Trends and Tings: August 04, 2020

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08/04/20 • 33 min

In this episode of Trends and Tings we recap all the current news this week in the world of Black travel. Are you free? A simple question that is difficult to answer. What does freedom mean as a traveler? Do we need open borders to be free as travelers? Why are immigration and customs officers so rude? We discuss this and more.
Big chune: Rema - Beamer (Bad Boys) feat. Rvssian

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Convo with a Cannabis Queen

In this episode we stop in Kingston and chat with Joan Webley. She's the president of Itopia Life, the top medical ganja company in Jamaica. She's a modern day Renaissance Woman: an intellectual property attorney, the advisor to the Ministry of Culture in Jamaica, and a force in the music scene of Kingston, serving on the boards of the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association, Manifesto Jamaica and the Creative Production and Training Centre. We think she's the future Prime Minister of Jamaica! Joan talks to us about the history of cannabis in Jamaica and why she got into the industry (2:00), why we don't see a thriving industry in Africa (9:25), using travel to connect the bonds between the Caribbean and the diaspora (23:30), plus we find out her favorite places to visit in Jamaica (33:40).
Guest: Joan Webley
Itopia Life (itopialife.com)
Big Chune: Chronic Law - Hillside

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Trends and Tings: August 11, 2020

In this episode of Trends and Tings we recap all the current news this week in the world of Black travel. We cover which countries in the diaspora are open for travel, and discuss some of the conflicting information out there. August is also Women's Month, so this whole month on Trends we're going to spotlight women who inspire us around the diaspora.
Tiffanie: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - first elected female head of state in Africa. Fmr President of Liberia
Jide: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - economist and international development expert. Fmr Finance Minister of Nigeria
David: Serena Williams - world champion tennis player, fashion entrepreneur and community activist
Big Chune: Popcaan - Twist and Turn (feat. Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR)