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Welcome back to another episode of Illuminating HERStory with ID! In this episode, we get the wonderful opportunity to interview the amazing, the icon, the legend herself, SAPPHIRE SANDALO! Sapphire Sandalo is a Filipino-American animator, podcaster, and host based in Los Angeles, California, and she has amassed over 100,000+ subscribers on her successful YouTube channel, where she shares urban myths, legends, and folktales about the paranormal in various cultures! Tune into this week's episode to learn more about Sapphire's journey as an animator, and what advice she has for young women of color who wish to follow in her footsteps! :)

Check out Sapphire here! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiftelioad6ObsA_DcN44hw

Welcome back to Illuminating Diversity! This episode isn't like your typical ID episode; instead, Nandana and Kaila sit down and talk one-on-one about our personal lives, as well as some current controversies and issues, including the Grammy nominations, the Golden Globes and their focus on white mediocrity, and more! Tune into this short, 20-minute episode to hear our conversations and discussions about our lives and current issues!

Welcome guys! Join Nandana and Kaila as they sit down and talk with film student and director, Kelly Yu, from the USC School of Cinematic Arts! Kelly Yu recently just announced the creation of Plumtown, an original short film that she is directing, which focuses on the relationship between a father and son, and their journey that includes topics of tradition vs change, generational connection, and tribute to family and heritage. Listen to our conversations with Kelly as we dive into her story as a woman of color in film, the remarkable journey of Plumtown: The Short Film, and hear her advice for young women of color interested in the cinematic arts! You don't want to miss out!

In this episode, Nandana and Kaila sit down and talk with Fátima Baldé, a mental health employment specialist for the National Health Service, a career development coach based in London, and the founder of @girlmoveforward on Instagram, a page dedicated to empowering women into taking the next steps towards success. Listen to our conversations as we dive into Fatima’s experiences and journey as a women of color, her story into finding her passions in life, her inspirations for @girlmoveforward, and the advice she has for the next generations of women and women of color change makers!

     It’s Black History Month! Want to learn more about it? Join Kaila and Nandana as they dissect the origins of Black History Month and discuss four monumental, yet overlooked Black womxn in American history who have been erased from history textbooks, and educate yourself on the various ways you can celebrate Black History Month all year round.

Hosted by Nandana & Kaila from @IlluminatingVoices & @Fight4Diversity on Instagram, they are proud to present Illuminating Diversity, a podcast for womxn of color, by womxn of color. They're  aiming to tackle real issues from around the globe, as well as empower womxn of color in every episode and diversify the media with the voices of womxn of color! By speaking on various issues regarding womxn of color today, to even featuring womxn of color guests on the episodes, they plan on uplifting other girls and highlighting our stories in an effort to educate and empower their audience. In this episode, they discuss how they started their organizations, how they met, and how they started this podcast! If you would like to access the transcript of this episode, you can get it at the bio of their Instagram account, @IllumintatingDiversity (https://www.instagram.com/illuminatingdiversity/).