Black Queens on Stage

In this episode, Poet and Visionary + Empathy Coach, Ber-Henda Williams, chat about how her work as a poet influences her entrepreneurial life, how multilingual Black people are, and her greatest accomplishment.   Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you!   If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW* HER: The Lesbian Dating App Podcast BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

In this episode, I got to have a chat with a fellow theatre colleague of mine, Breon Canady. She and I talked about being actors, our experiences in shows that pushed us past our limits, and being Light-skinned Black actors in the Michigan Theatre scene.   Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you!   If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW* HER: The Lesbian Dating App Podcast BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

After a month-long break, BQS is back with a revolutionary guest! Founder and Exec Dir of artEquity, Carmen Morgan, sits down with me and talks about how theatres need to do their part in antiracism and how patrons and participants need to come together as a unit and demand change from the top.   Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you!   If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW* artEquity BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

On February 27th, 2021, the Town Hall Edition: Black Burlesque Conference took place Live on the BLAQN Facebook Page. The panel consisted of Caffeyne Luv (They/them), Quing Fearless Amaretto (They/Them), Lottie Ellington (She/her), Eartha Kitten (She/her), and Dottie Monroe (She/Her). The recording of the Live is still available on the BLAQN FB page to view.   Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you!   If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW*   BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com  

On February 20th, 2021, the Town Hall Edition: Black Burlesque Conference took place Live on the BLAQN Facebook Page. The panel consisted of Caffeyne Luv (They/them), Quing Fearless Amaretto (They/Them), Lottie Ellington (She/her), Eartha Kitten (She/her), and Dottie Monroe (She/Her). The recording of the Live is still available on the BLAQN FB page to view.   Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you!   If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW*   BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com  

In this episode, super talented upcoming DJ, DJ LRN Jay, stops by BQS to chat with me about her new venture into DJing, her poetry, and men's societal views of femme rappers.   Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you!   If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW* DJ LRN Jay IG BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com  

In this episode, Arielle K Crosby visits BQS to chat about her colorful career as an actor/singer, the racism in Michigan Theatre, and her wonderful time at Mason Street Theatre in the production Memphis.   Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you!   If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW* Arielle K Crosby Website Arielle Crosby FB Arielle Crosby IG BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com  

In this episode Hip Hop artist, Joei Redd, visits the virtual BQS studio to talk about her career, her dream of becoming a Philanthropist and working with children and fighting against bullying, and throwing shade to zodiac signs!   Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you!   If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW* Joei Redd Website Joei Redd IG BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com  

Up next on the BQS Podcast is award-winning poet, One Single Rose! Rose stops by BQS and we chat about her career and it going internationally, and what she's been doing during the pandemic!   Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you!   If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW* One Single Rose Site BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com  

In this episode fellow actor, Krystle Dellihue, visits the BQS show and we chat about past shows we've performed in, preparing for hard, traumatic shows, and dealing with racism in theatre.   Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you!   If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW* KRYSTLE IG BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com  

Season 2 Premiere!  Season 2 is here and we're starting off with a bang! Broadway actor, educator, and Anti-Racism facilitator, Nicole M. Brewer, visits the Black Queens on Stage show to chat about being an artist and her 8 year long journey of fighting racism in the vast community of theatre.   Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW* Nicole M. Brewer - Website BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

Season Finale ! Founding Artistic Director of FaceOff Theatre in Kalamazoo, MI, Marissa Harrington, stops by to chat as my final guest of the season. She chats about being an artist and an artistic director of her own theater, the state of Michigan Theatre, and the need for more Black theaters and more support for them! Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW* FaceOff Theatre Facebook FaceOff Theatre Instagram BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

We're on the second to last episode before the season finale on the 28th! In this episode, I had the privilege of chatting with Emily Rogers, a multi-faceted artist that includes guitarist, pianist, drummer, event curator, DJ, choreographer, and so much more. She gets in depth of the different struggles she has faced as a Black Womxn in the various industries she works in. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW* Emily on Instagram BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

In this episode, local Music Teacher and Opera Chorus singer, Tiffanie Waldron, stops by to talk about how she teaches the babies, her work at the Detroit Opera House, and that we may have seen each other once before in passing! (Small World!) We also dive into the shows that we've performed in that weren't meant for us as Black Womxn.   Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW* BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

In this episode, one of Eastern Michigan University's Music Therapists, Ebony Swain, stops by the BQS virtual studio to chat with me about her career and advocacy of Music Therapy. She walks the listener through a first session, how working as a therapist ha changed her perspective, and so much more!   Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW* BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

In this episode, Detroit-born and loved, mezzo soprano opera singer, Calebria Webb, stops by the Black Queens on Stage Podcast to discuss her love for the city she was born in, the economical difference between Black and white opera singers, and how she's the Classical version of Cardi B. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW* Music With Calebria - IG Music With Calebria - Website Calebria Webb - Website BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

This episode features Detroit-raised, now Phoenix-bound, Dom Exotic Entertainer, Pretti Teej. In this episode we talk about her love for the world of Exotic Dancing, its ups and downs, and the male toxicity that flows through. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW* PRETTI TEEJ IG - 1 PRETTI TEEJ IG - 2 EVERYDAY-ISH PODCAST BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

This episode features critically-acclaimed Rapper and Poet, Monalyse. This talented artist stops by the show to discuss her artistry, her career, and her experience with working with Pusha T! Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW* MONALYSE IG BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

This episode features Burlesque performer, Singer, Poet, Exotic Dancer, Spiritual Conjurer, and Drag Quing (Queen+King), Quing Fearless Amaretto. Their Royal Highness visits the show to talk about their extensive work as a Performer, the struggles they endure with other Cis gender and White performers as a Black Bi-Gender individual, and the importance of valuing themself no matter what. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW* FEARLESS IG BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

This episode features dynamic duo, Kahlia (dancer) and Moses the God (rapper). The engaged couple visits the show to talk about their art, high pressure demands in Kahlia's dance performances, Moses' transition from rapper to entrepreneurial status, and sexism at any professional level.  Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW* Kahlia's IG Moses' IG BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT   *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

This episode features Problematic Black Hottie, a local DJ who has taken the DJ world by storm by playing Indy femme-led music. Tune in to listen PBH talk about song selections, prepping for a client, and the misogyny she's endured. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I cant wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW*   BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT PBH IG *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

This episode features Shardai R. Davis, a multi-disciplinary artist that continues to add to her list of art forms, discusses art, the principle of art itself, and what it's like being a talented black woman with so many artistic concentrations. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I cant wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW*   BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

This episode features Crimson Alchemist, a Detroit Nerdcore Rapper that discusses her dreams and goals for the future, inspirations, and what it's like as a woman in the Detroit Rap scene. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I cant wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW*   BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT Crimson Alchemist IG *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com  

This episode features Lottie Ellington, Detroit Burlesque performer and Comedian who talks about preparation, music selections, incompatible careers, and what it's like to be a Black woman in Burlesque and Comedy. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I cant wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW*   BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com  

This episode features Dan Johnson and the Host, Ashley M. Lyle, with moderator, Krista Ewbank from Open Book Theatre. Dan and Ashley answer questions about Part 2 from viewers in the Facebook Live chat and discuss the the results of the BLAQN BIPoC/Latinx Theatre Professional survey and their statement called "Toward an Anti-Racist Michigan Theatre". This episode premiered July 10th. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I cant wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW*   BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

This episode features 7 Black actors discussing the racism they've endured in Michigan Theater. The panelists include: Dinah Tutein Shardai R. Davis Ryan Kayla Dan Johnson Jonathan Jones Jeffery Nelson Miles Bond and the Host, Ashley M. Lyle The topics up for discussion are White actors altering Black roles, Character archetypes that White people don;t see/want for Black actors, Prescheduled seasons that are not Black actor friendly, Publications and Reviews of Black actor's work, and Finally working with an all Black Cast/Black Director/Black script by a Black Playwright. This episode premiered July 3rd, 2020. This episode is 2.5 hrs long. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I cant wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW*   BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

This episode features Dan Johnson, Miles Bond, and the Host, Ashley M. Lyle, with moderator, Krista Ewbank from Open Book Theatre. Dan and Ashley answer questions about Part 1 from viewers in the Facebook Live chat. This episode premiered June 26th. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I cant wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW*   BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

This episode features 6 Black Actors discussing the racism they've endured in Michigan theatre. The panelists include:  Dinah Tutein Bryana Hall Mike Sandusky Jonathan Jones Dan Johnson And the Host, Ashley M. Lyle The topics up for discussion are Code-Switching, Microaggression, and Silence, Racial Theater Jokes, Alienation by white cast members, Tokenism, Black People in the ensemble...ONLY, White Saviorism, Blackface in theater, Color-Coded Clothing. This episode is 2.5 hrs long. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com. __________ *LINKS TO FOLLOW*   BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

This episode features Tam White, a Detroit comedian who practices stand-up and improv for the last 4 years and talks about her experiences as a black woman in comedy. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I cant wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW*   BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT Tam White IG *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com

This episode features Andrea Patterson, a Detroit-born & raised actor who now lives in NYC living the dream of being an actor. We talked in-depth about being an actor, being a black womxn actor nonetheless, in a white male-dominated career.  Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I cant wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com.   *LINKS TO FOLLOW*   BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com  

Bonus Episode #3: Andraya This Bonus Instagram Live episode features Andraya, local Stilettos dancer who has an extremely promising future as a professional dancer. We talked about her future vision for her dancing career, her exercise regimen, and her transition into her true identity as a black womxn. There is also a 9 minute moment of silence to #SayTheirName of the unarmed black victims we lost due to police brutality. This episode was recorded during an Instagram Live session.  Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I cant wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com. *Bonus Episode #1: Deborah Lane Spencer  *LINKS TO FOLLOW* Andraya IG ~ NAACP Legal Defense Fund Black Lives Matter Donations George Floyd GoFundMe Tony McDade GoFundMe Freedom Fund-Louisville Bail Fund Breonna Taylor GoFundMe ~ BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com  

Bonus Episode #2: Alise King This Bonus Instagram Live episode features Alise King, local R&B performer who has a voice that will leave you speechless! We talked about her career as a self-managed singer and what it's like to be a black womxn performer in Michigan! This episode was recorded during an Instagram Live session.  Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I cant wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a guest on the show, send me an email: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com. *Bonus Episode #1: Deborah Lane Spencer  *LINKS TO FOLLOW* Alise King's Website Alise IG ~ BLAQN BQS Podcast BLAQN FB BLAQN IG BLAQN TW BLAQN YT *Help BLAQN and BQS Grow* Please consider donating to BLAQN. Your donations will go toward business operations and fees and equipment, such as subscription services to operate BLAQN and BQS (ie Podbean Subscription), new recording equipment, promotional material, event planning, etc. BLAQN is a for-profit limited liability company. CashApp: $BLAQN Venmo: @BLAQN PayPal: blaqshowmichigan@gmail.com