2024 - Yndia Lorick-Wilmot, PhD

S5, Ep 046 with Bo-Kaap Kombius Restaurateur Yusef Larney on Colouredness in Cape Town, South Africa

16 April 2024 Belonging to Blackness Podcast: Episodes

We are in Cape Town and Cape of Good Hope, South Africa! Host Yndia continues her exploration of what it means to be "Coloured" in South Africa as she speaks with guest Yusef Larney, co-owner and restaurateur of the famous "The Kombius" restaurant in beautiful Bo-Kaap, Cape Town. On a ...

Cape Town, South Africa: Coloured in Bo-Kaap

15 April 2024 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

Welcome back, folks! The podcast’s diasporic journey in southern Africa continues. This month we are in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town and Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. To date, my trips to Joburg, SOWETO and the Apartheid Museum helped to concretize the significance of what it means for Black South Africans ...

S5, Ep 045 with political analyst and author Tessa Dooms on Blackness & being Coloured in South Africa

12 March 2024 Belonging to Blackness Podcast: Episodes

In this episode, the podcast's journey continues in South Africa. Host Yndia is in conversation with South African sociologist, political analyst and author Tessa Dooms about her new book, Coloured: How Classification Became Culture. Their conversation explores concepts of race and identity as they differ across the diaspora. ...

Being Black and Coloured in South Africa

11 March 2024 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

Good people! The podcast is still in South Africa and venturing across Johannesburg and the various neighboring townships. I am particularly enjoying the sites and learning the history; yet most fun and interesting are my conversations with the people!!! Listeners who have been following the podcast for 5 seasons know that ...

S5, Ep 044 with Antoinette Sithole and the Legacy of the Hector Pieterson Museum in SOWETO

13 February 2024 Belonging to Blackness Podcast: Episodes

In this episode, journey to South Africa's SOWETO with host Yndia as she visits the Hector Pieterson memorial site and museum and is in conversation with Antoinette Sithole, Ambassador and Co-founder of Driving Education Culture. Antoinette Sithole is most known as the sister of Hector Pieterson, an emblem of ...

Talking Journeys of Belonging 2 Blackness Goes to South Africa & Zimbabwe!

06 February 2024 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

For those who have been following the podcast, its Season 5 and we are grateful to each of our dedicated listeners and supporters. In fact, the podcast has grown in the number of countries listeners download and stream from—currently it's 71 countries globally and counting! I think that’s a testament ...

2024 Black History Month Featured Guest Interview on Afros & Audio Podcast!

04 February 2024 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

Yndia Lorick-Wilmot, PhD was a featured guest on the podcast Afros & Audio's 2024 Black History Month interview series with host Talib Jasir to discuss the power of amplifying Black voices through podcasting and preserving African descendant narratives. Air date: February 4, 2024 available on YouTube and across ...

S5, Ep 043 with Hannah Drake and Josh Miller of (Un)Known Project on using art to unearth the names of enslaved African descendants

16 January 2024 Belonging to Blackness Podcast: Episodes

Kicking off the new year, this episode features co-founders and leaders of (Un)Known Project, Hannah Drake and Josh Miller. (Un)Known Project is a Louisville, Kentucky artist-run nonprofit collaborative of IDEAS x Lab, whose mission is to use art to unearth the names, stories, histories and experiences of U.S. enslaved ...

New Sponsorship Announcement!

11 January 2024 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

Talking Journeys of Belonging 2 Blackness, Podcast X Give Black Alliance (powered by NEBiP) We are excited about this new year and new collaboration between the podcast Talking Journeys of Belonging 2 Blackness and Give Black Alliance, powered by New England Blacks in Philanthropy. It’s a wonderful opportunity to amplify the ...

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