Take A Seat Podcast

Take A Seat With A Hidden Figure

Cianna Hope sits down with 1970 Jackson State College campus shooting survivor and community leader, James “Lap” Baker, from Picayune, Mississippi. Mr. Baker reveals how that life-changing tragedy and multiple experiences with discrimination led to his passion of public service and advocacy. He also discusses the current social climate and where do we, as a human race, go from here.

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Youtube Link:  A Tragedy to Triumph Documentary (https://bit.ly/3k5DtAG)

Take A Seat With Love

Cianna Hope sits down with couple, Kim and Allison Reeves, where they share their journey of love through childhood friendship and, now, marriage. They also reveal how their commitment remains a selfless act even through the highs and lows that come with eternal devotion.

Take a seat as they share their love story. 

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Take A Seat With A Vegan

Cianna Hope sits down with friend and scientist, Kelsey Matthews, to discuss veganism and the importance of healthy eating. They also dive deeper into the inequities of the food industry and health conditions plaguing Black communities— starting with the diet of enslaved Blacks and the modern-day public health system.

Take a seat as they highlight the impact of consumption and living a healthier lifestyle.

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Take A Seat With A 2021 Mental Prep

Cianna Hope sits down with cousin and mental health clinician, Chanda Reeves, for an end-of-the-year wellness check. Along with sharing their personal stories, Chanda gives advice on ways to mentally prepare for 2021 and make it the best year yet. Take a seat as they provide a guide to self care and self development for the new year.

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Take A Seat With A 2020 Journey

Cianna Hope sits down with childhood friend, Lindsey Magee, to reflect on the rollercoaster year, 2020. While sharing their personal stories of challenges and triumphs, they ultimately realize their experiences served as a Devine purpose for the journey ahead. Take a seat as they reminisce, learn and talk about the values of life.

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Take A Seat With Corporate Life (Newbies Edition)

Cianna Hope sits down with friend and strategic planning analyst, Mia Griffin, to discuss their journeys thus far in the corporate world. While both working in their prospective full-time careers fresh out of college, they share their personal stories of work life and transitioning into adulthood. Take a seat as they give crucial advice and open up about their self-realizations post graduation.

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Take A Seat With The Golden Child

Cianna Hope sits down with childhood best friend, Erin Cannon, to talk about her life growing up as the only child (golden child). The myth “only child syndrome” has been adopted by many as a negative connotation, and Erin explains the falsity of it.  She also sheds light on how her matriarchy-led household, with her maternal grandmother and mother, were critical in her self-development and her outlook on the world.

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Take A Seat With A Sista From Mississippi

Cianna Hope gets candid with Wakil Atig about her journey growing up in Mississippi. Along with sharing her personal experiences, she also discusses how family + community have played a role in her becoming. Take a seat as Cianna Hope highlights lessons learned then, as an adolescent, and lessons learned, now, as a young woman embarking adulthood + career.

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Take A Seat With A Brotha From Chicago

Cianna Hope sits down with college friend, Wakil Atig, where they share how their environments played a crucial role in their upbringing. Wakil, born + raised in south side Chicago, and Cianna Hope, raised in Jackson— they realize how identity goes far beyond what people see and believe. Take a seat as they talk about their similar yet different journeys and how it has led them, both, to rise above the stereotypes.

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Take A Seat With Singlehood

Cianna Hope sits down with college friend, Deja Davis, to discuss their personal journeys of singlehood. They talk about their challenging yet empowering quest of being single and how it has led them to learn and love more of who they are.

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