Episodios

  • Watch Us Grow: Terrell Stanley
    Dec 5 2023

    For our Season 2 finale of ‘The Table On Air’, our host is rejoined by the first guest from Season 1, Terrell Stanley, our show Creative Director and CEO of Garden Grown, LLC. In this special edition episode, our guest and host decide to get real personal and vulnerable with the community about how they're fighting for love as a Black LGBTQ+ couple. In the discussion, the two share background on how they have learned to support each other as partners during their long-term relationship, how they have balanced the woes of dating, and how they have practiced active communication to plan their future together.

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    30 m
  • Fostering Inclusive Spaces: Renauda Riddle
    Nov 28 2023

    In Episode 8 of ‘The Table On Air’, Season 2, Renauda Riddle, co-owner of Nobody's Darling Bar joins our host for an evening full of laughter and community building. Renauda shares more with our team about the history behind the Black and Lesbian owned bar's conception (a reference inspired by literature from poet Alice Walker), the plans that she has to expand into Chicago's south side area with her business partner Angela Barnes, their special cocktail menu referenced after Black & LGBTQ icons, and what being nominated for a James Beard Award meant for their impact as a local neighborhood space of inclusion.

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    29 m
  • When The Time Is Right: Austin Cathey
    Nov 14 2023

    For Season 2, Episode 7 of ‘The Table On Air’, our team is joined by Austin Cathey, the new Midwest Community Engagement Associate for UNICEF. Our guest shares more about his journey towards pursuing his true passions, balancing his creative interests, obtaining his Master's in Global Health Policy & Equity from Loyola University Chicago, and the ways that he continues to champion Children's Rights both as a scholar and practitioner.

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    30 m
  • Living From Our Roots: Just Logan
    Oct 31 2023

    For Episode 6, Season 2 of ‘The Table On Air’, our host is joined by Derrick "Just Logan" Chambers, an Grammy-Award winning songwriter and musician. The Chicago native shares more with our host, Darius Caffey, about what his artistic journey has been like, what it's meant working with artists such as John Legend and Jennifer Hudson, and how he's used the culture of his family to dive more into his creative bag.

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    29 m
  • A World of Possibilities: DeAndre Brown
    Oct 24 2023

    For Episode 5, Season 2 of ‘The Table On Air’, our host is joined by DeAndre Brown (he/him), Morehouse graduate, Content Creator at Whalar, and "The Corporate Baddie". Our guest has been featured on platforms such as LinkedIn, Business Insider, Huffington Post, Essence, Afro Tech, TikTok, YouTube, Dallas News, and more! Brown shares with our host Darius Caffey about what his journey in entrepreneurship has been like, the inspiration that he pulls from his family, and how he is looking to create more opportunities for community by giving power to the voice of the Gen Z generation.

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    29 m
  • Gift & A Purpose: Donald D. Gilliam
    Oct 3 2023

    On Episode 4, Season 2 of ‘The Table On Air’, we're joined by Donald D. Gilliam (he/him), the Co-Founder of Critical Collective, LLC; Published Author; and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practitioner. Our guest shares some insight into his background growing up on the south side of Chicago, how he's used his experience working in higher education to fuel his current work in corporate DEIB consulting across the Midwest, and the different ways that mentorship has guided his actions. As our host Darius Caffey gets more personal with Gilliam, he learns more about how relationships have played a huge role in the decisions we make and how we show up for our most vulnerable and proudest identities.

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    29 m
  • Amplifying Voices & Experiences: Mike Simmons
    Sep 26 2023

    On Episode 3, Season 2 of ‘The Table On Air’ the 7th District Senator of Illinois, Mike Simmons (he/him), joins us. Senator Simmons shares more about how his team his advocating for communities in Chicago through public service, especially for the neighborhoods that he serves, including: Lincoln Square, Rogers Park, Uptown, Edgewater, Andersonville, Bowmanville, North Center, Ravenswood, Lakeview, and West Ridge. As our host Darius Caffey dives deeper, he learns more about the senator's Ethiopian roots, family history to entrepreneurship, love for his partner, and some of his hobbies.

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    28 m
  • One Story At A Time: Elijah McKinnon
    Sep 19 2023

    On Episode 2, Season 2 of ‘The Table On Air’ we’re joined by Elijah McKinnon (they/them), the Co-Founder/Executive Director of Open Television (OTV), the Emmy-nominated streaming platform and media incubator for intersectional storytelling, with artists and their creatives at the center. The city of Chicago gets a treat with this one as McKinnon shares details on some of the things they’re caring for in the nonprofit world, and what it’s meant building community as a an entrepreneur. As the Executive Diva talked more with host Darius Caffey, they told stories about family connections, inspiring experiences, Black Queerness, good skin care, and even snuck in a Beyoncé song.

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    29 m