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In this episode, we stroll into a conversation with the artist formerly known as Michaela Ayers. With a BFA in Art History from the University of Kansas and a studio […]

EP 05 Excavating Origin Stories with Michaela Ayers

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In this episode, we ride into a conversation with Sydney James. Fine arts painter and muralist Sydney G. James is a girl proudly raised in Detroit. With a BFA from […]

Episode 04 Exploring Expressions of Black Love with Sydney James

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    In this episode, we float weightlessly into a conversation with Sabrina Nelson. Nelson is a painter by degree from Detroit’s College for Creative Studies. Influenced by Yoruba Religion, […]

Episode 03 Journeying through Space and Black Stories with Sabrina Nelson

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 In this episode, we dive into a conversation with Judy Bowman. Bowman is a mixed-media collage artist whose figurative works celebrate the rhythm and beauty woven into the fabric […]

Episode 02 Celebrating the Rhythm of Black American Life with Judy Bowman

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 In this episode, we dive into a conversation with Yvette Rock. Rock was born in Paramaribo, Suriname in 1975. She received a BFA in 1997 from Cooper Union in […]

Episode 01: Capturing Motherhood and Memory with Yvette Rock

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 In this episode, we dive into a conversation with Takeisha Jefferson. Jefferson is a Michigan native and a seasoned portrait photographer who has a passion for art history. Her […]

Episode 00: Honoring Blackness and womanness with Takeisha Jefferson

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In this episode, we wander into a conversation with Nandi Comer. Comer is the author of American Family: A Syndrome (Finishing Line Press) and Tapping Out (Northwestern University Press).

Episode 6: Exploring Collective Memories with Nandi Comer

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In this episode, we wade into a conversation with Jean Alicia Elster. Jean Alicia Elster is an author of young adult novels and children’s books.

Episode 5: Navigating Inner Worlds with Jean Alicia Elster

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In this episode, we dig into a conversation with Marsha Music. Marsha is the daughter of pre-Motown record producer Joe Von Battle. She’s also an acclaimed writer of essays, poems, and narratives on life in Detroit.

Episode 4: Beholding Oral Histories with Marsha Music

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In this episode, we get into conversation with Brittany Rogers. Brittany is a poet, creator, educator, and proud native Detroiter. She is a fellow of VONA, The Watering Hole, Poetry […]

Episode 3: Seismic shifts and a sense of wonder with Brittany Rogers