SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings - Yndia Lorick-Wilmot, PhD

We Press Forward! January/February 2025

04 February 2025 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

After a much-needed holiday rest, the Belonging to Blackness team is back with the second half of Season 6 of the podcast. We press forward while continuing to hold members of our team, collaborators and their families, severely impacted by the fires in the greater Los Angeles area, in prayers and ...

S6, Ep 053 with Wendy Eley Jackson on Black Storytelling and Producing for TV and Film

14 January 2025 Belonging to Blackness Podcast: Episodes, SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

It's the second half of Season 6 and we are kicking off 2025 with a focus on storytelling. In this episode, host Dr. Yndia is in conversation with award-winning film writer, producer, and CEO of Auburn Avenue Films, Wendy Eley Jackson. Wendy reflects on her illustrious film and ...

Happy Holidays 2024! Our Year-End Reflection

23 December 2024 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

‘Tis the season to reflect on the year gone and be filled with hope for the beauty and possibilities the new year may bring. For the podcast Belonging to Blackness, 2024 represented a year of significant growth and expansion. We started the year with a sponsorship and collaborative relationship with Give ...

S6, Ep052 with Charla Jones, founder/CEO of the award-winning skincare brand Eu2Be, on Black beauty as more than skin deep

17 December 2024 Belonging to Blackness Podcast: Episodes, SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

In this episode, host Dr. Yndia is in conversation with guest Charla Jones, founder and CEO of Eu2Be cosmetics brand. Eu2Be has garnered the attention of editors at Allure, Cosmo, InStyle, Self and other magazines for having the “Best Clean Skincare Line.” Utilizing her twenty-years+ entrepreneurial career and passion ...

S6, Ep 051 with Talib Jasir, founder of Afros & Audio, on Black podcast communities and why they are important

12 November 2024 Belonging to Blackness Podcast: Episodes, SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

Now, more than ever, the timeliness and significance of Black podcasting communities is critical to the sanctity and survival of the voice and perspectives of African descendants across the globe. In this episode, host Dr. Yndia is in conversation with Talib Jasir, the founder of the Afro & Audio Podcast Festival ...

The Fight Continues! The Timeliness and Significance of Black Podcasting Communities

06 November 2024 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

For those who have been keeping up with the podcast Belonging to Blackness’ recent announcement, the entire team is still on cloud nine celebrating the news of our 2024 Signal Award win for “Curators that Shape Culture” from just a few weeks ago. To earn a podcast accolade for shaping ...

PODCAST BELONGING TO BLACKNESS IS A 2024 SIGNAL AWARDS WINNER FOR BEST CURATORS THAT SHAPE CULTURE!

31 October 2024 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

The Belonging to Blackness, LLC podcast team is excited to share the following press release announcing its WIN as a 2024 Signal Awards Bronze Winner for “Best Curators that Shape Culture” in the category of Best Show! Winners in this category exemplify podcasts whose creators shape culture through their podcasts, feature ...

S6, Ep 050 with Joy-Ann Reid and Goldie Taylor on The Right to be Loved (Live Show) x Give Black Alliance

15 October 2024 Belonging to Blackness Podcast: Episodes, SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

Rebroadcast of Live Show recording: Belonging to Blackness Podcast x Give Black Alliance #CouchConversations speaker series (August 18 2024 on Martha's Vineyard). In this episode, host Dr. Yndia facilitates an important conversation between two powerhouse journalists, political analysts and NYT bestselling authors Joy-Ann Reid and Goldie Taylor on the topic ...

October Reflections: Belonging to Blackness Podcast x GBA LIVE SHOW with Joy-Ann Reid and Goldie Taylor

12 October 2024 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

Left to Right: Dr. Yndia (Belonging to Blackness Podcast), featured guests Joy-Ann Reid and Goldie Taylor, & Bithiah Carter (President & CEO, Give Black Alliance) As a summer baby and fashionista, I enjoy all aspects of the fall season, especially the month of October. Viewing beautiful color changes of fall foliage ...

WELCOME BACK! PODCAST SEASON 6 DEBUT & OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

11 September 2024 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

It’s September and the fall season always brings beautiful transformation with the promise of comfort and exceeding joy for the remainder of the year. The season is also a time we reap the rewards of our hard work (the harvest) and revel in the blessings they provide. At Belonging to ...

Belonging to Blackness Podcast x Give Black Alliance: Live Show Recording on Martha’s Vineyard!

12 August 2024 Belonging to Blackness Podcast: Episodes, SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

That's right! Belonging to Blackness, podcast is recording its 1st live show on Martha’s Vineyard on August 18, 2024, at 3pm in the Black historic area of Oak Bluffs, near the Inkwell. Dr. Yndia will be in conversation with Joy-Ann Reid (author and MSNBC host of “AM JOY” and “THE REID OUT”) ...

REBRAND ANNOUNCEMENT! BELONGING TO BLACKNESS, THE PODCAST

05 August 2024 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

Summer offers us all an opportunity to REFRESH and RESET. With that, we are proud to announce our launch brand redesign for Dr. Yndia’s podcast, new podcast merch and website! EFFECTIVE: AUGUST 5, 2024 PODCAST: NEW NAME, SAME INSPIRING CONTENT Since 2019 and after 5 successful seasons of Talking Journeys of Belonging ...

Zimbabwe: Experiencing Blackness & 5-Star Luxury at MBano Manor with Doc Mati, First Black Female Hotelier

13 June 2024 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

MBano Manor by Mantis, 5-Star Luxury Hotel in Victoria Falls Zimbabwe, est.2020 Welcome back, good people! You’ve been passport ready and traveling with us on the podcast’s journey across southern Africa these past few months: Johannesburg and SOWETO, Pretoria, Ehlanzeni, Graskop, Cape Town’s Bo-Kaap and the Stellenbosch winelands. This month we are ...

South Africa’s Stellenbosch at M’Hudi Wines, First & Oldest Black-owned Wine Farm and Brand

10 May 2024 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

Good people, thanks for being on the podcast’s diasporic journey through the country of South Africa. This month we venture to the western Cape province of Stellenbosch, which is about 30 miles east of Cape Town proper, and is in the beautiful mountains and valleys of the country’s famous and ...

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 ...

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