Looking Up

This episode features my step grandfather, Joel. He shares what it's like moving to the U.S from Haiti at 9 years old, living life in New York City and Miami, his takeaways from being in the dialysis field for over 35 years, his hair journey, and that first moment he met Nana, my grandmother.

THE CHAIR (S1/Ep90) — Looking Up

I’m Your Host Dreme. 

I’m a Black woman, an educator turned tech entrepreneur but still an educator. Building a platform called THE CHAIR is a Black and Brown centered tech platform dedicated to supporting people on their hair journey. You can design hairboards, connect to hair stylists, and share hair care tips all in one space for a more joyous and streamlined experience.

Host & Exec Producer: Dreme Flynt, M.Ed, MBA
Editor: Lila Woodbridge
http://www.lilawoodbridge.com/
Music Creators: Your Host Dreme & Seoul (@xSeoulMusicx)

Learn More About THE CHAIR:
Join THE CHAIR Community for FREE:
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Commercial Credits:
Visionary: Your Host Dreme
Animator: Ahmad Merhi
https://amerhifilm.com/film
Voice Actor: D. Ruff (@d_ruff3), The Poet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAH2cqo64U

My Book:
From Nowhere & Everywhere: Captured Emotions of a Beautifully Broken Love Story
My explorations through poetry, diary entries and photography as a Black woman, an educator in Guangzhou, China.
Website - https://www.lulu.com/en/...

Chapters

• 0:16 Introduction to Dreme, the host
• 1:55 Introducing Joel, my Step grandfather
• 2:54 Joel talks about moving from Haiti to the US and growing up in New York City
• 7:10 THE CHAIR Platform Commerical
• 9:10 Joel talks studying criminal justice and then his move to Miami
• 14:16 From Nowhere & Everywhere Commerical
• 14:52 Joel talks about his hair journey
• 18:19 Dreme's Outro