S8, Ep 071 with My’Kal Stromile, A Movement Architect on Blackness, Ballet, & Reimagining Tradition

Podcast (talkingjourneysofb2b): Play in new window | Download In this episode, Dr. Yndia sits with her guest choreographer and dancer My’Kal Stromile to discuss Black identity, ballet, artistic inheritance, and […]
Another Win! Belonging to Blackness Takes Silver at the 2026 Anthem Awards

We’re thrilled to announce that Belonging to Blackness, our public humanities project (which includes the podcast + forthcoming book), has been awarded the Silver Medal at the 2026 6th Annual […]
Reimagining the Inherited: Blackness, Tradition, & the Freedom to Create

We all inherit something. Sometimes it is a tradition, a way of seeing the world, a set of values, material items, or an artistic practice. And sometimes what we inherit […]
S8, Ep 070 with Cindy Allman of Book of Cinz on #ReadCaribbean, Books, Belonging, & The Stories that Shape Us

Podcast (talkingjourneysofb2b): Play in new window | Download In this episode, host Dr. Yndia wants us to consider the question: What does it mean to truly Read Caribbean? In this […]
Blackness Without Borders: How Caribbean and Afro-Latine Identities Expand What It Means to Be African Descended

October invites us to consider something I find increasingly urgent: not simply who belongs but how belonging is negotiated across languages, borders, and histories. Too often, conversations about Black identity […]
S7, Ep 062 with Sherece Brown, founder of Dr. Pabs, Pineapple is a Berry on the importance of all natural, plant-based wellness on Black family health and prosperity

Podcast (talkingjourneysofb2b): Play in new window | DownloadIt’s December and this month offers an opportunity to prioritize our wellness in ways that feel nourishing, restorative, and empowering for entering the […]