Rising Evolution is the beginning of a strong dialogue on what's going on in our city, state, and community. Ranging from politics, economics, and everything in between. In this episode we ask the question: How Can You Say You Believe With Little To No Investments? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Oct 17, 2022•21 min•Ep. 42
Rising Evolution is the beginning of a strong dialogue on what's going on in our city, state, and community. Ranging from politics, economics, and everything in between. It's the beginning steps to understanding the power of the community and how we, as a collective, will do more than change our society and social capital (or the way we are viewed, act, and behave.) We will collectively evolve our society one step at a time. Rising Evolution is the first step. See Privacy Policy at https://art19...
Feb 11, 2022•20 min•Ep. 40
RAISING EVOLUTION IS A KEY ON FOCUSING ON US AND OUR COMMUNITY. What do we want our future to look like for our kids, us, and our society. We must have a focus on the future and how we are going to redevelop our growth. Keep Pushing, Listening, and Evolving our society with me. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Dec 31, 2021•22 min•Ep. 39
We fight so hard in our community to be understood, respected, and build true equality. Sometimes it is hard when you feel there is little to no hope. Listen as I speak and relate to the feeling of having little to no hope, but yet seeking a way to fight to get ahead! Keep Listening, Pushing, And Evoling our Socitey With me! No Time to Sleep time to circle up! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-inf...
Dec 24, 2021•28 min•Ep. 38
As the years end and 2022 Political season begins we must keep our ears, eyes and mind open.The continual broken gains with no key structure in the long term effects of redeveloping our society. By way of Social capital narratives, lack of dollars being structurally dispensed to the needy, businesses and communities. We must now stop and ask what does our future truly look like for ourselves, children and society over all. We cannot continue to build broken gains that keep the bandaid affe...
Dec 17, 2021•19 min•Ep. 37
What is hope with no actions? Nothing!! It’s a good thing to have hope for ourselves, others, family, community, and more, but what if all the hope is simply conversation with no actions. There will or is little to no results/development within ourselves and others. Hope, Inspiration, and Actions are the key to not only building paths to our success but it the start to revamp our community actions are key to any growth we all want to see. So let's inspire, become, and be the great individuals we...
Dec 10, 2021•22 min•Ep. 36
Looking at all that's going on in our country, city, and state we must ask who are we as people of this country. Does the ones in office even care where we stand on our freedom. Today's episode will highlight the miss understandings of what our leaders considers freedom. Keep Pushing, Listening, And Evolving Our Society With Me. No Time To Sleep Time To Circle Up! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Dec 03, 2021•20 min•Ep. 35
Welcome back to the Circle Up Indy Podcast. I'm you host James Wilson. Is Freedom Hard To Get? Today we have a special guest Andre "Dre" Martin. He is a resident from Brightwood, currently 33 years old and continually fighting to get ahead, but his past mistakes continue to hunt & slow down his progress for stability & opportunity. We see on TV that individuals with a pass are committing multiple acts of violence, but little to no developing resources exist. What is it that we are missin...
Nov 26, 2021•21 min•Ep. 34
Welcome back to the Circle Up Indy Podcast. I'm you host James Wilson. Today we are at the end of our series: What Makes You Better Than Me: Part #6 Drawing the Bigger Pic. As we end this series the conversation is going to be deep and real. We fight for true evolution and growth within ourselves and the community. During the 2020 protest, companies, politicians, and funders promised a new development within our city and community. Yet we have seen little to no growth. We will no longer go...
Nov 19, 2021•23 min•Ep. 33
For far to long we have been fighting for our freedom, life, and opportunities to provide for our family without leaning on the government. We cannot be separated for a lack of understanding and misinformation about our communities. It is time we evolve, believe, and collaborate to push pass the that oppress us and for us to start to build our own future/evolution. Keep Listen, Pushing, and Evolving our society with me. No Time To Sleep... Time To Circle Up! See Privacy Policy at http...
Nov 12, 2021•23 min•Ep. 32
This week we have two special Guest Amina Person (Director Of The Martindale Brightwood CDC) and Ms. Joi Harman (Deputy Director Of The Martindale Brightwood CDC). They are coming to share their awesome online Martindale-Brightwood Black Friday Give Back and Reunion. The goal of the event is to engage past and current residents of the area they serve. The Martindale-Brightwood CDC is raising funds for its affordable housing initiative in the area. The focus is to have the property developed by a...
Nov 05, 2021•24 min•Ep. 31
Today's discussion, I will talk about the true realities of what is or is not happening in our city/state with special guest Phillip Moore, CEO of We Power. What’s really going on in the minds of our community, and youth. Why individuals are not working and they have little to no support that does or does not exist in our city/state in order to develop our community and surroundings. We still continue to forget about our grassroots who are extremely important t...
Oct 29, 2021•23 min•Ep. 30
Thank you to our special guest Jasmin Minor (Investigative Reporter with Wish-TV 8 Locally Owned and Operated Station) for coming and giving great input from a strong black woman’s perspective. Jasmin is more just a reporter, she is a resident of our community who cares about the development of our community especially the black community. As our community is currently stuck in a stagnant struggle, we must ask ourselves where do our legacy currently lies. Many in the black community fight to get...
Oct 22, 2021•25 min•Ep. 29
Police & Racial Inequalities continue to go unaddressed even after the numerous protests in 2020. Our State political leaders have not touched the topic of inequalities, social injustice and systematic oppression. They have placed the burden on the local law enforcement. A video was recently released of a IMPD Sgt Eric Huxley. Jermaine Vaughn was cuffed when Huxley kicked the young black man in the head. Sgt Huxley is a 14 year veteran on the IMPD task force. We are still dealing with contin...
Oct 15, 2021•28 min•Ep. 28
Company’s and political leaders push individuals back to work, but technology say they are not met to work for any company due to technology ruling people out. Tune in to understand what’s going on in our housing and employment market. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Oct 08, 2021•18 min•Ep. 27
As a continual conversation about violence and housing disparities in our city. We continue to look at the root causes of why individuals are dying and don’t have opportunities to create sustainability. Keep listening, learnings and pushing our community to the brink of evolution. NO TIME TO SLEEP ITS TIME TO CIRCLE UP! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Oct 01, 2021•21 min•Ep. 26
Today's special guest is Amelia Reiling. Ms. Reiling is a striving artist currently attending Pepperdine in the Spring for an online Master's program in management and leadership. Ms. Reiling is seeking to work with university/college student leaders interested in alleviating poverty through an initiative called Impact. Impact is an initiative looking for educators, curriculum experts interested in writing conflict management workshop exercises for grades k-12. An interested web deve...
Sep 24, 2021•18 min•Ep. 25
Today's special guest returning once again Reggie Brown, Community Resident, and first time guest Phillip Moore, Owner of We Power. We Power is a coaching company which serves individuals with criminal history. Pride, most of us tend to let our pride in the way. As my mother always told me “Pride Comes Before The Fall.” In other words, don’t let pride stop you from rising and asking for the needed help that will allow you to grow and be the successful man or woman your destined to be. See Privac...
Sep 17, 2021•27 min•Ep. 24
Today's special guest is my brother, my friend, and classmate from high-school Xavier Blathers. Today is Xaviers Bday. For far to long it's been about money in our society and not more about the people. The have and have nots have been the way of life for years. Our country is breaking the middle class apart and poverty has grown. It is time we take a stand and fight, and build try equality. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...
Sep 10, 2021•20 min•Ep. 23
As the world focus on getting back to normal the best we can. Our nation forgot about looking at the root causes of why families and individuals are not stable. COVID-19 exacerbated the perpetual perils and struggles that our society is now faced with. Tune in as we discuss the biggest crisis in our country housing/financial stability for our community. Joining me is special guest Reggie Brown. A true growing leader in our community and dedicate brother to seeing our society evolve, join the con...
Sep 03, 2021•26 min•Ep. 22
For many years we’ve been talking about how to solve the systemic hereditary issues in the black community!! It’s time for us to make our final stand! Continue to be involved and develop our community! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Aug 27, 2021•28 min•Ep. 21
In this episode on Circle Up Indy, we will discuss the continual struggles within our community with special guest Nonnay Williams, Indianapolis Community Member, and Mr. Daniel Mallory. Daniel is a Family Success Coach and Logistics Facilitator at Edna Martin, hosting its 2nd Annual Fall Hiring Event (Tune In for More Information) on August 27th from 10 am to 2 pm located at 37 Place 2605 E. 25th St., Indianapolis, IN. We must stop talking about all the support the peop...
Aug 20, 2021•29 min•Ep. 20
We Can’t Depend on Government and Others: Summary: Today, we are joined by special guest Eric Davenport. Eric is the Owner/Operator for R.I.P. (Resources In The Parks) and Founder and C.E.O. of R.O.K. (Resources Organized In Kommunity). Eric has been serving family and young people in our community for many years. The focus of our top is not to depend on others and the government to take care of our community. We as a community must understand our worth and take the time to build on the t...
Aug 13, 2021•23 min•Ep. 19
Who Really Cares: As the world is running upside down, and society feels as though there is or will be no hope…you have to stop and ask Who Really Cares? Last week we called out our national and local political leaders to outline who really care about the people of our city, state, and nation. We speak on being equal, diverse, and progressive, yet our country is at a standstill, soon to be in a deadlock. In the end, the people suffer. Tune in as we go deep about what's taking effect in our socie...
Aug 06, 2021•23 min•Ep. 18
We have to start asking if the people we elect in the office are really for us or serve a bigger purpose that does nt have the people at the front. Local and National Politics are playing a very dangerous game and will continue to hurt our state and nation. On this episode, we will connect the violence we see in our city, state, and the country as a whole. Time to stop pushing political ideologies and move for perpetual elevation with our people in mind. No more talking, more engagement, and act...
Jul 30, 2021•21 min•Ep. 17
It Starts With Us. In this episode, we will state the needed discussion on accountability in our communities. Violence continues to rise, but the actions & behaviors start's with us. What are we doing to make the needed difference? Why are we afraid to take ownership of our community? We can't fix our society if we don't start getting a grip on what's going on in our home, community, and children. It Start's With Us!! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not...
Jul 23, 2021•22 min•Ep. 16
Please Join James Wilson, Co-host John Nelson from THE BLOCK Podcast and special guest, Founder/President of M.O.V.E and the recent recipient of the IBE Community Impact Award, Mr. Antonio Patton as they discuss the continual violence within our urban community. This topic of conversation was difficult but very much needed. As the violence hits home and effects James and his family we discuss the issues, reasons, and possible solutions to reduce the gun violence within our community. No Tim...
Jul 16, 2021•30 min•Ep. 15
Hear from the Young Ones! In today's episode, James has kids from the community in the studio to show hope for the future. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jul 09, 2021•18 min•Ep. 14
Let Them Doubt! In today's episode, we talk about how we fight to get ahead and push away the doubts others have against the Black Community. Also James' youngest son JoJo is a guest. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Jul 02, 2021•20 min•Ep. 13
Welcome back to the continual conversation on mental health in the Black community. Today we have a special guest Mrs. Beverly Mason, a Licensed Mental Health Therapist. Mrs. Beverly brings a perspective not only from the aspect of her work but also from a black woman and understanding from a personal level. It is more than ever for society to be aware of identifying mental health factors in the black community or the community in general. Therefore, we will discuss issues from our own lives and...
Jun 25, 2021•21 min•Ep. 12
