web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:52:39 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Glocal Citizens - Episodes Tagged with “Us Virgin Islands” https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/tags/us%20virgin%20islands Tue, 30 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0500 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 207: Digital Expertise for Greater Good with Stephen A. Newton https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/207 f5ec275e-970c-46ea-8135-c16f26bc8bf2 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0500 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 1:00:05 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week’s episode comes to us courtesy of a dinner hosted by EP 22/23 guest, Kwame Acheampong (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/kwame-acheampong). Kwame and my guest, Stephen Newton are longtime colleagues that recently rejoined forces at Aleph Group, Inc., a global digital advertising platform that connects brands with every digitally connected user in Africa where Stephen currently serves as the Managing Director Sub-Sahara Africa. With Jamaican lineage, born and raised in the US Mainland and Virgin Islands, Stephen departed the US in 1998 and currently calls Cape Town, South Africa home. With over 25 years of C-suite experience, Stephen is a seasoned leader and connector in the digital innovation space, especially on the African continent. His expertise spans various sub-sectors of the digital ecosystem, such as connectable devices, affordable data, local and relevant content, promoted content, ubiquitous payment mechanisms, and trusted delivery mechanisms. He has led the launch and commercialization of some of Africa's biggest digital players, such as Google, InMobi, Positivo BGH, and Datafree. He also serves as the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Illuminate Africa Group Ltd (https://www.illuminate-africa.com), a consultancy that facilitates Africa expansion goals for businesses. He is passionate about empowering African youth and entrepreneurs with digital skills and opportunities. Where to find Stephen? Aleph’s Digital Ad Expert Portal (https://www.digitaladexpert.com/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenanewton/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/stephen.armond) On X (https://twitter.com/smanla?lang=en) What’s Stephen reading? Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life (https://a.co/d/f8V9Wvt) by Jim Kwik The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business (https://a.co/d/9NZcBcD) by Erin Meyer Other topics of interest: About Kenya’s Joseph Mucheru (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Mucheru) About Nikesh Arora (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikesh_Arora) Positivo BGH (https://positivobgh-com.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc) LexisNexis (https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/about-us/about-us.page) Nordstrom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordstrom) America Online - AOL (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL) On SDG goal 4.1 (https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal4) What is an Ad Exchange (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_exchange) On DoubleClick (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoubleClick) Special Guest: Stephen A. Newton. stephen a. newton, aleph group, the illuminate africa group, managing director, chairman, co-founder, cape town, jamaica, us virgin islands, digital ad expert, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia, doubleclick, google, aol, nordstrom, lexisnexis, positivo bgh, nikesh aorora, joseph mucheru, the culture map, kwame acheampong, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, ghana, africa, travel, expat, gbekembe, argoadu llc accra, jim kwik, erin meyer, the culture map, Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week’s episode comes to us courtesy of a dinner hosted by EP 22/23 guest, Kwame Acheampong. Kwame and my guest, Stephen Newton are longtime colleagues that recently rejoined forces at Aleph Group, Inc., a global digital advertising platform that connects brands with every digitally connected user in Africa where Stephen currently serves as the Managing Director Sub-Sahara Africa. With Jamaican lineage, born and raised in the US Mainland and Virgin Islands, Stephen departed the US in 1998 and currently calls Cape Town, South Africa home. With over 25 years of C-suite experience, Stephen is a seasoned leader and connector in the digital innovation space, especially on the African continent. His expertise spans various sub-sectors of the digital ecosystem, such as connectable devices, affordable data, local and relevant content, promoted content, ubiquitous payment mechanisms, and trusted delivery mechanisms. He has led the launch and commercialization of some of Africa's biggest digital players, such as Google, InMobi, Positivo BGH, and Datafree. He also serves as the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Illuminate Africa Group Ltd, a consultancy that facilitates Africa expansion goals for businesses. He is passionate about empowering African youth and entrepreneurs with digital skills and opportunities.

Where to find Stephen?
Aleph’s Digital Ad Expert Portal
On LinkedIn
On Facebook
On X

What’s Stephen reading?
Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life by Jim Kwik
The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by Erin Meyer

Other topics of interest:
About Kenya’s Joseph Mucheru
About Nikesh Arora
Positivo BGH
LexisNexis
Nordstrom
America Online - AOL
On SDG goal 4.1
What is an Ad Exchange
On DoubleClick

Special Guest: Stephen A. Newton.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week’s episode comes to us courtesy of a dinner hosted by EP 22/23 guest, Kwame Acheampong. Kwame and my guest, Stephen Newton are longtime colleagues that recently rejoined forces at Aleph Group, Inc., a global digital advertising platform that connects brands with every digitally connected user in Africa where Stephen currently serves as the Managing Director Sub-Sahara Africa. With Jamaican lineage, born and raised in the US Mainland and Virgin Islands, Stephen departed the US in 1998 and currently calls Cape Town, South Africa home. With over 25 years of C-suite experience, Stephen is a seasoned leader and connector in the digital innovation space, especially on the African continent. His expertise spans various sub-sectors of the digital ecosystem, such as connectable devices, affordable data, local and relevant content, promoted content, ubiquitous payment mechanisms, and trusted delivery mechanisms. He has led the launch and commercialization of some of Africa's biggest digital players, such as Google, InMobi, Positivo BGH, and Datafree. He also serves as the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Illuminate Africa Group Ltd, a consultancy that facilitates Africa expansion goals for businesses. He is passionate about empowering African youth and entrepreneurs with digital skills and opportunities.

Where to find Stephen?
Aleph’s Digital Ad Expert Portal
On LinkedIn
On Facebook
On X

What’s Stephen reading?
Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life by Jim Kwik
The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by Erin Meyer

Other topics of interest:
About Kenya’s Joseph Mucheru
About Nikesh Arora
Positivo BGH
LexisNexis
Nordstrom
America Online - AOL
On SDG goal 4.1
What is an Ad Exchange
On DoubleClick

Special Guest: Stephen A. Newton.

]]> Episode 173: Coming Home to Belong with Dr. Juleen Christopher Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/173 c1e901e8-5cf8-4612-afcd-a7e2bc52cfed Tue, 09 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 28:27 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! Kicking off the midway point between the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice--the reason behind the ancient observation of May Day (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day), we have a two-part conversation that likewise offers interesting perspectives on the contemporary observation of May Day - International Workers' Day (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day) and the difference that mindset can have on the fruits of one’s labor. My guest for these discussions is Dr. Juleen Christopher. A dual citizen of the United States (by way of the US Virgin Islands) and the British Virgin Islands, in 2018 Juleen firmly reset her roots in the BVI with the purchase of St. Bernard’s Hill House, a 5-star luxury villa experience in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. In her other world, she is the Founder and Inspiration Strategist of Beyond The Fork, a consultancy aimed at helping companies, their leaders and their employees navigate interpersonal challenges and work more effectively as teams.  Since arriving in the mainland US from her native St. Croix, she has become a cognitive-behavioral research scientist because she is passionate about working with tools to help guide and empower individuals to become accountable for their holistic health and well-being through education, understanding, and personal growth. This work has taken her from the American south to the East Coast and now to the midwest where she calls now calls Minneapolis, Minnesota home. There is so much more to get to know about this dynamic Glocal Citizen so be sure to tune in and check out the links below! Where to find Juleen? www.stbernardshillhouse.com On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/juleenchristopher/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/stbernardshillhouse_bvi/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084768841373&sk=about) What’s Juleen reading? Alphabet Murders Series (https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sue-Grafton/author/B000APENIA?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true) by Sue Grafton Works by Zadie Smith (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=zadie+smith&i=digital-text&crid=1MRNRHH8L63S9&sprefix=zadie+smith%2Cdigital-text%2C255&ref=nb_sb_noss_1) What’s Juleen watching? African Folktales Reimagined (https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-netflix-global-launch-short-films-african-folk-tales-reimagined-29-march?TSPD_101_R0=080713870fab20008864d80ce7383c4893d809f05d7a0cc853c2c287bc7c41f306e6521d836bb1a108f58a915e143000e30b8eb185b53dda103d858cd9aea26024549206dadf1eef55bb635960dcf480b8b9877b1bf69c4e05d3ce0cf90257fe) Kim’s Convenience (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%27s_Convenience) Never Have I Ever on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/80179190) La Reina del Sur (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjmrKia09X-AhXcV6QEHcwuD_EQFnoECEoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2Ftitle%2F80107369&usg=AOvVaw0jEr7WbLQcQTF8Z9ghIbeD) What’s Juleen listening to? Angelique Kidjo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo) Biggest Afrobeats Artists (https://www.schooldrillers.com/biggest-afrobeats-artist/) Bossa Nova (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossa_nova) Other topics of interest: About my Ayurveda Treatments in Ghana (http://ayushghana.com/#:~:text=Ayurveda%20is%20a%20wholistic%20way,deceases%2C%20but%20to%20prevent%20ailments) About the British Virgin Islands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands) Governance in the BVI (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands) Who is a Belonger? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belonger_status) About Jerry Blackwell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_W._Blackwell) Redemption Botanicals (https://redemptioncanna.com/our-story/) Minnesota Equity & Justice Project (https://www.mnhum.org/program/minnesota-equity-justice-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=minnesota-equity-justice-project) Positive Intelligence (https://www.positiveintelligence.com) Special Guest: Juleen Christopher. Dr. Juleen Christoper, beyond the fork, st. bernard's hill house, st croix, tortola, british virgin islands, us virgin islands, entrepreneur, social justice advocate, cognitive-behavioral research scientist, leap transmedia, glocal citizens podcast, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, ghana, accra, social entrepreneurship, returnee, expat, travel, business, redemption botanicals, positive intelligence, judge jerry blackwell, ayurveda, belonger, angelique kidjo, never have i ever, kim's convenience, la reina del sur, zadie smith Greetings Glocal Citizens!
Kicking off the midway point between the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice--the reason behind the ancient observation of May Day, we have a two-part conversation that likewise offers interesting perspectives on the contemporary observation of May Day - International Workers' Day and the difference that mindset can have on the fruits of one’s labor. My guest for these discussions is Dr. Juleen Christopher. A dual citizen of the United States (by way of the US Virgin Islands) and the British Virgin Islands, in 2018 Juleen firmly reset her roots in the BVI with the purchase of St. Bernard’s Hill House, a 5-star luxury villa experience in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. In her other world, she is the Founder and Inspiration Strategist of Beyond The Fork, a consultancy aimed at helping companies, their leaders and their employees navigate interpersonal challenges and work more effectively as teams.  Since arriving in the mainland US from her native St. Croix, she has become a cognitive-behavioral research scientist because she is passionate about working with tools to help guide and empower individuals to become accountable for their holistic health and well-being through education, understanding, and personal growth. This work has taken her from the American south to the East Coast and now to the midwest where she calls now calls Minneapolis, Minnesota home. There is so much more to get to know about this dynamic Glocal Citizen so be sure to tune in and check out the links below!

Where to find Juleen?
www.stbernardshillhouse.com
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook

What’s Juleen reading?
Alphabet Murders Series by Sue Grafton
Works by Zadie Smith

What’s Juleen watching?
African Folktales Reimagined
Kim’s Convenience
Never Have I Ever on Netflix
La Reina del Sur

What’s Juleen listening to?
Angelique Kidjo
Biggest Afrobeats Artists
Bossa Nova

Other topics of interest:
About my Ayurveda Treatments in Ghana
About the British Virgin Islands
Governance in the BVI
Who is a Belonger?
About Jerry Blackwell
Redemption Botanicals
Minnesota Equity & Justice Project
Positive Intelligence

Special Guest: Juleen Christopher.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!
Kicking off the midway point between the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice--the reason behind the ancient observation of May Day, we have a two-part conversation that likewise offers interesting perspectives on the contemporary observation of May Day - International Workers' Day and the difference that mindset can have on the fruits of one’s labor. My guest for these discussions is Dr. Juleen Christopher. A dual citizen of the United States (by way of the US Virgin Islands) and the British Virgin Islands, in 2018 Juleen firmly reset her roots in the BVI with the purchase of St. Bernard’s Hill House, a 5-star luxury villa experience in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. In her other world, she is the Founder and Inspiration Strategist of Beyond The Fork, a consultancy aimed at helping companies, their leaders and their employees navigate interpersonal challenges and work more effectively as teams.  Since arriving in the mainland US from her native St. Croix, she has become a cognitive-behavioral research scientist because she is passionate about working with tools to help guide and empower individuals to become accountable for their holistic health and well-being through education, understanding, and personal growth. This work has taken her from the American south to the East Coast and now to the midwest where she calls now calls Minneapolis, Minnesota home. There is so much more to get to know about this dynamic Glocal Citizen so be sure to tune in and check out the links below!

Where to find Juleen?
www.stbernardshillhouse.com
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook

What’s Juleen reading?
Alphabet Murders Series by Sue Grafton
Works by Zadie Smith

What’s Juleen watching?
African Folktales Reimagined
Kim’s Convenience
Never Have I Ever on Netflix
La Reina del Sur

What’s Juleen listening to?
Angelique Kidjo
Biggest Afrobeats Artists
Bossa Nova

Other topics of interest:
About my Ayurveda Treatments in Ghana
About the British Virgin Islands
Governance in the BVI
Who is a Belonger?
About Jerry Blackwell
Redemption Botanicals
Minnesota Equity & Justice Project
Positive Intelligence

Special Guest: Juleen Christopher.

]]> Episode 172: Coming Home to Belong with Dr. Juleen Christopher Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/172 37ae2cde-03b3-43bb-bb2f-f5f1db668afd Tue, 02 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 36:17 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! Kicking off the midway point between the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice--the reason behind the ancient observation of May Day (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day), we have a two-part conversation that likewise offers interesting perspectives on the contemporary observation of May Day - International Workers' Day (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day) and the difference that mindset can have on the fruits of one’s labor. My guest for these discussions is Dr. Juleen Christopher. A dual citizen of the United States (by way of the US Virgin Islands) and the British Virgin Islands, in 2018 Juleen firmly reset her roots in the BVI with the purchase of St. Bernard’s Hill House, a 5-star luxury villa experience in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. In her other world, she is the Founder and Inspiration Strategist of Beyond The Fork, a consultancy aimed at helping companies, their leaders and their employees navigate interpersonal challenges and work more effectively as teams.  Since arriving in the mainland US from her native St. Croix, she has become a cognitive-behavioral research scientist because she is passionate about working with tools to help guide and empower individuals to become accountable for their holistic health and well-being through education, understanding, and personal growth. This work has taken her from the American south to the East Coast and now to the midwest where she calls now calls Minneapolis, Minnesota home. There is so much more to get to know about this dynamic Glocal Citizen so be sure to tune in and check out the links below! Where to find Juleen? www.stbernardshillhouse.com On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/juleenchristopher/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/stbernardshillhouse_bvi/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084768841373&sk=about) What’s Juleen reading? Alphabet Murders Series (https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sue-Grafton/author/B000APENIA?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true) by Sue Grafton Works by Zadie Smith (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=zadie+smith&i=digital-text&crid=1MRNRHH8L63S9&sprefix=zadie+smith%2Cdigital-text%2C255&ref=nb_sb_noss_1) What’s Juleen watching? African Folktales Reimagined (https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-netflix-global-launch-short-films-african-folk-tales-reimagined-29-march?TSPD_101_R0=080713870fab20008864d80ce7383c4893d809f05d7a0cc853c2c287bc7c41f306e6521d836bb1a108f58a915e143000e30b8eb185b53dda103d858cd9aea26024549206dadf1eef55bb635960dcf480b8b9877b1bf69c4e05d3ce0cf90257fe) Kim’s Convenience (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%27s_Convenience) Never Have I Ever on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/80179190) La Reina del Sur (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjmrKia09X-AhXcV6QEHcwuD_EQFnoECEoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2Ftitle%2F80107369&usg=AOvVaw0jEr7WbLQcQTF8Z9ghIbeD) What’s Juleen listening to? Angelique Kidjo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang%C3%A9lique_Kidjo) Biggest Afrobeats Artists (https://www.schooldrillers.com/biggest-afrobeats-artist/) Bossa Nova (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossa_nova) Other topics of interest: About my Ayurveda Treatments in Ghana (http://ayushghana.com/#:~:text=Ayurveda%20is%20a%20wholistic%20way,deceases%2C%20but%20to%20prevent%20ailments) About the British Virgin Islands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands) Governance in the BVI (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands) Who is a Belonger? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belonger_status) About Jerry Blackwell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_W._Blackwell) Redemption Botanicals (https://redemptioncanna.com/our-story/) Minnesota Equity & Justice Project (https://www.mnhum.org/program/minnesota-equity-justice-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=minnesota-equity-justice-project) Positive Intelligence (https://www.positiveintelligence.com) Special Guest: Juleen Christopher. Dr. Juleen Christoper, beyond the fork, st. bernard's hill house, st croix, tortola, british virgin islands, us virgin islands, entrepreneur, social justice advocate, cognitive-behavioral research scientist, leap transmedia, glocal citizens podcast, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, ghana, accra, social entrepreneurship, returnee, expat, travel, business, redemption botanicals, positive intelligence, judge jerry blackwell, ayurveda, belonger, angelique kidjo, never have i ever, kim's convenience, la reina del sur, zadie smith Greetings Glocal Citizens!
Kicking off the midway point between the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice--the reason behind the ancient observation of May Day, we have a two-part conversation that likewise offers interesting perspectives on the contemporary observation of May Day - International Workers' Day and the difference that mindset can have on the fruits of one’s labor. My guest for these discussions is Dr. Juleen Christopher. A dual citizen of the United States (by way of the US Virgin Islands) and the British Virgin Islands, in 2018 Juleen firmly reset her roots in the BVI with the purchase of St. Bernard’s Hill House, a 5-star luxury villa experience in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. In her other world, she is the Founder and Inspiration Strategist of Beyond The Fork, a consultancy aimed at helping companies, their leaders and their employees navigate interpersonal challenges and work more effectively as teams.  Since arriving in the mainland US from her native St. Croix, she has become a cognitive-behavioral research scientist because she is passionate about working with tools to help guide and empower individuals to become accountable for their holistic health and well-being through education, understanding, and personal growth. This work has taken her from the American south to the East Coast and now to the midwest where she calls now calls Minneapolis, Minnesota home. There is so much more to get to know about this dynamic Glocal Citizen so be sure to tune in and check out the links below!

Where to find Juleen?
www.stbernardshillhouse.com
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook

What’s Juleen reading?
Alphabet Murders Series by Sue Grafton
Works by Zadie Smith

What’s Juleen watching?
African Folktales Reimagined
Kim’s Convenience
Never Have I Ever on Netflix
La Reina del Sur

What’s Juleen listening to?
Angelique Kidjo
Biggest Afrobeats Artists
Bossa Nova

Other topics of interest:
About my Ayurveda Treatments in Ghana
About the British Virgin Islands
Governance in the BVI
Who is a Belonger?
About Jerry Blackwell
Redemption Botanicals
Minnesota Equity & Justice Project
Positive Intelligence

Special Guest: Juleen Christopher.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!
Kicking off the midway point between the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice--the reason behind the ancient observation of May Day, we have a two-part conversation that likewise offers interesting perspectives on the contemporary observation of May Day - International Workers' Day and the difference that mindset can have on the fruits of one’s labor. My guest for these discussions is Dr. Juleen Christopher. A dual citizen of the United States (by way of the US Virgin Islands) and the British Virgin Islands, in 2018 Juleen firmly reset her roots in the BVI with the purchase of St. Bernard’s Hill House, a 5-star luxury villa experience in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. In her other world, she is the Founder and Inspiration Strategist of Beyond The Fork, a consultancy aimed at helping companies, their leaders and their employees navigate interpersonal challenges and work more effectively as teams.  Since arriving in the mainland US from her native St. Croix, she has become a cognitive-behavioral research scientist because she is passionate about working with tools to help guide and empower individuals to become accountable for their holistic health and well-being through education, understanding, and personal growth. This work has taken her from the American south to the East Coast and now to the midwest where she calls now calls Minneapolis, Minnesota home. There is so much more to get to know about this dynamic Glocal Citizen so be sure to tune in and check out the links below!

Where to find Juleen?
www.stbernardshillhouse.com
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook

What’s Juleen reading?
Alphabet Murders Series by Sue Grafton
Works by Zadie Smith

What’s Juleen watching?
African Folktales Reimagined
Kim’s Convenience
Never Have I Ever on Netflix
La Reina del Sur

What’s Juleen listening to?
Angelique Kidjo
Biggest Afrobeats Artists
Bossa Nova

Other topics of interest:
About my Ayurveda Treatments in Ghana
About the British Virgin Islands
Governance in the BVI
Who is a Belonger?
About Jerry Blackwell
Redemption Botanicals
Minnesota Equity & Justice Project
Positive Intelligence

Special Guest: Juleen Christopher.

]]> Episode 81: Making Visible the Unremembered with La Vaughn Belle Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/81 573acc66-370b-4f68-8aba-6c871ce96d93 Tue, 06 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 22:01 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! In the next conversation it's a "Throwback Tuesday" as I reconnect with another old friend who is taking us on a journey between her home country of St. Croix to Denmark and back again. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, raised in and now based in the Virgin Islands, La Vaughn Belle makes visible the unremembered. Borrowing from elements of architecture, history and archeology Belle creates narratives that challenge colonial hierarchies and invisibility. La Vaughn explores the material culture of coloniality and her work presents countervisualities and narratives. Working in a variety of disciplines her practice includes: painting, installation, photography, writing, video and public interventions. Her work with colonial era pottery led to a commission with the renowned brand of porcelain products, the Royal Copenhagen. She has exhibited her work in the Caribbean, the USA and Europe in institutions such as the Museo del Barrio (NY), Casa de las Americas (Cuba), the Museum of the African Diaspora (CA) and Christiansborg Palace (DK). Her art is in the collections of the National Photography Museum and the Vestsjælland Museum in Denmark. She is the co-creator of “I Am Queen Mary”, the artist-led groundbreaking monument that confronted the Danish colonial amnesia while commemorating the legacies of resistance of the African people who were brought to the former Danish West Indies. The project was featured in over 100 media outlets around the world including the NY Times, Politiken, VICE, the BBC and Le Monde. Belle holds an MFA from the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, Cuba and an MA and BA from Columbia University in NY. She was a finalist for the She Built NYC project to develop a monument to memorialize the legacy of Shirley Chisholm and for the Inequality in Bronze project in Philadelphia to redesign one of the first monuments to an enslaved woman at the Stenton historic house museum. As a 2018-2020 fellow at the Social Justice Institute at the Barnard Research Center for Women at Columbia University she worked on a project about the ‘citizenless’ Virgin Islanders in the Harlem Renaissance. This two-part conversation bookends the US Indepencence Day holiday, and at a time when so much about identity and nationalism is begging for long overdue examination, these episodes are healthy food for thought. In true #TBT fashion you'll want to come back to these discussion for the learning and insights into the continued work of deconstructing colonialism. Where to find La Vaughn and her works? www.lavaughnbelle.com (http://www.lavaughnbelle.com/) I Am Queen Mary (https://www.iamqueenmary.com/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lavaughnbelle/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/lavaughnbelle?lang=en) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lavaughnbelle/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lavaughnbellestudio/) What's La Vaughn reading? Just As I Am: A Memoir (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08425MPGS&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_B7ME6BXWR2G5PVKD9F3E&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Cicely Tyson A Radical Awakening: Turn Pain into Power, Embrace Your Truth, Live Free (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08G1KLXGG&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_GVF0J7PSSGMRAMG8J7Y0&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Dr. Shefali Tsabary Other topics of interest: Teach for America (https://www.teachforamerica.org/) Helle Stenum (https://wecarryitwithinus.com/home/) Salsa Cubano (https://www.salsavida.com/salsa-dance-terms/cuban-style-salsa-cubana/) How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07JWGDVFL/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_6FGNXVSP5Y9E4ES2YA6F) by Walter Rodney About the Virgin Islands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Islands) Special Guest: La Vaughn Belle. florence adu, florence amerley adu, global citizens, africa, ghana, travel, business, Royal Copenhagen, National Photography Museum, Vestsjælland Museum, real estate developer, la vaughn belle, i am queen mary, visual artist, st. croix, US virgin islands, denmark, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia Greetings Glocal Citizens!
In the next conversation it's a "Throwback Tuesday" as I reconnect with another old friend who is taking us on a journey between her home country of St. Croix to Denmark and back again. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, raised in and now based in the Virgin Islands, La Vaughn Belle makes visible the unremembered. Borrowing from elements of architecture, history and archeology Belle creates narratives that challenge colonial hierarchies and invisibility. La Vaughn explores the material culture of coloniality and her work presents countervisualities and narratives. Working in a variety of disciplines her practice includes: painting, installation, photography, writing, video and public interventions. Her work with colonial era pottery led to a commission with the renowned brand of porcelain products, the Royal Copenhagen. She has exhibited her work in the Caribbean, the USA and Europe in institutions such as the Museo del Barrio (NY), Casa de las Americas (Cuba), the Museum of the African Diaspora (CA) and Christiansborg Palace (DK). Her art is in the collections of the National Photography Museum and the Vestsjælland Museum in Denmark.

She is the co-creator of “I Am Queen Mary”, the artist-led groundbreaking monument that confronted the Danish colonial amnesia while commemorating the legacies of resistance of the African people who were brought to the former Danish West Indies. The project was featured in over 100 media outlets around the world including the NY Times, Politiken, VICE, the BBC and Le Monde. Belle holds an MFA from the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, Cuba and an MA and BA from Columbia University in NY. She was a finalist for the She Built NYC project to develop a monument to memorialize the legacy of Shirley Chisholm and for the Inequality in Bronze project in Philadelphia to redesign one of the first monuments to an enslaved woman at the Stenton historic house museum. As a 2018-2020 fellow at the Social Justice Institute at the Barnard Research Center for Women at Columbia University she worked on a project about the ‘citizenless’ Virgin Islanders in the Harlem Renaissance.

This two-part conversation bookends the US Indepencence Day holiday, and at a time when so much about identity and nationalism is begging for long overdue examination, these episodes are healthy food for thought. In true #TBT fashion you'll want to come back to these discussion for the learning and insights into the continued work of deconstructing colonialism.

Where to find La Vaughn and her works?
www.lavaughnbelle.com
I Am Queen Mary
On LinkedIn
On Twitter
On Instagram
On Facebook

What's La Vaughn reading?
Just As I Am: A Memoir by Cicely Tyson
A Radical Awakening: Turn Pain into Power, Embrace Your Truth, Live Free by Dr. Shefali Tsabary

Other topics of interest:
Teach for America
Helle Stenum
Salsa Cubano
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney
About the Virgin Islands

Special Guest: La Vaughn Belle.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!
In the next conversation it's a "Throwback Tuesday" as I reconnect with another old friend who is taking us on a journey between her home country of St. Croix to Denmark and back again. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, raised in and now based in the Virgin Islands, La Vaughn Belle makes visible the unremembered. Borrowing from elements of architecture, history and archeology Belle creates narratives that challenge colonial hierarchies and invisibility. La Vaughn explores the material culture of coloniality and her work presents countervisualities and narratives. Working in a variety of disciplines her practice includes: painting, installation, photography, writing, video and public interventions. Her work with colonial era pottery led to a commission with the renowned brand of porcelain products, the Royal Copenhagen. She has exhibited her work in the Caribbean, the USA and Europe in institutions such as the Museo del Barrio (NY), Casa de las Americas (Cuba), the Museum of the African Diaspora (CA) and Christiansborg Palace (DK). Her art is in the collections of the National Photography Museum and the Vestsjælland Museum in Denmark.

She is the co-creator of “I Am Queen Mary”, the artist-led groundbreaking monument that confronted the Danish colonial amnesia while commemorating the legacies of resistance of the African people who were brought to the former Danish West Indies. The project was featured in over 100 media outlets around the world including the NY Times, Politiken, VICE, the BBC and Le Monde. Belle holds an MFA from the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, Cuba and an MA and BA from Columbia University in NY. She was a finalist for the She Built NYC project to develop a monument to memorialize the legacy of Shirley Chisholm and for the Inequality in Bronze project in Philadelphia to redesign one of the first monuments to an enslaved woman at the Stenton historic house museum. As a 2018-2020 fellow at the Social Justice Institute at the Barnard Research Center for Women at Columbia University she worked on a project about the ‘citizenless’ Virgin Islanders in the Harlem Renaissance.

This two-part conversation bookends the US Indepencence Day holiday, and at a time when so much about identity and nationalism is begging for long overdue examination, these episodes are healthy food for thought. In true #TBT fashion you'll want to come back to these discussion for the learning and insights into the continued work of deconstructing colonialism.

Where to find La Vaughn and her works?
www.lavaughnbelle.com
I Am Queen Mary
On LinkedIn
On Twitter
On Instagram
On Facebook

What's La Vaughn reading?
Just As I Am: A Memoir by Cicely Tyson
A Radical Awakening: Turn Pain into Power, Embrace Your Truth, Live Free by Dr. Shefali Tsabary

Other topics of interest:
Teach for America
Helle Stenum
Salsa Cubano
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney
About the Virgin Islands

Special Guest: La Vaughn Belle.

]]> Episode 80: Making Visible the Unremembered with La Vaughn Belle Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/80 24ca2480-4672-4301-9df0-38506657164a Tue, 29 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 42:48 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! In the next conversation it's a "Throwback Tuesday" as I reconnect with another old friend who is taking us on a journey between her home country of St. Croix to Denmark and back again. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, raised in and now based in the Virgin Islands, La Vaughn Belle makes visible the unremembered. Borrowing from elements of architecture, history and archeology Belle creates narratives that challenge colonial hierarchies and invisibility. La Vaughn explores the material culture of coloniality and her work presents countervisualities and narratives. Working in a variety of disciplines her practice includes: painting, installation, photography, writing, video and public interventions. Her work with colonial era pottery led to a commission with the renowned brand of porcelain products, the Royal Copenhagen. She has exhibited her work in the Caribbean, the USA and Europe in institutions such as the Museo del Barrio (NY), Casa de las Americas (Cuba), the Museum of the African Diaspora (CA) and Christiansborg Palace (DK). Her art is in the collections of the National Photography Museum and the Vestsjælland Museum in Denmark. She is the co-creator of “I Am Queen Mary”, the artist-led groundbreaking monument that confronted the Danish colonial amnesia while commemorating the legacies of resistance of the African people who were brought to the former Danish West Indies. The project was featured in over 100 media outlets around the world including the NY Times, Politiken, VICE, the BBC and Le Monde. Belle holds an MFA from the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, Cuba and an MA and BA from Columbia University in NY. She was a finalist for the She Built NYC project to develop a monument to memorialize the legacy of Shirley Chisholm and for the Inequality in Bronze project in Philadelphia to redesign one of the first monuments to an enslaved woman at the Stenton historic house museum. As a 2018-2020 fellow at the Social Justice Institute at the Barnard Research Center for Women at Columbia University she worked on a project about the ‘citizenless’ Virgin Islanders in the Harlem Renaissance. This two-part conversation bookends the US Indepencence Day holiday, and at a time when so much about identity and nationalism is begging for long overdue examination, these episodes are healthy food for thought. In true #TBT fashion you'll want to come back to these discussion for the learning and insights into the continued work of deconstructing colonialism. Where to find La Vaughn and her works? www.lavaughnbelle.com (http://www.lavaughnbelle.com/) I Am Queen Mary (https://www.iamqueenmary.com/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lavaughnbelle/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/lavaughnbelle?lang=en) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lavaughnbelle/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lavaughnbellestudio/) What's La Vaughn reading? Just As I Am: A Memoir (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08425MPGS&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_B7ME6BXWR2G5PVKD9F3E&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Cicely Tyson A Radical Awakening: Turn Pain into Power, Embrace Your Truth, Live Free (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08G1KLXGG&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_GVF0J7PSSGMRAMG8J7Y0&tag=glocalcitiz0e-20) by Dr. Shefali Tsabary Other topics of interest: Teach for America (https://www.teachforamerica.org/) Helle Stenum (https://wecarryitwithinus.com/home/) Salsa Cubano (https://www.salsavida.com/salsa-dance-terms/cuban-style-salsa-cubana/) How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07JWGDVFL/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_6FGNXVSP5Y9E4ES2YA6F)by Walter Rodney About the Virgin Islands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Islands) Special Guest: La Vaughn Belle. florence adu, florence amerley adu, global citizens, africa, ghana, travel, business, Royal Copenhagen, National Photography Museum, Vestsjælland Museum, real estate developer, la vaughn belle, i am queen mary, visual artist, st. croix, US virgin islands, denmark, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia Greetings Glocal Citizens!
In the next conversation it's a "Throwback Tuesday" as I reconnect with another old friend who is taking us on a journey between her home country of St. Croix to Denmark and back again. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, raised in and now based in the Virgin Islands, La Vaughn Belle makes visible the unremembered. Borrowing from elements of architecture, history and archeology Belle creates narratives that challenge colonial hierarchies and invisibility. La Vaughn explores the material culture of coloniality and her work presents countervisualities and narratives. Working in a variety of disciplines her practice includes: painting, installation, photography, writing, video and public interventions. Her work with colonial era pottery led to a commission with the renowned brand of porcelain products, the Royal Copenhagen. She has exhibited her work in the Caribbean, the USA and Europe in institutions such as the Museo del Barrio (NY), Casa de las Americas (Cuba), the Museum of the African Diaspora (CA) and Christiansborg Palace (DK). Her art is in the collections of the National Photography Museum and the Vestsjælland Museum in Denmark.

She is the co-creator of “I Am Queen Mary”, the artist-led groundbreaking monument that confronted the Danish colonial amnesia while commemorating the legacies of resistance of the African people who were brought to the former Danish West Indies. The project was featured in over 100 media outlets around the world including the NY Times, Politiken, VICE, the BBC and Le Monde. Belle holds an MFA from the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, Cuba and an MA and BA from Columbia University in NY. She was a finalist for the She Built NYC project to develop a monument to memorialize the legacy of Shirley Chisholm and for the Inequality in Bronze project in Philadelphia to redesign one of the first monuments to an enslaved woman at the Stenton historic house museum. As a 2018-2020 fellow at the Social Justice Institute at the Barnard Research Center for Women at Columbia University she worked on a project about the ‘citizenless’ Virgin Islanders in the Harlem Renaissance.

This two-part conversation bookends the US Indepencence Day holiday, and at a time when so much about identity and nationalism is begging for long overdue examination, these episodes are healthy food for thought. In true #TBT fashion you'll want to come back to these discussion for the learning and insights into the continued work of deconstructing colonialism.

Where to find La Vaughn and her works?
www.lavaughnbelle.com
I Am Queen Mary
On LinkedIn
On Twitter
On Instagram
On Facebook

What's La Vaughn reading?
Just As I Am: A Memoir by Cicely Tyson
A Radical Awakening: Turn Pain into Power, Embrace Your Truth, Live Free by Dr. Shefali Tsabary

Other topics of interest:
Teach for America
Helle Stenum
Salsa Cubano
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney
About the Virgin Islands

Special Guest: La Vaughn Belle.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!
In the next conversation it's a "Throwback Tuesday" as I reconnect with another old friend who is taking us on a journey between her home country of St. Croix to Denmark and back again. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, raised in and now based in the Virgin Islands, La Vaughn Belle makes visible the unremembered. Borrowing from elements of architecture, history and archeology Belle creates narratives that challenge colonial hierarchies and invisibility. La Vaughn explores the material culture of coloniality and her work presents countervisualities and narratives. Working in a variety of disciplines her practice includes: painting, installation, photography, writing, video and public interventions. Her work with colonial era pottery led to a commission with the renowned brand of porcelain products, the Royal Copenhagen. She has exhibited her work in the Caribbean, the USA and Europe in institutions such as the Museo del Barrio (NY), Casa de las Americas (Cuba), the Museum of the African Diaspora (CA) and Christiansborg Palace (DK). Her art is in the collections of the National Photography Museum and the Vestsjælland Museum in Denmark.

She is the co-creator of “I Am Queen Mary”, the artist-led groundbreaking monument that confronted the Danish colonial amnesia while commemorating the legacies of resistance of the African people who were brought to the former Danish West Indies. The project was featured in over 100 media outlets around the world including the NY Times, Politiken, VICE, the BBC and Le Monde. Belle holds an MFA from the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, Cuba and an MA and BA from Columbia University in NY. She was a finalist for the She Built NYC project to develop a monument to memorialize the legacy of Shirley Chisholm and for the Inequality in Bronze project in Philadelphia to redesign one of the first monuments to an enslaved woman at the Stenton historic house museum. As a 2018-2020 fellow at the Social Justice Institute at the Barnard Research Center for Women at Columbia University she worked on a project about the ‘citizenless’ Virgin Islanders in the Harlem Renaissance.

This two-part conversation bookends the US Indepencence Day holiday, and at a time when so much about identity and nationalism is begging for long overdue examination, these episodes are healthy food for thought. In true #TBT fashion you'll want to come back to these discussion for the learning and insights into the continued work of deconstructing colonialism.

Where to find La Vaughn and her works?
www.lavaughnbelle.com
I Am Queen Mary
On LinkedIn
On Twitter
On Instagram
On Facebook

What's La Vaughn reading?
Just As I Am: A Memoir by Cicely Tyson
A Radical Awakening: Turn Pain into Power, Embrace Your Truth, Live Free by Dr. Shefali Tsabary

Other topics of interest:
Teach for America
Helle Stenum
Salsa Cubano
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney
About the Virgin Islands

Special Guest: La Vaughn Belle.

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