The Nexus

Latest Episodes
Bibby
Bibby's architectural preservation with the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF) reflects his belief that architecture has a social good and can make a change for the social betterm
Euneika (Ndgo) Rogers-Sipp and Mavis Gragg
Mavis Gragg's legal advocacy for Black heirs' property rights and Euneika (Ndgo) Rogers-Sipp's creative preservation practices and food sovereignty demonstrate the inherent role of design as care in t
Tura Cousins-Wilson
Co-founder of The Studio of Contemporary Architecture (SOCA), Tura Cousins-Wilson has made visible and reinterpreted the cultural ingenuity of material and making across the Black diaspora.
Silas Munro and Tobi Ashiru
Season 4, Episode 3: The work of Polymode and Poche Design both give reference to Black visuality: odes to their West African cultural heritage, traditional architectural education, deep knowledge of
Ryan Clarke
Season 4, Episode 2: dweller has been unearthing the Black origins of electronic music and informing political discourse through provoking, and expansive expert interviews understood in the lens of Bl
serpentwithfeet
Season 4, Episode 1: serpentwithfeet has exhibited this versatility through experimental R&B music, and the creation of safe spaces for Black queer communities to relate and flourish through critical
Mpho Matsipa and Antawan Byrd
Title: Season 3, Episode 4: Mpho Matsipa and Antawan Byrd navigate Pan-Africanism and Counter-Cartographies in curatorial and archival practice.
Ama Gisèle and RESOLVE Collective
Season 3, Episode 3: Ama Gisle and Resolve Collectives Akil and Seth Scafe-Smith offer a candid exploration that challenges traditional boundaries in art, architecture, and filmmaking, all while pon
Kennedy Yanko and Camille Bacon
Title: Season 3, Episode 2: We explore the relationship between art, spirituality, and abstraction with Kennedy Yanko and Camille Bacon, as they reflect on their professional practices in sculpting an
Nifemi Marcus-Bello and Curry J. Hackett
Title: Season 3, Episode 1: Nifemi Marcus-Bello and Curry J. Hackett engage in a conversation on designing narratives of place, with particular attention to practice grounded in mobility and empathy