5. On Your Way to Something Great with Ceniya Palmer-Baumann

This week's episode of Being All of Us is special for me (they're all special, but you know what I mean!). I catch up with a high school friend, Ceniya Palmer-Baumann, to hear about her story and where the world has taken her since our time together in Newport News, Virginia. But we also spend a lot of time talking about her upbringing and childhood in a military family and a biracial, multiethnic family, and how it's important to see one another for who we are and understand we can't just gloss over differences. I hope you'll find this to be a special episode too. We talk about: 3:45 minute mark – Ceniya’s journey 11:30 – The importance of family ties 17:00 – The transiency of military towns and families and moving around as a child 24:00 – Growing up in the south as a lonely child 29:00 – Leaving a name behind and growing into an old name 38:00 – Seeking a fit and being an oddball, and finding a place between different groups and identities 58:00 – The limits of “colorblindness” Challenge of the Week: Listen to or find out someone’s story (especially someone you don't like). Connect with Ceniya: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/niyapb31/ Music credits: Bombadil for the intro song, "Avery", and Scott Gratton from the Free Music Archive for the outro song, "Mo Town is Yo Town."