The Destinations Podcast

|Welcome to the DESTINATIONS WITH DONI PODCAST: where we Explore your Cultural Passions. Embrace your cultural identity as we bring you tools to Live in Full Color. On this Destination: CULTURE, we discuss WAKANDA FOREVER - In the last of our three-part podcast for Wakanda Forever, we talk about the two feather serpent gods of Mexico, and close out by having our panelists provide their cross-cultural perspectives on the film as a whole and where how they suggest Marvel go next as a follow up to this film. Join cross-cultural experts from Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine: Owner of Sistah Sci-Fi (The world's first Black Owned Science Fiction Bookstore, Isis Asare; TCK Hayden Greene, Director of Multicultural Affairs at Manhattan College; TCK Managing Editor John Liang (with extensive insight on free-diving); TCA Art Director Diana Vega (who lives in the Yucatan), and our TCK Afro-Latin Host, Founder Doni Aldine as they discuss Wakanda Forever from a truly multicultural, cross-cultural, global point of view. This topic was so good it merited three episodes to be aired in a week! From Cultural Perspectives to Discussing Strategic Alliances and culture vs. cannon, episode one gets the conversation started... Make sure to rate this episode on your podcast platform wherever you get your podcasts and subscribe to Destinations with Doni on that platform as well, so you never miss any of the cross-cultural goodness.Follow us on social @cultursmag and join the family to get a free copy of the magazine at www.cultursmag.comDEFINITIONS:TCK = Third Culture Kid - someone who spent significant time during their formative years outside of their passport countries due to their parents' occupation.TCA = Third Culture Adult - someone who, after the age of 18, spent significant time outside of their home culture.Learn more at www.cultursmag.com

|Welcome to the DESTINATIONS WITH DONI PODCAST: where we Explore your Cultural Passions.Embrace your cultural identity as we bring you tools to Live in Full Color.On this Destination: CULTURE, we discuss WAKANDA FOREVER - In our second of the three-part podcast about Wakanda forever, we talk about Merida, Mexico; actor Lupita Nyuog’o’s Mexican and Kenyan TCK heritage and actor Mabel Cadena’s underwater adventure… take a listen as we explore the cross-cultural significance of Wakanda Forever.Join cross-cultural experts from Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine: Owner of Sistah Sci-Fi (The world's first Black Owned Science Fiction Bookstore, Isis Asare; TCK Hayden Greene, Director of Multicultural Affairs at Manhattan College; TCK Managing Editor John Liang (with extensive insight on free-diving); TCA Art Director Diana Vega (who lives in the Yucatan), and our TCK Afro-Latin Host, Founder Doni Aldine as they discuss Wakanda Forever from a truly multicultural, cross-cultural, global point of view. This topic was so good it merited three episodes to be aired in a week! From Cultural Perspectives to Discussing Strategic Alliances and culture vs. cannon, episode one gets the conversation started...To be continued in episode three in a few days! Make sure to rate this episode on your podcast platform wherever you get your podcasts and subscribe to Destinations with Doni on that platform as well, so you never miss any of the cross-cultural goodness.Follow us on social @cultursmag and join the family to get a free copy of the magazine at www.cultursmag.comDEFINITIONS:TCK = Third Culture Kid - someone who spent significant time during their formative years outside of their passport countries due to their parents' occupation.TCA = Third Culture Adult - someone who, after the age of 18, spent significant time outside of their home culture.Learn more at www.cultursmag.com

|Welcome to the DESTINATIONS WITH DONI PODCAST: where we Explore your Cultural Passions. Embrace your cultural identity as we bring you tools to Live in Full Color.On this Destination: CULTURE, we discuss WAKANDA FOREVER - the first episode in our three-part series bringing together multiple cultural viewpoints of the latest in Marvel's cinematic multiverse. Join cross-cultural experts from Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine: Owner of Sistah Sci-Fi (The world's first Black Owned Science Fiction Bookstore, Isis Asare; TCK Hayden Greene, Director of Multicultural Affairs at Manhattan College; TCK Managing Editor John Liang (with extensive insight on free-diving); TCA Art Director Diana Vega (who lives in the Yucatan), and our TCK Afro-Latin Host, Founder Doni Aldine as they discuss Wakanda Forever from a truly multicultural, cross-cultural, global point of view. This topic was so good it merited three episodes to be aired in a week! From Cultural Perspectives to Discussing Strategic Alliances and culture vs. cannon, episode one gets the conversation started... To be continued in episode two in a few days! Make sure to rate this episode on your podcast platform wherever you get your podcasts and subscribe to Destinations with Doni on that platform as well, so you never miss any of the cross-cultural goodness.Follow us on social @cultursmag and join the family to get a free copy of the magazine at www.cultursmag.comDEFINITIONS:TCK = Third Culture Kid - someone who spent significant time during their formative years outside of their passport countries due to their parents' occupation.TCA = Third Culture Adult - someone who, after the age of 18, spent significant time outside of their home culture.Learn more at www.cultursmag.com

'When I speak Spanish to people, do they speak English back?'In this episode, Doni and Dr. Rhonda talk about how native Spanish speakers sometimes react differently to people who speak to them based on their skin tone. If you're Afro-Latino/a, do Spanish speakers respond to you in English when you ask them something in Spanish? Is it different in the United States compared to, say, Mexico or Honduras or Argentina?If you're well-traveled you might have a different perspective about who can speak which language versus if your travel is limited.Check out their engaging conversation! Watch the video version on XOTV!---------------There’s the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who we are. We’re here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I’m Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we’re here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora. --------------- ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Afro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian, and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating a community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media, and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global cultural identity and is on the faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

In this episode, Doni and Dr. Rhonda continue their chat with Emilio Sasamu Thomas, specifically his musical journey, the foundations of that, and what brought him to the place he is now in his career.Sasamu talks about how the guitar became his favorite instrument."Guitar is my second language," he says, adding that he found himself teaching his fellow high school students music and earning extra money from that. Music also allowed him to travel and learn, according to Sasamu. "I use music as a tool in order to get to where I want to go," he says.Watch the video version on XOTV!---------------There’s the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who we are. We’re here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I’m Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we’re here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora. --------------- ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Afro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating a community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media, and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global cultural identity and is on the faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

In this episode, Doni and Dr. Rhonda chat with Emilio Sasamu Thomas about the Garifuna history and culture. A professional musician and educator, Sasamu is the youngest member of the Garifuna Collective, a band based in Belize. He plays the guitar, piano, and a variety of percussion instruments. Sasamu talks about how the Garifuna people are a mixture of indigenous and African, and about the various tales of how Africans arrived on the shores of the Western Hemisphere. He also talks about his efforts to preserve the Garifuna culture, particularly the importance of preserving the Garifuna language, which even though it may be spoken among small groups around Central America, it's still "alive." "The Garifuna language is alive, even if it's just five people who speak it, the mere fact remains that it is alive," he says. "And so our responsibility now is to teach the other generation to continue the language. We must recognize that we have a responsibility, and saying that it's dying instead of doing something about it means that we intend to let it die." Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There’s the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who we are. We’re here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I’m Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we’re here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian, and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating a community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media, and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global cultural identity and is on the faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

All the emotion comes into play today as Doni and Dr. Rhonda chat with adventure sports writer Antoinette Lee Toscano about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars and cultural assumptions surrounding black women's hair. Microaggressions, childhood traumas, and more affect us more than we know, and our hair is the focus of that in today's episode. By definition, a must-listen!Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There’s the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who we are. We’re here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I’m Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we’re here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian, and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating a community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media, and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global cultural identity and is on the faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

In today's episode, Doni and Dr. Rhonda chat with Abelsain Gonzalez about his recent trip to Puerto Rico where he re-connected with his family and the effects of hurricanes, earthquakes, and the pandemic on the island.Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There’s the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who we are. We’re here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I’m Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we’re here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian, and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating a community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media, and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global cultural identity and is on the faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

In this episode, we chat with Dr. Jamal Fruster, a Life coach, speaker, and healthcare professional who refers to himself as "The Hype Man for Humanity." Dr. Fruster talks about serving the Latinx community in Tucson, ArizWatch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There’s the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who we are. We’re here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I’m Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we’re here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian, and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating a community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media, and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global cultural identity and is on the faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

We had the pleasure of interviewing Solomon D. (“Sol”) Trujillo, a global business executive with numerous successes while serving as CEO of three large market-cap global companies in the three different corridors of the world: the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pac. He talks with us about the importance of Latinos in the U.S. and why Afro-Latin is something we all should embrace. Take a listen!Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There’s the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who we are. We’re here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I’m Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we’re here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian, and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating a community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media, and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global cultural identity and is on the faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

African American? Afro Latin? Black? Latin? What ARE you, exactly? Doni and Dr. Rhonda dive deeply into this episode - into perceptions, considerations, and discussions about what is "Blackness", why, how, and to whom does it apply? It's a can't miss conversation that is sure to get you thinking!Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There’s the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who we are. We’re here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I’m Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we’re here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian, and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating a community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media, and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global cultural identity and is on the faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

TalentoTotal is a not-for-profit working throughout Latin America, the United States, and Europe helping new graduates achieve success in grad school - including law and MBAs. After four years, the organization is now partnered with Netflix. Hendi Mypa joined us in episode 6 to discuss JBalvin and is now here to share about this philanthropy (and all things multicultural). 🔥Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There’s the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who we are. We’re here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I’m Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we’re here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian, and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating a community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media, and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global cultural identity and is on the faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

CODE SWITCHING. Does your brain get tired when switching languages? In this episode, we explore cultural differences in the manner of speech and how it affects individuals. With laughter and candor, Doni and Rhonda share their experiences. The term "code-switch" is becoming more prevalent in cultural circles, but according to Encyclopedia Britannica, it is the "process of shifting from one linguistic code (a language or dialect) to another, depending on the social context or conversational setting." Meanwhile, a 2019 Harvard Business Review article says, "Broadly, code-switching involves adjusting one’s style of speech, appearance, behavior, and expression in ways that will optimize the comfort of others in exchange for fair treatment, quality service, and employment opportunities." Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There’s the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who we are. We’re here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I’m Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we’re here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian, and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating a community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media, and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global cultural identity and is on the faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

This week, Jhendi joins Doni and Dr. Rhonda to talk about the controversy of JBalvin at the African Entertainment Awards USA in 2021. Join us to learn about the details of the nomination, JBalvin's reaction, and how the music industry responded to the event.Definition of reggaeton:reggaeton/ˈrɛɡeɪtəʊn/noun a form of dance music of Puerto Rican origin, characterized by a fusion of Latin rhythms, dancehall, and hip-hop or rap.Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There’s the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who we are. We’re here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I’m Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we’re here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian, and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating a community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media, and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global cultural identity and is on the faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

Hola y Bienvenidos! In this week's episode of Negra Como Soyon Culturs Global Network, Dr. Paulette Bethel joins us again on the revelation of a Not Parent Expected (NPE) from a routine ancestry DNA test and the resulting trauma model she developed. From the Third Culture Kid (TCK) “where do I fit” question, to nature vs. nurture and Hispanic vs. Latino, we go through it all in this episode!Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There’s the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who we are. We’re here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I’m Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we’re here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian, and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating a community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media, and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global cultural identity and is on the faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

Hola y Bienvenidos! In this week's episode of Negra Como Soyon Culturs Global Network, we had so much fun discussing the Disney movie Encanto with Glitter Explorer Romita Bulchandani, a 9-year Disney veteran. Doni, Rhonda, and Romita bring the energy as they discuss culture, family dynamics, expectations, and self-actualization in this must-experience episode. Focused on Colombia and South America, Encanto offers so much to review, enjoy and ponder. Listen in!Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There’s the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who we are. We’re here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I’m Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we’re here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Afro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian, and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating a community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media, and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global cultural identity and is on the faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

Hola y Bienvenidos! In this week's episode of Negra Como Soyon Culturs Global Network, Doni and Dr. Rhonda talk with Paulette Martinez Bethel who is proud of her multicultural heritage -- ALL of it. Imagine her surprise when taking a "fun" ancestry DNA test gave her the shock of her, and her family's, life.Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There’s the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who we are. We’re here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I’m Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we’re here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Afro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian, and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating a community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media, and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global cultural identity and is on the faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

Hola y Bienvenidos! In this week's episode of Negra Como Soyon Culturs Global Network, Doni and Dr. Rhonda introduce themselves and their stories. Join us every Tuesday for new episodes!Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There’s the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who you are. We’re here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I’m Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we’re here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global culture identity and is on faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

Hola y Bienvenidos! This is Negra Como Soy, the newest podcast from Culturs Global Network. In this episode, Doni and Dr. Rhonda discuss how it all began, starting with Doni's father's story. New episodes are dropped every Tuesday! 🙌Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There’s the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who you are. We’re here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I’m Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we’re here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global culture identity and is on faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.