Podcasts about Afropunk Festival

Notes and Links to Chris L. Terry's and James Spooner's Work        For Episode 211, Pete welcomes Chris L. Terry and James Spooner, and the two discuss, among other topics, the exciting release of Black Punk Now and reader response, the seeds for the book and the rationale for certain structures in the book, the balance between a punk aesthetic and fair treatment and pay for artists, Black punk as joy and liberation and catharsis, exciting new movements and artists in Black Punk and its attendant creative pursuits, and what Chris and James wish for the book's future.        Chris L. Terry is the author of the novels Black Card (Catapult, 2019) and Zero Fade (Curbside Splendor, 2013), which was named Best Book of the Year by Slate and Kirkus Reviews. Mr. Terry's short work has appeared in PANK, Razorcake, Very Smart Brothas, and more. He has taught for PEN America, Writing Workshops LA, and Storycatchers Theatre.       James Spooner is an American film director, tattoo artist, and graphic novelist. He is best known for his 2003 documentary film Afro-Punk, and for co-founding the Afropunk Festival. He also directed the 2007 narrative film White Lies, Black Sheep. His first graphic novel, titled The High Desert, was published in 2022.     Buy Black Punk Now!   Read an Excerpt from Black Punk Now   James' Website   Buy The High Desert by James   Buy Black Card by Chris   Read about Afro-Punk Documentary At about 2:20, Pete welcomes back Chris-the first two-time guest! and asks about seeds for the book and about the initial reaction to the book's publication    At about 6:00, James responds to the same questions as above: seeds for the book and the book's connections to his work with AfroPunk   At about 11:10, Chris shouts out Cecilia Flores at SoftSkull and the use of the tattoo framing in one interview in the book; he also discusses “creating Black spaces” with joy   At about 11:50, James mentions the cover of the book, “having the time of their lives” and Black Joy   At about 12:40-14:50, Chris responds to Pete's questions about the book's title's genesis and the “timeliness” of the book   At about 14:50, Pete cites James' Introduction to the book and James responds to Pete's question about Black Punk's rise with regard to concerts and exposure and its connection to corporatization    At about 19:15, Chris talks about the balance between the DIY ethos of punk and the newer generation's keen ways of valuing their work and including more interested people    At about 22:30, James reminisces on the different scenes in punk circles when he was doing concerts   At about 25:05, Pete and Chris highlight the book's Roundtables and interviews, particularly with Bobby Hackney, Jr., and key quotes that show Blackness and punk to be inextricable, as well as the openness of the book's contributors    At about 28:15, Pete asks about punk rock and how it came from rock-originated by Black musicians and became associated with white musicians; Chris describes this     At about 30:30, James describes “major” Black figures and Black bands who were and are at the forefront of so many movements; he shouts out Soul Glo and Zulu and draws connections between the older and newer   At about 34:15, Chris uses his West Coast tour from 2002 as an example of how   At about 34:40, The three talk about the great Fishbone and The Last Action Hero soundtrack   At about 36:15, Pete asks about Blank punk and compliments the book's variety and its politics and discussion of gender fluidity and other important issues; Chris speaks on punk as a lifestyle, and not just a style of music   At about 39:20, Pete wonders about any evolution in the ways in which women and nonbinary people have been treated in recent years of punk; Chris and James discuss challenges that still remain, as well as what they list as incremental victories   At about 44:05, Pete highlights quotes and interviews from the anthology and the ways in which catharsis is demonstrated through Black punk lifestyles   At about 46:05, Pete asks James and Chris about their process in picking a favorite Black punk songlist   At about 47:25, James and Chris respond to Pete's questions about how they want the book to survive and thrive in coming years, and the rationale on having the book softcover right away   At about 49:15, Pete highlights engaging work from James and Chris in the anthology   At about 50:20, James and Chris talk about exciting future projects   At about 52:30, James and Chris give out their contact info and social media    You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch this and other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.    Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl     Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting my one-man show, my DIY podcast and my extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content!    NEW MERCH! You can browse and buy here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChillsatWillPodcast    This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.    Please tune in for Episode 212 with Theresa Runstedtler, award-winning scholar of African American history. Her work focused on intersection of race/masculinity/ labor/sport, and her recent:  Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the Generation that Saved the Soul of the NBA.    The episode will air on November 14.

More than a decade since B.A. Parker last dabbled in the Black punk scene, she heads to a punk a show, and remembers a question from James Spooner: "What is more liberating than a mosh pit full of smiling Black faces?" Parker talks to James about what it means to be a Black punk, creating the Afropunk Festival and its evolution, and a new anthology he co-edited called Black Punk Now.

Since its inception in 1970, Essence magazine has been a go-to lifestyle magazine for Black women, covering a wide range of topics such as politics, fashion, beauty, and more. Today, Essence Ventures remains a pivotal part of the community, organizing events like the Essence Festival of Culture, Beautycon, Afropunk Festival, among others. In this episode, we have the privilege to hear from God-is Rivera, Chief Content Officer of Essence Ventures, as she shares her personal journey in the media industry and gives us a glimpse of what lies ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brief summary of episode:James Spooner is a graphic novelist, tattoo artist, illustrator, and filmmaker. He directed the seminal documentary AFRO-PUNK which premiered at national and international film festivals, including Toronto International and The American Black Film Festival. James also co-founded the Afropunk Festival, which currently boasts audiences in the hundreds of thousands around the world. His debut graphic novel, The High Desert is available now. ​Spooner's work has been recounted in various publications, including NPR, Vice Magazine, The Village Voice, The New Yorker, Vibe, Fader Magazine, MTV, NBC News and Variety, and he was a recipient of the ReNew Media Rockefeller Grant. He is an ongoing guest curator for the Broad Museum in Los Angeles and previously programmed for the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Spooner is also a contributor to RazorCake  Magazine, and he continues to screen AFRO-PUNK at colleges around the country, giving talks on punk and Black identity. He is currently co-editing an anthology from Soft Skull Press entitled, Black Punk Now.The Truth In This ArtThe Truth In This Art is a podcast interview series supporting vibrancy and development of Baltimore & beyond's arts and culture. Mentioned in this episode:James Spooner (photo credit Lisa Nola) To find more amazing stories from the artist and entrepreneurial scenes in & around Baltimore, check out my episode directory. Stay in TouchNewsletter sign-upSupport my podcast ★ Support this podcast ★

Speakeasily Vs. The ‘80s welcomes creator of the interactive Listography books and pioneering former owner of Oakland's Eli's Mile High Club, Lisa Nola, and her partner James Spooner who directed the 2003 documentary AfroPunk, co-founded the AfroPunk Festival, and works as a cartoonist and tattoo artist in Los Angeles! Together we dive headfirst into the totally tripendicular film Valley Girl (1983). Can the preppy daughter of hippies and a “punk hunk” find love somewhere between Hollywood and the Valley? Only a romantic montage set to Modern English can tell. Lisa Nola: https://www.lisanola.com https://www.instagram.com/LISTOGRAPHY James Spooner: https://www.spoonersnofun.com https://www.instagram.com/spoonersnofun More Speakeasily: speakeasily.tv youtube.com/user/OdessaLil facebook.com/speakeasilyshow instagram.com/audrawolfmann

Episode 9 brings Afro-futurism, Afro-goth and Afro-punk to the party! An ode to black subcultures and how they have shaped the black community as a whole and the individuals within it.Sources: Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, Huffington Post, Vice.com, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, The Animals, Mansonwiki, Tim Curry, Darkly: Black History and America's Gothic Soul, Afro-punk, Afro-punk (film), Afropunk Festival, Rock n' Roll N*****, the issue with the perceived "whiteness" of being an alternative black girl , Katt Williams, Tyler Perry, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Why Did I Get Married?, Acrimony, See You Yesterday, Hocus Pocus, KVD Vegan Beauty Makeup Collection. Star Trek, Star Wars, Firefly, Vast of Night

Hilary talks with Militia Vox about going to NAMM with Dee Snider, trying out for the Ronettes, and how representation helps kids feel normal. Plus, ageism. MILITIA'S BIO Militia Vox has no regard for genre, gender roles or stereotypes. As a truly modern multi-hyphenate artist and leader with a DIY ethos, she has recorded, toured and performed with some of the best in the business, including: Twisted Sister, Living Colour, Cyndi Lauper, L7, Nancy Sinatra, and many more. Her mesmerizing presence, raw power, musical versatility and 4 octave range have captured the hearts of icons and outsiders alike. An award-winning solo artist, frontwoman of all-girl heavy metal sensation http://www.judaspriestess.com/ (Judas Priestess) and touring artist with https://blackwomenrock.com/ (Black Women Rock!), she is always a crowd favorite at international festivals and events- everything from biker rallies to prestigious museums. Militia was the 1st Host/VJ of color on Fuse/Much Music USA and Hosted Fuse's 1st reality tv show “Heavy Metal Makeover.” She has also hosted/appeared on MTV2, Vh1, Global TV, Afropunk Festival, NY Comic Con, Black Rock Coalition events and Phil Anselmo's Housecore Horror Festival.  Militia has starred in movies, TV shows as well as Off-Broadway, European Tours and National touring rock musicals such as Jesus Christ Superstar, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Sandra Bernhard's “Everything Bad is Beautiful”. Militia directs and produces music videos, visual art, as well as music and film events with her company, http://www.militiousproductions.com/ (Militious Productions), including works via her ongoing project, "The VillIainess". MENTIONS Pantera / Judas Priest- Rob Halford / The Ronettes / Nirvana / Nine Inch Nails / Twisted Sister- Dee Snider / Patti Smith / PJ Harvey / Tina Turner / Joan Baez / Joni Mitchell / Bob Dylan / Living Colour / Candlebox / Sonic Youth- Kim Gordon / Sate / Michael Jackson / Judith Hill / Elton John / Tata Vega / Prince / Daisy Rock Guitars (DRG) / Ibanez MILITIA'S LINKS http://www.militiavox.com (Website) http://www.instagram.com/earthquakerdev/ (Instagram) https://militiavox.bandcamp.com/ (Bandcamp) https://open.spotify.com/artist/5nJlpeYsiIos5ymSqrMEpA (Spotify) MID-RIFF LINKS http://hilarybjones.com/midriffpodcast (Website) http://instagram.com/midriffpodcast (Instagram) http://facebook.com/midriffpodcast (Facebook) https://hilarybjones.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=43bb95b305fb0c7d53fbc8d3a&id=146b44f072 (Email Newsletter) Thanks for rating/reviewing on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mid-riff/id1494997227 (Apple Podcasts)! CREDITS Militia's Bumper Track: “https://militiavox.bandcamp.com/track/vow (Vow)” by Militia Vox Theme Music: "Hedonism" by https://towanda.bandcamp.com/ (Towanda) Artwork by https://www.juliagualtieri.com/ (Julia Gualtieri)

Black Girls Texting chat on their time spent at the Afropunk festival and corresponding for Afropunk After Dark! We explored what it means to be seen, what Brooklyn means for us, and the beauty of Black entrepreneurship. Don't forget to rate and subscribe! It is so important as we continue to grow!   Follow us too!   The Crew: @blackgirlstexting Chelsea: @chelspinky or @thewashingmachinequeenGlynn: @bedstuybrat   Sade: find her on Raya (up

Black Girls Texting chat on their time spent at the Afropunk festival and corresponding for Afropunk After Dark! We explored what it means to be seen, what Brooklyn means for us, and the beauty of Black entrepreneurship. Don't forget to rate and subscribe! It is so important as we continue to grow!   Follow us too!   The Crew: @blackgirlstexting Chelsea: @chelspinky or @thewashingmachinequeenGlynn: @bedstuybrat   Sade: find her on Raya (up

Through our partnership with the Coalition of Black Excellence founded by Angela J. we have the pleasure of sitting down with the founder and CEO of I Love Being Black and Traveling Black, Kumi Rauf. Kumi sits down with us to talk about both of his companies and their collective vision of documenting black life and positivity. We also promote CBE Week, an event designed to highlight excellence in the black community, connect black professionals across sectors, and provide opportunities for professional development and community engagement. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovebeingblack/https://www.instagram.com/trvlblk/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ilovebeingblackhttps://twitter.com/TRVLBLKFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovebeingblack/https://www.facebook.com/TRVLBLK/Find out more about CBE/CBE Week here: https://www.cbeweek.com/Kumi’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kumirauf/TRANSCRIPTZach: What's up, y'all? It's Zach, and listen up. Living Corporate is partnering with the Coalition of Black Excellence, a non-profit organization based in California, in bringing a Speaker series to promote CBE Week, an annual week-long event designed to highlight excellence in the black community, connect black professionals across sectors, and provide opportunities for professional development and community engagement that will positively transform the black community. This is a special series where we spotlight movers and shakers who will be also speaking during CBE Week. Today, we are blessed to have Kumi Rauf. Kumi Rauf is an award-winning businessman with several recognitions under his belt, including being an officer and chair of the National Society of Black Engineers, a recipient of the Urban League Top 40 Under 40 Award, awarded Most Successful App Developer by Novacoast, and collegiate track and field athlete, so he dippin' on y'all. He has shared his knowledge and experience with a diverse mix of audiences via radio appearances, one-on-one seminars, conferences, television, and more. Welcome to the show, Kumi. How are you doing, sir?Kumi: Ah, man, I'm doing great. Thank you for that intro. I think I couldn't have done it better myself. Zach: Well, look, I find that--I find that hard to believe, but I'm also flattered, so thank you very much. For those of us who don't know you, would you mind sharing a little bit more about yourself?Kumi: No, I think that was a good summation. My name is Kumi Rauf. I founded the I Love Being Black movement, which I'm sure we're gonna get into in a second, and, you know, everything I do is sort of centered around black positivity. Zach: That's awesome, man. So yeah, let's definitely get into it. So let's talk about I Love Being Black. What was the motivation behind founding that company, and what's your mission with it?Kumi: Okay, okay. So the motivation--I went to school, to college, at a place called the University of California Santa Barbara. They had about 2.7% black people there, and, you know, things would always happen. Like, there were racist occurrences that would happen on campus. Off-campus they had, like, Dress Up Like A Minority parties, things like that. So, you know what, I need to make a statement, and I need to do it in a way that's not tearing down someone else's community but lifting ours up, because what I realized is that I don't think the answer is trying to fix someone else, trying to fix someone else's community. I think the answer is in fixing ourselves and in building ourselves up. So the mission for I Love Being Black is positivity, awareness, and action amongst black people worldwide.Zach: Man, that's beautiful. And it's funny--so you said dress like a minority? So just like in that movie--hold on, don't tell me. It's the movie--Dear White People. Like that movie.Kumi: Yeah, yeah, yeah.Zach: That's crazy, and the funny thing is in that movie, at the end, they show pictures of those real parties, and I don't know if UC Santa Barbara was in there, but they showed a lot of pictures. I know they showed SMU and some other colleges that do those. Man, that's crazy. It sounds as if I Love Being Black is all about, like, pouring back into self, self-reliance, and self-affirmation. That's awesome. So somehow, in spite of all of the work that you've been doing with I Love Being Black, you've also founded and you lead Traveling Black. So talk to us about that company and the inspiration behind that one.Kumi: Yeah, yeah. I mean, with I Love Being Black--so it started with just t-shirts, and that, you know, spun into a huge social media enterprise on Facebook. I Love Being Black--we have about 6 million fans on Facebook, I think 140,000 on Instagram, and so we started traveling to a bunch of different places around the world because, you know, most black people don't live in the U.S. They live outside the U.S. So we started, you know, going through the continent, going to Columbia, going to Brazil. Like, you know, even London and Paris and all kinds of other places like that, doing photoshoots and just kind of documenting black life and positivity in these different places, and, you know, we kept hearing, "Hey, you know, I see all these pictures on Facebook and all that, but, like, how can I go with you guys? Because my friends keep flaking. Each time I try to leave the country, X, Y, and Z." So we said, "You know what? Let's do a pilot trip," and we did a trip to Cartagena, Colombia, and just--you know, just to see if I can actually plan travel for people that are outside of my immediate organization, and it worked, you know? It worked out really well, and we kind of kicked it off from there. We did South Africa next, and then we did Cuba, and we just got back from Ghana.Zach: So that's incredible, man, and it's--to your point about most black people not even living in the U.S., you know, let me tell you a story about me being black and traveling while black. My wife and I celebrated our five-year anniversary. We went to Belize this past May, right?Kumi: Okay. Congratulations, brother.Zach: Thank you very much, man. So we go to Belize, and, you know, I'm ignorant. Genuinely, like, there's plenty of stuff I don't know, but when I go to Belize I was so taken aback at just how, like, everybody there was black, right?Kumi: Yeah.Zach: And they look like--they look like black Americans. Like, they don't--you know what I'm saying? But, you know, if you look at, like, the mainstream media, or you look at whatever, you just don't--you don't see us being portrayed front and center like that, and it was amazing to see, like, us being in a position of being, like, the majority. Like, that was crazy to me. A beautiful experience. It was just crazy, and it was--the other thing that was funny about my time when we were in Belize, we saw some other black folks, some of them who were also from my city, Houston, and just from D.C. and California, and we all just linked up, and it was like a family reunion. Like, we got out there, we having a good time, we're traveling, we're doing our thing, and so I guess--and so I guess my question is, you know, how does traveling black encourage exploration and adventure? And I say that because even just in--'cause I haven't been out of the country many times, but any time I go and I see more people that look like me, it just changes the entire dynamic. It feels--it feels different, and so I imagine Traveling Black kind of has a similar vibe. I'm curious, like, how do you all achieve that, and how do you all facilitate and drive that?Kumi: That's a good question, that's a good question. So what we do is typically we want to bring our money that we have over here and put it in the hands of someone else that looks like you somewhere else. So it doesn't make any sense to me to go to, like, a South Africa and do, like, a safari with somebody that's not black and I'm in Africa. That doesn't make any sense, but you're kind of assuming that you're gonna find all of these black people and all kinds of tourism efforts and stuff like that, but you don't, especially in places like South Africa, you know, Brazil, things like that. You have other people sort of telling your story. So I think that's really important to kind of annotate, because a lot of people in this tourism space, even in the black tourism space, they don't do that. You know? They just--you know, "Whoever shows up from the tourism office, or "These people that we contracted to do this thing is who we're gonna give money to," and I'm like, "That doesn't make any sense if over here we're preaching, you know, spend money with black people and black dollars, black hands type of thing, and then when we go abroad we don't, you know, embody that same thing." So that's something we really, really try to make sure that we do. So our guides are black, drivers are black, photographers, everybody. So I say all that to say this experience that we try to create and curate for people around the world, we try to make sure it's authentic, number one. Number two, we want you to learn a bunch of stuff, but number three, we want you to kick it and have fun too. It isn't just like, you know, open up a history book and, "Okay, on your left you see this, and this date and this time," and all that. Nah, we want to--we want to drink some rum and dive in the ocean and, you know what I'm saying, learn how to do the dances and all of this other stuff. We want to learn all of that stuff. Yeah, and then be safe obviously as well.Zach: Of course. There's a certain level of intentionality that you have to have in terms of driving and centering black identity and black experience, like, regardless of where you are, and so I would never--I didn't even think about that, about the fact that, you know, other people telling your story, even if you're in majority-black spaces, and how--but I can say that, man, when we have people that look like us and who share the same--who are part of the same diaspora involved in that, man, like, the experience is way different. There's just a certain level of community and familiarity and just touch, personal connection that is not there otherwise, and so that's incredible.Kumi: Absolutely, yeah. And, you know, there's this whole idea that, like, Africans don't like African-Americans, and I'm like--you know, I don't know where that started from or who started it and all of that, but I know that I've been to 12 different African countries, and I'm considered family in half of those, and people love me and love us in all of those. You know? They're waiting for us to come back and just go there--don't bring the negative aspects of being from the U.S., you know? Don't bring all that stuff with you. You know, all the ignorance and stuff that we may not even know that we embody. Don't bring all of that stuff, and try to have an open mind. You know, try the foods. Learn something about the language. Be genuinely interested about those people, and they're gonna welcome you with open arms every time.Zach: I 100% believe that. I do think it's easy for us to kind of, like, get in our cynical bag, right? And then, like, make assumptions based off of just stereotypes and things that we've seen, and I also think, man, you know, just as a side note, I do think sometimes, man, like, Fake Woke Twitter be messing us up. Like, we end up kind of being a little too negative. It's like, "Let's just give it a try first." 'Cause when I went out to Belize, it was love everywhere I went. I had a phenomenal time. Like, everything [inaudible] was great, right? And I've heard amazing stories from people who also--they'll travel to South Africa, they'll travel to Zambia, they'll travel to Nigeria and Cambodia. Like, they'll travel various places and see us, right? And have a wonderful time. I think that--so that's a great point. So let me ask you this. Where can people learn more about I Love Being Black and Traveling Black?Kumi: Okay. Definitely you can, you know, touch base with our Facebook page for I Love Being Black or Instagram page for I Love Being Black. Just look up--the short tag is just LoveBeingBlack, no spaces. Just @LoveBeingBlack, and same thing with Traveling Black, and then the short tag is @TRVLBLK. So that's TRVLBLK for Traveling Black, and, you know, we try to post up pictures, and we definitely want to inspire people, you know? Just get that sense of wanderlust, but we want to go deeper than that obviously, and we want to take it into those black spaces and these stories that haven't really been told, and, you know, a lot of times there's more we need to unlearn then there is we need to learn, you know? Because if you don't unlearn these certain things, you know, these things that you may not even know--these stereotypes that you have, X, Y, and Z, you're not gonna be able to learn the correct thing in the future. Zach: Nah, that's so true, and it's interesting because of just the way that American society works. A lot of the things that we need to learn anew we won't really fully grasp unless we go and experience it for ourselves, you know what I mean?Kumi: Yeah.Zach: So that's incredible. Well, look, we're gonna make sure that we have all of your--we'll make sure we have all of the information on Traveling Black and I Love Being Black in the show notes, so for everyone listening, make sure you click--you click those links in the show notes to learn more about that. Where can people learn more about what's happening in 2019? Or rather let me ask you this way - what do you have planned in 2019? What's on the horizon? What are you excited about? What are you excited for folks to see, and what are you excited to share? Kumi: We have lists of--we have a great list of trips that we're gonna run down for 2019. Let me--first, in a month we're going to South Africa. We're gonna be there during the Afropunk Festival [inaudible]. So we're doing Johannesberg, Cape Town. Just gonna have a real good time. South Africa is, like, very near and dear to my heart. If I leave--I live in Oakland, California right now. If I leave Oakland, I'm most likely gonna live in Johannesberg. So we're doing that, and then I think three days after I get home we're going to Cuba, on the Experience Cuba trip, in January, wrapped around the Havana jazz festival. We always try to wrap our trips around some sort of event or festival that's, like, a cultural aspect of wherever we are. So let me see. We're going back to South Africa for the Jazz fest in Cape Town in March, and then I think the trip that I'm most excited about for next year is Ghana, because the president of Ghana dedicated 2019 as the year for the diaspora to come back home, and that's huge. Literally the president.Zach: That's crazy. That's crazy.Kumi: Yeah. Yeah, right? I mean, he's like, "Look, this is the year y'all need to come back home." You know, it doesn't have to be come back home to live and blah blah blah, but that is an option, and once you get there and you look at things and you're like, "Oh, wait a minute," and you sort of realize in your head, "This is an option." I've been to Ghana a few times, and each time I see a different opportunity. I'm like, "All right, so not just on cultural level, but for business, you know?" For setting up shop here. For doing something. For leaving your mark in other kinds of ways. So yeah, we're extremely excited about that trip. That's in August, and then we may introduce a new trip next year to Brazil in November. November is Black Consciousness Month in Brazil. They don't do Black History Month. They do Black Consciousness during the whole month of November, and then the day of Black Consciousness is November 20th. There was this really important figure in their history named Zumbi dos Palmares. He basically was like their MLK in terms of popularity, not in terms of what he did. You know, he was a freedom fighter. He helped a lot of people escape slavery into what they called quilombos, runaway enslaved encampments for free Africans. And, you know, he was caught, and he was killed, but they celebrate that on that day, November 20th, and there's a huge parade, and it's all cultural, and there's drumming and music and speeches and Portuguese, and, oh, man, it's amazing.Zach: Wow, that sounds incredible. So I'm gonna definitely, again, make sure to encourage our listeners to check the show notes so you can stay up to date with Traveling While Black--Traveling Black, excuse me, and I Love Being Black. Like, this is amazing. So before we let you go, any parting thoughts, final words, or shout outs?Kumi: Yeah. I will say that--I think most of what we need to do is just a mental shift. Once we shift mentally, everything else sort of--it doesn't automatically fall in line but, you know, it's a lot easier to be attained, right? So if we stop thinking of Africa as one place, that's a mental shift, right? That's a mental shift, because Africa is not one place. It's 54 different places, you know? It's the continent with the most amount of countries in the world, you know what I'm saying? And they have, you know, thousands of languages and customs and all kinds of different stuff. It snows in certain places. It's hot in other places. You'll have greenery in certain places, and there's--you know, there's a desert in other places. It's got every single climate, and, you know, a vast amount of diversity in the types of people and the things that you're gonna find there. If we start thinking of the different places in Africa like that, I think it's gonna open up a lot of different options. If you want to go on some luxury trip or something like that, they have all that, you know? Go to Zanzibar, you know what I mean? The richest square mile in Africa is Sandton, in Johannesberg, right outside of Johannesberg, you know what I mean? So if you want to do that you can. If you want to go on a backpacker thing and save money, you can do that too, you know? So don't only think of Africa as like, "Oh, we need to go on some sort of missionary trip," or, you know, bring some toilet paper to donate to people and this, this, and that. They're doing a bunch of amazing things. They're on blockchain technology. I'm on a team out of Rwanda that's leading the charge called Africa Gen, you know? So they're doing a bunch of stuff, even some stuff that we're not doing. Sometimes I find technologies over that we don't even have here, and I'm like, "Yo." We just need to learn more about each other and just open up that line of communication, you know?Zach: Man, absolutely. Again, what I'm hearing more and more is just go. Experience. Like, that's what I'm hearing. Well, look, this was awesome. Well, look, that does it for us, y'all. Thank you for joining us on the Living Corporate podcast, a special series sponsored by the Coalition of Black Excellence. To learn more about CBE, check out their website - www.cbeweek.com. Make sure to follow us on Instagram at LivingCorporate, and make sure to follow CBE on Instagram at ExperienceCBE. If you have a question you'd like for us to answer and read on the show, make sure you email us at livingcorporatepodcast@gmail.com. This has been Zach, and you have been listening to Kumi Rauf, CEO and founder of Traveling Black and I Love Being Black. Peace.Kumi: Peace, y'all.

Last weekend was the annual AFROPUNK Festival in Brooklyn with over 70,000 in attendance. A place of Black art and activism, but as the festival grew, more and more people are stating, “Afropunk sold out for white consumption”. This episode we will examine the validity of this statement. Closing Track Produced by: JHBeats (Mixed and Mastered by Super Kev)

Depuis ses prestations remarquées à We Love Green et à l’Afropunk Festival, Tshegue est un groupe qui fait de plus en plus parler de lui. Après la sortie de son excellent premier EP Survivor,  le tandem mené par Dakou et Faty s’est imposé comme la nouvelle sensation musicale. Découvrez le groupe avec Ashley Tola dans Talent RAJE.  

Gauteng Economic Development, Agriculture, Environment and Rural Development MEC Lebogang Maile has today visited the Constitution Hill in Johannesburg for a site-inspection in preparation for the first ever AFROPUNK Festival to be staged on the African Continent. The event is scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday. This despite one of the main international performers Solange Knowles pulling out of the Afropunk music festival yesterday disappointing many festival goers, some who are demanding refunds for the tickets. Elvis Preslin spoke to the MEC Gauteng Economic Development, Agriculture, Environment and Rural Development Lebogang Maile..

Inspired by AfroPunk Festival, DJ Eternity decided to put together a fresh disco-inspired dance-mix, filled with remix versions and dance-floor edits of new and classic records. Give the mix full listen below BRII: LetMeLoveYou Riddim - 1:50 About Her - Trampoline - Maybe A Sound Collage - 4:22 cay caleb: trippin ova. 1 thing - 5:53 DJ Xavi P: SHAPE OF U (XAVI P AFRO BEAT) - 7:33 KAYTRANADA: WHATEVA U WANT - 10:20 KenLo Craqnuques: Woogie On - 11:56 DTWEEZER: Ghetto Superstar - 13:51 Tom Misch: Twinkle Twinkle - 15:48 Kiri: Nowhere - 17:32 KAYTRANADA: Go Ahead - 20:28 GoldLink: Spectrum (Prod. Louie Lastic) - 22:21 Aminé: Not At All - Kaytranada (Aminé Remix) - 24:05 Chris McClenney: Vai Funk - 25:25 Reva DeVito & Roane Namuh: Cloudshine - 27:17 Dany Ojeda: Faith (Dany Ojeda Edit) - 29:25 Wantigga: Sucka For Love (Wantigga Flip) - 31:24 Mr Carmack: Chill N With Girlfriend - 33:08 EL BLANCO NINO: Club Banks - 34:57 K-Wash: Obrigado Sango - 36:44 Sango: Dias Melhores (Interlúdio) - 38:54 adaseuq: Esta Noche (Azealia Banks) - 40:38 Maluca Mala: Lola (Ging Danga) - 42:59 Brenmar: Payroll Feat. Calore - 44:53 X-Coast: Feel Real (feat. Xhosa) - 47:20 D∆WN: Renegades - 49:42 JIMMY EDGAR: DREAMZ COME TRUE [feat. Rochelle Jordan] - 52:05 PrinceWill: Never Physically Leave (Prince Will Edit) - 53:53 amorphous: so unreal - 55:15 Cadenza: WOO (CADENZA Edit) - 57:02 Jaymie Silk: Not Nice (Jaymie Silk Edition) - 59:27 Mess Kid: RiRi Riddim - 1:02:07 Keep up with show via Twitter. Instagram. Facebook.DJ Eternity:. Twitter InstagramElite Muzik:. Twitter Instagram FacebookThis podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-1aea92 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Elite Muzik Radio.

While out of town for The AfroPunk Festival , DJ Eternity decided to pull an unreleased episode from the stash. The episode features original, remixed and edit versions of his favorite tracks. Keep up with show via Twitter. Instagram. Facebook.DJ Eternity:. Twitter InstagramElite Muzik:. Twitter Instagram FacebookThis podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-1aea92 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Elite Muzik Radio.

We revisit 2017's favorite music festival with some crazy updates. And our inaugural guest Gerard Anthony, attorney of AFROPUNK, weighs in on what went wrong as well as some behind-the-scenes info about what it takes to put on a successful music festival such as AFROPUNK Festival. Follow Gerard on Twitter --> @GeeRock819 Visit us at www.poplawpodcast.com Follow us on: Instagram - @poplawpodcast Twitter - @poplawpodcast Facebook - @poplawpodcast

In episode four of Iconocast Canvas, Nekeisha and Sarah hang out at Activism Row at Afropunk Festival in Commodore Park, Brooklyn. At the August 2016 "Power to the Party" themed event, they talked with several organizers for Black and other liberation  and anti-oppression struggles. Interviewees include Allen Kwabena Frimpong and Walter Cruz from Black Lives Matter: NYC; Olaronke Akinmowo, founder of the Free Black Women's Library; Taliba Obuya, national coordinator of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement; Emma Chu Murphy, festival-goer and doula with Ancient Song Doula Services and Mia Anderson from the Brooklyn Anti-Gentrification Network. Nekeisha and Sarah open the conversations by reflecting on their experiences at the eclectic gathering dedicated to dynamic and alternative expressions of Black music and culture. Also mentioned: Every Black Girl and Kleaver Cruz's Black Joy Project. Music: "Spanish Winter" by The Passion HiFi (Evil Twin Records) https://soundcloud.com/freehiphopbeatsforyou

Greg and Ben are joined by Eric/meanmuggah11/Nyk Grey to discuss the passing of Rod Temperton, Lady Gaga officially performing at Super Bowl 51, new music from several artists, the upcoming A3C conference and AfroPunk Festival, bands originating from Carrollton, GA, the success of Chance the Rapper and what it means for major labels, the sounds of The Neptunes, and of course our Earworms of the Week! Featured Music: Ray J feat Lil Kim - Wait A Minute Hoagy Carmichael - Heart and Soul Train - Play That Song *Karmin - Come with Me (Pure Imagination)* Clipse - Grindin’ Kelis - Caught Out There Britney Spears - I’m A Slave 4 U NERD - She Wants to Move Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl Gwen Stefani - Wind It Up Jay-Z - Allure Jay-Z - I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) Slim Thug - Like A Boss Birdman feat. Clipse - What Happened To That Boy T.I. feat. Beenie Man - I’m Serious Daft Club - Harder Better Faster Stronger (The Neptunes Remix) N.O.R.E. - SuperThug *KAYTRANADA feat. SYD - You’re the One* Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass Find Eric @meanmuggah11 on YouTube, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram. Find Nyk Grey’s mixtape “Do What You Want” on BandCamp and SoundCloud. Find our Facebook page at facebook.com/bythetimeyouhearthis Instagram: @bythetimeuhearthis Email us: bythetimeuhearthis@gmail.com

Amon welcomes Mustafa Shakir to the show. They talk about the power of a name, growing up in Harlem, being a barber, life as a poet, yoga, meditation, music, life on set, being a struggling vegan, the difference between New York and LA plus much  much more. More About Mustafa Shakir http://mustafashakir.com and https://www.instagram.com/mustafaeffortless/ Links to the Stuff they Talked About Gerard Dure Salon - https://www.yelp.com/biz/gerard-dure-salon-new-york Negro Ensemble Company, Inc - http://necinc.org Apollo Theater - https://www.apollotheater.org Adina Howard - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adina_Howard Heather Hunter - https://twitter.com/hunterheather Michael K. Williams - http://www.michaelkennethwilliams.com SlamNation - http://www.devlinpix.com/film/slamnation Saul Williams - http://saulwilliams.com Afropunk Festival - http://afropunkfest.com National Black Theatre - http://www.nationalblacktheatre.org Survival Soundz - http://www.allmusic.com/artist/survival-soundz-mn0000753886 Survival Soundz - Dub is Dub - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUn1mwQLzJc Vipassana Meditation - https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index Integratron - http://integratron.com Joshua Tree National Park - https://www.nps.gov/jotr/ Quarry - http://www.cinemax.com/quarry/ Sekou Sundiata - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekou_Sundiata Sekou Sundiata - Def Poetry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWhnZPeW644 Sekou Sundiata Dies at 58; Performer of Text and Sound - http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/20/arts/music/20sundiata.html?_r=0 The New School - http://www.newschool.edu The Celestine Prophecy - http://www.celestinevision.com On the Breath of the Gods - https://www.amazon.com/Breath-Gods-Ariel-Tomioka/dp/0923490094 The Kybalion: A Study of The Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece - https://www.amazon.com/Kybalion-Hermetic-Philosophy-Ancient-Greece/dp/1603864784 Alibris  - http://www.alibris.com The Alchemist Kitchen - http://www.thealchemistskitchen.com Bikram Yoga NYC - https://bikramyoganyc.com Calcifying your Pineal Gland - http://www.med-health.net/Pineal-Gland-Calcification.html   This episode is sponsored by Gorilla Coffee.

Ja, det är sant – vi är tillbaka för att göra era fredagar lite roligare, lite snyggare och såklart lite mer woke. Vi har saknat er och vi är redo att leverera en höst utan dess like. Vi inleder säsongen med att prata om några av våra höjdpunkter från sommaren 2016 och såklart några av våra lows (triggervarning: våldtäkt). Nora har varit i New York på Afropunk Festival och Wendy har levt rövare med världens bästa Hype Gang Deluxé (och dansat så att höften bokstavligen hoppat ur led). Det blir som vanligt ilska, skratt och en massa knowledge. Lyssna See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.