This episode was sponsored by Planned Parenthood of NYC (@ppnycaction). You can learn more about their various services by visiting ppnyc.org This episode was also sponsored by Follain. Follain is a clean beauty retailor with a curated selection of the highest-performing, safest and 100% non-toxic products. Visit follain.com/queens to order your products now. — In…
Read MoreI met Nicholas Johnson this year at the AIGA Awards Gala, and after just a few minutes of speaking with him, I knew I had to have him on the podcast. Nicholas is committed to more representation for designers of color, and that’s reflected both through his work and in an upcoming book project. We…
Read MoreKevin White calls himself a “UX strategist”, but that title barely scratches the surface of what he does. Aside from his work as a senior experience designer, he’s also a talented illustrator, a design educator, and a devoted family man. But according to Kevin, his origin story as a design professional is an example of…
Read MoreThis episode was sponsored by Planned Parenthood of NYC (@ppnycaction). You can learn more about their various services by visiting ppnyc.org — This week, we venture into an uncharted topic of conversation (for us)… sex. We invited Samia of Sexual Essentials LLC on to share her expertise, give some insight to her brand and answer…
Read MoreOn Episode 2 of Season 2, the ladies of Dope Girl Dialect discuss the beauty of the Sabbatical. We dive into why it’s necessary to take a break and share our dream places to visit should we decide to take a year or 2 off. Yannz The Goddess crowns Samantha & Jodeci as her Dope…
Read MoreJarrett Key creates works that transcend multiple boundaries. As a fine artist, Jarrett uses hair — like, literally painting with their entire head of hair — to make pieces that are full of life, passion, and tension. Speaking of tension, I just happened to have the chance to talk to Jarrett during a particularly tense…
Read MoreLeah Gilliam is a force. As an award-winning artist, she uses technology to tell stories, bring awareness to issues, and to ask questions about important topics. And as a design strategist, she lends her expertise with building inclusive spaces to organizations like Out in Tech and Girls Who Code, where she currently serves as VP…
Read MoreThis episode was sponsored by Planned Parenthood of NYC (@ppnycaction) This week we are joined by Juwan and Pitter who are 2/3 of Pilot Talk Podcast to talk about the anticipation (if that) around marriage. We conclude with playing a question game. Here are the questions Do you actually know what you are doing in…
Read MoreWE’RE BACK! On Episode 1 of Season 2, we are joined by DGD close friend, Brandon S., to talk about the pros and cons of Code Switching and putting major respect on your name. In the battle of Cardi B vs Nicki, we discuss who is the Queen of Code Switching. Yannz The Goddess honors…
Read MoreThanks to engineers like Courtney Wilburn, your favorite sites can stay online even when they’re getting slammed with visitors. And as the lead DevOps engineer for the popular product review site Wirecutter, she definitely knows her stuff when it comes to the Web. During our conversation, we talked about how she first got interested in…
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