, Dancehall Diaspora: Rastafari and Rudeness in the African Postcolony, thanks to consumate connector, Muhammida el Muhajir (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/muhammida-el-muhajir). As Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Production at Temple University, his writing repertoire spans African diasporic art and philosophy movements such as afrofuturism, afropolitanism and afropessimism. In this conversation, Dr. Osei offers an insightful glimpse into the spaces he has navigated in honing this and his other crafts. Where to find Osei? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/osei-alleyne-456406301/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/dreadless_dread/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@oseialleyne7106) What’s Osei watching? First Peoples Documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqTMNdJem00) Other topics of interest: About Trinidad and Tobago (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago) History about Carnivals in the Black Diaspora (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Caribbean_carnivals_around_the_world) The Book of African Names (https://africaworldpressbooks.com/the-book-of-african-names-as-told-by-chief-osuntoki/#:~:text=Price:,want%20to%20claim%20their%20identity.) On Africana Studies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_studies) About Liberia’s Edward Wilmot Blyden (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Wilmot_Blyden) About The Black Star Line (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Star_Line), Garveyism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garveyism), and The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Negro_Improvement_Association_and_African_Communities_League) About Ethiopianism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_movement) Alex Haley’s Roots (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_(1977_miniseries)) Association of Black Anthropologists (https://aba.americananthro.org) Zora Neale Hurston, Novelist and Anthropologist (https://whyy.org/segments/novelist-zora-neale-hurston-was-a-cultural-anthropologist-first/) About Cheik Anta Diop (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheikh_Anta_Diop) About what was to be Akon City (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon_City) Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael), Debate 1967 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtDup63f9t4) About Cultural Theorist Stuart Hall (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Hall_(cultural_theorist)) About Author and Scholar, Paul Gilroy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gilroy) Martin Bernal and Black Athena (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94shpS4_xQc) Reggie Rockston (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Rockstone) and HipLife (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiplife) About Shatta Wale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatta_Wale) What is the Theory of Mind (https://www.verywellmind.com/theory-of-mind-4176826) Black Holes and the Macro Universe (https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=108974) Special Guest: Osei Alleyne. afrofuturism, afropolitanism, afropessimism, theory of mind, shatta wale, reggie rockstone, stuart hall, paul gilroy, martin bernal, hiplife, butta babees, cheik anta diop, wilmot blyden, africana studies, the book of african names, zora neale hurston, akon city, kwame ture, Osei Alleyne PhD, Assistant Professor, Temple University, media studies and production, canada, philadelphia, ghana, pan-african progress, anthropologist, spoken word artist, trinidad & tobago, glocal citizens podcast, writer, leap transmedia productions, borderless mindset, dynamic diasporans, florence adu, florence amerley adu, argoadu llc, gbekembe, denver, brooklyn, accra, travel, global citizen, returnee, digital nomad, entrepreneurship, africa, black power, muhammida el muhajir, waxprint media Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week on the podcast we have another gift from the Glocal Citizens community. In this two part conversation we meet Dr. Osei Alleyne. A joint PhD in Anthropology and Africana Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and former inaugural postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Experimental Ethnography at Penn, Dr. Osei also holds an MA in Communications from Temple University. A still active internationally touring professional Canadian Hip hop artist and Spoken word poet of Trinidad & Tobago extract, his field research employs a multi-modal ethnography of Reggae, Rastafari, Afrobeat and Hip-hop performance communities and related social justice movements across the African diaspora, with an emphasis on the black Atlantic nexus between Jamaica and Ghana. We recently met while he was in Ghana working on his forthcoming book, Dancehall Diaspora: Rastafari and Rudeness in the African Postcolony, thanks to consumate connector, Muhammida el Muhajir. As Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Production at Temple University, his writing repertoire spans African diasporic art and philosophy movements such as afrofuturism, afropolitanism and afropessimism. In this conversation, Dr. Osei offers an insightful glimpse into the spaces he has navigated in honing this and his other crafts.

Where to find Osei?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On YouTube

What’s Osei watching?
First Peoples Documentary

Other topics of interest:
About Trinidad and Tobago
History about Carnivals in the Black Diaspora
The Book of African Names
On Africana Studies
About Liberia’s Edward Wilmot Blyden
About The Black Star Line,
Garveyism, and The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
About Ethiopianism
Alex Haley’s Roots
Association of Black Anthropologists
Zora Neale Hurston, Novelist and Anthropologist
About Cheik Anta Diop
About what was to be Akon City
Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael), Debate 1967
About Cultural Theorist Stuart Hall
About Author and Scholar, Paul Gilroy
Martin Bernal and Black Athena
Reggie Rockston and HipLife
About Shatta Wale
What is the Theory of Mind
Black Holes and the Macro Universe

Special Guest: Osei Alleyne.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week on the podcast we have another gift from the Glocal Citizens community. In this two part conversation we meet Dr. Osei Alleyne. A joint PhD in Anthropology and Africana Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and former inaugural postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Experimental Ethnography at Penn, Dr. Osei also holds an MA in Communications from Temple University. A still active internationally touring professional Canadian Hip hop artist and Spoken word poet of Trinidad & Tobago extract, his field research employs a multi-modal ethnography of Reggae, Rastafari, Afrobeat and Hip-hop performance communities and related social justice movements across the African diaspora, with an emphasis on the black Atlantic nexus between Jamaica and Ghana. We recently met while he was in Ghana working on his forthcoming book, Dancehall Diaspora: Rastafari and Rudeness in the African Postcolony, thanks to consumate connector, Muhammida el Muhajir. As Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Production at Temple University, his writing repertoire spans African diasporic art and philosophy movements such as afrofuturism, afropolitanism and afropessimism. In this conversation, Dr. Osei offers an insightful glimpse into the spaces he has navigated in honing this and his other crafts.

Where to find Osei?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On YouTube

What’s Osei watching?
First Peoples Documentary

Other topics of interest:
About Trinidad and Tobago
History about Carnivals in the Black Diaspora
The Book of African Names
On Africana Studies
About Liberia’s Edward Wilmot Blyden
About The Black Star Line,
Garveyism, and The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
About Ethiopianism
Alex Haley’s Roots
Association of Black Anthropologists
Zora Neale Hurston, Novelist and Anthropologist
About Cheik Anta Diop
About what was to be Akon City
Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael), Debate 1967
About Cultural Theorist Stuart Hall
About Author and Scholar, Paul Gilroy
Martin Bernal and Black Athena
Reggie Rockston and HipLife
About Shatta Wale
What is the Theory of Mind
Black Holes and the Macro Universe

Special Guest: Osei Alleyne.

]]> Episode 280: Roots, Routes and Returns with Osei Alleyne Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/280 0553f467-fc36-4d6f-8879-0bfc6a00c8d6 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 47:36 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast we have another gift from the Glocal Citizens community. In this two part conversation we meet Dr. Osei Alleyne. A joint PhD in Anthropology and Africana Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and former inaugural postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Experimental Ethnography at Penn, Dr. Osei also holds an MA in Communications from Temple University. A still active internationally touring professional Canadian Hip hop artist and Spoken word poet of Trinidad & Tobago extract, his field research employs a multi-modal ethnography of Reggae, Rastafari, Afrobeat and Hip-hop performance communities and related social justice movements across the African diaspora, with an emphasis on the black Atlantic nexus between Jamaica and Ghana. We recently met while he was in Ghana working on his forthcoming book, Dancehall Diaspora: Rastafari and Rudeness in the African Postcolony, thanks to consumate connector, Muhammida el Muhajir (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/muhammida-el-muhajir). As Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Production at Temple University, his writing repertoire spans African diasporic art and philosophy movements such as afrofuturism, afropolitanism and afropessimism. In this conversation, Dr. Osei offers an insightful glimpse into the spaces he has navigated in honing this and his other crafts. Where to find Osei? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/osei-alleyne-456406301/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/dreadless_dread/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@oseialleyne7106) What’s Osei watching? First Peoples Documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqTMNdJem00) Other topics of interest: About Trinidad and Tobago (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago) History about Carnivals in the Black Diaspora (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Caribbean_carnivals_around_the_world) The Book of African Names (https://africaworldpressbooks.com/the-book-of-african-names-as-told-by-chief-osuntoki/#:~:text=Price:,want%20to%20claim%20their%20identity.) On Africana Studies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_studies) About Liberia’s Edward Wilmot Blyden (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Wilmot_Blyden) About The Black Star Line (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Star_Line), Garveyism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garveyism), and The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Negro_Improvement_Association_and_African_Communities_League) About Ethiopianism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_movement) Alex Haley’s Roots (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_(1977_miniseries)) Association of Black Anthropologists (https://aba.americananthro.org) Zora Neale Hurston, Novelist and Anthropologist (https://whyy.org/segments/novelist-zora-neale-hurston-was-a-cultural-anthropologist-first/) About Cheik Anta Diop (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheikh_Anta_Diop) About what was to be Akon City (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon_City) Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael), Debate 1967 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtDup63f9t4) About Cultural Theorist Stuart Hall (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Hall_(cultural_theorist)) About Author and Scholar, Paul Gilroy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gilroy) Martin Bernal and Black Athena (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94shpS4_xQc) Reggie Rockston (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Rockstone) and HipLife (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiplife) About Shatta Wale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatta_Wale) What is the Theory of Mind (https://www.verywellmind.com/theory-of-mind-4176826) Black Holes and the Macro Universe (https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=108974) Special Guest: Osei Alleyne. afrofuturism, afropolitanism, afropessimism, theory of mind, shatta wale, reggie rockstone, stuart hall, paul gilroy, martin bernal, hiplife, butta babees, cheik anta diop, wilmot blyden, africana studies, the book of african names, zora neale hurston, akon city, kwame ture, Osei Alleyne PhD, Assistant Professor, Temple University, media studies and production, canada, philadelphia, ghana, pan-african progress, anthropologist, spoken word artist, trinidad & tobago, glocal citizens podcast, writer, leap transmedia productions, borderless mindset, dynamic diasporans, florence adu, florence amerley adu, argoadu llc, gbekembe, denver, brooklyn, accra, travel, global citizen, returnee, digital nomad, entrepreneurship, africa, black power, muhammida el muhajir, waxprint media Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week on the podcast we have another gift from the Glocal Citizens community. In this two part conversation we meet Dr. Osei Alleyne. A joint PhD in Anthropology and Africana Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and former inaugural postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Experimental Ethnography at Penn, Dr. Osei also holds an MA in Communications from Temple University. A still active internationally touring professional Canadian Hip hop artist and Spoken word poet of Trinidad & Tobago extract, his field research employs a multi-modal ethnography of Reggae, Rastafari, Afrobeat and Hip-hop performance communities and related social justice movements across the African diaspora, with an emphasis on the black Atlantic nexus between Jamaica and Ghana. We recently met while he was in Ghana working on his forthcoming book, Dancehall Diaspora: Rastafari and Rudeness in the African Postcolony, thanks to consumate connector, Muhammida el Muhajir. As Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Production at Temple University, his writing repertoire spans African diasporic art and philosophy movements such as afrofuturism, afropolitanism and afropessimism. In this conversation, Dr. Osei offers an insightful glimpse into the spaces he has navigated in honing this and his other crafts.

Where to find Osei?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On YouTube

What’s Osei watching?
First Peoples Documentary

Other topics of interest:
About Trinidad and Tobago
History about Carnivals in the Black Diaspora
The Book of African Names
On Africana Studies
About Liberia’s Edward Wilmot Blyden
About The Black Star Line,
Garveyism, and The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
About Ethiopianism
Alex Haley’s Roots
Association of Black Anthropologists
Zora Neale Hurston, Novelist and Anthropologist
About Cheik Anta Diop
About what was to be Akon City
Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael), Debate 1967
About Cultural Theorist Stuart Hall
About Author and Scholar, Paul Gilroy
Martin Bernal and Black Athena
Reggie Rockston and HipLife
About Shatta Wale
What is the Theory of Mind
Black Holes and the Macro Universe

Special Guest: Osei Alleyne.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week on the podcast we have another gift from the Glocal Citizens community. In this two part conversation we meet Dr. Osei Alleyne. A joint PhD in Anthropology and Africana Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and former inaugural postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Experimental Ethnography at Penn, Dr. Osei also holds an MA in Communications from Temple University. A still active internationally touring professional Canadian Hip hop artist and Spoken word poet of Trinidad & Tobago extract, his field research employs a multi-modal ethnography of Reggae, Rastafari, Afrobeat and Hip-hop performance communities and related social justice movements across the African diaspora, with an emphasis on the black Atlantic nexus between Jamaica and Ghana. We recently met while he was in Ghana working on his forthcoming book, Dancehall Diaspora: Rastafari and Rudeness in the African Postcolony, thanks to consumate connector, Muhammida el Muhajir. As Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Production at Temple University, his writing repertoire spans African diasporic art and philosophy movements such as afrofuturism, afropolitanism and afropessimism. In this conversation, Dr. Osei offers an insightful glimpse into the spaces he has navigated in honing this and his other crafts.

Where to find Osei?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On YouTube

What’s Osei watching?
First Peoples Documentary

Other topics of interest:
About Trinidad and Tobago
History about Carnivals in the Black Diaspora
The Book of African Names
On Africana Studies
About Liberia’s Edward Wilmot Blyden
About The Black Star Line,
Garveyism, and The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
About Ethiopianism
Alex Haley’s Roots
Association of Black Anthropologists
Zora Neale Hurston, Novelist and Anthropologist
About Cheik Anta Diop
About what was to be Akon City
Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael), Debate 1967
About Cultural Theorist Stuart Hall
About Author and Scholar, Paul Gilroy
Martin Bernal and Black Athena
Reggie Rockston and HipLife
About Shatta Wale
What is the Theory of Mind
Black Holes and the Macro Universe

Special Guest: Osei Alleyne.

]]> Episode 239: Planting for People and Purpose with Cherron Perry-Thomas Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/239 7651f783-91b7-4e8f-afb1-f155923b3b7f Tue, 10 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 30:09 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week it’s Part 2 of a two-part conversation with serial entrepreneur and diversity activist, Cherron Perry-Thomas. She is founder and president of Green Dandelion Marketing and Sales which grew out of a desire to introduce retailers to innovative plant based products. Since its founding, 20 years ago, Green Dandelion has helped their clients launch more than 2,000 products in grocery and health stores in the mid-Atlantic United States. Clients include manufactures of biodynamic, organic, non-gmo, vegan and fair trade products, helping to solidify their commitment to leaving a positive impact on the planet and all lives. which she further nurtures as co-owner of Plant and People (https://plantandpeople.com), a Black women's owned boutique offering house plants, supplies, plant wellness products, services, and gifts. A certified Social Impact Strategist, she applies these skills as the Director of Social Impact for The Diasporic Alliance for Cannabis Opportunities (DACO), a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about educational, wellness, and economic opportunities in the cannabis industry and particularly through the Black Cannabis Week (https://www.blackcannabisweek.com/) Initiative which takes place September 22-29, 2024. Whether you’re a “planty” person or not, there’s plenty of green gems to pick up in this conversation. Where to find Cherron? On LInkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherron-perry-thomas-mba-643a251a/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/munashe97/?hl=en) On X (https://x.com/wearedaco/status/1055867698620653576) What’s Charron running in? Hoka running shoes (https://www.hoka.com/en/us/) Other topics of interest: About Memphis, Tennessee (https://civilrightstrail.com/destination/memphis/) About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (https://www.visitphilly.com/articles/philadelphia/african-american-historic-sites-in-philadelphia/) West Philadelphia History (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Philadelphia) Ever heard of Purple Hull Peas (https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Purple_Hull_Peas_4399.php#:~:text=Also%20known%20as%20Pinkeye%20Purple,slightly%20in%20appearance%20and%20flavor.)? Walter Wallace Jr. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Walter_Wallace) Who was Fred Hampton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton)? Black August (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_August_(commemoration)) About to the Roots Picnic (https://therootspicnic.com) The New Jim Crow (linkhttps://newjimcrow.com) by Michelle Alexander About the US Farm Bill (https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/farm-bill/index) UN Report on Drugs 2018 (https://www.unodc.org/wdr2018/) Cannabis legalization around the world (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis) Special Guest: Cherron Perry-Thomas. cherron perry-thomas, plant and people, black cannabis week, green dandelion marketing and sales, The Diasporic Alliance for Cannabis Opportunities, memphis, tennessee, philadelphia, pennsylvania, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, florence adu, florence amerley adu, global citizen, africa, ghana, africannabis, brooklyn, argoadu llc, gbekembe, travel, business, decolonize african education, the new jim crow, michelle alexander, us farm bill, industrial hemp, cannabis policy, hoka one one, asics, black runners, expat, returnee, cannabis policy, cannabis advocacy Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week it’s Part 2 of a two-part conversation with serial entrepreneur and diversity activist, Cherron Perry-Thomas. She is founder and president of Green Dandelion Marketing and Sales which grew out of a desire to introduce retailers to innovative plant based products. Since its founding, 20 years ago, Green Dandelion has helped their clients launch more than 2,000 products in grocery and health stores in the mid-Atlantic United States. Clients include manufactures of biodynamic, organic, non-gmo, vegan and fair trade products, helping to solidify their commitment to leaving a positive impact on the planet and all lives. which she further nurtures as co-owner of Plant and People, a Black women's owned boutique offering house plants, supplies, plant wellness products, services, and gifts.

A certified Social Impact Strategist, she applies these skills as the Director of Social Impact for The Diasporic Alliance for Cannabis Opportunities (DACO), a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about educational, wellness, and economic opportunities in the cannabis industry and particularly through the Black Cannabis Week Initiative which takes place September 22-29, 2024. Whether you’re a “planty” person or not, there’s plenty of green gems to pick up in this conversation.

Where to find Cherron?
On LInkedIn
On Instagram
On X

What’s Charron running in?
Hoka running shoes

Other topics of interest:
About Memphis, Tennessee
About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
West Philadelphia History
Ever heard of Purple Hull Peas?
Walter Wallace Jr.
Who was Fred Hampton?
Black August
About to the Roots Picnic
[The New Jim Crow](linkhttps://newjimcrow.com) by Michelle Alexander
About the US Farm Bill
UN Report on Drugs 2018
Cannabis legalization around the world

Special Guest: Cherron Perry-Thomas.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week it’s Part 2 of a two-part conversation with serial entrepreneur and diversity activist, Cherron Perry-Thomas. She is founder and president of Green Dandelion Marketing and Sales which grew out of a desire to introduce retailers to innovative plant based products. Since its founding, 20 years ago, Green Dandelion has helped their clients launch more than 2,000 products in grocery and health stores in the mid-Atlantic United States. Clients include manufactures of biodynamic, organic, non-gmo, vegan and fair trade products, helping to solidify their commitment to leaving a positive impact on the planet and all lives. which she further nurtures as co-owner of Plant and People, a Black women's owned boutique offering house plants, supplies, plant wellness products, services, and gifts.

A certified Social Impact Strategist, she applies these skills as the Director of Social Impact for The Diasporic Alliance for Cannabis Opportunities (DACO), a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about educational, wellness, and economic opportunities in the cannabis industry and particularly through the Black Cannabis Week Initiative which takes place September 22-29, 2024. Whether you’re a “planty” person or not, there’s plenty of green gems to pick up in this conversation.

Where to find Cherron?
On LInkedIn
On Instagram
On X

What’s Charron running in?
Hoka running shoes

Other topics of interest:
About Memphis, Tennessee
About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
West Philadelphia History
Ever heard of Purple Hull Peas?
Walter Wallace Jr.
Who was Fred Hampton?
Black August
About to the Roots Picnic
[The New Jim Crow](linkhttps://newjimcrow.com) by Michelle Alexander
About the US Farm Bill
UN Report on Drugs 2018
Cannabis legalization around the world

Special Guest: Cherron Perry-Thomas.

]]> Episode 238: Planting for People and Purpose with Cherron Perry-Thomas Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/238 62f0d9ec-eae2-4869-b6d1-bf7612070c80 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 39:39 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week it’s Part 1 of a two-part conversation with serial entrepreneur and diversity activist, Cherron Perry-Thomas. She is founder and president of Green Dandelion Marketing and Sales which grew out of a desire to introduce retailers to innovative plant based products. Since its founding, 20 years ago, Green Dandelion has helped their clients launch more than 2,000 products in grocery and health stores in the mid-Atlantic United States. Clients include manufactures of biodynamic, organic, non-gmo, vegan and fair trade products, helping to solidify their commitment to leaving a positive impact on the planet and all lives. which she further nurtures as co-owner of Plant and People (https://plantandpeople.com), a Black women's owned boutique offering house plants, supplies, plant wellness products, services, and gifts. A certified Social Impact Strategist, she applies these skills as the Director of Social Impact for The Diasporic Alliance for Cannabis Opportunities (DACO), a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about educational, wellness, and economic opportunities in the cannabis industry and particularly through the Black Cannabis Week (https://www.blackcannabisweek.com/) Initiative which takes place September 22-29, 2024. Whether you’re a “planty” person or not, there’s plenty of green gems to pick up in this conversation. Where to find Cherron? On LInkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherron-perry-thomas-mba-643a251a/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/munashe97/?hl=en) On X (https://x.com/wearedaco/status/1055867698620653576) What’s Charron running in? Hoka running shoes (https://www.hoka.com/en/us/) Other topics of interest: About Memphis, Tennessee (https://civilrightstrail.com/destination/memphis/) About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (https://www.visitphilly.com/articles/philadelphia/african-american-historic-sites-in-philadelphia/) West Philadelphia History (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Philadelphia) Ever heard of Purple Hull Peas (https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Purple_Hull_Peas_4399.php#:~:text=Also%20known%20as%20Pinkeye%20Purple,slightly%20in%20appearance%20and%20flavor.)? Walter Wallace Jr. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Walter_Wallace) Who was Fred Hampton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton)? Black August (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_August_(commemoration)) About to the Roots Picnic (https://therootspicnic.com) The New Jim Crow (linkhttps://newjimcrow.com) by Michelle Alexander About the US Farm Bill (https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/farm-bill/index) UN Report on Drugs 2018 (https://www.unodc.org/wdr2018/) Cannabis legalization around the world (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis) Special Guest: Cherron Perry-Thomas. cherron perry-thomas, plant and people, black cannabis week, green dandelion marketing and sales, The Diasporic Alliance for Cannabis Opportunities, memphis, tennessee, philadelphia, pennsylvania, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, florence adu, florence amerley adu, global citizen, africa, ghana, africannabis, brooklyn, argoadu llc, gbekembe, travel, business, decolonize african education, the new jim crow, michelle alexander, us farm bill, industrial hemp, cannabis policy, hoka one one, asics, black runners, expat, returnee, cannabis policy, cannabis advocacy Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week it’s Part 1 of a two-part conversation with serial entrepreneur and diversity activist, Cherron Perry-Thomas. She is founder and president of Green Dandelion Marketing and Sales which grew out of a desire to introduce retailers to innovative plant based products. Since its founding, 20 years ago, Green Dandelion has helped their clients launch more than 2,000 products in grocery and health stores in the mid-Atlantic United States. Clients include manufactures of biodynamic, organic, non-gmo, vegan and fair trade products, helping to solidify their commitment to leaving a positive impact on the planet and all lives. which she further nurtures as co-owner of Plant and People, a Black women's owned boutique offering house plants, supplies, plant wellness products, services, and gifts.

A certified Social Impact Strategist, she applies these skills as the Director of Social Impact for The Diasporic Alliance for Cannabis Opportunities (DACO), a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about educational, wellness, and economic opportunities in the cannabis industry and particularly through the Black Cannabis Week Initiative which takes place September 22-29, 2024. Whether you’re a “planty” person or not, there’s plenty of green gems to pick up in this conversation.

Where to find Cherron?
On LInkedIn
On Instagram
On X

What’s Charron running in?
Hoka running shoes

Other topics of interest:
About Memphis, Tennessee
About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
West Philadelphia History
Ever heard of Purple Hull Peas?
Walter Wallace Jr.
Who was Fred Hampton?
Black August
About to the Roots Picnic
[The New Jim Crow](linkhttps://newjimcrow.com) by Michelle Alexander
About the US Farm Bill
UN Report on Drugs 2018
Cannabis legalization around the world

Special Guest: Cherron Perry-Thomas.

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This week it’s Part 1 of a two-part conversation with serial entrepreneur and diversity activist, Cherron Perry-Thomas. She is founder and president of Green Dandelion Marketing and Sales which grew out of a desire to introduce retailers to innovative plant based products. Since its founding, 20 years ago, Green Dandelion has helped their clients launch more than 2,000 products in grocery and health stores in the mid-Atlantic United States. Clients include manufactures of biodynamic, organic, non-gmo, vegan and fair trade products, helping to solidify their commitment to leaving a positive impact on the planet and all lives. which she further nurtures as co-owner of Plant and People, a Black women's owned boutique offering house plants, supplies, plant wellness products, services, and gifts.

A certified Social Impact Strategist, she applies these skills as the Director of Social Impact for The Diasporic Alliance for Cannabis Opportunities (DACO), a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about educational, wellness, and economic opportunities in the cannabis industry and particularly through the Black Cannabis Week Initiative which takes place September 22-29, 2024. Whether you’re a “planty” person or not, there’s plenty of green gems to pick up in this conversation.

Where to find Cherron?
On LInkedIn
On Instagram
On X

What’s Charron running in?
Hoka running shoes

Other topics of interest:
About Memphis, Tennessee
About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
West Philadelphia History
Ever heard of Purple Hull Peas?
Walter Wallace Jr.
Who was Fred Hampton?
Black August
About to the Roots Picnic
[The New Jim Crow](linkhttps://newjimcrow.com) by Michelle Alexander
About the US Farm Bill
UN Report on Drugs 2018
Cannabis legalization around the world

Special Guest: Cherron Perry-Thomas.

]]> Episode 69: Toward Designing a Digital Self with Troy White Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/69 e4a1d33f-0edc-48f7-9e87-c8af4484841d Tue, 13 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 26:55 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're journeying to Nairobi by way of Philly and along the way learning age old insights in the branding and media space as well as new and interesting innovations in the tech space. My guest, Troy White is a native Philadephian currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. In solidifying his glocal citizenship, Troy used his US acumen to take on the role Managing Director of Temple Management in November 2016. Temple Management is Africa's 1st William Morris type of agency; it is Africa's first full-service creative talent and event management company operating primarily in the entertainment, sports, media and arts sectors. In 2018, Troy created Africa's first international gaming company, Kifaru, which has a partnership with Roc Nation's gaming component, Unanimous Games. Under the partnership, Kirafu completed a mobile game for Roc Nation artist Jay Park (largest Asian Rapper win the world). Troy is currently Managing Director of Digital Self (https://www.digitalselflive.com/) for Africa and the US. Digital Self is a Virtual Reality company based out of London, a role he took on in 2019. Digital Self aspires to be the world’s largest emerging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) interactive environment, utilizing technology and innovation delivered to the entertainment and events industries worldwide via a bespoke Eco-System. Be sure to tune in to Part 2 of the conversation when Troy gives us additional insight into the ways that Digital Self is helping an array of businesses re-image their relationships with consumers. Where to find Troy? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-white-14859591/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/troy_philly_white/?hl=en) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/PhillyTroyWhite) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TroyWhite29) What's Troy watching? Money Heist (https://www.netflix.com/gh/title/80192098) Who is Troy listening to? Blinky Bill (https://pan-african-music.com/en/blinky-bill-trailblazer-of-the-kenyan-urban-scene/) Michael Kiwanuka (https://www.michaelkiwanuka.com/) Other topics of interest: FAM Basketball (https://www.facebook.com/FAM-Basketball-Team-340402989709204/) FAM on IG (https://www.instagram.com/fam_team_basketball/?hl=en) M-Pesa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Pesa) Java Kenya (https://www.javahouseafrica.com/) Howard University (https://home.howard.edu/) Special Guest: Troy White. glocal citizens, podcast, africa, troy white, Kifaru, gaming, howard university, brand strategist, digital self, business, technology, virtual reality, augmented reality, vr, ar, temple management, howard university, fam basketball, global citizen, glocal citizen, travel, florence adu, leap transmedia, expat, kenya, nairobi, philly, florence amerley adu, java kenya, don eason, hank caldwell, sony music, cbs music Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're journeying to Nairobi by way of Philly and along the way learning age old insights in the branding and media space as well as new and interesting innovations in the tech space. My guest, Troy White is a native Philadephian currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. In solidifying his glocal citizenship, Troy used his US acumen to take on the role Managing Director of Temple Management in November 2016. Temple Management is Africa's 1st William Morris type of agency; it is Africa's first full-service creative talent and event management company operating primarily in the entertainment, sports, media and arts sectors. In 2018, Troy created Africa's first international gaming company, Kifaru, which has a partnership with Roc Nation's gaming component, Unanimous Games. Under the partnership, Kirafu completed a mobile game for Roc Nation artist Jay Park (largest Asian Rapper win the world). Troy is currently Managing Director of Digital Self for Africa and the US. Digital Self is a Virtual Reality company based out of London, a role he took on in 2019. Digital Self aspires to be the world’s largest emerging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) interactive environment, utilizing technology and innovation delivered to the entertainment and events industries worldwide via a bespoke Eco-System. Be sure to tune in to Part 2 of the conversation when Troy gives us additional insight into the ways that Digital Self is helping an array of businesses re-image their relationships with consumers.

Where to find Troy?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Twitter
On Facebook

What's Troy watching?
Money Heist

Who is Troy listening to?
Blinky Bill
Michael Kiwanuka

Other topics of interest:
FAM Basketball
FAM on IG
M-Pesa
Java Kenya
Howard University

Special Guest: Troy White.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're journeying to Nairobi by way of Philly and along the way learning age old insights in the branding and media space as well as new and interesting innovations in the tech space. My guest, Troy White is a native Philadephian currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. In solidifying his glocal citizenship, Troy used his US acumen to take on the role Managing Director of Temple Management in November 2016. Temple Management is Africa's 1st William Morris type of agency; it is Africa's first full-service creative talent and event management company operating primarily in the entertainment, sports, media and arts sectors. In 2018, Troy created Africa's first international gaming company, Kifaru, which has a partnership with Roc Nation's gaming component, Unanimous Games. Under the partnership, Kirafu completed a mobile game for Roc Nation artist Jay Park (largest Asian Rapper win the world). Troy is currently Managing Director of Digital Self for Africa and the US. Digital Self is a Virtual Reality company based out of London, a role he took on in 2019. Digital Self aspires to be the world’s largest emerging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) interactive environment, utilizing technology and innovation delivered to the entertainment and events industries worldwide via a bespoke Eco-System. Be sure to tune in to Part 2 of the conversation when Troy gives us additional insight into the ways that Digital Self is helping an array of businesses re-image their relationships with consumers.

Where to find Troy?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Twitter
On Facebook

What's Troy watching?
Money Heist

Who is Troy listening to?
Blinky Bill
Michael Kiwanuka

Other topics of interest:
FAM Basketball
FAM on IG
M-Pesa
Java Kenya
Howard University

Special Guest: Troy White.

]]> Episode 68: Toward Designing a Digital Self with Troy White Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/68 5b00a69e-e091-4594-bda8-2a3ddac4ff91 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 34:56 yes Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're journeying to Nairobi by way of Philly and along the way learning age old insights in the branding and media space as well as new and interesting innovations in the tech space. My guest, Troy White is a native Philadephian currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. In solidifying his glocal citizenship, Troy used his US acumen to take on the role Managing Director of Temple Management in November 2016. Temple Management is Africa's 1st William Morris type of agency; it is Africa's first full-service creative talent and event management company operating primarily in the entertainment, sports, media and arts sectors. In 2018, Troy created Africa's first international gaming company, Kifaru, which has a partnership with Roc Nation's gaming component, Unanimous Games. Under the partnership, Kirafu completed a mobile game for Roc Nation artist Jay Park (largest Asian Rapper win the world). Troy is currently Managing Director of Digital Self (https://www.digitalselflive.com/) for Africa and the US. Digital Self is a Virtual Reality company based out of London, a role he took on in 2019. Digital Self aspires to be the world’s largest emerging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) interactive environment, utilizing technology and innovation delivered to the entertainment and events industries worldwide via a bespoke Eco-System. Be sure to tune in to Part 2 of the conversation when Troy gives us additional insight into the ways that Digital Self is helping an array of businesses re-image their relationships with consumers. Where to find Troy? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-white-14859591/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/troy_philly_white/?hl=en) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/PhillyTroyWhite) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TroyWhite29) What's Troy watching? Money Heist (https://www.netflix.com/gh/title/80192098) Who is Troy listening to? Blinky Bill (https://pan-african-music.com/en/blinky-bill-trailblazer-of-the-kenyan-urban-scene/) Michael Kiwanuka (https://www.michaelkiwanuka.com/) Other topics of interest: FAM Basketball (https://www.facebook.com/FAM-Basketball-Team-340402989709204/) FAM on IG (https://www.instagram.com/fam_team_basketball/?hl=en) M-Pesa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Pesa) Java Kenya (https://www.javahouseafrica.com/) Howard University (https://home.howard.edu/) Special Guest: Troy White. glocal citizens, podcast, africa, troy white, Kifaru, gaming, howard university, brand strategist, digital self, business, technology, virtual reality, augmented reality, vr, ar, temple management, howard university, fam basketball, global citizen, glocal citizen, travel, florence adu, leap transmedia, expat, kenya, nairobi, philly, florence amerley adu, java kenya, don eason, hank caldwell, sony music, cbs music Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're journeying to Nairobi by way of Philly and along the way learning age old insights in the branding and media space as well as new and interesting innovations in the tech space. My guest, Troy White is a native Philadephian currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. In solidifying his glocal citizenship, Troy used his US acumen to take on the role Managing Director of Temple Management in November 2016. Temple Management is Africa's 1st William Morris type of agency; it is Africa's first full-service creative talent and event management company operating primarily in the entertainment, sports, media and arts sectors. In 2018, Troy created Africa's first international gaming company, Kifaru, which has a partnership with Roc Nation's gaming component, Unanimous Games. Under the partnership, Kirafu completed a mobile game for Roc Nation artist Jay Park (largest Asian Rapper win the world). Troy is currently Managing Director of Digital Self for Africa and the US. Digital Self is a Virtual Reality company based out of London, a role he took on in 2019. Digital Self aspires to be the world’s largest emerging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) interactive environment, utilizing technology and innovation delivered to the entertainment and events industries worldwide via a bespoke Eco-System. Be sure to tune in to Part 2 of the conversation when Troy gives us additional insight into the ways that Digital Self is helping an array of businesses re-image their relationships with consumers.

Where to find Troy?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Twitter
On Facebook

What's Troy watching?
Money Heist

Who is Troy listening to?
Blinky Bill
Michael Kiwanuka

Other topics of interest:
FAM Basketball
FAM on IG
M-Pesa
Java Kenya
Howard University

Special Guest: Troy White.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're journeying to Nairobi by way of Philly and along the way learning age old insights in the branding and media space as well as new and interesting innovations in the tech space. My guest, Troy White is a native Philadephian currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. In solidifying his glocal citizenship, Troy used his US acumen to take on the role Managing Director of Temple Management in November 2016. Temple Management is Africa's 1st William Morris type of agency; it is Africa's first full-service creative talent and event management company operating primarily in the entertainment, sports, media and arts sectors. In 2018, Troy created Africa's first international gaming company, Kifaru, which has a partnership with Roc Nation's gaming component, Unanimous Games. Under the partnership, Kirafu completed a mobile game for Roc Nation artist Jay Park (largest Asian Rapper win the world). Troy is currently Managing Director of Digital Self for Africa and the US. Digital Self is a Virtual Reality company based out of London, a role he took on in 2019. Digital Self aspires to be the world’s largest emerging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) interactive environment, utilizing technology and innovation delivered to the entertainment and events industries worldwide via a bespoke Eco-System. Be sure to tune in to Part 2 of the conversation when Troy gives us additional insight into the ways that Digital Self is helping an array of businesses re-image their relationships with consumers.

Where to find Troy?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Twitter
On Facebook

What's Troy watching?
Money Heist

Who is Troy listening to?
Blinky Bill
Michael Kiwanuka

Other topics of interest:
FAM Basketball
FAM on IG
M-Pesa
Java Kenya
Howard University

Special Guest: Troy White.

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