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Uplifting With LivPolaris Project- Human TraffickingHey everybody welcome back to another episode for Uplifting With Liv. In this episode, I will be talking about a heavy topic which is Human trafficking. This is a problem affecting men, women, and children around the world. In the episode, I will be talking about the organization I choose to do research on, and later in the episode, I will be getting interviewed by Michael J. Cleverly who is a journalism student at Cedarville University.https://polarisproject.org/--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/uplifting-with-liv/message2022-04-2538 min
Uplifting With LivInterview with Soul PaletteHey Everyone! In this episode of Uplifting With Liv, I am interviewing Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins from Soul Palette, where we talk about being a balkc owned business, activism, creating safe spaces for the community, and how important entrepreneurship is in the black community. Go follow Soul Palette on Instagram @soulpaletteart. Follow Mrs. Nicki @mskuamka99 and Mr. Hawkins @illzotic. Stay tuned for more...--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/uplifting-with-liv/message2022-02-1651 min
Uplifting With LivMy Black Is Beautiful: Colorism, Featurism, and TexturismHey Everyone! In this episode of Uplifting With Liv, I will be talking about colorism, featurism, and texturism, where I will explain the definition of each and talk about social media, beauty, pretty privilege, and the global exploitation of black beauty. Go follow me @upliftingwithliv and @darkesthue (who is an amazing Instagram account that explains colorism and pretty privledge) Stay tuned for more...--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/uplifting-with-liv/message2022-02-1641 min
Uplifting With LivInterview with 7thAveHey Everyone! In this episode of Uplifting With Liv, I am interviewing Mia Morales from 7th Ave, where we talk about social media, activism, creating black spaces, and how each of these can overlap beautifully. Go download 7thAve on android and ios devices and follow them on Instagram @pullupon7th. Follow Mia Morales @miarales. Stay tuned for more...--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/uplifting-with-liv/message2022-02-1552 min
Uplifting With LivBlack Love DayHey everyone, thank you for tuning in to another episode of Uplifting With Liv. In this episode, I talk about the black holiday, Black Love Day, and how black love is perceived in today's society. Follow me on Instagram @upliftingwithliv. Stay tuned for more...--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/uplifting-with-liv/message2022-02-1311 min
Uplifting With LivSocial Activism: Media AgeHey everyone, thank you for tuning in to another episode of Uplifting With Liv. In this episode, I talk about social media and its role in activism today. Follow me on Instagram @upliftingwithliv. Stay tuned for more...--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/uplifting-with-liv/message2022-02-0925 min
Uplifting With LivInterview With College Kidd TYEHey everyone! In this episode of Uplifting With Liv, I interview my good friend College Kidd TYE. In this episode we talk about his music, his business ventures, being a black creative, and being a black college student. You can follow College Kidd TYE on Instagram @collegekidd_tye and @hitzu_promotions. Stay tuned for more...--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/uplifting-with-liv/message2022-02-0742 min
Uplifting With LivWhere Are We? Mental Health CheckI'm raising the red flag. Mental Health in the black community is important and since the death Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst's and Ian Alexander, Jr. It got to me thinking about how for years I hid my depression from friends and family and how I struggled for so long. Seek help if you need it, please. You are needed here and you are worthy of love and compassion. Here is a list of resources to get help, https://www.gcbhs.com/ (Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Service), Find a black therapist https://thevoiceofblackcincinnati.com/black-therapists-and-mental-health/, and the National Suicide Prevention...2022-02-0524 min
Uplifting With LivBeing Black and Queer: Akua WilsonIn this episode of Uplifting With Liv I interview an amazing student activist and educator Akua Wilson. Akua is now a senior at the University of Cincinnati where she has created organizations like Dissolving Division, which aims to educate and create a space for racial healing and she is now running Shades of the Rainbow, which is a safe space for BIPOC LGBTQ+ community. To learn more about Akua Wilson follow her on instagram @ak.ua or go to her website https://akuawilson5.wixsite.com/learningportfolio. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ht...2022-02-041h 03
Uplifting With LivWhere is Our ME TOO: Black Women and SocietyWhere is our Me Too? Where is the protection of black women in America? It is something that is not talked about enough. In this episode, I take a deep dive into how black women experience the world. With missing black women, black women being sexually assaulted, or black women dealing with domestic violence. Black women are stuck in a unique limbo that leaves us voiceless and invisible. To learn more about how you can help a woman and women of color here is the National Domestic Violence Hotline; 800-799-7233. Also, visit https://ourblackgirls.com/ where you can...2022-02-0420 min
Uplifting With LivInterview With Raven's CreationsHello everyone! In this episode of Uplifting With Liv, I am interviewing Raven's Creations. In this episode, we talk about her love for cooking, what it is like owning her own business and how she is moving forward during the pandemic. you can follow Raven's Creations on Instagram @ravens_creations. Stay tuned for more...--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/uplifting-with-liv/message2022-02-0226 min
Uplifting With LivCritical Race Theory- Black History MonthHello everyone! This episode is the second episode in my series for Black History Month. In this episode, I will be talking about Critical Race Theory and exampling why it is important and why it is getting demonized now. Throughout this month I will be talking about topics that are relevant to the black community. Follow me on Instagram @upliftingwithliv and @missoliviamriggs. Stay tuned for more...--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/uplifting-with-liv/message2022-02-0110 min
Uplifting With LivIntroduction to Black History MonthHello everyone! This episode is the first episode in my series for Black History Month where I will be giving the history of Black History month, the importance and what Black History Month means to me. Throughout this month I will be talking about topics that are relevant to the balck community. Follow me on Instagram @upliftingwithliv and @missoliviamriggs. Stay tuned for more...--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/uplifting-with-liv/message2022-01-3113 min
Uplifting With LivSeason 1 Episode 3: Comfort IS Your Biggest Enemy/ J Cole's Offseason/ Lacking CreativityWhat is stopping you? Getting comfortable with your position will leave you stagnant and unmotivated.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/uplifting-with-liv/message2021-05-2720 minUplifting With LivSeason 1 Episode 2: Fear (Don't Let it Control Your Life)In this episode I talk about how to control fear and how I overcame fear in my life. My mantra for fear is "Fear has two meanings; Forget Everything and Run OR Face Everything and Rise", the choice is yours!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/uplifting-with-liv/message2021-05-0811 minUplifting With LivSeason 1 Episode 1: 2019-2020 RecapIn my first episode I recap my first two years as a college student at the University of Cincinnati and talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed my outlook on life.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/uplifting-with-liv/message2021-05-0139 min