Shine Bright Athlete Series 11/23/2021

 

Unknowing 2021

 

The Lion Historian 10/6/2020


ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

This show covered…How did you decide during an ongoing worldwide pandemic to move your focus to living in light and love? How has finding and living in your purpose aided you in helping others? Many people take time in November to be grateful and give thanks, how has an attitude of gratitude daily helped your mental wellbeing?

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Beyond Borders

Meisha Lerato Robinson joins Brie in EP009 of Unknowing to discuss the practices that help us unknow the stories, assumptions, and even internalized trauma that keeps us from seeing each other clearly and leaning into the choice of living with curiosity that leads to kindness, hope and possibility.

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Ubuntu in action

The Lion Historian Podcast features conversations with changemakers, influencers & social entrepreneurs rebuilding and rebranding Africa. On the first episode, Meisha discusses the unity principle of Ubuntu in relation to Meisha's work, bridging across Africa and the diaspora, the potential of the African youth population, branding relative to Africa, identity, and so much more!

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Joe Madison Show 6/20/2019

Meisha robinson chats with Joe madison

Joe Madison, the Black Eagle, invited Meisha Robinson, Founder and Chief Executive of Hope for "I Am, We Are," to his SiriusXM satellite radio show to discuss her organization's work empowering youth in South Africa before a special event at the South African Embassy in Washington, DC.

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B-SPAN TV 11/5/2018

A Sit Down Interview with Meisha Michele Robinson

An interview with IAWA Founder and Chief Executive of Hope, Meisha Michele Robinson. Meisha talks about her journey from Peace Corps to starting IAWA.

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My Peace Corps Story PodCast 7/3/2018

From Corporate brand manager to Peace Corps Volunteer

Meisha Robinson served in Benin as a Peace Corps Volunteer and then again ten years later in South Africa. In between her time as a volunteer, she got an MBA and was the brand manager for Campbell’s Soup. What caused her to leave her high paying corporate job and return to life as a volunteer? Learn on this week’s episode.

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WorldView Magazine 5/3/2018

Our Responsibility: Follow the Past to Walk Into Our Future

IAWA’s Founder shares with the Peace Corps community the principle of Ubuntu and how the Peace Corps community can apply it to ease tensions in America.

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Afro Newspaper 5/24/2017

MD NATIVE PUSHES EDUCATION ACROSS DIASPORA

More than skin color and ancestral lineage connect Black youth in the United States to other nations like South Africa. According to Meisha Robinson, founder and executive director of I Am We Are (IAWA) – a nonprofit organization that provides youth with social engagement, global awareness, and economic freedom – Black youth across the African Diaspora fall victim to stark rates of unemployment.  

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Worth-A-Tri Podcast 3/17/2017

WONDERS OF THE WORLD AND IAWA

IAWA Founder, Meisha Robinson joins her long-time friend Erica Singleton on her podcast Worth-A-Tri.  They reminisce of trips past, while discussing visiting the Wonders of the World and helping others create a successful future.  Follow the show on Twitter @ItsWorthATri and Erica on Twitter@QueenCityE  

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CGSM Blog 3/15/2017

CONSORTIUM ALUMNA’S NONPROFIT WORKS TO AID SOUTH AFRICAN YOUTH

I Am, We Are (IAWA) was founded on the South African philosophy of Ubuntu, or “I am because we are.” This nonprofit organization was born from my desire to create a path for youth in South Africa, where I worked as a Peace Corps volunteer and encountered many youth who yearned to achieve their dreams, but had no vehicle to get there.        

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WUSA 9 Great Day Washington 3/13/2017

SHINING A LIGHT ON THE COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE

Meisha Robinson Founder and Executive Director of I Am, We Are, discusses IAWA's Bokgoni Empowerment Program and IAWA's March 16th fundraiser at Reed Smith LLP on Great Day Washington.  

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Supersport I Love PSL 11/10/2016

IAWA VISITS PLATINUM STARS

IAWA was featured on an episode of SuperSport's I Love PSL.  The segment showcased IAWA Ambassadors attending a Platinum Stars soccer game.  Ambassadors not only cheered on Platinum Stars but they also met the coach and walked out on to the pitch.

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