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Wow!! The Culture Encounters Podcast is very proud to bring you it's 100th Episode! it's an honor to be able to say that and 100 episodes doesn't happen without your support thank you so much for listening and sharing over the last 100 episodes!! We look forward to 100 more!

This week, we Join our Founder Amma Gatty as she honors her mother, Hon. Dr. Bernice Adiku Heloo. This heartfelt journey you are about to hear very much is emblematic of the values and ideas that provide the framework for the conversations Culture Encounters hopes to foster.

Warning: this episode deals with loss and grief.

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link to interview: listen to this after Intro: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1399129/episodes/19265179

Welcome to a special episode of The Culture Encounters podcast!! Here we do something a little different: the interview featuring our own Founder Amma Gatty with "Diversity Conversations" podcast!

"In this episode of Diversity Conversations, Eric Ellis and Tommie Lewis welcome Amma Gatty, Founder and Executive Director of Culture Encounters, for an inspiring conversation about culture, belonging, immigration, community building, and the power of human connection.

Originally from Ghana and now based in Richmond, Virginia, Amma shares her personal journey as a newcomer to the United States and how that experience inspired her mission to build bridges across cultures through food, conversation, the arts, and community engagement"

Website: CultureEncounters.org

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Join us for a very special episode of The Culture Encounters Podcast! This week we sit down with Kimberly Haley- Coleman, the executive director of the nonprofit organization Globe Aware! Here we learn about her story, as well as the initiatives of the organization intending to do it's part to bring people together and shine a light on various people and cultures across the globe! Part Two of Two.

Globe Aware site: https://www.globeaware.org/

Culture Encounters Site:https://www.cultureencounters.org/

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Join us for a very special episode of The Culture Encounters Podcast! This week we sit down with Kimberly Haley- Coleman, the executive director of the nonprofit organization Globe Aware! Here we learn about her story, as well as the initiatives of the organization intending to do it's part to bring people together and shine a light on various people and cultures across the globe! Part One of Two.

Globe Aware site: https://www.globeaware.org/

Culture Encounters Site:https://www.cultureencounters.org/

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Welcome back to the Culture Encounters Podcast!!! This week, we bring you part two of our conversation with Shaka Mitchell, the founder of the Come Together Music Project. Shaka has worked for years in music advocacy and has even given Ted talks on the subject. Here we discuss how music can bring people of all walks of life together!!



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Happy new year and welcome back to the Culture Encounters Podcast!!! This week, we bring you part one of our conversation with Shaka Mitchell, the founder of the Come Together Music Project. Shaka has worked for years in music advocacy and has even given Ted talks on the subject. Here we discuss how music can bring people of all walks of life together!!

Website: Culture Encounters. Org

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Join us for part two of a two part special with filmmaker Jon Hill. In part one, we discuss his influences, life journey, and being an Asian American in the entertainment industry. Part two will be an in depth analysis of his award winning film: "Above the Clouds"

Disclaimer: this episode deals with subjects such as trauma, death, loss, and grief.

Link to film: https://www.amazon.com/Above-Clouds-Jon-Hill/dp/B0DYL88VTZ?dplnkId=788c80ff-e3f5-455e-9b48-50a1f5bf254d

Film itself rated ages 13+

Culture Encounters website: culture Encounters.org

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Join us for part one of a two part special with filmmaker Jon Hill. In part one, we discuss his influences, life journey, and being an Asian American in the entertainment industry. Part two will be an in depth analysis of his award winning film: "Above the Clouds"

Disclaimer: this episode deals with subjects such as trauma, death, loss, and grief.

Link to film: https://www.amazon.com/Above-Clouds-Jon-Hill/dp/B0DYL88VTZ?dplnkId=788c80ff-e3f5-455e-9b48-50a1f5bf254d

Culture Encounters website: culture Encounters.org