Belonging to Blackness

Season 6 debut!  Host Dr. Yndia is in conversation with guest Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) about the power of Black womanhood in 2024 U.S. politics.  Their discussion is not only timely but also important as U.S. citizenry gears up for their presidential elections in November and must contend with critical policy issues that deeply impact Black and Brown communities nationally and globally. (Prod. Credit: @Masauko).  Episode sponsored by @Give Black Alliance.  Follow on IG: @ProfYndia & @BelongingToBlackness_Podcast. Visit website: www.yndialorickwilmot.com

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In the Season 5 finale, join host Yndia as she sits with Dr Matifadza Martha Nyazema (affectionately referred to as “Doc Mati”) of Mbano Manor Hotel Victoria Falls by Mantis, a 5-star boutique luxury hotel that she founded, built and manages, since 2020. In this episode, Doc Mati reflects on her two-decades plus experience in the hospitality industry and how she became the first Black woman to own a 5-star luxury hotel in Zimbabwe, which also became the first internationally branded hotel in Victoria Falls in over a decade under the Mantis Collection in 2023. Doc Mati’s journey to realize the dream of bringing luxury and conservation to her beloved Zimbabwe as a Black woman entrepreneur and hotelier is both beautiful and inspiring. Check it out! (Prod. Credit: @Masauko). Episode sponsored by @Give Black Alliance. Follow on IG: @ProfYndia & @BelongingToBlackness_Podcast Website: www.yndialorickwilmot.com

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In this episode, #47, we venture to the western Cape province of South Africa to Stellenbosch winelands. Host Yndia is drinking wine and chatting with M’Hudi Wines’ vintners, co-owner Baba Diale Rangaka and his daughter in-law and business manager Rae-leigh Rangaka. Similar to the famous African tale of M’hudi, the name for this first fully Black-owned wine farm and brand symbolizes strength, courage, the relentless pursuit of one’s dreams against impossible odds – and the celebration of a hard-earned triumph. Listen and learn about the history of M’Hudi, the Rangakas’ journey to procure a 43-hectare wine and fruit farm in Stellenbosch, South Africa in 2003, and their participation into a lifestyle, culture and economic sector in which few Blacks have had the opportunity to partake in previously. Episode sponsored by Give Black Alliance. Follow on IG: @ ProfYndia + @JourneysB2B_Podcast and visit www.yndialorickwilmot.com to subscribe.

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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 bustling Saturday, with patrons filling the entire restaurant, they discuss Yusef’s incredible and serendipitous experience establishing the landmark eatery during Apartheid as a Coloured person and its legacy today. Episode sponsored by Give Black Alliance. Follow on IG: @ProfYndia + @JourneysB2B_Podcast

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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. Yndia and Tessa examine the historical significance of being Black versus Coloured and its impact on people and communities, and what it means to be Black and Coloured today in South Africa and beyond. (Prod. Credit @Masauko). Episode sponsored by Give Black Alliance. Follow on IG: @ProfYndia and @JourneysB2B_Podcast

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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 the June 16 1976 Student Uprising. Alongside Mbuyisa Makhubu, Antoinette Sithole is forever etched in that famous photograph depicting the heart-wrenching moment as Mbuyisa carried her dying 12-year-old brother, Hector, in his arms after police opened fire on thousands of Black South African school children who were marching against the enforcement of Afrikaans language in township schools. The June 16 photograph is forever linked to the struggle for liberation and justice in South Africa and also stands as part of the museum and memorial site. (Prod. Credit @Masauko). Episode sponsored by Give Black Alliance/NEBiP. Follow on IG: @ProfYndia and @JourneysB2B_Podcast

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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 African descendants in order to support racial healing and reconciliation. The episode considers the use art installations and immersive experiences to tell a fuller and more accurate account of U.S. history of enslavement and its legacy today in the face of profound efforts to rewrite/ “white-wash” history. (Prod. Credit @Masauko). Episode sponsored by Give Black Alliance/NEBiP. Follow on IG: @ProfYndia and @JourneysB2B_Podcast

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‘Tis the Season! It’s December and this month commemorates Computer Literacy and Computer Science Education. This episode features guest Terysa Ridgeway, a computer scientist, previously a rocket scientist who developed code for Exoatmospheric Spacecraft and currently a software engineering program manager at Google.  She is also author and creator of the children’s book series, “Terysa Solves It” and the newly launched coding robot for kids, “Alilo the Explorer!” Folks, we are talking all the things as it relates to representation in STEM education, pursuing your dreams and thinking “outside of the box.” (Production credit: @Masauko). Follow on IG @JourneysB2B_Podcast & @ProfYndia. Listen & Subscribe everywhere podcasts are available!

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Sak Pase! It’s episode #41 with guest Nadege Green, award-winning journalist, historian and founder of Black Miami Dade, an emerging digital platform that resists the erasure of Miami-Dade’s Black past. Passionate about history and storytelling, Nadege weaves together a compelling narrative that celebrates her Haitian-American roots while amplifying the diversity, voice and personhood of African descendants in Miami’s past and present. (Production credit: @Masauko). Listen everywhere podcasts are available. Follow on IG: @ProfYndia & @JourneysB2B_Podcast

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We are talking all the things Hip Hop in Ep #40! with guest Rob Marriott, a pioneering voice and thought leader in Hip Hop journalism, producer and artist. The journey has been beautiful so far: writing, producing documentaries and dramatic series for Amazon Prime, engaging in humanitarian work with Jay-Z and Beyonce, creating portraits, and performing as DJ Tafari in Accra, NYC and Ibiza. Rob shares with host Yndia all the ways he remains in love with Hip Hop! (Production Credit: @Masauko). Listen everywhere podcasts are available.

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