Hey y'all heeyyy!! Thank you for coming back to tune in to The Urban Village Dallas with ya girls - Shawana Carter, Tamique Akins, & that urban chic; JJ Reynolds.

We are out here today at the Sunny South Dallas Food Park- hosted by Urban Planner, Desiree Powell; located right here inside the gates of the Fair Park. The Sunny South Dallas Food Park is a community engagement opportunity to come out, get some good food, chill with family or friends and catch a good vibe. There's yoga on occasion, corn hole, benches in the shade, good music, great people watching, and did I mention the FOOD.. - Cause the vendors are the star of this show, with all of their amazing creations on display.

We'd like to introduce you to three vendors we chatted with while we were out here enjoying the park and laughing it up. First up is Alberta Harris, owner of Sole Glo Skin Care. Sole Glo provides CBD infused products which can be found on www.soleglosc.com. Then we have LaQuita White, owner of Chaze Creations selling organic candles for the home, www.chazecreations.com and finally Sneaky Steals Vintage with Steve & Austin. These fellas are selling vintage streetwear, albums and jersey's. You can check them on Instagram or Facebook. I hope you all enjoy this mid-week treat, a little teaser to get you ready for the Juneteenth celebrations. Don't delay, just press play.

Hey yall-Happy Earth Day weekend! The Ladies of The Urban Village Dallas, Shawana Carter, JJ Reynolds, and Tamique Akins are back with Episode 3 of Season 2 in our Year of Love. I know we left you panting for a little bit but we been working y’all. Bills must be paid. Drop us a message about how to become a sponsor of the podcast and get yourself some advertising, tuv.dallas@gmail.com

Ahoj, Šťastný den Země, dámy z Urban Village Dallas, Shawana Carter, JJ Reynolds a Tamique Akins jsou zpět s epizodou 3 sezóny 2. Vím, že jsme vás nechali chvíli lapat po dechu, ale pracovali jsme všichni. Účty se musí platit. Pošlete nám zprávu o tom, jak se stát sponzorem podcastu a získat nějakou reklamu, tuv.dallas@gmail.com

Today we’re letting it all fly- this episode includes the out-takes from the recording cause we’re talking about Love Languages.

What are the five love languages? How do you know how to determine what your partners love language is? How can you provide them what they need and also begin to help guide your partner to loving you, in a way that meets your personal needs. We’re going to discuss the meaning of love language and give you our personal interpretation of what those languages mean to us. If you'd like to take the love language quiz with us- visit: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/what-is-my-love-language-quiz

Get ready for a serious ab-workout because the laughter is infectious. Happy Sunday- press play

Dnes to všechno necháme volně plynout – tato epizoda zahrnuje výňatky z nahrávky, protože mluvíme o Love Languages.

Jakých je pět jazyků lásky? Jak víte, jak určit, co vaši partneři milují jazyk? Jak jim můžete poskytnout to, co potřebují, a také začít pomáhat svému partnerovi, aby vás miloval, způsobem, který odpovídá vašim osobním potřebám. Budeme diskutovat o významu jazyka lásky a poskytneme vám náš osobní výklad toho, co pro nás tyto jazyky znamenají. Připravte se na seriózní ab-trénink, protože smích je nakažlivý. hezkou neděli, tisková hra

Thank you for tuning in to season two-episode two of The Urban Village. We're back with out host JJ Reynolds, Shawana Carter, and Tamique Atkins to have the second part to our conversation about love and wellness in your relationships. This week we're reviewing the components and dynamics of what boundaries exist and how do we love in platonic relationships. What is a platonic relationship? How do you manage boundaries in the workplace, how do we manage boundaries in a friendship, and with family. 

This was a fun episode with lots of laughter, and some entertaining stories that will allow you to reflect to times in your life. It will certainly make you think about your workplace and hopefully provide you with a little laughter in place of stress.  We talk about how to maintain and support these types of platonic relationships that impact our lives and overall wellness...It's time to go- so enjoy the show- you can PRESS PLAY now 

Welcome back to Season Two, Episode One of The Urban Village with your host Tamqiue Atkins, JJ Reynolds & Shawana Carter. We had an amazing holiday break and we're so happy to be back and ready to kick off Season Two. 2023 will be our year of Love. 

In our first episode, we open the conversation with our topic on how do you love yourself? Loving yourself is one of the toughest things we will encounter as human beings. The struggle of constantly loving yourself is real, it can be ridiculously intimidating. How does loving yourself begin? Join us as we talk about our personal journey's of how we are loving ourselves, spiritually - emotionally- physically. What are some tangible ways that you are fulfilling the act of loving yourself. What tells you you're in the need of a reset and who's in your support village. We are peeling the onion on this thing called love and how loving yourself can impact how you react in relationships. We are talking about some of our personal relationships and how we're navigating our way through these choppy waters called life!

So hay hay - press play - and welcome back to The Urban Village

Welcome welcome back to The Urban Village. We are here kicking off the holiday season with everyone- are you ready for Halloween??!! We ARE!! 

 We also have a special guest with us in studio today - Kim Fisher - founder, creator, speaker with Brown Girls Meditate. She's joining the conversation to help expand on some of the common pushing points we'll experience this season and unpacking some healthy ways to arm ourselves for the holidays. The COVID cover is over for the most part and life has resumed a version of normalcy.

You decide your own story and create your own traditions for the holidays. Listen in to how the experience has been for all of us, and maybe it helps some of you. We are a village, which means you're never alone- get armed and ready with ya girls!, Shawana Carter, Tamique Atkins and Jay Jay Reynolds

Welcome to Episode 12 of The Urban Village, we're back with Gno Jonathan White, this time talking about Financial Negotiation. We want to remind you to purchase 101 Break Up Poems, written by our guest - Gno Jonathan White. In this episode our host Tamique Atkins, Chief Hope Dealer - Shawana Carter and Jay Jay Reynolds are talking about how to become your own financial advocate when negotiating your pay with employers. 

COVID forced a lot of us to finally see and address our own value when it comes to our requirements of any employer. Our time away from our families are valuable, we are valuable. In this episode we talk about what we've done when negotiating with some of our past employers. Why do you have to stand for yourself? Listen and enjoy- maybe take some tips of what you can do when it's your turn to fight for your dollars! Enjoy the show - this way.. Press play

In the 11th episode of The Urban Village the ladies are talking about Equity and Inclusion. We are joined by writer, poet, and spoken word artist Gno Jonathan White for a conversation with our cohost Tamique Atkins, Jay Jay Reynolds, and our head mistress in charge- South Dallas Chief Hope Dealer herself- Shawana Carter. Gno tells us a little about his book, 101 Breakup Poems- a little laughter to break up the monotony. Some of the breakup poems can be used when breaking up with our employers.  

We're taking a look at what equity means and what it looks like in 2022. This topic takes a look at what some of us are experiencing in our perspective workplaces and how that makes us feel. What is equity, how does it differ from inclusion? Why is it important that we have both equity and inclusion as an active part of our live experiences and in the workplace. 

It's a fun and inclusive conversation; laugh a little with us- comedy this way- now press play

Welcome to episode 10! of The Urban Village with your host Chief Hope Dealer- Shawana Carter, cohost Jay Jay Reynolds and Tamique Akins. 

We are moving into the hot summer months and it's time to shift our attention to our physical health. In this episode we are talking about some ways to eat healthy in a realistic way. As the cost of food continues to rise, we have to get a little creative about what healthy options are really food options for us. Your time is important, we are hoping to provide some quick easy alternatives to include in your healthy summer diet.

It's absolutely hilarious to hear some of the perspectives of the healthy food options we're discussing. Your road to a healthy lifestyle is often a funny one, be brave and get ready to get your ab workout in laughs today. Don't 'forget to thank The Urban Village for this free workout, lol.

Live a little, Laugh a little and press play to laugh some more!