{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Faffirmantra-tea.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Faffirmantratea-time-w-dominique-drakeford-vNpCkZ6q","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"AffirmantraTea Time w/ Dominique Drakeford","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/2a087874-c53d-4b51-84a0-851fe8ff7e9d/8a12a1b4-0462-4679-9fc9-1a1e48c674f5/amtcover.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"AffirmantraTea is back from our midseason break! We missed hitting the airwaves but definitely needed to rest and recharge! You feel me? \n\nWe are back with a very special guest who blesses us with so many gems this episode!\nRaised in Oakland, California and living in Brooklyn, Dominique Drakeford is currently a leader in environmental education, ethical and community advocacy. She is the chief curator of MelaninASS (Melanin and Sustainable Style) – a blog platform amplifying the voices of BIPOC across sustainable fashion, beauty and wellness spaces. She is also the Co-Founder of Sustainable Brooklyn, an organization working to bridge the gap between the sustainability movement and targeted communities using tailored high-low approaches through BIPOC focused events & resource development. She stylishly works at the intersection of sustainability and community to heal our relationship with Earth and spark equitable change for economic well-being. Dominique is a pillar of visibility to help an accessible framework, specifically for how the Black diaspora absorbs information, gains clarity and becomes more sustainability liberated while simultaneously working to dismantle toxic systems. "}