Episode 1: Rafiki Shop 207 Braiding Certificate Graduation

A special episode to start out the New Year! This set has two guests. Listen to two interviews from participants of Rafiki Shop 207 Braiding Certificate Graduation. Iza of Kilimandjaro Beauty shares her journey as a graduate. Benni, an instructor of Rafiki's program, shares her journey as a beauty professional. Find Iza @kilimandjarobeauty and find Benni @thesaison_queen. After hearing their stories you'll want to be styled by them.

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In the Pocket

Conversations with BIPOC Mainers

In The Pocket is a talk show showcasing Mainers of color. Each episode represents a member of the Maine community from business, the arts, or culture; the earth, wind, and fire of life. Embracing and exploring the lived experience of the black diaspora and descendants of American slavery through conversation is our foundation. Our mission is to create space for all people of color, documented, celebrated, and shared.

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Flo Edwards

Florence S. Edwards DDS, has been a practicing dentist for over a decade including time served as a Captain in the US Army. She is a Howard University College of Dentistry graduate and a Maine resident since childhood.

Flo is an active member of her community; she serves on the Board of Directors of The Third Place. Podcasting grew out of her volunteer work at the University of Southern Maine's WMPG radio station and she organizes a monthly networking happy hour for Mainers of Color, called Fourth Friday. In 2024 Fourth Friday became a recipient of a Maine Community Foundations grant.

In her spare time Flo is a bit of an outdoor enthusiast. She is an avid road and trail race runner, with 20 races under her belt, enjoys snow shoeing on forest trails, camps every summer in Maine's state parks, and goes kayaking with her wife along the rivers and coasts of Maine. Their two Labrador retrievers are often included in the outdoor festivities.