Grammy Award-Winning R&B/pop songwriting and record production team, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Top Left: Actors Clare-Hope Ashitey, Russell Hornsby and Regina King, all other images: Russell Hornsby

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I SEE U, Episode 87: The Souls of Russell Hornsby

Posted on · Critically acclaimed actor Russell Hornsby shares his vulnerability in a compelling, yet intriguing conversation about the challenges of living in truth and finding one’s authentic self, while portraying powerful roles and characters on-stage and on-screen.

Actor Glynn Turman Photo Credit: Bobby Quillard (www.quillardinc.com).

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I SEE U, Episode 84: Wading in Crystal Waters

Posted on · House music legend Crystal Waters managed to avoid a career in selling houses to answer her calling as an award-winning singer-songwriter in a genre once labeled as niche and not real music.

Pictured Left to Right: Left - Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges from the film Chevalier, Middle- Oscar Nominated and Emmy Award winning composer Kris Bowers, Right: Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges and Joseph Prowen as Mozart from the film Chevalier

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I SEE U, Episode 83: An Erasure of Black Excellence

Posted on · Award-winning film composer and genre-defying musician, Kris Bowers, shares insight into how he’s shaped his remarkably versatile career and what steered his passion to working on his latest project, Chevalier.

Rock 'n' Roll Icon Little Richard Penniman. Director of the Little Richard: I Am Everything documentary, Lisa Cortes.

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I SEE U, Episode 82: Sorry Y’all… It Wasn’t Elvis

Posted on · Academy Award®-nominated, Emmy-winning producer and film director, Lisa Cortès, provides fresh perspective and analysis about her latest documentary that uncovers surprising revelations about musical legend, Little Richard.

1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted the Culture Director, Sharon "Rocky" Roggio.

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I SEE U, Episode 81: A Mistranslation of Biblical Proportions

Posted on · Documentarian Sharon “Rocky” Roggio presents a compelling case in her directorial film debut that Christian opposition to homosexuality is based on a 1946 biblical mistranslation of Greek text.

Dr. Javoris Hollingsworth, Dr. Arlene Gordon-Hollingsworth and Graceyn Hollingsworth, the creators of the YouTube show Gracie's Corner.

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I SEE U, Episode 80: Sweet Sounds of Amazing Gracie

Posted on · The Houston family behind the visually popular YouTube channel, “Gracie’s Corner,” reveals how their digital platform showcasing their daughter highlights Black culture through education, the importance of family and empowers millions of children worldwide.

descendants of the enslaved Gullah Geechee and a resident of Sapelo Island, Reginald Hall

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I SEE U, Episode 44: We Shall Not Be Moved [Encore]

Posted on · One of the last descendants of enslaved Africans who live along the coastal regions of Georgia says they have been fighting for years to preserve their unique culture, retain their indigenous traditions and prevent their precious land from being taken away from them. This episode is an encore of the April 16th, 2022 broadcast.

Author of Black People Breathe, Zee Clarke.

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I SEE U, Episode 78: Say It Loud! Woosah!

Posted on · Mindfulness author Zee Clarke not only offers a meditative guidebook for Black people who seek healing from racial trauma but also provides insight for allies into the inequities these communities face, so that empathy and affirmation can lead to effective change and transformation.

Texas Blues Artist, Ruthie Foster.

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I SEE U, Episode 77: The Thrill is Ruthie Foster

Posted on · Four-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and Navy veteran, Ruthie Foster speaks candidly about how the U.S. military served as an escape for her and many others in sparsely populated areas who simply desired so much more out of life.

Kido Chicago Owner Keewa Nurullah

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I SEE U, Episode 76: The KIDO Gets It

Posted on · Generational entrepreneur Keewa Nurullah sheds light on her powerful legacy of being a Black business owner and why she created a unique, yet diverse kid’s boutique on the South Side of Chicago.

Environmental justice advocate, The Vessel Project , Director and CEO Roishetta Ozane.

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I SEE U, Episode 75: An Injustice To Remain Silent

Posted on · Environmental justice advocate, Roishetta Ozane, reveals the social challenges in addressing the impacts of climate change, as devastating storms and a booming industrial buildout continue to engulf Southwest Louisiana—while leaving susceptible communities of color to fend for themselves.

Jenny Dawn Cellars Founder and Owner, Jennifer McDonald

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I SEE U, Episode 74: I Heard It Through A Great Wine

Posted on · Wine trailblazer, Jennifer McDonald, is the owner of Wichita’s first urban winery—Jenny Dawn Cellars, an award-winning boutique establishment that she says creates a community ambiance of bringing people together despite the wine industry’s lack of diversity and inclusion.

Author Dr. Lindsay Gary

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I SEE U, Episode 73: The (Black) Woman in Red

Posted on · Author and genealogist, Dr. Lindsay Gary, takes us on a remarkable quest through the perspective of place, with a preview of her new guidebook that highlights 50 cultural institutions and historical sites of Houston that were created and sustained by Black Americans.