Healing Through Black Love: Community, Consent, and Justice
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6736″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vlt_spacer height=”30px” height_on_mob=”30px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The month of February often centers romantic love but it is also Black History Month #BHM365, a time when we honor the beauty, resilience, brilliance, and liberation of African descended people across generations. In that spirit, we also celebrate Black Love. Mind you, Black Love is bigger than romance. […]
S7, Ep 063 with Tonika Lewis Johnson, MacArthur Genius and Chi-Town Artist Reimagining Reparations as Reclaiming Home, Dignity, and Neighborhoods
In this episode, MacArthur Genius and Chicago-based artist Tonika Lewis Johnson joins host Dr. Yndia for a deeply moving conversation on reparations as reclaiming home, dignity, and neighborhood life. They explore Tonika’s groundbreaking projects Unblocked Englewood and The Folded Map Project, and how she uses photography as a tool for social justice and collective memory. […]
We Building: A Growth Moment for Belonging to Blackness Podcast and What’s Next in 2026
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6704″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vlt_spacer height=”30px” height_on_mob=”30px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]It’s January 2026 and we’re filled with deep gratitude and anticipation for what’s ahead in the new year. 2025 was a year that moved us forward and expanded us. The Belonging to Blackness podcast experienced a 400% audience growth, indicating that people are not just finding the […]
S7, Ep 062 with Sherece Brown, founder of Dr. Pabs, Pineapple is a Berry on the importance of all natural, plant-based wellness on Black family health and prosperity
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6697″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vlt_spacer height=”30px” height_on_mob=”30px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s December and this month offers an opportunity to prioritize our wellness in ways that feel nourishing, restorative, and empowering for entering the new year! In this episode, Dr. Yndia sits with Sherece Brown, the founder of Dr. Pabs, Pineapple is a Berry—a natural food and wellness brand […]
Nourish What’s Next: Preparing Our Minds, Bodies, and Dreams for 2026
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6691″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vlt_spacer height=”30px” height_on_mob=”30px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]With the New Year 2026 a few weeks away, December is a month we hold both reflection and anticipation of who we’ve been and who we’re becoming, and have the opportunity to reclaim the parts of ourselves we may have set aside while navigating 2025. As African […]
Season of Shine: Celebrating Black Visionaries Lighting the Way Forward
[vc_row][vc_column][vlt_spacer height=”50″ height_on_mob=”50″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6674″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vlt_spacer height=”50″ height_on_mob=”50″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s November, a month typically focused on gratitude, gathering, and reflection, and we are reminded to honor what has been and celebrate what is becoming. Hence, it is no time like the present that we use this season to highlight the work of Black visionaries who […]
Celebrating Black History Month in the UK: Featuring Acclaimed Artist and Filmmaker Simon Frederick
[vc_row][vc_column][vlt_spacer][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6657″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vlt_spacer][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] October is Black History Month in the United Kingdom, a month dedicated to recognizing and honoring the monumental impact of people of African and Caribbean heritage on British society and culture. Inspired by the U.S.’s commemoration each February, the British observance was first celebrated in London in 1987 thanks […]
Belonging to Blackness Named Finalist for 2025 Black Podcasting Awards: Podcast of the Year!
[vc_row][vc_column][vlt_spacer][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6652″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border” css=””][vlt_spacer][vc_column_text css=””]Ayyyyyyy! We’re thrilled to share our podcast Belonging to Blackness has been named a Finalist for Podcast of the Year at the 2025 Black Podcasting Awards! This nomination is a profound honor. The Black Podcasting Awards (BPA) celebrates and uplifts the creativity, innovation, and impact of Black podcasters from […]
We’re Finalists! Help Us Win the 2025 Signal Awards Listener’s Choice
[vc_row][vc_column][vlt_spacer][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vlt_simple_image image_overlay=”1″ image=”6644″][/vlt_simple_image][vlt_spacer][vlt_spacer][vc_column_text css=””] Good people! We have some exciting news to share: our podcast, BELONGING TO BLACKNESS has been named a finalist for the 2025 Signal Awards in the category Curators Shaping Culture! This recognition means so much—it affirms the global stories, voices, and experiences of African descendants we amplify are not just being […]
S7, Ep 059 with Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., scholar, political commentator and NYT author of We Are The Leaders We Have Been Looking For
[vc_row][vc_column][vlt_spacer][vlt_simple_image image_overlay=”1″ caption=”” gallery=”1″ image=”6617″][/vlt_simple_image][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vlt_spacer][/vc_column][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]WE ARE BACK! In this Season 7 premiere, Dr. Yndia is in conversation with Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., scholar, T.V political commentator, and NYT bestselling author. In this deeply personal and thought-provoking episode, they discuss his latest and riveting book, We Are The Leaders We Have Been Looking […]