S2, Ep 013 with Vilna Bashi Treitler, sociologist and visual artist, on being named to the Zora Canon in 2020 for one of the best 100 books ever written by an African American woman and her forthcoming memoir “Schooled”
In this episode, your host Yndia talks with Vilna Bashi Treitler, PhD, author, sociologist and visual artist. A curator and contributor to several mixed media art exhibits nationally, Vilna’s books were also named to the Zora Canon in 2020 for one of the best 100 books ever written by an African American woman. Debuting her […]
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 of HIV testing, prevention and […]
Talking Journeys of Belonging 2 Blackness YouTube Live Stream of Podcast: Black Creatives Reflect on film, “40-Year-Old-Version”
Podcast “Talking” Journeys of Belonging 2 Blackness YouTube Live Stream Discussion: Black Creatives Reflect on Radha Blank’s directorial debut, “40-Year-Old Version” (originally recorded on October 31 6:30P EST). Conversation facilitated by host and digital creator Yndia Lorick-Wilmot; with guests Alicia Anabel Santos, Kathryn Sophia Belle, Michele Simms-Burton and Vilna Bashi Treitler. Topics include external and […]
S2, Ep 011 with Christen Smith of #CiteBlackWomen (founder & activist) about citational practices & Black women’s brilliance
Host Yndia is in deep conversation with Dr. Christen Smith, professor, Black feminist anthropologist, author and founder of #CiteBlackWomen, a global social movement network, podcast and blog. Listen in as they discuss the significance of Black liberation when it comes to anti-Black state-sanctioned police violence throughout the Americas and the politics of race and gender […]
S2, Ep 010 with Glory Edim of Well-Read Black Girl (author, founder & convener) about the power of books & community
Host Yndia is in conversation with Glory Edim, founder of #WellReadBlackGirl, author of Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves, and the recipient of the Madam CJ Walker award from the Hurston/Wright Literary Foundation, the Innovator’s award from the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and an Outstanding Literary Work nomination from the NAACP Image […]
Talking Journeys of Belonging 2 Blackness: Podcast Season 2 Debuts September 2020!
S1, Ep 009 with Victorious DeCosta (film producer and documentarian) about his films Storm Over Brooklyn: The Yusef Hawkins Story and Digging for Weldon Johnson, the importance of biopics and Black men’s mental health
In this episode, Yndia chats with award-winning documentarian and producer, Victorious DeCosta about his latest film and t.v projects, including “Digging for Weldon Irvine,” “L.A. Gold Rush,” and his forthcoming HBO movie “Storm Over Brooklyn: The Yusef Hawkins Story,” as well as the significance of Black mental wellbeing and suicide, and Victorious’ local and national […]
Talking Journeys of Belonging 2 Blackness- Special Episode (YouTube Release): #UPRISINGS 2020, Part 1
Listeners and supporters of my digital media project, Journeys of Belonging 2 Blackness, understand the intention of my work is to highlight and uplift the lives and the positive experiences of African descendants. These several weeks have left me and so many feeling outraged and heartbroken at the events occurring across our country. Covid-19 and […]
S1, Ep 008 with Courtney Desiree Morris (visual and conceptual artist) for “Exploring Passages Within the Black Diaspora” and “Adjust Yo’ Eyes For This Darkness”
In this episode, host Yndia sits down with Courtney Desiree Morris, visual/conceptual artist for exhibits “Exploring Passages Within the Black Diaspora” and “Adjust Yo’ Eyes For This Darkness,” activist, and professor of social anthropology at UC Berkeley to chat about “art as ministry,” ancestor veneration, and life as an artist and Black feminist scholar in […]
S1, Ep 007 with Chef Michael Poole of Hot Chocolat Artisan (award-winning chocolatier) about the art of Black food
In this episode, host Yndia is talking about all things Fire! with award-winning Chef Michael Poole, master chocolatier of Hot Chocolat artisan chocolates and recently retired FireHouse Lieutenant based in Seattle, Washington. Chef Poole recounts his experiences trained in Paris at Le Cordon Bleu, being featured on national cooking programs such as Rachael Ray, and […]