#BelongingToBlackness - Yndia Lorick-Wilmot, PhD

We’re Finalists! Help Us Win the 2025 Signal Awards Listener’s Choice

02 October 2025 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

Good people! We have some exciting news to share: our podcast, BELONGING TO BLACKNESS has been named a finalist for the 2025 Signal Awards in the category Curators Shaping Culture! This recognition means so much—it affirms the global stories, voices, and experiences of African descendants we amplify are not just being heard, ...

S7, Ep 059 with Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., scholar, political commentator and NYT author of We Are The Leaders We Have Been Looking For

16 September 2025 Belonging to Blackness Podcast: Episodes, SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

WE ARE BACK! In this Season 7 premiere, Dr. Yndia is in conversation with Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., scholar, T.V political commentator, and NYT bestselling author. In this deeply personal and thought-provoking episode, they discuss his latest and riveting book, We Are The Leaders We Have Been Looking For--a ...

Changing Seasons, Lasting Power: Belonging to Blackness, Season 7 Premieres

11 September 2025 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

There’s something undeniably seductive about the beginning of the fall season. Slightly cooler air carries both memory and possibility, the golden light of the sun’s amber rays softens against tree leaves, hinting autumn is right around the bend. And, of course, the start of the fall season also marks the ...

S6, Ep 058 with Edna Bonhomme, historian, global public intellectual and author of A History of the World in Six Plagues

17 June 2025 Belonging to Blackness Podcast: Episodes, SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

It’s June and Caribbean American Heritage month! In this Season 6 finale, Dr. Yndia is in conversation with historian of science, writer, and global public intellectual, Dr. Edna Bonhomme about her new book A History of the World in Six Plagues. Bonhomme, herself of Haitian descent, discusses how plagues—both microbial ...

S6, Ep 057 with 3x-Super Bowl Champion and TV sports commentator Devin McCourty on being a champion and advocate for our communities

13 May 2025 Belonging to Blackness Podcast: Episodes, SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

In this episode, Dr. Yndia is in conversation with guest, Devin McCourty on always being a champion—in the NFL, on television and to our communities. Delving into the topic of social impact leadership, Devin shares his passion and inspiration for being a servant-leader and making a difference in the lives ...

May Is for the Future: Celebrating, Supporting, and Uplifting Our Youth

08 May 2025 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

For many of us, May is a month we begin to embrace joy and beauty all around—blooming flowers in full color, daylight stretching longer, and the season’s increasing warm temperatures. It’s a month we tend to celebrate our youth achieving various milestones, from primary to college levels, for these represent ...

S6, Ep 056 with Shadan Deleveaux, Google global recruiter and co-founder of TechFIN, on representation of Blackness in tech: bridging the divide

15 April 2025 Belonging to Blackness Podcast: Episodes, SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

In this episode, Dr. Yndia is in conversation with guest, Dr. Shadan Deleveaux, Google global recruiter and co-founder of the nonprofit, Technologies for Families in Need (TechFIN). Delving into the topic of representation of Blackness in tech, Shadan shares his over two decades-long career journey as coach/consultant/leader at global companies ...

Aperire! The Promise & Possibilities of Tech for Black Communities

11 April 2025 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

Spring is in full swing! And while the month of April often brings rain to blossoming flowers and trees, the month can also inspire hope, represent resurrection, and encourage community. April also marks Citizen Science Month! Founded in 2016 by SciStarter (initially as a “Citizen Science Day”), it has since expanded ...

S6, Ep 055 with Mitchell Jackson, Pulitzer Prize winning author on Re-visioning Black life through stories

18 March 2025 Belonging to Blackness Podcast: Episodes

Spring forward with Dr. Yndia in this episode with her guest, Pulitzer Prize winning author Mitchell Jackson. Delving into the topic of re-visioning Black life through stories, Mitchell shares his journey as a writer whose real life may mirror story lines typically found in a Walter Dean Myers or Kwame ...

Spring Ahead, Re-visioning Black Life

14 March 2025 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

image: Cottonbro Studios Here in the US, March is a month that reminds us of spring’s upcoming arrival. It is also a month where we celebrate women’s contributions to our global community, with Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day (March 8). March 2025 also marks the start of a new movement, ...

NEW PODCAST SPONSOR ANNOUNCEMENT: Get Konnected! X Belonging to Blackness Podcast

10 March 2025 SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Belonging to Blackness, LLCEmail: JourneysB2B@gmail.com Website: www.yndialorickwilmot.com BOSTON, 10 March 2025 – Belonging to Blackness, LLC is excited to announce a new podcast sponsorship partnership with Get Konnected! (GK!). This partnership accentuates Belonging to Blackness LLC’s commitment to expanding the podcast’s brand reputation and audience reach, since 2019. Securing a podcast ...

S6, Ep 054 with Tawny Chatmon, photographic artist, on the art and regal reflection of Black life

18 February 2025 Belonging to Blackness Podcast: Episodes, SHOUT-OUTS: Announcements and Other Musings

It’s #BHM365 and Dr. Yndia is excited to be in conversation with Tawny Chatmon, award-winning photographic artist, on the topic of art and the regal reflection of Black life. Serious collectors of all backgrounds, including celebrities such as Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Carol Christine Pounder, deeply appreciate Tawny’s portraits of ...

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 ...

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