Episode 8: Poem in Progress

09/30/20 • 58 min

Ancestral stories start somewhere, but the most definitive starting place is you. In this episode, my good friend Jonathan Glover reverses the mic and interviews me on what brought me to Blackness. We discuss colorism, family deities, Roots and one of my favorite places in the Diaspora, the Black DC and Maryland area.
Special Guest Host: Jonathan Glover
Music: Unlucky Woman by Helen Fumes and Leonard Feather; Power by Kudo NYC; Talk to Me, Talk to Me by Little Willie John; Stranger by Yung Kartz; Addicted by Makaih Beats; Picture Perfect by Yung Kartz and Ara Lee Live.

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Episode 7: The Color of Fame

This episode continues my genealogical journey while exploring what recognition and representation means on a personal, familial and Diasporic level. Interviews with Linda White of the Smoot Family and Zann Nelson, a Culpeper Historian discuss and highlight the untold stories of Black horsemen via my ancestor, Charles Smoot. Special guest, poet, author and educator Darius V. Daughtry of the Art Prevails Project helps us with the language to understand the grief we feel in the aftermath of losing Chadwick Boseman while hailing the resilience of the human spirit and Blackness.
Special Guests: Zann Nelson, Linda White, Darius V. Daughtry
Music: Show Intro, Power by Kudo NYC; Levels by Yung Kartz; Streets by Yung Kartz; Love Chances by Makaih Beats; Show Outro by Kevin Wheeler

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Episode 9: To the Diaspora with Love

In this episode, I continue with my personal reflections on the inception of my love affair with Diasporic Blackness. I channel the spirit of Zora Neale Hurston and sit firmly in the passenger seat as I am interviewed as a continuation of a 3-part series.
Guest Co-Host: Jonathan Glover
Music: Theme Song, Power by Kudo NYC; The Lustful Ones by the Chalalatas; Mandeville Banton by Calisto Young; Wrong Love by Cleo Kelly.
Archive Sound: The Late Prime Minister of Grenada, Maurice Bishop via the Freedom Archives.