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Hella Inspired PodcastNyla ChoatesTap in and meet Nyla Choates award-Winning Activist, Author, Spelman College student, and McDonald’s Change Leader, featured on BET, Essence Magazine, and Revolt TV. Nyla shares her journey as Founder of My Roots Are Rich, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting systemic racism in education and empowering children through meaningful representation.My Roots Are Rich isn’t just a nonprofit, it’s a movement. They’re on a mission to educate, inspire, and uplift the next generation.HELLA INSPIRED.
2024-11-0133 min
Underground Magnolia PodcastMeet Spelman Student Nyla Choates - Fearless Youth Leader, Author & EntrepreneurSend us a textIn this episode of Underground Magnolia Podcast, we shine a spotlight on Nyla Choates-an inspiring youth activist, entrepreneur, and author. The 19-year-old founded the nonprofit My Roots Are Rich as a high school student in Milpitas, California. The organization takes a proactive stance against systemic racism by conducting a variety of self-pride and literacy workshops across the nation.In 2021, Nyla demonstrated her commitment to social justice by organizing a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in her hometown, which is in Silicon Valley. A year...
2024-04-2213 min
THE KENNY BURNS SHOWTHE KENNY BURNS SHOW SPECIAL EPISODE: MCDONALD’S 2023 BLACK & POSITIVELY GOLDEN CHANGE LEADERS LIVE TAPINGAs a part of the special live taping series from the Pod Digital House in Miami, @kennyburns sat down with 2023 Change Leader Nyla Choates to discuss the importance of making an impact in her community, and how she’s helping to change everything, today and everyday, plus much more. To join the conversation, be sure to follow us online @thekennyburnsshow and if you have a topic you would like us to discuss, email us at TKBSNationConversations@gmail.com or leave us a VM at 470-322-5143. Love the show?! Be sure to subscribe and leave a co...
2023-04-2407 min
She The ChangeEp. 2: Organizing A Black Lives Matter Protest, Starting A Nonprofit Organization, My Roots Are Rich, + POC vs. Black with Nyla ChoatesNyla Choates is a 17 year old youth activist from the Bay Area. She recently organized her own local Black Lives Matter protest in Milpitas, after she realized that it was time for her city to break silence. She was able to have not only a powerful protest, but a peaceful one with thousands of people in attendance. Nyla is extremely passionate about fighting systemic racism within the education system. To combat this, she recently started her own nonprofit called My Roots Are Rich. The mission of her nonprofit is to empower, inspire, and educate people by reinforcing the rich...
2020-07-1344 min
She Chat PodcastNyla Choates: Organizing a BLM Protest, Starting a Nonprofit, + How to Maintain the Momentum of the BLM MovementIn today’s episode I chat with Nyla Choates, a youth activist from Milpitas, CA. In just a couple of days Nyla organized her local BLM Protest and thousands of people showed up! She also started her own nonprofit called My Roots are Rich which aims to empower, inspire, and educate people by reinforcing the rich history of African Americans and their contributions to America. We talk about how to have difficult conversations about the BLM movement with family members, how to organize a protest in a short amount of time, and how to keep the BLM movement going ev...
2020-07-0133 min