Belonging to Blackness

In this episode, host Yndia sits with Charity C. Elder, award-winning journalist and media executive and author of the book, Power: The Rise of Black Women in America. A lovely meditation that celebrates African descended women’s everyday strength, resilience, and determination to succeed, along with their expressions of joy, love, and excellence in a world that isn’t always just, Charity discusses the impetus of the book, the importance of being a Black woman storyteller in media, and the lessons she’s learned along the way. Don’t want to miss this important conversation! (Music, Sound Production and Editing Credit: @Masauko)

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In this Season 4 premiere, host Yndia is in conversation with author, editor and professor of African diasporic literature, Natasha Gordon-Chipembere. Known for her seminal book, Representation and Black Womanhood: The Legacy of Sarah Baartman, senior co-editor of the AfroLatin@ book series and her articles in Essence Magazine and the Tico Times, Natasha’s new book is the highly-anticipated debut historical fiction novel: Finding La Negrita (Jaded Ibis Press) available this month! Listen in as they discuss the impetus for Finding La Negrita, living an “African descended, ex-pat writer’s life,” and the legacy of Afro-descendant storytelling in Latin America and the Caribbean. (Music, Sound Production and Editing Credit: @Masauko)

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Season 3 finale celebrates June as Caribbean Heritage Month with guest Desiree Gordon, an Antiguan healing artist, singer and cultural strategist, whose work has been recognized by the Smithsonian Institute along with other art and curatorial organizations. In conversation with host Yndia, Desiree discusses how art and art institutions are tools for social justice, wellness and equity as she reflects on her previous work with Black August Hip-Hop (with Talib Kweli, Mos Def/Bey), her appearance in the Netflix documentary “In Our Mother’s Garden” (with Tarana Burke, Brittney Cooper), her current work with The Brooklyn Arts Council, and her forthcoming EP “I Honor Myself.” Podcast Season 4 debuts September 2022! Follow on IG @JourneysB2B_Podcast & Facebook @JourneysB2B

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Special Topic Episode: “Trusting the Process” with host Yndia. By popular demand, this episode focuses on what it means to “trust the process” and why it is important especially when embarking upon a new project or endeavor. Host Yndia also shares a few anecdotes and provides a couple of strategies (including mental pivots) to support how we can actually go about “trusting the process.” (Commemorating the month of May as National Mental Health Awareness Month)

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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, Martin Luther King and The Trumpet of Conscience Today, the inspiration for this work, and the application of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Trumpet of Conscience in today’s society.  Sit back, relax and be prepared to be engaged in a spirited conversation on love of people, social justice and the possibilities for reimagining what can be.

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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 related to Black entrepreneurship and women of color-owned businesses, what it “looks like” to support such businesses, and specifically the future of Black-owned bookstores in the U.S. Hakim’s Bookstore is a mainstay in the community, inspiring the development of more recent independent Black-owned bookstores in the Philadelphia area. Its roots run deep in the Black community and remains a source for education not readily accessible to all.  Be sure to listen, learn and support!

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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 of the Black imagination as enacting freedom and critical to imagining possible.

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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 on the big screen and how he has chosen to scale the “invisible Hollywood wall” by releasing his screenplays through an innovative script book series.

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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 be a “third culture kid” and a global traveler—having lived on 3 continents.

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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 of Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) communities through all aspects of the food system. Their advocacy efforts, rooted in Black liberation, are nationally recognized.  Black Farmers Collective has two properties: Yes Farm with 2-acres in Yesler Terrace and 4-acre Small Axe Farm in Woodinville, Seattle. Listen in and learn how you can support Black and Indigenous farmers and communities through the Black Farmers Collective!

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