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VEGAN MEETUP TONIGHT IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND! Join Maryland Vegan Eats for a special MD Vegan Restaurant Month Meetup TONIGHT at one of their wonderful participants in Annapolis, MD - Bread and Butter Kitchen! @breadandbutterkitchen!

The Health Coaching Business Masterclass Series ***This is a rebroadcast of a previously aired live interview.*** Are you a passionate plant-based vegan who's interested in learning what it takes to have a successful plant-based health coaching business? Naijha speaks, again, with Lisa A. Smith about the three-part health coaching business masterclass series which starts October 11th, 2023. "The One Thing You Must Have BEFORE Starting A Health Coaching Business". For more info and to register for the masterclass, go here: https://www.lisaangelsmith.com/blackvegsociety #NaijhaSpeaks #HealthCoaching #Masterclass

Meet Willow Traylor: Plant-Powered Youth Steering Committee Advocate for Climate-Friendly Food ***This interview has been pre-recorded*** Naijha speaks with Willow Traylor, a Plant-Powered Youth Steering Committee Advocate for Climate-Friendly Food. Willow Traylor is a rising senior in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex who plans on studying environmental science and is extremely passionate about nutrition, art history, environmental justice, and graphic design. Willow is currently the social media officer of her high school’s baking club and a member of the environmental conservation club, political awareness club, and Black student union. Willow is also a part of the Frisco Public Library’s volunteering team. Willow is a youth mentee at the Black Veg Society. Willow enjoys drawing, baking, and dancing. For more information about the Youth Steering Committee and climate-friendly food advocates, go to https://www.forkidsandtheplanet.com/. Willow is seeking other youth committees to call home. Can you please help? #NaijhaSpeaks #PlantPoweredYSC #ClimateFriendlyFood

WHAT IS CLLCTIVGIVE? #LIVE Naijha speaks with Jamye Wooten, founder of Cllctivly, about the CLLCTIVGIVE campaign and Black Business August. #NaijhaSpeaks #CllctivGive

ANIMAL RIGHTS AND VEGAN ADVOCACY SUMMIT STARTS TODAY! #LIVE Naijha speaks about upcoming events: Animal Rights and Vegan Advocacy Summit Maryland Vegan Restaurant Month Vegan SoulFest #NaijhaSpeaks #AVASummit #MDVeganEats #VeganSoulFest

HOW RESTAURANTS AND CAFES CAN GREEN THEIR MENUS #LIVE Join Better Food Foundation's Outreach Manager Kenzie Bushman on a special episode of Naijha Speaks with Naijha Wright-Brown of Black Veg Society and Maryland Vegan Eats as they dive into how restaurants and cafes can green their menus for Maryland Vegan Restaurant Month (and all year long). Kenzie will share simple, inclusive, and cost-effective strategies from BFF's initiative, DefaultVeg, the idea of making plant-based foods the default on menus (with the choice to opt into meat or dairy). This powerful behavioral nudge, which has been used in dozens of institutions from NYC's public hospitals to university coffee shops, helps guide customers toward sustainable plant-based foods without taking away anyone's choices. BIO: Kenzie Bushman is currently serving as the Outreach Manager at the Better Food Foundation since May 2023. Kenzie holds a master's degree in professional communication specializing in nonprofit leadership. With over a decade of experience in the nonprofit sector, Kenzie's expertise spans various domains, including animal rights, event planning, education, and homeless services. #NaijhaSpeaks #DefaultVeg #MDVeganEats

MARYLAND VEGAN RESTAURANT MONTH #LIVE Naijha speaks with Samantha Claassen, proprietor of Golden West Cafe in Baltimore, about the upcoming vegan restaurant month in Maryland. #NaijhaSpeaks #MDVeganWeek #VeganRestaurantMonth

SUPPORT VEGAN WEIGHT LIFTER RAMOMA CADAGON! #UnchainedTV. ***This interview was pre-recorded.*** Ramona Cadagon is heading for Krakow Poland to represent the United States of America in a weightlifting competition in her weight class....and Ramona is vegan! For more information about the weightlifting competition, check the website https://wieliczkaiwfmasters2023.com/ Plantonia Aparthotel is the vegan hotel of preferencne https://www.google.com/travel/hotels/s/1qmoK4X5Kr8eRzxY6 Romana is asking for $5000 to help with flight ($1300), hotel ($800), and transportation/food ($2900). Ramona arrives on Aug 18 and departs on Aug 24. Follow Ramona at www.instagram.com/nyambassadorteamgreen63kg/ Ramona is, also, a tutor with an amazing staff of talented educators that are familiar with a variety of teaching methods. They are offering their tutoring services remotely and in person. They are a team of educators of teachers from preK, school, motivated, familiar with Waldorf/ Montessori philosophies of teaching, and reduce stress with elementary to Ph.D. programs. Ramona has been in education since 1993. Ramona holds a Bachelor's degree in biology, a minor in math/Spanish, and a Master's in education. For more information, go to the website at academicbreakthroughcoaching.com. #NaijhaSpeaks #VeganWeightlifter

WHAT's COOKING THIS SUMMER? #LIVE Naijha speaks about upcoming summer events. #NaijhaSpeaks #VeganSummer #VeganSoulFest

The Black Vegan Experience on Juneteenth! #LIVE Naijha speaks with Vonettia Calloway about the upcoming Juneteenth Black Vegan Experience event in Richmond, VA. #NaijhaSpeaks #BlackVeganExperience

PLANET BETHESDA AND THE WONDERFUL WIZARDS OF RAW! #LIVE Naijha speaks with Lisa DeCresente, Director of Special Projects at Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) and DJ Soul on-air radio personality about the upcoming Planet Bethesda event this Sunday, 6/4. For more info, go to planetbethesda.com. And, then Tassili Ma'at, owner and Master Chef at Tassili's Raw Reality Restaurant, talks to us about the Wonderful Wizards of Raw event happening Friday, 6/2 through Sunday, 6/4 in Atlanta. For more info, go to tassilisrawreality.com. Join the discussion by asking questions and making comments. #NaijhaSpeaks #PlanetBethesda #WizardsOfRaw

A VegFest in Nigeria and Vegan Street Fair’s Next Stop! #LIVE Naijha speaks with Joseph Odika, the content creator of Vegfest Nigeria. A plant-based, climate-driven campaign to popularize plant-based lifestyle and policy in Nigeria. Joseph’s background was in Aviation Management and Education. He is the publisher of Poloplus magazine and the author of Archives of Polo. His animal advocacy work began with a Polo Welfare column in the polo magazine after watching a horse sustain limb damage during a polo match. From that point, he saw the need to expand and incorporate all animals in the welfare column of the magazine. This inspired him to establish a non-profit which is known today as the Animal Protection Organization of Nigeria - APON. The Organization is saddled with obligations to protect animals from suffering and proffer solutions to environmental issues caused by factory farming. He's currently on the advisory board of the Aquatic Animal Alliance. A community ambassador for Sentient Media and Wedidit.Health. He has led several campaigns in Nigeria to liberate animals. Notably, he took a giant stride to campaign against global brands to commit to cage-free policies which had remarkable wins across the world. AND, Jessica Cruz, CEO and founder of Vegan Street Fair, which is currently on a nine-city tour, and Vegan Exchange Events based out of Los Angeles, CA. As a vegan for almost a decade, Jessica strives to “mainstream” veganism by making it as accessible to as many populations as possible by providing free events that are child friendly, ADA compliant, low cost, and public transportation adjacent. Jessica spends her downtime exploring the outdoors with her children, taking salsa lessons, watching a good TV drama, crafting with her Cricut, spending time with her friends or playing board games with her husband. Join the discussion by asking questions or making comments. #NaijhaSpeaks #VegFestNigeria #VeganStreetFair

WHY WIRELESS LOVE ART AND A VEGAN SKATE PARTY? #LIVE Naijha speaks with illustrator Donald Wooten about his upcoming "Love is Wireless" art show. Born in East Orange, NJ. The 2nd of 3 boys. Middle child. Donald grew up drawing. He went from comic books to graffiti. He put down the pencil and picked up the pen when the pictures started to deserve more than 1000 words. At the same time, he taught himself how to make beats on whatever tech he could find. All of that is present in his current style. Donald is a traditional Illustrator that uses the basic fundamentals to get the most soul out of software and inject them into whatever it is that he is designing for the people. Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop are his sword and shield. Stolen Outfitters or Stout or Stoutfitters is the brand. Mission Statement: "My work is Hip Hop culture (not rap music) crystallized. It is an intersection of traditional illustration and graffiti, pop culture, technology and reactions to oppression…and expressions of freedom…even if that freedom is acquired in death. [ In short, I draw Black people being black regardless of what that costs them…or me…b/c I am them, as they are me and we are one. ] I also embellish apparel via screenprinting, sublimation, DTF, and embroidery." AND, Baltimore's own Michelle Stafford, The Diva Yogi will come and speak about her upcoming "Vegan Skate Party"! A FIRST FOR BALTIMORE!!! Join the discussion by asking a question or sharing your comments. #NaijhaSpeaks #WirelessLoveArt #VeganSkateParty

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WHAT's IN STORE FOR VEGAN SOULFEST 2023? #LIVE Naijha speaks with Brenda Sanders, Vegan SoulFest co-founder and Executive Director of Afro-Vegan Society about what's in store for Vegan SoulFest 2023. And, Nicolo Massa, one of the festival's Entertainment Sponsors, weighs in on how Plant Pusher Media is contributing to the festival this year. Join the discussion by asking questions and commenting. #NaijhaSpeaks #VeganSoulFest

#LIVE @ DROP SQUAD KITCHEN IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE! Naijha speaks with Abundance Child, founder of Abundance Ministries and Drop Squad Kitchen. Delaware needs a vegan restaurant month!!! #NaijhaSpeaks #DropSquadKitchen

#LIVE @ URBAN LIFE CENTER IN BALTIMORE, MD! Naijha goes live on-site to speak at another new participating eatery in Maryland Vegan Restaurant Month. The Urban Life Center offers a variety of activities that assist people in developing overall wellness. Besides their delicious juice bar, they offer classes, seminars, and workshops in nutrition, health, and personal development, and they also offer projects and opportunities to serve the community of Baltimore. Their juice bar brings the community together in an open environment where you can achieve better health and discover people like you who search for a better quality of life. Black Veg Society has scheduled a Meetup at Urban Life Center on Sunday, 3/19 from 1p-3p. RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vegan-restaurants-month-meetup-tickets-551855413397 Join the discussion! Ask a question. Make a comment. Like, share, and subscribe to NaijhaSpeaks.com. #NaijhaSpeaks #UrbanLifeCenter

LIVE @ Restaurant 198 in Burtonsville, Maryland (Montgomery County) Naijha speaks about her dining experience at one of Maryland Vegan Eats first time restaurant participants in Maryland Vegan Restaurant Month. #NaijhaSpeaks #MDVeganEats #MDVeganRestMonth

FOOD JUSTICE: Grounding Ourselves in History ***This is a rebroadcast of a #LIVE interview.*** FREE UPCOMING EVENT! Event Name: Food Justice: Grounding Ourselves in History Date: Saturday, February 25 from 1pm - 2:30pm Event Link: https://foodjusticetalks.eventbrite.com Event Details: Register for a special food justice workshop as we look at the historical timeline of African American and Native American farmers/land stewards and their agricultural practices and moments of perseverance and resistance. This workshop will guide you through not only understanding the importance of food justice but how it relates to creating change in your own life! This will be an interactive workshop that allows you to create your own genogram, which is a pictorial display of family relationships. There will be a grounding meditation to help us get rooted in the present and the Earth and reduce anxiety and help us maintain strength as we implement our strategies and call-to-action. Featured guests are Eric Jackson from Black Yield Institute, Hemi Kim from Unity Collective and Crystal Forman from Holistic Wellness and Health. Naijha speaks with Crystal Forman, a passionate health and wellness educator and founder of Holistic Wellness and Health where they make healthy living easy, nutritious, delicious and fun with a focus on plant-based foods and meditation to help you live a healthier, compassionate and more vibrant life. Holistic Wellness and Health offers healthy plant-based cooking classes, wellness workshops, health coaching, garden/farm consultation, and mindfulness meditation. Crystal works to improve food justice, food sovereignty and sustainable food access. She is an avid forager, gardener and urban farmer. Crystal is currently offering live workshops and tutorial videos on Facebook and YouTube. She volunteers as a Baltimore City Master Gardener and works as a food safety educator, helping local farms with risk assessment and food safety plans. She works with youth at a local farm to lead a holistic agriculture and plant-based cooking program. She is teaching the youth in her area how to cook culturally appropriate, plant-based meals. Crystal occasionally teaches in Permaculture Design Courses, and she is currently enrolled as a student in an advanced PDC course for land management with Starhawk. And, Hemi Kim, a professional writer with a focus on educational therapy and nonprofit consulting. She has a master’s degree in special education and she is licensed to teach K-12 special education in Virginia. She is also an active member of the Association of Educational Therapists. She sees social movements, including farmed animal sanctuaries, as potential centers of learning for people who have been neglected by society. Her passions include advancing the technology of teaching and expanding the settings where such science is used, in service of decolonization, anti-racism, and community-building. Hemi has facilitated live, online sessions to help adult participants learn about collective liberation through anti-racist animal advocacy. The interactive, discussion-based sessions featured popular education curricula and helped participants understand contemporary thinking related to veganism. Join the discussion by making a comment or asking a question. #NaijhaSpeaks #BlackVegSociety #FoodJustice

FOOD JUSTICE: Grounding Ourselves in History #LIVE Naijha speaks with Crystal Forman, a passionate health and wellness educator and founder of Holistic Wellness and Health where they make healthy living easy, nutritious, delicious and fun with a focus on plant-based foods and meditation to help you live a healthier, compassionate and more vibrant life. Holistic Wellness and Health offers healthy plant-based cooking classes, wellness workshops, health coaching, garden/farm consultation, and mindfulness meditation. Crystal works to improve food justice, food sovereignty and sustainable food access. She is an avid forager, gardener and urban farmer. Crystal is currently offering live workshops and tutorial videos on Facebook and YouTube. She volunteers as a Baltimore City Master Gardener and works as a food safety educator, helping local farms with risk assessment and food safety plans. She works with youth at a local farm to lead a holistic agriculture and plant-based cooking program. She is teaching the youth in her area how to cook culturally appropriate, plant-based meals. Crystal occasionally teaches in Permaculture Design Courses, and she is currently enrolled as a student in an advanced PDC course for land management with Starhawk. And, Hemi Kim, a professional writer with a focus on educational therapy and nonprofit consulting. She has a master’s degree in special education and she is licensed to teach K-12 special education in Virginia. She is also an active member of the Association of Educational Therapists. She sees social movements, including farmed animal sanctuaries, as potential centers of learning for people who have been neglected by society. Her passions include advancing the technology of teaching and expanding the settings where such science is used, in service of decolonization, anti-racism, and community-building. Hemi has facilitated live, online sessions to help adult participants learn about collective liberation through anti-racist animal advocacy. The interactive, discussion-based sessions featured popular education curricula and helped participants understand contemporary thinking related to veganism. Join the discussion by making a comment or asking a question. Register for the free upcoming event! Event Name: Food Justice: Grounding Ourselves in History Date: Saturday, February 25 from 1pm - 2:30pm Event Link: https://foodjusticetalks.eventbrite.com Event Details: Register for a special food justice workshop as we look at the historical timeline of African American and Native American farmers/land stewards and their agricultural practices and moments of perseverance and resistance. This workshop will guide you through not only understanding the importance of food justice but how it relates to creating change in your own life! This will be an interactive workshop that allows you to create your own genogram, which is a pictorial display of family relationships. There will be a grounding meditation to help us get rooted in the present and the Earth and reduce anxiety and help us maintain strength as we implement our strategies and call-to-action. Featured guests are Eric Jackson from Black Yield Institute, Hemi Kim from Unity Collective and Crystal Forman from Holistic Wellness and Health. #NaijhaSpeaks #BlackVegSociety #FoodJustice

WHAT's HAPPENING IN VEGUARY? ***This is a rebroadcast of a #LIVE interview.*** Naijha speaks with Jamila Alfred, a passionate vegan advocate, goth/metal/horror culture enthusiast, and spiritual wellness content creator in the Baltimore area. She is the proud Multi-Media Marketing Director for Afro-Vegan Society where she engages with her community about plant-based living and social issues. Her favorite topics to cover on her platform "The Soulful Veganista" are Shadow Work, self-empowerment, and spirituality, and how they can help people heal. She provides insight and motivation for Black alternative folks to uplift themselves despite marginalization through subconscious mind programming tactics, such as meditation, affirmations, positive self-talk, and more. In her free time, she likes to play with makeup, practice self-help, rock out to metal, and rest as much as possible! Join the #LIVE discussion! #NaijhaSpeaks #Veguary #AfroVeganSociety

WHAT's HAPPENING IN VEGUARY? #LIVE Naijha speaks with Jamila Alfred, a passionate vegan advocate, goth/metal/horror culture enthusiast, and spiritual wellness content creator in the Baltimore area. She is the proud Multi-Media Marketing Director for Afro-Vegan Society where she engages with her community about plant-based living and social issues. Her favorite topics to cover on her platform "The Soulful Veganista" are Shadow Work, self-empowerment, and spirituality, and how they can help people heal. She provides insight and motivation for Black alternative folks to uplift themselves despite marginalization through subconscious mind programming tactics, such as meditation, affirmations, positive self-talk, and more. In her free time, she likes to play with makeup, practice self-help, rock out to metal, and rest as much as possible! Join the #LIVE discussion! #NaijhaSpeaks #Veguary #AfroVeganSociety

PUBLIC RELATIONS AS ACTIVISM #LIVE Naijha speaks with Ryan Fletcher, the founder and director of Movement Media and the director of public relations at Dr. Bronner’s. Ryan stewards public relations efforts for Dr. Bronner’s around the world, leveraging earned media placements in thousands of influential media outlets while promoting the company’s ethical business practices and creative campaigns on controversial causes such as labeling GMO’s, cannabis and psychedelic policy reform, protecting farmed animals and ocean wildlife, and supporting efforts for fair pay and fair trade. A dedicated vegan and social justice activist of over 20 years, Ryan anchors dedicated philanthropy programs for the brand on animal advocacy, international giving, and product donations to support COVID-relief and other crisis-response efforts. Ryan serves on Dr. Bronner’s Executive Council as well as the boards and advisory committees of several nonprofits including We Are Family, Safe Bars, and Fair World Project. Join the conversation by commenting or asking questions. #NaijhaSpeaks #MovementMedia #PublicRelations

A "DIRTY GHETTO KID" SKATER IN SEARCH OF HER VEGAN SOUL! #LIVE Naijha speaks with Sosafina, a Baltimore native and independent solo recording artist. Sosafina is most commonly known for her musical uniqueness and versatility. However, the rapper/songwriter is also a self-proclaimed lyricist crediting artists such as King Los, Lil Wayne, Remy Ma, Eminem, and a handful of battle rappers as her immediate influences growing up. Sosafina’s passion, emotion, wisdom, ideologies, and even life experiences are all embodied in her music. It seems she has a song for everything, whether it be to cry, dance, or nod your head to. Sosafina is an artist you’ll be glad you gave a chance. “You never know what your words, truths, or even just your voice alone can do for someone else until you utilize it.” -Sosafina Join the conversation by making a comment! #NaijhaSpeaks #DirtyGhettoKid #Sosafina

Calling ALL Maryland Restaurants! #LIVE The MD Vegan Eats team wants YOU! Get in on Maryland Vegan Restaurant Month EARLY and benefit by being a part of our Maryland Vegan Restaurant Month Kickoff event on Thursday, March 2 with our partners at the Lord Baltimore Hotel, and more marketing opportunities! Visit www.mdveganeats.com to join the plant-based celebration and register today! Seeking sponsors and partnerships. Sponsored by Black Veg Society, Eat The Change, Movement Grants and VegFund. #NaijhaSpeaks #MDVeganEats