— Alexis Pauline Gumbs
the seeds are in the compost
the ancestors are in the soil
our love is older than any wall
the roots break through.
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Black Her Stories (BHS) is a platform that celebrates the creative power of Black women across generations and geographies.
Working in the lineage of Zora Neale Hurston, I collect stories of everyday Black people to understand how their creative labor, cultural traditions, and care-based practices sustain both community and the natural world.
Through podcasts, essays, and immersive events, BHS invites you into narratives that stimulate the radical imagination and explore liberatory ways Black communities care for one another and Mother Earth.
The Archive
Show notes from recent and past episodes, alongside occasional personal essays.
Every Episode. Every Reflection.
Community Engagement
To be heard, to be witnessed.
Black Her Stories doesn't stay on a screen — it creates welcoming spaces that invite people of all backgrounds to connect through sound and stories.
Black Her Stories has grown through collaboration — here's a closer look at the organizations, platforms, and projects carrying this work further.
Special Projects & Partnerships
A long-standing collaboration with one of Detroit's leading nonprofits, bringing narrative change and audio documentary work into their community engagement efforts.
COTS Detroit
Nonprofit Partnership
An upcoming project with Faith in Detroit, bringing place-based storytelling into Detroit's park spaces — on deck and taking shape now.
Encounter Map Project
PRODUCTION PARTNERSHIP
Production support and broadcast partnership extending Black Her Stories' reach into public radio audiences across the state.
Michigan Public Radio
Broadcast Partnership
