Podcast
Belonging to Blackness
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- S4, Ep 029 with historical fiction author Natasha Gordon-Chipembere of “Finding La Negrita” on the legacy of African descended storytelling in Latin America and the Caribbean
In this Season 4 premiere, host Yndia is in conversation with author, editor and professor of African diasporic literature, Natasha Gordon-Chipembere. Known for her seminal book, R…
- S3, Ep 028 with Desiree Gordon, cultural strategist and curator on how art and art institutions are tools for social justice, wellness and equity
Season 3 finale celebrates June as Caribbean Heritage Month with guest Desiree Gordon, an Antiguan healing artist, singer and cultural strategist, whose work has been recognized by…
- S3, Ep 027 on Trusting the Process (Special Topic with Dr. Yndia)
Special Topic Episode: “Trusting the Process” with host Yndia. By popular demand, this episode focuses on what it means to “trust the process” and why it is important especially wh…
- S3, Ep 026 with Regine Jean-Charles, english professor and author on the significance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s “Trumpet of Conscience” today (Live recording)
Part of the year-long Reimagining Together speaker series (Fall 2021- Spring 2022) held at Northeastern University in Boston, Host Yndia sat down with guest Haitian American activi…
- S3, Ep 025 with Yvonne Blake of Hakim’s Bookstore, the first and oldest Black-owned Bookstore in US about the importance of Black-owned community spaces
In this episode, Host Yndia sits down with legacy owner Yvonne Blake of Hakim’s Bookstore. Founded in 1959, Hakim’s Bookstore is the first and oldest Black-owned bookstore in Phila…
- S3, Ep 024 with Kevin Adonis Browne, poet, photographer and winner of the Bocas Literary Prize on visual arts and carnival cultures
In this episode, host Yndia sits down with photographer, poet, and professor Kevin Adonis Browne, winner of the 2019 Bocas Literary Prize for High Mas: Carnival and the Poetics of…
- S3, Ep 023 with Shameek Cook, producer, actor and screenwriter, on scaling the “invisible Hollywood wall”
In this episode host Yndia chats with producer, actor and professional screenwriter, Shameek Cook. Drawing on his personal and professional experiences, Shameek imaginatively trave…
- S3, Ep 022 with Amanda Bates of The Black Expat on traveling while Black and being a “third culture kid”
In this episode #22, host Yndia sits with Amanda Bates, founder and creative director of The Black Expat, a multimedia platform focused on the intersection of global mobility and B…
- S3, Ep 021 with Black Farmers Collective about the historical legacy of Black farming, sustainable food systems and food justice
Season 3, Episode 021: In this episode, host Yndia sits down with Black Farmers Collective’s managing director Ray Williams and board treasurer James King Jr. The Black Farmers Col…
- S3, Ep 020 with Janell Hobson on her book, “When God Lost Her Tongue,” and the Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Series
Season 3, Episode 20: Host Yndia sits down with professor and author Janell Hobson to discuss her latest book, When God Lost Her Tongue, her upcoming Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Se…
- S3, Ep 019 with Mahogany L. Browne (performance poet, activist and inaugural Lincoln Center Poet-in-Residence) about Black freedom and Black girlhood
In this SEASON 3 PREMIERE, host Yndia is in conversation with guest Mahogany L. Browne, performance poet, author and the Lincoln Center’s Inaugural Poet-in-Residence. Listen in as…
- S2, Ep 018 with Anton Nimblett, acclaimed Trinidadian poet and short story author on his most recent collection “Now/After”
In this season 2 finale, Host Yndia sits with acclaimed poet and short story author Anton Nimblett to discuss his most recent collection, Now/After, the significance of carnival an…
- S2, Ep 017 with Moya Z. Bailey (author and digital scholar) on her term “Misogynoir” and the significance of #Hashtag Activism
Misogynoir Transformed with guest Moya Bailey! Listen to this engaging convo between host Yndia and Moya as they discuss the impetus for and the current pop culture significance of…
- S3, Ep 016 with Kinitra D. Brooks on her Root.com series for HBO’s LoveCraft Country, Black women in horror and The Lemonade Reader (Beyonce’s visual album)
All the things Afro-Futurism, Conjure Feminism, Ethnobotany, and Black Women in Horror are just few of the topics discussed when guest Kinitra D. Brooks, public scholar and writer…
- S2, Ep 015 with Tonya C. Hegamin, award-winning YA author, on the importance of play as a way to amplify Black joy and healing
Award-winning YA author Tonya C. Hegamin chats with host Yndia about Black-Indigenous family folklore, being a (dis)ability advocate along with her diabetic alert dog Bobo, and the…
- S2, Ep 014 with Chef Keesha O’Galdez of Gourmet Diva on being a Black women chef and her upcoming appearance on Food Network’s Chopped
Chef Keesha O’Galdez, founder and executive chef of The Gourmet Diva in NYC, sits down with host Yndia to talk about leaving the field of engineering to become a successful entrepr…
- S2, Ep 013 with Vilna Bashi Treitler, sociologist and visual artist, on being named to the Zora Canon in 2020 for one of the best 100 books ever written by an African American woman and her forthcoming memoir “Schooled”
In this episode, your host Yndia talks with Vilna Bashi Treitler, PhD, author, sociologist and visual artist. A curator and contributor to several mixed media art exhibits national…
- S2, Ep 012 with Natalie LeBlanc, public health practitioner and HIV prevention researcher, on testing, prevention and health promotion for African descended people across the diaspora
In this episode, Host Yndia sits down with Dr. Natalie LeBlanc, public health practitioner, NIH-funded AIDS and HIV prevention researcher, and assistant professor in HIV Prevention…
- S2, Ep 011 with Christen Smith of #CiteBlackWomen (founder & activist) about citational practices & Black women’s brilliance
Host Yndia is in deep conversation with Dr. Christen Smith, professor, Black feminist anthropologist, author and founder of #CiteBlackWomen, a global social movement network, podca…
- S2, Ep 010 with Glory Edim of Well-Read Black Girl (author, founder & convener) about the power of books & community
Host Yndia is in conversation with Glory Edim, founder of #WellReadBlackGirl, author of Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves, and the recipient of the M…
