Words With Michelle – the podcast: Artist Spotlight – Mugabi Byenkya

I speak with Mugabi Byenkya about his debut mixtape, Songs for Wo(Men) 2.

Casey Palmer: Writer, Daddy Blogger & Podcaster

It was recommended by an old high school friend that I feature Casey Palmer – a writer, daddy blogger and podcaster. She went on to sing his praises and provided me with the deets to contact him. (thanks, Cathy)   When she told me that he was a daddy blogger, I was sold.  I didn’t need…

One Afternoon: Model For A Day

This latest post is a mini departure from my usual interview-based blog posts. In this entry I share with you one of the most fun afternoons I had in a loooong time. What made it next level awesome was that it was completely unexpected.   Almost 2 months ago, on a pretty average Sunday morning,…

Keith Hill Jr. Speaks About Fighting Fear & Doing Discipline

One of my favourite events of 2016 was attending the Author’s Coffee Meet Up hosted by Sheena Blake, Founder and CEO of Discovering Diversity Publishing. I shamelessly attended the event even though I haven’t written a book……(yet), but jumped at the chance to interact with other writers.   During the course of the night, I…

Anne-Marie Woods: Produces She Said/He Said

When I think of the Toronto arts scene, there are a bunch of names that pop into my head – but you better believe that Anne-Marie Woods’ name is right up there! She has been hitting the stage hard since she left Nova Scotia and moved to Toronto in 2000.   Anne-Marie or Amani as…

Dalton Higgins: Writer, Author & Hip Hop Expert

One of the people that I have admired for the longest time and tracked the career of is Dalton Higgins. Dalton is an outrageously talented writer who also holds the auspicious title of being Canada’s sole expert on hip hop culture. He’s written for Now Magazine for 10 years, and he has freelanced for Source…