James Lopez

Cuba in Turmoil -- Again August 8, 2021 –Recent Protests in Cuba continue a history of turmoil from Columbus to Castro. And once again eyes are on the United States to respond. “The Cuban economy is in free fall,” said Dr. James Lopez, co-director of the Center for Jose Marti Studies at the University of Tampa. “There is great economic hardship, food shortages, the collapse of the medical system, COVID cases are on the rise.” Join us, listen, learn, and share.

Season 7 Premier: Through this season we will include conversations between dads across our #CityDads network. In this episode, NYC Dads Group Co-Organizer and #FatherhoodIsLit podcast host James Lopez talks with father and opera singer Kenneth Kellogg about growing up in tough neighborhoods, blazing unique career paths, and encouraging their kids to have big dreams.

Lopez tells why being an NFL general manager is his dream job (11:36), why “AmeriCAN” is the film he’s most proud to have produced (22:55), he describes why making diverse films is a priority for he and partner Will Packer (35:26) and Steve and Jim call out the Titans over their COVID-19 outbreak (00:55) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

James Lopez has built Fatherhood Is Lit on several tenets he tries to live up to every day: Be different, be proud, have fun, and don't settle. And when it comes to working with brands, be unorthodox. He'd rather invest his time in father/child events that have a far more lasting impact than an ephemeral post on social media. James wasn't always comfortable being called an influencer or a stay-at-home dad, until he decided both terms are open to wide interpretation. And he's eager to talk about his complex childhood in the South Bronx, how his Master's degree in computer science informs his entrepreneurship, and why blackjack is excellent for teaching your kid math. 

In this episode, Niki interviews James Lopez, Executive Director at Power U Center for Social Change. Grounded in an organizing tradition and a leftist framework, the two discuss what it means for "defund the police" to go mainstream, the benefits and limitations of social media politickin, and what is needed to win meaningful material social change. James began organizing through the Western New York Law Center working with members of their consumer debt clinic, which helped change New York state policy around predatory lending, payday loans, and Community Reinvestment issues. Prior to Power U, James was an organizer for VOICE-Buffalo, where he organized with residents and those formerly incarcerated in order to push policy on policing reform and alternatives to mass incarceration. He was also part of Black Love Resists in the Rust (BLRR), which is a collective of organizers of color in the city of Buffalo committed to developing transformational organizing in the city of Buffalo. James is an alum of Black Organizing for Leader and Dignity (BOLD) Directors Training.Support the podcast and become a patreon here.Episode transcript available here.Music courtesy of Magic City Hippies.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

James Lopez founder of Fatherhood is LIT joined us to speak about helping other fathers having an outlet to let out their emotions to lead their families better.  @fatherhoodislit #SHIFTMAKERS2020--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kennyclutch/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kennyclutch/support

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James Lopez is a man on a mission to inspire fathers to have fun with their kids.  He believes that fathers have an enormous responsibility to love, lead, and serve their kiddos...while having fun with them.  He is working hard to inspire men to get outside and have fun with their kiddos.  He created the Hashtag #Fatherhoodislit and is daily posting content to inspire and influence men to live up to their potential.

On his Instagram, it says "Currently a “Most Interesting Man in The World” in training." and while on most guys it might elicit an immediate eye roll, for James that seems plausible. James is an actual practicing magician of the stage variety, as well as an actor, and aerialist. He is bursting with a bohemian charm that Neil Cassidy would admire. We sat down at my kitchen table where I got to pull back the curtain and learn about what it takes to make magic happen and how to be a performer that is always performing. I give more context to my work and when we thought we were done, we got into the good stuff.  You'll want to stick around to the end.  The sultan of swing, the apostle of hustle, a most interesting man in the world, James is a modern-day practitioner of the legerdemain and deception. A Denver based magician, James has been privy to exploring various ways to interact and connect with audiences including private house party shows and immersive theatre experiments. You can catch James regularly performing with Rainbow Militia, at the Ramble Hotel, or at various events around town.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/adultcandy/support

Appearing on this episode of Money Making Conversations is Chef JJ Johnson, Host of CLEO TV's "Just Eats with Chef JJ", Founder of Fieldtrip Restaurant in Harlem, BuzzFeed Tasty Chef and Author of "Between Harlem & Heaven"; James Lopez, President of Will Packer Productions and Producer of new Universal Pictures Film “The Photograph,” Mali Music, GRAMMY nominated Recording Artist, Songwriter, CEO of K Approved Enterprises; and Anthony Dirrell, Two-time WBC Super Middleweight Boxing Champion, Founder of Dirrell’s Chance Foundation, Activist and Philanthropist. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com