S6, Ep 054 with Tawny Chatmon, photographic artist, on the art and regal reflection of Black life

It’s #BHM365 and Dr. Yndia is excited to be in conversation with Tawny Chatmon, award-winning photographic artist, on the topic of art and the regal reflection of Black life. Serious collectors of all backgrounds, including celebrities such as Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Carol Christine Pounder, deeply appreciate Tawny’s portraits of Black children/families, often overlayed with […]
S4, Ep 033 with African American/Visual Studies author Jasmine Nichole Cobb on “New Growth: The Art and Texture of Black Hair”

All things Hair and Visuality! Host Yndia is in conversation with Jasmine Nichole Cobb, author and scholar of African & African American Studies and of Art, Art History and Visual Studies on her new book, “New Growth: The Art and Texture of Black Hair.” Listen in as they discuss the hypervisibility and invisibility of Blackness […]
S3, Ep 028 with Desiree Gordon, cultural strategist and curator on how art and art institutions are tools for social justice, wellness and equity

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 […]
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 […]