Episode 124: "The IamWANDA Episode" with Tambra Raye Stevenson

The All the Fly Kids Show

The connection to mental health, nutrition, and spirituality food has is a truth often not spoken about in Black communities. We brought in Tambra Raye Stevenson, founder of NATIVSOL Kitchen and WANDA (Women Advancing Nutrition, Dietetics, and Agriculture), to give more us more insight on this connection and how knowing our ancestry can help combat ailments that plague Black folks most. We learn who Tambra Raye is (7:37), how embracing her heritage and womanhood led to finding purpose (11:12), women as the conductor of food as freedom and the power it holds (16:05), the ancestral connection (21:53), our day-to-day relationship with food (27:18), the "Where's Wanda?" children's book series (35:10), encouraging understanding in African-Americans (40:13), and some of her quotes from The Cooking Gene and her thoughts on Food Porn (44:52). #NecessaryListening Follow Tambra Raye: www.tambraraye.com www.facebook.com/tambraraye www.instagram.com/tambraraye www.twitter.com/tambraraye Follow Geronimo Knows: www.instagram.com/geronimoknows www.twitter.com/GeronimoKnows www.facebook.com/GeronimoKnowsTheWorld Follow Chelle B.: www.eventsolutionsdc.com www.champagnesoul.co www.instagram.com/chellebofdc www.twitter.com/ChelleBofDC Follow All The Fly Kids: www.instagram.com/alltheflykids linktr.ee/alltheflykids Follow Fairground Inc: www.instagram.com/fairgroundinc linktr.ee/fairgroundtimes Follow Full Service Radio: www.fullserviceradio.org www.instagram.com/fullserviceradio The All the Fly Kids Show is where the cool, calm and connected talk straight – no chaser. Your hosts, Geronimo Knows and Chelle B, sit down each week with culture creators you [should] know specializing in moments of good taste in the arts, fashion, food, business and more. A necessary listen for the urban lifestyle enthusiast.