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  <description><![CDATA[<p><b>The Chocolate Scoop Podcast</b><b><em> - “Chocolate Never Sounded So Good!”</em></b>TM</p><p><b><em>"The Chocolate Scoop”</em></b>is a series of programs where through Art, Performances, News, Information, and Interviews, we celebrate the Creative Spirit of Artists and Innovators of Color. &nbsp; The podcast gives testifying voice to the power of the indomitable Spirit of Creatives, Innovators, and those who think and live<em> “Outside the Box.”</em>&nbsp; &nbsp;<br> <br> <b><em>"The Chocolate Scoop"</em></b> podcast invites dancers, musicians, writers, poets, visual artists, storytellers, actors, directors, journalists, arts organizations, and thought leaders: Trailblazers of Color, to share their incredible narratives, as well as their creative work with the listening audience. &nbsp;</p><p><br>&nbsp;<b><em>"The Chocolate Scoop”</em></b><em> </em>is a Healing.&nbsp; A quiet prayer folded within the palm and psalm of forgiveness. A Letting go and Letting God, for those Artists who found the road far less than smooth.&nbsp; &nbsp; It is the warm, waited for, welcoming embrace of understanding; a shelter for those standing in the need of Prayer.&nbsp; <b><em>"The Chocolate Scoop” </em></b><em>seeks</em> to refuge and regather the Creative Spirit laid bare in Beared Witness.&nbsp; Testimonies are affirmed and made music; and the unifying note of solidarity and understanding, resounds and restores the <em>“How I Made it Over”</em> harmonizing Faith: A Song Made Gospel.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b><em>"The Chocolate Scoop”</em></b> pays homage to the curated Wisdom inherent in the Rites of Passage of Creativity.&nbsp; The hard-earned Lessons as well as the Joy found in the Journey. &nbsp; Our guests are asked to remember their authentic core: The center of creativity cradled in the Inner Spirit.&nbsp; They are asked to share the <b><em>mocha-middle, melanin-rich</em></b> sourced energy, that fuels their child-like curiosity and wonder, and their Dreams and Visions.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>&nbsp;| And finally, <b><em>"The Chocolate Scoop”</em></b><em> </em>celebrates those Artists who’s graceful” Falling Downs and Getting Back Ups,” expand the margins, thus Choreographing our Collective Feet Faithfully forward into a Triumphant Dance:&nbsp; A Moving Victory of the human Spirit.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;| <b><em>“The Chocolate Scoop” </em></b><b>podcast can be heard on </b><b><em>“The Chocolate Scoop”</em></b><b> website www.thechocolatescoop.net&nbsp; Spotify, Deezer, Apple podcast, Amazon Music, iHeart, Riverside.com, Buzz sprout, Podcast Index, or wherever you get your podcast.</b>- Nikki Williams Producer/Host<em> "The Chocolate Scoop"</em> Copyright 2024/2025.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
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