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The American Griot

Jomil Bell, Keith Marcel

This podcast is about releasing the burden of Black trauma and embracing creative ways to heal and recharge. On it, Jomil Bell and Keith Marcel share stories from American Griots that affirm, inspire, liberate, and restore you.

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36:01

Juneteenth Love

The American Griot ·

2021/06/18

In honor of our Freedom Day aka Jubilee Day, Juneteenth, we have a fun bonus episode to share! We sat down with Hillary Vee: Co-founder of the Green Book of Tampa Bay, host of Podcast Pedagogy, Diversity & Inclusion practitioner, and a volunteer leader for Outdoor Afro. Join us for some good laughs and a lot of Black joy!Subscribe & ReviewAre you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re not, we want to encourage you to do that today. We don’t want you to miss an episode. Now if you’re feeling

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35:55

Finding the Good in 2020

The American Griot ·

2020/12/28

It’s so easy to focus on what went wrong, but today we’re focusing on everything that went right with 2020!In our Season II Finale, we take time to reflect, recharge, and find a whole lot of good so that we can walk into 2021 with gratitude and abundance!If you want to join the conversation, head over to @theamericangriot now and send us an IM. Thanks everyone! Let’s dive in.Subscribe & ReviewAre you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re not, we want to encourage you to do that today. We don’t

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42:49

Call and Response

The American Griot ·

2020/11/24

Hey Tribe! So many of you gave a lot of really great feedback on 5R! @meisha.b.1101 said “Gurley girl...I have to apologize for not following sooner! Because baby listen, episode 10 got me ready to shout at work!!! THANK YOU!!”No, @meisha.b.1101, thank YOU!! We heard you loud and clear. So this episode is dedicated to our tribe. The 5R Method gave you all something to think about, offering new perspectives and practical tools to build the successful lives you’re working so hard for. It also caused

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46:11

The 5R Method

The American Griot ·

2020/11/09

In the last episode, we challenged the ideas we hold about what it means to be successful. And we really encouraged you to get curious about whether your definition still serves you. In this episode, we break down our 5R Method. It’s the process we’ve used personally and with our clients to redefine success for ourselves. This is the step by step guide that helps us to move beyond our limitations and manifest success in ways that are meaningful and fulfilling.Subscribe & ReviewAre you subscribed

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41:20

Redefining Success

The American Griot ·

2020/10/26

Have you ever felt like you were in a race with no finish line? Running as fast as you can, in what feels like circles, grasping to reach a constantly moving goal? And the more you grow, the more you convince yourself that you still need to go further? Have you ever stopped to consider whether your definition of success really serves you? We’ve all been there. Many of us are there right now. That’s what we’re talking about today. What does it mean to be successful in America and as Black People

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40:20

Voting While Black

The American Griot ·

2020/10/12

Why do we vote? Does our vote really count? Is voter suppression really still a thing? These are all questions we’ve heard over the last few months. During a time like this, when we are less than 30 days out from a historic and critical election, we dedicate this episode to answering them and many more. We break down an easy to understand timeline of the Black voting experience, pitfalls to look out for as you prepare to vote this November, and we help to clear up a lot of confusion that can leave

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39:15

Surviving 2020

The American Griot ·

2020/09/28

We’re back ya’ll! We missed you so much! We’re sorry for the long break, but it was necessary and in this episode, we catch you up as to why. Being Black in America in 2020 has been a whole trip! This episode is about seeing all that we’ve survived and finding the stories that give us hope and healing so we can continue pressing forward. Finding those stories doesn’t only mean focusing on the ones that make us “feel good”, but rather, opening ourselves up to the full complexity of our whole story

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40:28

Lessons for Life

The American Griot ·

2020/03/09

Last episode, we talked about the road to discovering your passion. Today, Keith and I go back in the day and share our own stories and the lessons we’ve collected along the way. With hindsight being 20/20, we are going to highlight the paradigm shifts we've had to make—some we needed to release and some we needed to embrace. In our coaching and consulting, we find that most people hold on to outsized or outdated ways of engaging the world simply because they haven't been offered a new perspective

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44:16

How to Find Your Passion

The American Griot ·

2020/02/24

Today, we’re talking about how to find your purpose. Many people struggle with this either because they are burned out and just don’t have the energy to think about it. Others simply don’t know where to start. We have an amazing guest, Dr. Tammi Green, who shares her story about how to find and fight for your purpose. In surviving the heartbreaking loss of her mother, she gained the courage and clarity she needed to chase her true passion and build her legacy in ways she had never imagined

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40:01

Declutter Your Life

The American Griot ·

2020/02/10

How you ever felt crowded by your own stuff? People, ideas or things that seem to have piled up and gotten in the way of you moving forward? Sometimes, you just need to declutter and move some things out of your way. In this episode, you’ll see that decluttering isn’t just for cleaning! You can use this ninja tip practically anywhere. And once you do, you’ll start to see exactly how to make more room for your dreams.Subscribe & ReviewAre you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re not, we want to

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39:22

Decolonize Your Diet

The American Griot ·

2020/01/27

If you’ve ever “eaten your feelings”, picked fast food over home-cooked meals; flavor over nutrition, or have struggled to stay consistent with any “new” diet, this episode is for you. We’re going to get to the truth behind why we eat what we eat and why it can be so challenging to change. Then we’ll share some practical tools and resources that can help us to make healthier eating a consistent and convenient part of our daily lives.You’re going to walk away with so much inspiration and insight from

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32:15

BTS: Black Traumatic Stress

The American Griot ·

2020/01/13

BTS… Black Traumatic Stress! Yea, we said it. We’re going there. In this episode, we break down the misconceptions around stress, trauma and the undeniable impact they have in shaping our stories. We explore the various definitions of trauma, our unique experiences with it as Black people, and then dive into the ways we personally navigate the daily microaggressions that trigger stress in our lives.Lessons LearnedLesson #1: Stress is something that prevents you from functioning in the way you used

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38:37

What's a Griot?

The American Griot ·

2019/12/31

In this episode, you’ll find that a griot is a storyteller; the keeper of oral tradition and the one who helps to pass the culture forward. We take a trip down memory lane to share some of our own stories and the lessons we’ve learned along the way. We also get to sit down NPR's Chief Diversity Officer, Keith Woods Sr., who's also Keith’s dad. Listen as we tap into a century's worth of his stories!Woods spent 16 years inspiring people to feel through the stories he wrote and edited for the Times

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