The Nexus

The Nexus


Latest Episodes

Bibby
April 24, 2025

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
April 24, 2025

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
April 24, 2025

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
December 06, 2024

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
November 15, 2024

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
October 21, 2024

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
December 18, 2023

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
December 13, 2023

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
December 04, 2023

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
September 21, 2023

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