Doing All Things Vegan, with Naijha Wright-Brown

Vegan SoulFest, the Black Veg Society,  Maryland Vegan Restaurant Month, plus fabulous vegan soul food restaurant, The Land Of Kush. What do all of these things (and more) have in common? Naijha Wright-Brown, that’s what. Join us to find out how Naijha does it all, and how she keeps it all edu-taining (education and entertaining) for her audience. 

Plus, we have a quick update from Almira Tanner, lead organizer of Direct Action Everywhere, about the recent trial and conviction of activist Wayne Hsiung.

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Naijha Wright-Brown is on the Baltimore Sun’s list of 25 Black Marylanders to Watch in 2023 and a 2021 Baltimore Business Journal Enterprising Women of Excellence Honoree. A native New Yorker, raised in the South Bronx, Naijha has an MBA in Business from the University of Phoenix and is a serial entrepreneur and co-owner of The Land of Kush, a multi-award-winning vegan soul food restaurant, co-founder of Vegan SoulFest and Maryland Vegan Restaurant Month and Vice Chair of the Board of the Restaurant Association of Maryland. She is also the Executive Director of the Black Veg Society, a non-profit organization that is on a mission to help Black, Indigenous, and People of Color close the gap in health disparities by educating on holistic health, veganism, and plant-based lifestyles.  Her digital talk show, Naijha Speaks, helps others find their vegan soul through food, people, events, and culture.

RESOURCES

• • Right to Rescue website
  • Write to Wayne Hsiung
  • Court Support & Protest for Sonoma Rescue Sentencing Hearing
  • Support Our Hen House
  • Naijha Speaks Website
  • Naijha Wright-Brown on LinkedIn
  • Naijha Wright-Brown on Instagram
  • Naijha Speaks on Instagram
  • Naijha Speaks on X

INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT

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This episode is sponsored in part by Dr. Bronner’s. Their line of Magic All-One Chocolates now includes several oat milk flavors! The chocolate is fair-trade, vegan, 70% cocoa, and sweetened with coconut sugar! Learn more at drbronner.com

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This episode is brought to you in part through the generosity of A Well-Fed World. A Well-Fed World provides the means for change by empowering individuals, social justice organizations, and political decision-makers to embrace the benefits of plant-based foods and farming. Learn more at awfw.org.