The Black Create Connect Podcast, is hosted by the founder of the community and job board, Alicia Latoya Richardson. This podcast explores the journeys, key life experiences and lessons from black creatives, professionals and business owners. Alicia seeks to gain an understanding of how each individual reached their current level of success, whilst addressing racial barriers and challenges. The purpose of this podcast is the educate allies on black professional and life experiences, and inspire the black wider community informing them of what options they truly have access to and where various career paths or life experiences may take. To see more about Black Create Connect follow us on Linked In and Instagram @BlackCreateConnect. To engage with the founder please connect with her on Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-richardson/ or follow her on instagram - @alicialatoyaldn
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The Black Create Connect Podcast, is hosted by the founder of the community and job board, Alicia Latoya Richardson. This podcast explores the journeys, key life experiences and lessons from black creatives, professionals and business owners. Alicia seeks to gain an understanding of how each individual reached their current level of success, whilst addressing racial barriers and challenges. The purpose of this podcast is the educate allies on black professional and life experiences, and inspire the black wider community informing them of what options they truly have access to and where various career paths or life experiences may take. To see more about Black Create Connect follow us on Linked In and Instagram @BlackCreateConnect. To engage with the founder please connect with her on Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-richardson/ or follow her on instagram - @alicialatoyaldn
Ep 93 - The power of documenting your story ft Coodie Simmons
Black Create Connect Podcast
1 hour 30 minutes 45 seconds
1 year ago
Ep 93 - The power of documenting your story ft Coodie Simmons
Coodie Simmons is an American film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and producer. Coodie started directing from his music video fo Kanye West, entitled "Through the Wire", which was nominated for a MTV Viewers Choice Award, and won a Source Award for Best Music Video of the Year. Coodie has continued his music video success directing "Two Words" and the third version of "Jesus Walks" off Kanye West's The College Dropout album, Pitbull's "Culo" video, Mos Def's "Ghetto Rock" video, Erykah Badu's controversial video "Window Seat" and most recently Lupe Fiasco's "Old School Love" video.
Coodie received acclaim for their ESPN 30-for-30 film, Benji (2012), a film about a high school basketball player who was tragically killed. In 2013 they directed Good Morning, a short film for American Family Insurance. Good Morning debuted at the 2013 American Black Film Festival. In 2022 Coodie released the documentary series jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, Act 1 of which premiered on Netflix on February 16, 2022.
In this episode, Alicia and Coodie delve into a variety of fascinating topics, including:
Their experiences as tourists in Ghana and the cultural insights gained from the trip
The artistry, story, and profound impact of Ernie Barnes
Reflecting on their upbringing in Chicago and the harsh realities they faced
The motivation behind Coodie's meticulous documentation of life moments
The journey of losing everything and finding the strength to start anew
The deep passion and purpose driving their Jeen-yuhs documentary project.
Connect with Coodie here - https://www.instagram.com/coodierock/?hl=en
Black Create Connect Podcast
The Black Create Connect Podcast, is hosted by the founder of the community and job board, Alicia Latoya Richardson. This podcast explores the journeys, key life experiences and lessons from black creatives, professionals and business owners. Alicia seeks to gain an understanding of how each individual reached their current level of success, whilst addressing racial barriers and challenges. The purpose of this podcast is the educate allies on black professional and life experiences, and inspire the black wider community informing them of what options they truly have access to and where various career paths or life experiences may take. To see more about Black Create Connect follow us on Linked In and Instagram @BlackCreateConnect. To engage with the founder please connect with her on Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-richardson/ or follow her on instagram - @alicialatoyaldn
