S3, Ep 023 with Shameek Cook, producer, actor and screenwriter, on scaling the “invisible Hollywood wall”

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 […]

S3, Ep 021 with Black Farmers Collective about the historical legacy of Black farming, sustainable food systems and food justice 

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 […]

S3, Ep 019 with Mahogany L. Browne (performance poet, activist and inaugural Lincoln Center Poet-in-Residence) about Black freedom and Black girlhood 

In this SEASON 3 PREMIERE, host Yndia is in conversation with guest Mahogany L. Browne, performance poet, author and the Lincoln Center’s Inaugural Poet-in-Residence. Listen in as they talk about Mahogany’s books “Black Girl Magic,” “Chlorine Sky” and the recently released “I Remember Death by Its Proximity to What I Love.” This is an episode […]

S3, Ep 016 with Kinitra D. Brooks on her Root.com series for HBO’s LoveCraft Country, Black women in horror and The Lemonade Reader (Beyonce’s visual album)

All the things Afro-Futurism, Conjure Feminism, Ethnobotany, and Black Women in Horror are just few of the topics discussed when guest Kinitra D. Brooks, public scholar and writer for the Root.com series on HBO’s LoveCraft Country, sits down with Host Yndia in this episode. Wouldn’t want to miss it! (Credit: audio editing, music and co-production […]

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