Belonging to Blackness

Belonging to Blackness


Latest Episodes

S5, Ep 048 on 5-Star Luxury at MBano Manor (Zimbabwe) with Dr. Mati, first Black female Hotelier
June 18, 2024

In the Season 5 finale, join host Yndia as she sits with Dr Matifadza Martha Nyazema (affectionately referred to as Doc Mati) of Mbano Manor Hotel Victoria Falls by Mantis, a 5-star boutique luxury

S5, Ep 047 with M’Hudi Wines, first and oldest Black-owned wine farm & brand in Stellenbosch South Africa
May 14, 2024

In this episode, #47, we venture to the western Cape province of South Africa to Stellenbosch winelands. Host Yndia is drinking wine and chatting with MHudi Wines vintners, co-owner Baba Diale Ranga

S5, Ep 046 with Bo-Kaap Kombius Restaurateur Yusef Larney on Colouredness in Cape Town, South Africa
April 16, 2024

We are in Cape Town and Cape of Good Hope, South Africa! Host Yndia continues her exploration of what it means to be Coloured in South Africa as she speaks with guest Yusef Larney, co-owner and rest

S5, Ep 045 with political analyst and author Tessa Dooms on Blackness & being Coloured in South Africa
March 12, 2024

In this episode, the podcasts journey continues in South Africa. Host Yndia is in conversation with South African sociologist, political analyst and author Tessa Dooms about her new book, Coloured: H

S5, Ep 044 with Antoinette Sithole and the Legacy of the Hector Pieterson Museum in SOWETO
February 13, 2024

In this episode, journey to South Africas SOWETO with host Yndia as she visits the Hector Pieterson memorial site and museum and is in conversation with Antoinette Sithole, Ambassador and Co-founder

S5, Ep 043 with Hannah Drake and Josh Miller of (Un)Known Project on using art to unearth the names of enslaved African descendants
January 16, 2024

Kicking off the new year, this episode features co-founders and leaders of (Un)Known Project, Hannah Drake and Josh Miller. (Un)Known Project is a Louisville, Kentucky artist-run nonprofit collaborati

S5, Ep 042 with Terysa Ridgeway, computer scientist and author of the children’s book series “Terysa Solves It”
December 12, 2023

Tis the Season! Its December and this month commemorates Computer Literacy and Computer Science Education. This episode features guest Terysa Ridgeway, a computer scientist, previously a rocket scie

S5, Ep 041 with award-winning journalist and historian Nadege Green on Black Miami Dade and Black digital archives
November 14, 2023

Sak Pase! Its episode #41 with guest Nadege Green, award-winning journalist, historian and founder of Black Miami Dade, an emerging digital platform that resists the erasure of Miami-Dades Black pas

S5, Ep 040 with Rob Marriott/alias DJ Tafari (humanitarian, artist, Hip Hop journalist and documentarian) about the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop and the state of the Culture 
October 17, 2023

We are talking all the things Hip Hop in Ep #40! with guest Rob Marriott, a pioneering voice and thought leader in Hip Hop journalism, producer and artist. The journey has been beautiful so far: writi

S5, Ep 039 with Sheena Collier, CEO of Boston While Black, on the importance of Black spaces
September 19, 2023

Season 5 premier is bigger than ever! Nominated for the 2023 Podcaster of the Year Award (Black Podcasting Awards). In this episode, host Yndia is excited to sit with Sheena Collier, founder and CEO o