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In this episode of The Melanated Files (MFiles) we introduce Steven Haynes, a man of many hats who has been living in Japan for over 15 years. Steven is a beauty contest owner, a trainer, author, dancer, confidence teacher and all round businessman. Since arriving in Japan, Steven has been breaking down barriers making a name for himself in the lan…

In this episode of The Melanated Files (MFiles) we introduce Arthell Isom, CEO of D’ART Shtajio a 2D Japanese style American owned animation studio in Tokyo, Japan. Arthell has been living in Japan for over 14 years and shares his journey to Japan and how he and his co-founders eventually opened an anime studio in Tokyo. You can also watch the inte…

In this episode (#14) we talk with entrepreneur Randy Williams, President of Talley and Twine Watch Company, located in Virgina, U.S.A, about what it means to be black in business and the importance of black people becoming business owners. Randy shared some timeless gems and wisdom that will prove beneficial to you, whether or not you've thought a…

In this episode of The Melanated Files (MFiles) we introduce Champayne Oden, a self employed private English teacher, trainer and author who has been living in Japan for almost twelve years. Champayne shares her journey in Japan with us and shares some insight on how she became a self-employed English teacher in Japan. Listen to hear her story. You…

In episode 13 of The Melanated Files podcast, we spoke about our mission and what it is that we're trying to do. You can watch the replay of the LIVE podcast broadcast for this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi2Z12OOfzU You can watch the "It's time." video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAv8BZvejys To check out the watch compa…

In this episode of The Melanated Files (MFiles) we introduce Simon Sakala, a native of Zambia who moved to Japan twenty-two years ago with only a suitcase and a dream. Since then, Simon has started two schools in Japan and shares his story that's peppered with a litany of miracles and nuggets of wisdom, with us. This is Simon's story. You can visit…

In episode 12 of The Melanated Files podcast, we share part 2 of our discussion on black love. In this episode we had a few callers who raised some pretty interesting points. Some of the points brought to the fore are things for us to consider. Let us know your take on this topic. You can reach us by sending us a message through any of our social m…

In this episode of The Melanated Files (MFiles) we introduce Abel Nakao, a Nigerian-Japanese model living in Yokohama, Japan. Abel spoke about his life growing up in Japan as half black and half Japanese. Abel's father is Nigerian and his mother is Japanese. He spoke about the challenges he faced while growing up and still faces, but this time with…

In this episode of The Melanated Files podcast, episode 11, we discuss love within the black community. This episode grew out of a desire to find a solution to an issue that black women have raised to me on quite a few occasions. The issue is that more than a few black men appear to be disinterested in black women. Black love appears to be in troub…

This is the first release of the podcast versions of our YouTube MFiles interviews. Each week you can expect a few of these episodes to be released. We will be bringing you both past and current episodes. In this episode of The Melanated Files (MFiles) we introduce Ayesha Raymond, the British female pro-wrestler that's dominating Joshi wrestling in…

In this episode of The Melanated Files podcast, we discuss the Black Wall Street of the 1920's and what it could look like for us today. You can send us a message via our website: https://www.blackexjp.com You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://goo.gl/BToqWv Thanks for listening! We'll see you next week.…

In episode 9 of The Melanated Files podcast, we discuss the mindset of the diaspora and it's importance in bringing about a wave of change. You can send us a message via our website: https://www.blackexjp.com You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://goo.gl/BToqWv Thanks for listening! We'll see you next week.…

We are back and in this episode of The Melanated Files, we went a bit off the cuff. Nonetheless, we hope what was shared is something that will aid you in your own journey. We encourage you to find your seat. You can send us a message via our website: https://www.blackexjp.com You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://goo.gl/BToqW…

In this episode of The Melanated Files, we discussed a few statements that the president of Ghana made at a forum some time ago. We particularly honed in on what he said about the destiny of black people being bound up with Africa. A statement that we believe rings true, especially in many discussions about black people that somehow devolves into p…

In this episode of The Melanated Files, we discussed the lack of sufficient representation of black people in tech and possible solutions to address this shortage. For an insider's perspective we invited Quharrison Terry, a technologist and entrepreneur based in America to share his experience being a black man in the tech industry. We hope this ep…

In this episode of The Melanated Files podcast we discussed the importance of ownership within the black community. Ownership in the sense of turning our gaze towards being producers than merely people who perpetually occupy the seat of consumers. This is one way to gain more control over our lives and solve some of the problems that we face as a c…

This is episode four of The Melanated Files Podcast and it was streamed LIVE on YouTube making it our first LIVE call in podcast. Being our first LIVE podcast it wasn't without it's hiccups, but we did learn a lot and are even more excited about what's to come. We'd love to have you join us on one of our LIVE podcast episodes on YouTube. The goal o…

In this episode of The Melanated Files Podcast, we shared the details of the new format that the podcast will be taking. We first hinted at this impending change in episode 2 and these changes will come into effect in episode 4. We intended for this episode to be a short one where we announce the changes, but we ended up having a heart to heart ses…

In episode two of The Melanated Files Podcast, we went deeper in our discussion about possible solutions that we believe can slowly usher in change for the black community across the globe. Links: Here's the link to the Central Park 5 story that Ranzo mentioned: https://bit.ly/2RjxZ72 Here's the link to The Black Experience Japan's YouTube channel:…

The black community has been through a lot. Those of us within this community know this better than anyone. The odds are generally stacked against us and when we're not engaged in battles without the community, we are engaged in battles within it. These realities are well understood. However, the purpose of this podcast is to focus on solutions. He…