QNA: Questions Need Answers

About QNA: Questions Need Answers

This where we discuss community, culture and politics in Black Miami and across the diaspora.

Publisher

All Like Minds Media

Category

news · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

20 May 2026

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Are We Building Wealth or Just Making Connections? | Kenasha Paul on QNA

   What does it take to move from professional success to building a lasting legacy? On this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with Kenasha Paul, Founder and CEO of Black Professionals Network (BPN), for a conversation about entrepreneurship, leadership, generational wealth, and creating economic opportunities within our communities. Born and raised in Miami, Kenasha shares her journey through education, law, public policy, business development, and entrepreneurship, and how her experiences inspired her to establish the Black Professionals Summit in 2014. She explains how seeing the role that relationships and proximity played in accessing professional opportunities inspired her to build an organization designed to intentionally connect people, opportunities, and resources. The conversation explores the challenges of growing an organization, the relationship between leadership and organizational culture, and why Black-owned businesses must develop management systems that allow them to operate and scale beyond their founders. Munch and Kenasha also discuss the intersection of business and politics, the importance of ownership, and how individuals can leverage personal financial success to support broader community development. Kenasha introduces the evolution of the Black Professionals Summit into LegacyCon, a platform centered on helping professionals, entrepreneurs, and investors transition from pursuing individual success to becoming legacy builders. The episode closes with practical book recommendations for entrepreneurs and a preview of LegacyCon 2026. Topics include: Black Professionals Network, entrepreneurship, business development, leadership, management systems, organizational culture, access to capital, generational wealth, ownership, economic empowerment, public policy, networking, and LegacyCon. QNA: Questions Need Answers features honest conversations about community, culture, and the issues shaping our lives.

2. 

   28 Sept 2026

   What Happens When You Outgrow Who People Know You As? | Empress Ra on QNA

   What happens when you outgrow the version of yourself that everyone else remembers? On this episode of QNA: Questions Need Answers, Munch sits down with longtime friend, media personality, entrepreneur and author Empress Ra for a wide-ranging conversation about music, media, entrepreneurship, personal growth and finding purpose in a new season of life. Empress reflects on her journey from pursuing music and studying journalism and PR to interning with Outkast, creating an independent platform for Miami artists and building a career across media, marketing, public relations and brand partnerships. The conversation also takes an honest look at Miami’s music ecosystem and why talent alone doesn’t create a career. They discuss artist development, EPKs, clean records, publishing, collaboration, marketing, content creation, stage presence and the importance of treating music like a business. Then the conversation turns inward. Empress shares why she no longer feels called to remain in the same space that initially made people familiar with her, how faith and life experiences changed her perspective, and why her next chapter is centered around intentional growth and purpose. That evolution has led to Created Chosen Crown—a new book and platform focused on faith, mindset, intention, personal development and helping people recognize that they were created and chosen for more. It’s a conversation about knowing when to evolve, taking yourself seriously and having the courage to build what comes next. Topics include: Miami music and media, Outkast, independent artists, music business, PR and branding, entrepreneurship, content creation, AI, faith, personal growth, reinvention, grief, purpose and Created Chosen Crown. QNA: Questions Need Answers features honest conversations about community, culture and the issues that deserve deeper discussion.

3. 

   14 Sept 2026

   Do We Really Believe in Second Chances? | Desmond Meade

   What does a second chance actually look like? For Desmond Meade, the question is personal. Before becoming one of Florida’s most recognizable voting-rights advocates, Desmond experienced incarceration, homelessness and addiction. At one of the lowest moments of his life, he found himself standing beside railroad tracks questioning whether his life still had value. His story did not end there. Recovery led to education. Education led to service. And service eventually helped fuel a grassroots movement that changed Florida’s Constitution through Amendment 4 and opened a pathway for more than 1.4 million returning citizens to regain their voting rights. But restoring a vote is only one part of restoration. In this conversation, James and Desmond examine what happens after someone comes home: finding employment, securing housing, getting an education, rebuilding relationships and being able to participate in society without carrying a permanent label from the past. They also discuss the power of language, why Desmond uses the term “returning citizen,” the sacrifices behind the right to vote, the role of grassroots organizing and why he believes public service should be rooted in improving people’s lives rather than simply holding office. The conversation ultimately moves beyond criminal justice. It becomes a discussion about dignity, purpose, economic opportunity, civic power and what kind of society we create when we decide that someone’s worst moment does not have to determine the rest of their life. QNA: Questions Need Answers explores community, culture and politics through honest conversations designed to help us think critically about the issues shaping our communities. The question for this episode: Do we really believe in second chances?

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