Radical Magical Brilliance: Centering The Well-Being of Black Women

Interview with Writer and Author of No Thanks: Black, Female, and Living in the Martyr-Free Zone, Keturah Kendrick.

Music: "What's going on? " (Instrumental) by GaBrilla Ballard

During this stressful time, I wanted to offer some support that you might find helpful. May you be well.

Transcript of recording can be found at www.radicalmagicalbrilliance.com

dana e. fitchett, director of defDances, is a multi- and inter-disciplinary artist, movement educator, MFA candidate, and radical mixed-race Black woman exploring questions of identity reconciliation and decolonization by way of creative expression and re-imagination of what's possible. She lives in Oakland, CA, and splits most of her time between the Bay Area and the Northeast.

Music by Gabrilla Ballard

Raised in the arms of New Orleans, Ayanna's vibe is an eclectic mix of spoken word and Hip Hop. Her work is dedicated to uplifting women and using Hip Hop as a tool to teach young people. She has performed in venues across the country...New York (Nuyurican), Atlanta (Women Who Jam) and Houston (Blackout Arts Collective). Ayanna continues to do workshops to promote self-love and wellness for women of color. Her album, "Uplift Yo' Self" is her first project, followed by "InteGRITTY: The Mixtape". Affectionately known as "Mama Fiyah", Ayanna uses her art as a tool for activism. As a published author, Ayanna wrote Run Away Girl to chronicle the journey to self-love. She wrote Keep it High: Thoughts in a New Light to tell the story after she found self-love.

Ayanna Molina earned a Bachelor's of Arts degree from the University of New Orleans in Psychology and English. She earned a Masters of Education degree in Community Counseling at Auburn University in Montgomery, Alabama. Ayanna is also a member of the professional organizations, Counselors for Social Justice and the Association for Specialists in Group Work. Ayanna is designated as a Nationally Certified Counselor and holds a license in the state of Louisiana.

Ayanna supports children and adults experiencing grief and trauma, PTSD, anxiety and depression. Ayanna specializes in Play Therapy for children aged 3-13 years, self-esteem work for girls and women and grief/trauma counseling with people of African/Black decent.

(From truelovemovement.com)

In this month's interview series, I had the fortune of having a conversation with B. Anderson.

B. Anderson, (they/them), is a sound healer, plant medicine stewart/herbalist, reiki practitioner, mediation teacher, mediator, ritual leader and community organizer. B. calls up the traditions, legacies and medicine of their southern Black American, Jamaican Maroon, Niitsitapi/Blackfoot, and Choctaw ancestry as their healing arts praxis.

A visionary of Love Circle Sangha, a member of Harriet's Apothecary and member of the board for engaged Buddhist activist organization Buddhist Peace Fellowship, B. combines their experience as a grassroot organizer, and their life principles and practices to co-design community wellness strategies, transformative spaces and generative healing modalities across the country.

B. Recently offered their their talk on "Right Stewardship as an Anecdote to Cultural Genocide" for Tedx Flatbush and shared practice on liberation as an worm through healing sound and collective awareness for the Healing Justice Podcast.

Today's episode concludes my interview my Lisa Marie of The Black Berry Beauty Holistic Academy. For more information on Lisa Marie's work, please visit www.blackberrybeautyacademy.com

Today's episode kicks off our first monthly interview of season 3. Today's interview is with healer, artist and world traveler Lisa Marie who recently visited Colombia. In part 1 of this two-part interview, Lisa Marie discusses self-love and tenderness in the lives of Black Women.

To find out more about her work, please visit her websites below.

Visit her you tube channel at:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCttjrp4Gj95DM4SQGpeDtvQ

Her website:

http://www.blackberrybeautyacademy.com/

Her IG:

https://www.instagram.com/rosa_negratravels/

Enjoy today's episode!

Black Women often face institutional and systemic blockades to treatment modalities that aid in our well-being. These systemic challenges make self-advocacy a vital life practice. Today's episode centers on Black women and self-advocacy in healthcare situations.

Music:

Opening/Closing Song: Urban Mamasong Productions

Deeply dungeon-Lobo Loco (Over Midnight)

Melodiou-Partners in Rhyme-

S3 Episode 1: New Direction

Welcome to the beginning of a new season. Procrastination or what can be perceived as such, isn't always about avoiding doing our work. Sometimes procrastination and/ or hesitation can be a sign that there is something not right. That you need to reconsider a choice you're making or move in another direction.

Today's episode is a result of me taking a step back to rethink and ultimately re-envision the direction of this podcast. To begin moving in a direction that excites me and feels more aligned with my life's work. And to focus more on a subject I am very passionate about--The Well-Being of Black Women. Enjoy today's episode.

About Today's Guest:

kei slaughter (pronouns: they/them) is a Soul-Folk Sonic Storyteller conjuring bokou magik from deep New Orleans roots. A dynamic Vocalist, Songwriter, Flutist, Multi-Instrumentalist, and Board-Certified Music Therapist, kei delights audiences with their soulful, smart, and highly inventive compositions. In addition to writing and playing for a range of cross-disciplinary projects, kei also uses music as a tool for healing and social change in their heartwork with LGBTQ+POC and Youth of Color communities.

Recently, kei launched S O U L F O L K Sounds, a radical community music and sound healing practice for the People, lovingly centering Queer Black Magik and QTPOC Kin. In Spring 2018, kei won the Delgado Songwriting Contest and within the last year wrote, produced, and independently released their debut album, Dark Fire. Beyond the stage, kei is a whimsy pencil enthusiast/collector and creator of The Pencil Fairy. Learn more and follow the journey: keislaughter.com.

Music:

Dark Fire by key slaughter

Other music:

(Song) Sleeping Dragons (artist) Lobo Loco (album) Habitable Spheres—2018

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