Episode 22: Nicole Mokeme Her Journey to Creating Black Outdoor Retreats

This episode's content was created in 2020, and we revisit this pandemic thick archive, to remember the life of Nicole Mokeme of Rise and Shine Youth Retreat. Currently, her death is being labeled a hit and run, however, the suspected driver is a known love interest of hers. My condolences to her family and friends. This episode is part one of a two part series. In this episode you hear her talk about making her retreats into a week long activity. It is beyond words that she succumbed during one her well received week long retreats.

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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.