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OMINOUS THRILLBECOMING LILITH - Part 2 of 2Lily relishes her new form and abilities; Azmera tries to offer guidance, but trouble gets in the way, forcing Lily and Azmera to act on their true nature to a fatal conclusion.PART 2 OF 2Created, Written, Directed, and Sound Designed by JEFF SCHMIDTominousthrill@gmail.comLeave us a VOICE MAIL: 833 59THRIL (833-598-4745)FEATURING:JOLENE ANDERSEN AS AZMERAEVIE CECILE JOHNSON AS LILYJOSEPH GILBERT AS DALESYDNEY AMANUEL AS LUCY...2025-03-1327 min
OMINOUS THRILLBECOMING LILITH - Part 1 of 2Crushed by guilt and grief for horrors and loss she cannot remember, Lily meets Azmera, who gifts her escape and insatiable hunger that will force her to confront a brutal truth. PART 1 OF 2: Part 2 is on the feed now. [ CONTENT WARNING ] This episode is a paranormal, erotic urban fantasy featuring a gender morphing being that feeds on human malevolence. It contains adult content and language including scenes which are sexually explicit and may not be suitable for all listeners. If this is not for you, please skip this episode...2025-03-1334 min
People of the BookEncore Presentation: STRADDLING BLACK AND WHITE: Kim Salzman's novel about the immigration of Ethiopian Jewry to IsraelMeryl chats with Kim Salzman about her historical fiction novel, Straddling Black and White, the story of fourteen-year-old Azmera, who takes part in the mass immigration of Ethiopian Jewry to Israel in the 1980s. Theyalso talk about the current war in Israel and its impact on Kim, her family,and friends.Kim was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. After receiving a degree in psychology from Columbia University, she lived and worked on a kibbutz in Israel, which inspired her to make Aliyah. After receiving her law degree from the University of Michigan, she immigrated to Israel...2025-02-2737 min
Authors on the Air Global Radio NetworkEncore Presentation: STRADDLING BLACK AND WHITE: Kim Salzman's novel about the immigration of Ethiopian Jewry to IsraelMeryl chats with Kim Salzman about her historical fiction novel, Straddling Black and White, the story of fourteen-year-old Azmera, who takes part in the mass immigration of Ethiopian Jewry to Israel in the 1980s. They also talk about the current war in Israel and its impact on Kim, her family, and friends.
Kim was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. After receiving a degree in psychology from Columbia University, she lived and worked on a kibbutz in Israel, which inspired her to make Aliyah. After receiving her law degree from the University of Michigan, she immigrated to Israel where she...2025-02-2537 minAuthors on the Air Global Radio NetworkEncore Presentation: STRADDLING BLACK AND WHITE: Kim Salzman's novel about the immigration of Ethiopian Jewry to IsraelMeryl chats with Kim Salzman about her historical fiction novel, Straddling Black and White, the story of fourteen-year-old Azmera, who takes part in the mass immigration of Ethiopian Jewry to Israel in the 1980s. They also talk about the current war in Israel and its impact on Kim, her family, and friends.
Kim was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. After receiving a degree in psychology from Columbia University, she lived and worked on a kibbutz in Israel, which inspired her to make Aliyah. After receiving her law degree from the University of Michigan, she immigrated to Israel where she...2025-02-2537 min
Across the Divide Podcast12. Scripture, the Church, and Palestinian Solidarity with Azmera Hammouri-DavisIn this episode, co-host Jen has a conversation with writer, educator, and activist Azmera Hammouri-Davis. This conversation explores the harms of Christian nationalism and theologies of supremacy, and delves into the scriptures that call us to enact justice and love. Azmera shares about her intersecting identities as a Black Palestinian Christian, poet, and musician, and the ways her faith has shaped her journey of being in solidarity with Palestinians and heeding what Palestinian Christians are calling the Western church to live out.
Azmera Hammouri-Davis, M.T.S is a faith-based writer, poet/MC, educator and independent scholar-practitioner...2024-04-0653 min
跑者日历EP220: 来温暖的塞维利亚，跑一场马拉松欢迎收听跑者日历，本节目由【OUTOPIA品牌】独家冠名赞助播出！OUTOPIA 是一家专注于越野跑的户外服装品牌。OUTOPIA 注重物料开发。透过自然物料于纺织科技，打造最适合越野跑选手和户外爱好者的户外服装。=======================2024年塞维利亚马拉松在2月18日举行，来自埃塞俄比亚的 Deresa Geleta Ulfata（2:03:27） 和 Azmera Gebru (2:22:13) 分别获得男女冠军，而Deresa Geleta Ulfata的这一成绩更是刷新了赛会纪录。从北京过去的@佳凝 和 @思映，从挪威前去的 @跑在北国的猪爸爸，以及塞维利亚 local @老白namtso 都跑了这场比赛。那么这场规模不大，但是规格很高的比赛，究竟有哪些特别之处？和国内的马拉松相比，有哪些差异？这场比赛值不值得跑呢？请听几位亲历选手在赛后录制的这期节目。=======================微博 / 小程序 / 服务号 / 小红书：@跑者日历公众号： 跑者日历RUN365各音频及播客平台：跑者日历跑者日历播客矩阵：跑者日历/装备说/PB计划/跑圈速递/首百计划商务合作请添加微信号：janicegooner加入听众群：请添加客服微信号 run365cs=======================2024-02-211h 24
A por el TítuloEl Real Madrid gana la Copa del Rey de baloncesto | A por el TítuloSuscríbete al podcast 'A por el Título' en http://spoti.fi/3StN83n El Real Madrid de baloncesto conquistó la Copa del Rey nº29 del club. El equipo merengue se impuso al Barça por 96-85 en el quinto Clásico de la temporada. Campazzo fue elegido el MVP al igual que en la última Copa lograda por los blancos en 2020, aunque su entrenador Chus Mateo destacó al conjunto por encima de las individualidades. El técnico del Barça, Roger Grimau, se quejó del criterio arbitral, fundamentalmente en el último cuarto. En fútbol, el empa...2024-02-1905 min
People of the BookSTRADDLING BLACK AND WHITE: Kim Salzman's novel about the immigration of Ethiopian Jewry to IsraelMeryl chats with Kim Salzman about her historical fiction novel, Straddling Black and White, the story of fourteen-year-old Azmera, who takes part in the mass immigration of Ethiopian Jewry to Israel in the 1980s. They also talk about the current war in Israel and its impact on Kim, her family, and friends.
Kim was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. After receiving a degree in psychology from Columbia University, she lived and worked on a kibbutz in Israel, which inspired her to make Aliyah. After receiving her law degree from the University of Michigan, she immigrated to...2024-01-0437 min
Intentional Talk Radio NetworkIn the Mix; Conversations with Collette and Corliss 3.15.23 Part #2 Interview with Azmera Hammouri-DavisToday on In the Mix; Conversations with Collette and Corliss, we are having a Part #2 interview with Azmera Hammouri-Davis. Founder of Break The Boxes, Alumna of Harvard, Fulbright, USC, and Black-Palestinian American recording artist AMERA (The Poetic Theorist), discusses the role of creative expression in healing our inner child & the inspiration for her new album "Young Spirit Old Soul" available on Bandcamp - Azmera and all streaming platforms.TW: @azmerarhymesIG: AzmerarhymesIG: BreakTheBoxesIG: FollowTheKeepersLinktr.ee: AzmerarhymesWebsite: Azmerarhymes
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Intentional Talk Radio NetworkMindful Monday's with Dr. Corliss Bennett 3.13.23 Interview Part #1 with Azmera Hammouri-DavisFounder of Break The Boxes, Alumna of Harvard, Fulbright, and USC, & Black-Palestinian American recording artist AZMERA (The Poetic Theorist) discusses the role of creative expression in healing our inner child & the inspiration for her new album "Young Spirit Old Soul" available on Bandcamp - Azmera & all streaming platforms. TW: @azmerarhymesIG: AzmerarhymesIG: BreakTheBoxesIG: FollowTheKeepersLinktr.ee: AzmerarhymesWebsite: AzmerarhymesWebsite: BreakTheBoxes
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Intentional Talk Radio NetworkMindful Monday's with Dr. Corliss Bennett REBROADCAST 12.5.22 Interview with Azmera Hammouri-DavisMindful Monday's with Dr. Corliss Bennett REBROADCAST 12.5.22 Interview with Azmera Hammouri-Davis
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Intentional Talk Radio NetworkMindful Mondays with Dr. Corliss Bennett 11.7.22 Interview with Azmera Hammouri-DavisMindful Monday's with Dr. Corliss Bennett 11.7.22 Interview with Azmera Hammouri-Davis
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Break The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 3. Ep 7: Preserving Black Women's History w/ Dr. Irma McClaurinAward-winning author, poet, activist anthropologist, former president of Shaw University and leadership guru, Dr. Irma McClaurin, sits down with Azmera to discuss the significance of the Irma McClaurin Black Feminist Archive (BFA), unpack the gaps in archival representation that birthed this project, and highlight the importance of preserving Black women's cultural, political and intellectual contributions amid systemic erasure. #breaktheboxes | @breaktheboxes | breaktheboxes.org/btbstories
Website: http://irmamcclaurin.com
Authors/books/articles/orgs mentioned:
Zora Neale Hurston
CiteBlackWomen Collective, Podcast Featuring Dr. Irma McClaurin
"Curating History" by Janelle Hobson in Ms. Magazine
James Baldwin "The Fire...2022-03-271h 06
The Innkeepers by Sanctuary InnSingleness and MissionsRebekah Strangarity shares with us some of the blessings and challenges of life as a single missionary.
ABOUT REBEKAH STRANGARITY:
Rebekah Strangarity grew up in Lancaster County, PA and attended Lancaster Bible College (B.S., in Bible and TESOL), Western Seminary (M.A. in Ministry Leadership-Pastoral Care to Women), and Tel Aviv University (M.A. in Trauma and Crisis Studies). She has been teaching at LBC since August 2020. Prior to that, she served for five years in Israel where she helped start and run a shelter for prostitutes, start a counseling center, and teach Bible...2022-03-2153 min
Radio ESOLPart 4 - Flo & Elsie talk homophonesWritten by Jennie Cole
Flo: Jennie / Elsie: Hilary / Party Host: Ahmed
With special thanks to Azmera, Pricila, Nelson, Marinela and Gheorghina
PART 4:
(car sound can be heard)
Elsie: That was a nice letter! Are you going to visit Jack in London?
Flo: Yes, it will be lots of fun.
(sound of rain)
Oh, it’s started to rain! Look at this window! (windscreen wipers can be heard)
I can hardly see through this window. (sound of the car driving along)
...2022-01-2801 min
Radio ESOLPart 3 - Flo & Elsie talk homophonesWritten by Jennie Cole
Flo: Jennie / Elsie: Hilary / Party Host: Ahmed
With special thanks to Azmera, Pricila, Nelson, Marinela and Gheorghina
PART 3:
(traffic jam and car horns in distance…)
Flo: I knew we’d get stuck in the afternoon traffic! Look at the time, we’re going to be late!
Elsie: Don’t worry, it’ll be fine. (swerve of car can be heard)
Flo: I got a letter from Jack yesterday. Elsie: Oh yes? Where is it?
Flo: In the envelope there – you can read...2022-01-2802 min
Radio ESOLPart 2 - Flo & Elsie talk homophonesWritten by Jennie Cole
Flo: Jennie / Elsie: Hilary / Party Host: Ahmed
With special thanks to Azmera, Pricila, Nelson, Marinela and Gheorghina
PART 2:
(car can be heard to swerve on the road)
Elsie: watch the ROAD, Flo! Be careful how you drive!
Flo: Oh, sorry, all that interesting talk on homophones has distracted me. Elsie: I WOULD have saved it until later, had I know. I’ve been reading about homophones all WEEK.
Flo: I didn’t realise how common homophones actually are. Elsie: What do you...2022-01-2802 min
Radio ESOLPart 1 - Flo & Elsie talk homophonesWritten by Jennie Cole
Flo: Jennie / Elsie: Hilary / Party Host: Ahmed
With special thanks to Azmera, Pricila, Nelson, Marinela and Gheorghina
PART 1:
(a car can be heard driving; there is the sound of a horn)
Flo: Come on Elsie, hurry up!
(a car door opens then closes and the car sets off)
Elsie (breathless): I’m sorry I’m late, Flo!
Flo: Why are you so late? What have you been doing?
Elsie: I’ve been reading about homophones all afternoon.
F...2022-01-2802 minBreak The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 3. Ep 6: Reconnecting with Spirit through Obedience (w/ Nana Akomfo Akosua Reed)Healer (Okomfo), Mother, Human Rights + Racial Justice Advocate and Co-Director of Ohemma Ku (Queen’s Society), Nana Akomfo Akosua Reed, offers insight into the Akan tradition of the Akom Religion from Ghana, discusses how reconnecting with one's spirit through the practice of obedience supports mental health, and reflects on the gifts of wisdom granted in motherhood.
Quotables:
"God speaks to us in the language that we understand" - Nana Akosua
Song:
I Am Light by India Arie
Books:
"How Europe Underdeveloped Africa" by Walter Rodney
"Wretched of The Earth" by Fr...2022-01-1353 minBreak The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 3. Ep 5: Pursuing a Professional Path in Academia (w/ Pamela Nwakanma)Scholar, Kuumba Singer and PhD Candidate at Harvard University, Pamela Nwakanma, shares her motivation behind pursuing a professional career in academia as a first-generation grad student, her research on gender and political behavior in Nigeria, the value of theory when rooted in lived experiences, and what she’s discovered in the process of embracing all of who she is becoming.
#breaktheboxes | breaktheboxes.org/btbstories
Resources:
Ronald McNair Scholars Program
Quotable's:
"How can I marry what I'm learning in the classroom with what I'm hearing in the streets?" - Pa...2021-12-3148 minBreak The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 3. Ep 4: Learning to hold and be held (w/ Ms. Ella)Cambridge based Singer-Songwriter, Choreographer, Youth Educator and Founder of Soca Fusion LLC, Ms. Ella, discusses how her artistry has helped heal her inner child as an adoptee, the value of prioritizing joy in ones relationship with Self, naming ones needs in the practice of personal accountability, and the meaning behind her most recent music videos "They Wanna Know", "Tell Me How" and "Needing You".
#breaktheboxes | breaktheboxes.org/btbstories | breaktheboxes.us@gmail.com
View Ms. Ella's visual work:
Tell Me How: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoJvPegBi6M
They Wanna Know: h...2021-12-121h 07Break The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 3. Ep 3: Building Beyond Burnout (w/ Cristin Dent)Mental Health Advocate + Author, Personal Finance Speaker, and Founder of Dear Athletes, Cristin Dent, shares the inspiration behind her new book Firehead: Poetry For Athletes. She reflects on the importance of rest, cultivating the courage to turn breakdowns into breakthroughs while a graduate student at USC, healing from generational trauma, and financial tips for saving and building wealth. Learn more about Dear Athletes here: The Dear Athletes Foundation and check out Cristin in Voyage LA.
#breaktheboxes | breaktheboxes.org/btbstories @breaktheboxes
Books mentioned:
* bell hooks All About Love
* Paulo Freire Pedagogy of th...2021-12-121h 00Break The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Ep 17: Releasing deficit mindset w/ Katrina Sarah MillerMovement Artist, Entrepreneur and Founder of Only An Image virtual Yoga Studio, Katrina Sarah Miller, shares candidly about her journey with breaking the boxes of deficit thinking, allowing oneself to embrace the uncertainty of life as an artist, activating choice and finding faith in the process, learning to identify the takeaways for personal development, and standing in the truth of prioritizing one's mental health to enhance your creative and professional journey.
#breaktheboxes visit: breaktheboxes.org/btbstories to rate + share today!
Music: Hu man by Greentea Peng, Play by Alewya
Resources
* Katrina...2021-12-0841 minBreak The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 3. Ep 2: Pushing past perfectionism (w/ Najha Zigbi-Johnson)Organizer, Curator and Director of Institutional Advancement at The Shabazz Center in Harlem, New York, Najha-Zigbi Johnson shares deep insights into the importance of being in right relationship with self + the world, opening oneself up to ancestral calling, and healing practices that can help one #breaktheboxes of structural oppression to live into the fullness of our humanity.
Learn more: breaktheboxes.org/btbstories, theshabazzcenter.org #breaktheboxes
books mentioned:
bell hooks "all above love"
Mariame Kaba "fumbling toward repair"
adrienne marie-brown "emergent strategy"2021-10-0349 minBreak The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 3. Ep 1: The powerful practice of not-knowing (w/ Alexa Klein-Mayer)Guitarist, Buddhist practitioner and Founder of Harvard Divinity School Movement & Spirituality Club, Alexa Klein-Mayer discuss how we break the boxes of limited thinking through the exercise of not-knowing, the role of suffering in cultivating a spiritual path, and how compassion can be birthed by humility.
teachers mentioned: Thich Nhat Hahn, Vietnamese Monk and author of "How To Love" + many more.
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Follow us on @breaktheboxes.stories2021-09-0555 min
Intentional Talk Radio NetworkMindful Mondays with Dr. Corliss Bennett 7 26 2021 Interview with Azmera Housinni DavisDr. Corliss Bennett interviews Azmera Housinni Davis
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The Innkeepers by Sanctuary InnSelf-Care in MissionsAmy Young of Global Trellis shares from her life as a cross-cultural worker and her experience on how missionaries can take steps to pursue care for themselves to be healthy and thriving despite the challenges of the missionary life.
ABOUT AMY YOUNG:
Amy Young, MA, LPC served in China for nearly 20 years, holding various leadership roles, including Member Care Director for 10 years. She co-founded Velvet Ashes, an online community for women working cross-culturally. She founded Global Trellis which develops the spiritual life of cross-cultural workers. You can find out more about it at globaltrellis.com. A...2021-07-2745 minBreak The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 2. Ep 7: Letting go of Imposter Syndrome (w/ Cindy Lora)Coro Fellow, full-time Mother, SMASH Program Operations Associate and community organizer, Cindy Lora, discusses how she navigated culture shock as an undocumented immigrant, unlearning internalized racism, letting go of imposter syndrome, cultivating pockets of positivity, and the ripple effect of nurturing a growth-mindset.Subscribe, and rate us: breaktheboxes.org/btbstories#breaktheboxes2021-06-2942 minBreak The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 2. Ep 6: On Hidden Grief (w/ Saran Sidime)In the second to last episode of season 2 community organizer, interfaith leader and host of the new podcast Hidden Grief, Saran Sidime, discusses the value of acknowledging grief beyond death and dying, reckoning with terrible truths, coping with the voids in our lives, preserving our ability to connect across differences, and honoring our bodies unique timelines for healing. #breaktheboxesSubscribe: breaktheboxes.org/btbstoriesResources:The Politics of Feeling Good by Adrienne Maree brownLove Poems, Nikki GiovaniSister Outsider, Audre LordeThe Melancholy of Race, Anna Chang2021-06-2859 minBreak The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 2. Ep 5: On the Power of Friendship (w/ Michael Goodman)World's greatest friend, full-time father, and son of New York Times best selling author and renowned astrologer Linda Goodman, Michael Goodman -- affectionately known as Uncle Moe -- reflects on his life growing up in New York City with Jewish heritage, the importance of cultivating one's memory, addressing childhood trauma, transforming fear into motivation, breaking cycles of poverty and the power of friendship.#breaktheboxes | breaktheboxes.org/btbstoriesfollow: @breaktheboxes.stories2021-06-1257 minBreak The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 2. Ep 4: Non-linear Pathways to Purpose (w/ Azmera Hammouri-Davis)In this episode Lama Aoudi interviews Azmera, spiritual practitioner, artist-educator, producer, entrepreneur and founder of Break The Boxes. They discuss the vision behind Break The Boxes Stories, the genius of consistency, non-linear pathways to purpose, how tension teaches us valuable insight about ourselves, and frameworks for pushing past ones comfort zone to evolve into the highest expression of your creativity.
People mentioned: Mandela Sh - Foundergym.com, Iyanlavanzant.com,
Music by: Azmera Rhymes
Learn more: azmerarhymes.com2021-05-0556 minBreak The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 2. Ep 3: Meaning-making through the Creative Process (w/ Angela Counts)Award winning playwright, film and video artist, and Sundance collaborative story consultant Angela Counts sits down with Azmera to discuss the delicate dance of meaning-making within her creative process, how she finds hope through her craft, and the value of honoring your unique gifts and trusting yourself enough to unapologetically be who you are. You can learn more about Angela here: angelacounts.com#breaktheboxes 2021-04-0152 min
The Liberation PodcastEpisode 14- theKEEPERS CollectiveToday I am joined by Executive Director and Co-Founder, Akua Naru and Azmera Hammouri-Davis.theKEEPERS Collective mission is to serves as the first digital archive of Black & Latin female/fem identifying Hip Hop artists. This collective is not only the first of its kind but it is also a transnational effort. Today we focus on the cultural effect of the systemic silencing of female/fem voices and how Akua and Azmera are using this collective as a method of transformation for how female voices are respected, cherished, and honored in both the industry and everyday life. I...2021-03-2253 minBreak The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 2. Ep 2: Living Life as a Mixmaster (w/ Preeta Banerjee)Author, Researcher, black-belt Tae Kwon Do practitioner and Spiritual Companion, Dr. Preeta Banerjee, sits down with Azmera and Lynn to discuss her work as the Hindu Advisor at Tufts University Chaplaincy, her choose-your-own-adventure guide book "Life as a Mix Master", and the spiritual principles that assist folks in uncovering tools that allow one to dance in life's chances, honor the ebbs and flows of your spiritual journey and #breaktheboxes.
To learn more visit:
https://chaplaincy.tufts.edu/hindu/
Let us know your thoughts:
breaktheboxes.org/btbstories2021-03-1855 min
Radio ESOLAzmeraListen to Azmera talking about her struggles with lockdown. She talks about the challenge of home studying with her children and juggling her studies with family responsibilities. She talks about finding the positives in lockdown and trying something new to avoid boredom. She also talks of learning about the value in everyday things during her time in lockdown. 2021-03-0406 minBreak The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 2. Ep 1: On unlearning old ways of being (w/ Britney Foster)Educator, Entrepreneur and CEO of Trajectory of Hope Britney Foster, kicks off Season 2's theme of spirituality with Azmera in a powerful conversation about the challenges of entrepreneurship and how honest reflection can catalyze creating change from within. Operating at the intersections of faith, innovation and social justice, listen as they discuss Britney's time at Harvard Divinity School, learning to trust ones creative idea, and the transformative power of unlearning old ways of being.
Learn more: trajectoryofhope.org
Instagram: @breaktheboxes.stories
#breaktheboxes2021-02-1959 minBreak The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 1. Ep 7: The history and legacy of L.A. Mayor Tom Bradley (w/ Lorraine Bradley)In the final episode of our first season Azmera and guest host Dennis Ojogho sit down with Lorraine Bradley, eldest daughter of Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and Chairman of the Tom & Ethel Bradley Foundation. Listen as they discuss her fathers legacy, her work as a public servant, and the lacuna of African American history in the American education system. Follow @breaktheboxes.stories and email: breaktheboxes.us@gmail.com with any feedback + questions! #breaktheboxes2021-02-0455 minBreak The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 1. Ep 6: On Paying Black Women (w/ Daunasia Yancey)Black Lives Matter Boston organizer, entrepreneur and student Daunasia Yancey calls in from Puerto Rico to chat with Azmera and Leen about the inspiration behind her company Pay A Black Woman, the importance of overcoming imposter syndrome as first-generation incoming Harvard student, and the value of practicing self-care in this current socio-political climate. 2021-01-1749 minBreak The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 1. Ep 5: A journey to becoming a full-time Creative (w/ Hunter Bermudez)Professional Filmmaker, Editor and Creative Hunter Bermudez sits down with Lama, Azmera and Leen to share about his journey to becoming a full-time creative, bringing his authentic self to his work as a bi-racial trans male, and the role of creative resistance in movement building. Learn more about Hunter in Voyage LA and check out one of his recent projects, Skin, a film that centers the life of a queer teenage male. #BreakTheBoxes Follow us on IG: @breaktheboxes.stories2020-12-2747 minBreak The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 1. Ep 4: On honoring Black girlhood (w/ Ruth Nicole Brown)Author, award-winning researcher and inaugural chairperson of the Department of African American and African Studies at Michigan State University, Dr. Ruth Nicole Brown, sits with our hosts Lama, Azmera and Leen to discuss Hip Hop feminism, the value of vulnerability, the importance of honoring Black girlhood and her pioneering book "Hear Our Truths: The Creative Potential of Black girlhood", a fruit of her work with the Saving Our Lives Hearing Our Truths (SOLHOT) Collective.2020-12-2457 minBreak The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 1. Ep 3: Can't Stop Hip Hop in Higher Education (w/ Aysha Upchurch)Harvard Professor of Education, Consultant, Artist, and Choreographer Aysha Upchurch aka The Dancing Diplomat dives into the importance of centering Joy, alternative modes of learning and different ways of being in the world with Lama, Lynn and Azmera.
Upchurch is the founder of @HipHopExLab and creator of the Cant Stop Hip Hop Conference based at Harvard Graduate School of Education with a plethora of resources, inspiration and encouragement to continue to feed the inner creative inside you!
Logo art by Azmera.
To learn more about our volunteer based work visit: breaktheboxes.org/btbstories2020-11-2955 minBreak The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 1. Ep 2: Sustaining creativity amid the pandemic (w/ Rami Younis)Palestinian writer, journalist and cultural activist Rami Younis discusses life post Harvard Religion, Conflict and Peace Fellowship as he calls in from Haifa, Palestine. Azmera Hammouri-Davis, Lama and new guest host Lynn Ezzeddine dive into the creative cypher discussing everything from Black-Palestine solidarity to keeping creative energy alive during the realities of COVID.
#BreakTheBoxes2020-11-2941 min
Break The Boxes Stories (BTBS)Season 1. Ep 1: Shaping an Image of A People (w/ Bill Overton)Model, actor, educator, father and author of “The Media: Shaping an Image of A People” Bill Overton sits down with Lama and Azmera to discuss his formative years in Roxbury, the moment he shared his book with President Barack Obama, and the importance of womxn's representation in the public sphere.
Learn more: breaktheboxes.org/btbstories lamaoudi.com | azmerarhymes.com2020-11-2955 min
Project SpiralAzmera Hammouri-Davis: How to Break BoxesWe need stories that give us hope, courage and power in the face of global injustice. Where do those stories come from? Tune in to this week’s episode to hear Azmera Hammouri-Davis talk about her recent work with her organization Break the Boxes, as well as how she practices the Brazilian martial arts practice Capoeira and performs spoken word poetry. We explore how this work can provide a spiritual grounding and unity with others in response to George Floyd’s murder, issues in Palestine, and other global challenges. 2020-06-101h 04