Episode 159: Black Mixcellence Part 1 with Tamika Hall - a podcast by Florence Adu

Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week I have the first of a “spirited” two-part conversation with the authors of Black Mixcellence--Cuban-Jamaican-American writer, Tamika Hall and another fellow countryman, Ghanaian mixologist, Colin Asare-Appiah. First up is Tamika who is is a mom, freelance writer&content strategy manager. She has created editorial content and marketing strategies for The Vitamin Shoppe, Mass Appeal, The Examiner, Mommynoire/MadameNoire, stupidDOPE.com, ICONIX, and Yellowbrick.co. She’s written branded content for a variety of brands including Bacardi, Maker’s Mark, PepsiCo, Anheusur-Busch, and Viniq. in addition to her commercial portfolio, she co-created the curriculum for the Hospitality and Tourism Industry Essentials online course with NYU’s Jonathan Tisch Center of Hospitality and was the winner of the 2021 Budweiser Hashtag Sports Award for Black Storytelling honoring her work on the pilot program for The Sneaker Essentials K-12 initiative.I had a wonderful time getting to know more about Tamika and her explorations of black culture plus some of her inspirations. I look forward to sharing more insights on the global impact of the spirit industry on cultures across diasporas in Part 2 with Colin.
Where to find Tamika?Buy Black Mixcellence! (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/688061/black-mixcellence-by-tamika-hall/)
On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ladyblogga/)On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ladyblogga/?hl=en)
On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thaLadyBlogga)What’s Tamika reading?
Will (https://a.co/d/3MeSxOm) by Will SmithThe Four Agreements (https://a.co/d/ghIrHXw) by don Miguel Ruiz
Sometimes I Trip on How Happy we Could (https://a.co/d/3n4ispD) Be by Nichole PerkinsFreedom is a Constant Struggle (https://a.co/d/cPSjgMi) by Angela Davis
All About Love (https://a.co/d/3y5jgUJ) by Bell HooksWhat's Tamika watching?
Sex and the City (https://www.hbo.com/sex-and-the-city)New York Undercover (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Undercover)
Works by Spike Lee (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee)What’s Tamika listening to?
Deep Purple (https://deeppurple.com)Teddy Pendergrass (https://teddypendergrassofficial.com)
Prince (https://www.prince.com)Other topics of interest:
Sylvia’s Soul Food Restaurant (https://sylviasrestaurant.com)Women’s Day Magazine (https://www.womansday.com/about/a6107/about-about-us/)
Nkiru Books (https://kweliclub.com/collections/book-store)Black Wall Street (https://daily.jstor.org/the-devastation-of-black-wall-street/)
Tom Bullock (https://punchdrink.com/articles/tom-bollock-and-the-forgotten-legacy-of-african-american-bartenders/) Special Guest: Tamika Hall.

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