The Chocolate Scoop" Podcast #1: "The Gift of Beginning Again" - A Conversation with Innovators and Creators, Dr. Venis Wilder Henry and Attorney Kevin Sylvan. Both Dr. Venis Wilder and Attorney Kevin Sylvan are Artists as well as Professionals with their own Practices.

In this inaugural "The Chocolate Scoop" podcast, the audience learns how Dr. Venis Wilder and Attorney Kevin Sylvan balance Practice and Art and how each influences the other in their daily lives.

Both guests share family narratives and read a selection of poetry from their original collections.

Recorded January 11, 2026. Nikki Williams Producer/Host.

"The Chocolate Scoop" Podcast #4 In this continuing celebration of the Artistic Spirit, we welcome you, the audience to be part of a personal and revealing Creative Conversation with Authors, Poets, and Performance Artists, Josefina Baez, and Tumani Ra'ine Jordan. In this inspirational and Heartfelt episode, two dynamic Women Artists of the African Diaspora - one African Dominican, the other African American, share poetry, prose, and insights that cross "so-called" borders and boundaries. Join us in this Sistah Soul Connection of Culture, as we Celebrate the power of Faith and Sacredness of Sistahood. This episode of "The Chocolate Scoop" was recorded on February 1, 2026. Nikki Williams Producer/Host.

"Love & Passion: The New LP" In this third episode of "The Chocolate Scoop" podcast, Nikki Williams' Room for Living, is filled with the Joyful Spirit of three fabulous Jazz Musicians, North Carolinian born and bred, Trombonist Tyrone Jefferson, and born and bred South Carolinian Vocalist and Lyricist Terri Davis. Adding to the sparkling conversation is Tyrone's wife and collaborator, Vocalist and Lyricist Toni Jefferson.

With decades of musicianship under each of their brilliant belts, each Musician discusses what it takes to find and keep the Love and Passion needed to create, live and thrive as Artists. Tyrone Jefferson and Terri Davis also speak about their Carolinian roots and the people who inspired their creativity.

"The Chocolate Scoop" is a weekly podcast that offers Theatrical and Literary Performances, Music and Art, News, and Interviews, as it celebrates the Mocha-Middle, Melanin-Rich Creative Spirit of Artists of Color.

Nikki Williams is the Producer/Host of "The "Chocolate Scoop"

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"They'll Be Singing Over Me" - A Melanin Melodic Conversation with Authors: Dr. Kevin McGruder, Associate Professor of History at Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, Author of Race and Real Estate: Conflict and Cooperation in Harlem, 1890-1920, Ms. Lorraine Currelley, Author, NY USA Lifetime Beat Poet Laureate, Executive Director for the Bronx Book Fair aka The People’s Book Fair and Founder and Executive Director for Poets Network & Exchange. and Dr. Lindamichelle Baron, Poet, Author, Faculty Advisor for the international Honor Society for Teachers, and Associate Professor, York College.

On this second podcast of "The Chocolate Scoop," our special guests speak about the Triumphs of Creativity, Education, and Innovation, as it pertains to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2026. The podcast is also a Poetic Tribute to the sweet "Laying on of Hands," of 1950's and 1960's Childhood.

Nikki Williams is the Producer and Host of "The Chocolate Scoop." Copyright 2026 All Rights Reserved.