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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 activist, professor, scholar and author Regine Jean-Charles. Originally recorded in front of an in-person and virtual audience, they discussed her latest book, ...

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 Philadelphia and is considered one of the oldest operating Black-owned bookstores in the U.S. They discuss the highs and lows ...

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 Caribbean Culture.  Listen in as they discuss the significance of literatures of the Caribbean, visual arts, carnival, and the utility ...

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 traverses several genres, both in his production projects and 10 screenplays released to-date.  Listen in as they discuss the lack of representation of diverse African descended stories ...

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 Black identity, and podcaster for the Global Chatter.  Listen in as they discuss what it means to “travel while Black,” to ...

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 Collective is a group of urban food system activists, growers, sellers, preparers, and educators dedicated to improving the health, wealth and wellbeing ...

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 they talk about Mahogany's books "Black Girl Magic," "Chlorine Sky" and the recently released "I Remember Death by Its Proximity to What I ...

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 and fete in storytelling, race and queer personhood, and the importance of being a "maco" (macomere)/ people watcher as a writer that ...

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 "misogynoir," the importance of representation and the future of #Hashtag activism, the role of accomplices vs. allies, and of course, ...

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 for the Root.com series on HBO's LoveCraft Country, sits down with Host Yndia in this episode. Wouldn't want to miss it! ...

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 importance of integrating play as a way to amplify Black joy and healing. Listen in to learn more about her upcoming memoir ...

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 entrepreneur that has combined her passion for culinary arts with natural healthy eating. A recipient of the Doonie Fund, ...

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 Science at the University of Rochester School of Nursing.  Listen in as they talk all things sex: sexual health, consent, MSMs, and the importance ...
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