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This is a special drop to end a beautiful Black History Month. We are coming to you with an interview featuring Raquel Willis. Anna DeShawn had the opportunity to sit down with Raquel and discuss her new book "The Risk It Takes To Bloom". They talk about her career being an out Black trans woman in the media and the journey she took to write her memoir. We hope you enjoy it. You can purchase "The Risk It Takes To Bloom" here In The Risk It Takes to Bloom, Raquel Willis recounts with passion and candor her experiences straddling the Obama and Trump eras, the possibility of transformation after the tragedy, and how complex moments can push us all to take necessary risks and bloom toward collective liberation. More About Raquel Willis Raquel Willis is an award-winning activist, journalist, and media strategist dedicated to collective liberation, especially for Black trans folks. She is an executive producer with iHeartMedia's first-ever LGBTQ+ podcast network, Outspoken, and the host of Afterlives, a podcast centering the lives and legacies of trans folks lost too soon to violence. She is also the author of The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation. Raquel has held groundbreaking posts, including director of communications for Ms. Foundation for Women, executive editor of Out magazine, and national organizer for Transgender Law Center. She co-founded Transgender Week of Visibility and Action with civil rights attorney Chase Strangio. She is the president of the Solutions Not Punishments Collaborative's executive board and serves on the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art board. She published the GLAAD Media Award-winning “Trans Obituaries Project,” in 2022, she executive-produced and hosted “The Trans Youth Town Hall” with Logo. The work was nominated for the GLAAD Awards and won Gold distinction in the Shorty Awards. She was also honored as a 2023 ADCOLOR Advocate. Her writing has been published in Black Futures by Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham, Bulgari Magnifica: The Power Women Hold edited by Tina Leung, The Echoing Ida Collection edited by Kemi Alabi, Cynthia R. Greenlee, and Janna A. Zinzi, and Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha Blain. She has also written for Essence, Bitch, VICE, Buzzfeed, The Cut, and Vogue. Raquel is a thought leader on gender, race, and intersectionality. She's experienced in online publications, organizing marginalized communities for social change, non-profit media strategy, and public speaking while using digital activism as a major tool of resistance and liberation.
On this bonus episode of Vibe Check, Zach and staff writer for the New York Times magazine, Jenna Wortham talk about their essay ‘Want to Love Your Body? Try Swimming Naked,' queer spaces and self-love.You can find Jenna Wortham on Twitter or Instagram @jennydeluxeJenna Wortham's New York Times essay ‘Want to Love Your Body? Try Swimming Naked':https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/magazine/playa-zipolite-nude-beach-mexico.html
References: Kimberly Drew@museummammyThis Is What I Know About Art by Kimberly DrewBlack Futures edited by Jenna Wortham and Kimberly DrewCrip Camp: A Disability Revolution (Documentary on Netflix)5 neurodivergent love languagesCredits:Dreaming Different is brought to you by Deem Audio.Produced by Alexis Aceves Garcia, Jorge Vallecillos, Amy Mae Garrett.Editorial by Alice Grandoit-Šutka, Alexis Aceves Garcia, Isabel Flower.Creative direction by Nu Goteh.Design by Jun Lin.Sound mixing and editing by Hasan Insane.Theme music by Nu Goteh.
Anxiety. Not only do we all deal with it, but it can take on many different forms. For example there's the new anxiety that comes from the Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO). The term refers to the sometimes energizing, sometimes terrifying anxiety that you are missing out on something absolutely amazing. It could be a party, a new movie, a special relationship, or a delicious romantic dinner; something awesome is happening and you are not a part of it. FOMO is an age-old problem that has exploded culturally thanks to real-time updates on social media. In the New York Times, Jenna Wortham wrote about a friend who works in advertising who told her that she was feeling fine about her life--until she opened her social media account. The friend said, "Then I'm thinking, I am 28, with three roommates, and oh, it looks like they have a precious baby and a mortgage. And then I wanted to die." Wortham claims that social media updates can make our simple everyday pleasures pale in comparison with the fun things we could or should be doing. Anxiety can pop up in the strangest of ways! Another area where anxiety is increasing rapidly is with Generation Z (people born since the late 1990's). Researcher Joseph E. Davis claims that we can trace some of the anxiety to what he calls "absurdly ambitious" goals for academics, sports, or their future career. Davis points to a 2019 survey that asked 3,000 American adolescents, most age 14-17, about their aspirations for adulthood. How important, for instance, was it to them to become, "powerful and influential" as an adult? 21% indicated "absolutely essential," and another 27% as "very important." (Source: Joseph E. Davis, "The Deeper Roots of Youth Anxiety" Institute for Family Studies) What these current examples of anxiety reveal is that much of our anxiety isn't from outside sources, it's literally self perceived or self generated. We don't think we measure up to the identity we've created for ourselves, and most importantly, we are aware of the flaws or brokenness we struggle with everyday. No one knows our flaws more then we do, we literally see them everyday in the mirror. Sometimes we literally hate ourselves because of all our perceived or real shortcomings. This kind of anxiety is very real, at it happens even to Christians. So what are we to do when this happens in our lives? One word: Remember. Remember what God says about you. Remember where your identity comes from. Most importantly, remember where your strength comes from. Here is how the apostle Paul states it: "But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." ~2 Corinthians 12:9-10 To learn more about how God provides us with the resources to deal with our anxiety make sure and to part two of Anxious for Nothing.
On this episode I'm joined by Kimberly Drew. Kimberly Drew is a curator, critic & author of two books, This Is What I Know About Art and the anthology Black Futures with Jenna Wortham, both released in 2020. Drew received her B.A. from Smith College in Art History and African-American Studies.The last time I caught up with Kimberly we were both in Ghana experiencing all the country has to offer spending time in the capital city of Accra, while also visiting important spots in Kumasi and Tamale. Drew and I witnessed the launch of Amoako Boafo's artist residency and foundation, partied at some of Accra's hottest spots and spent time with local artists in the capital city. Listen in as we reflect on this wildly rich experience.
Devin N. Morris is a Baltimore born, Brooklyn based artist who is interested in abstracting American life and subverting traditional value systems through the exploration of racial and sexual identity in mixed media paintings, photographs, writings and video. His works prioritize displays of personal innocence and acts of kindness within surreal landscapes and elaborate draped environments that reimagine the social boundaries imposed on male interactions, platonic and otherwise. The use of gestural kindnesses between real and imagined characters are inspired by his various experiences growing as a black boy in Baltimore, MD and his later experiences navigating the world as a black queer man. Memory subconsciously roots itself in the use of familiar household materials & fabrics, while symbolically he arranges it. Looking to buoy his new realities in a permanent real space, Morris posits his reimagined societies as a prehistory to futures that are impossible to imagine. Jenna Wortham is an award-winning journalist for the New York Times and host of the culture podcast "Still Processing." A graduate of the University of Virginia, she worked at Wired before joining the Times in 2008 and more recently, the New York Times Magazine. Wortham is an important voice on digital culture and new technologies, and is a co-author of “Black Futures” with Kimberly Drew, coming out via One World 2020.
A powerful, poetic memoir about what it means to exist as an indigenous woman in America, told in snapshots of the author's encounters with gun violence. Toni Jensen is a Metis woman born and raised in rural Iowa. Looking for another collection of life stories check out Black Futures - a multimedia anthology of what it means to be black in America. Edited by Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham.
We're back with a new season on April 14! Jenna Wortham is on book leave, so Wesley Morris will be taking on solo hosting duties for much of this spring. He will be joined by a stellar cast of guests, including Daphne Brooks to talk pop culture hierarchies, Hanif Abdurraqib to examine television theme songs (and that polarizing “skip intro” button) and Bill Simmons on what happens when athletes try to act. We can't kick off this season, however, without first hearing about what Jenna has been up to. Spoiler alert: black holes.Tune in Thursdays for new episodes.
Award-winning writer, activist, and media strategist dedicated to Black transgender liberation Raquel Willis joins Jess on the show to celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility & discuss the past, present and future of QTBIPOC rights!More about Raquel Willis:Raquel Willis is an award-winning writer, activist, and media strategist dedicated to Black transgender liberation. She has held groundbreaking posts throughout her career including director of communications for Ms. Foundation for Women, executive editor of Out magazine, and national organizer for Transgender Law Center.Her writing has been published in Black Futures by Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham, Bulgari Magnifica: The Power Women Hold edited by Tina Leung, The Echoing Ida Collection edited by Kemi Alabi, Cynthia R. Greenlee, and Janna A. Zinzi, and Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha Blain. She has also written for Essence, Bitch, VICE, Buzzfeed, The Cut, and Vogue. During her time at Out, she published the GLAAD Media Award–winning “Trans Obituaries Project.” In 2023, she will release her debut memoir, I Believe in Our Power, about her coming of identity and activism with St. Martin's Press. Raquel is a thought leader on gender, race and intersectionality. She's experienced in online publications, organizing marginalized communities for social change, non-profit media strategy and public speaking while using digital activism as a major tool of resistance and liberation.
All The Apostles are Black, All the Saints Queer, and All of Them Are Brave: towards a queer canon (Pt.2) Hello, hi Beloveds! Welcome back to the second installment of our Roll Call episode. We are your hosts, Kopano Maroga and Maneo Mohale, and we are sluts for history and sluts for discourse and are going to be picking the brains of our fabulous guests Koleka Putuma (featured in part 1) and Nakhane (featured in part 2) speaking all things blackness, South Africanness, craft, microaggressions, white twinks and black queer ancestors. We are joined in these episodes by voicenote interludes from black, queer South African artists Gugulethu Duma (aka Dumama who opens and closes the show), Lindiwe Mngxitama and Kneo Mokgopa. Special thanks to our magnificent producer, Maia McDonald, and our generous mentors, Danez Smith and Jenna Wortham, for holding space for us and holding our hands through the process. Big, black, slutty love! Maneo & Kopano Hosted by: Kopano Maroga and Maneo Mohale Featuring: Nakhane, Kneo Mokgopa, and Gugulethu Duma Produced by: Maia McDonald
(https://followfridaypodcast.com/traci-thomas (Full transcript)) Traci Thomas is the host of https://thestackspodcast.com/ (The Stacks), a podcast about books and the people who read them. Today on Follow Friday, she talks about four of her favorite people she follows online: Someone she has a crush on: Jason Reynolds, https://twitter.com/jasonreynolds83/ (@jasonreynolds83) on Twitter Someone she doesn't know in real life, but wants to be friends with: Shea Serrano https://twitter.com/SheaSerrano ((@sheaserrano) on Twitter, https://www.instagram.com/shea.serrano/ (@shea.serrano) on Instagram) and Larami Serrano https://www.instagram.com/laramiserranophoto/ ((@laramiserranophoto) on Instagram) Someone who makes the internet a better place: @KieseLaymon on https://twitter.com/KieseLaymon (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/KieseLaymon/ (Instagram) Someone who has stopped posting but needs to come back: https://www.nytimes.com/column/still-processing-podcast (Still Processing), a podcast hosted by Jenna Wortham (@jennydeluxe on https://twitter.com/jennydeluxe (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/jennydeluxe/ (Instagram)) and Wesley Morris https://twitter.com/wesley_morris ((@wesley_morris) on Twitter, https://www.instagram.com/wsslyy/ (@wsslyy) on Instagram) And on https://www.patreon.com/followfriday (our Patreon page), you can pledge any amount of money to get access to Follow Friday XL — our members-only podcast feed with exclusive bonus follows. That feed has an extended-length version of this interview in which Traci talks about someone super-talented who's still under the radar: Floral designer Whit McClure. Also: Follow Traci https://twitter.com/bitracial (@bitracial) on Twitter and listen to https://thestackspodcast.com/ (The Stacks) podcast Follow us @FollowFridayPod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) Follow Eric https://twitter.com/HeyHeyESJ (@heyheyesj) on Twitter Theme song written by Eric Johnson, and performed by https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie). Show art by https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan). Thank you to our amazing patrons: Jon, Justin, Amy, Yoichi, Elizabeth, Sylnai, Matthias, and Shima.
All The Apostles are Black, All the Saints Queer, and All of Them Are Brave: towards a queer canon (Pt.1) Hello, hi Beloveds! We are Kopano Maroga and Maneo Mohale and we have the absolute honour of hosting this 2 part episode of Roll Call for you produced by the Poetry Foundation. We are sluts for history and sluts for discourse and are going to be picking the brains of our fabulous guests Koleka Putuma (featured in part 1) and Nakhane (featured in part 2) speaking all things blackness in these episodes. South Africanness, craft, microaggressions, white twinks and black queer ancestors. We are joined in these episodes by voicenote interludes from black, queer South African artists Gugulethu Duma (aka Dumama who opens and closes the show), Lindiwe Mngxitama and Kneo Mokgopa. Special thanks to our magnificent producer, Maia McDonald, and our generous mentors, Danez Smith and Jenna Wortham, for holding space for us and holding our hands through the process. Big, black, slutty love! Maneo & Kopano Hosted by: Kopano Maroga and Maneo Mohale Featuring: Koleka Putuma, Gugulethu Duma, Lindiwe Mngxitama Produced by: Maia McDonald
During 2021, I hosted a series of online conversations looking at various works of art and pop culture, with an eye toward what these works have to teach us about hope. What does hope look like during a global pandemic? What tools do we need as we find our way? How do we find the strength to persevere? I called these conversations Hope Notes.Today, we bring you part 2 of my conversation with my friend Derrick Weston about the film Black Panther. Derrick is a writer, podcaster, and filmmaker working at the intersection of food and faith. Hear more from Derrick on the Food and Faith podcast, or through the Stories of Food and Faith website. He and his wife, the Rev. Shannon Weston, and their four kids live outside of Baltimore, MD. Derrick and I spoke over Zoom in February 2021. Resources mentioned in today's episode:Still Processing podcast with Wesley Morris, Jenna Wortham, and Ta-Nehisi Coates about Black PantherWhen Everyone Around You Is Talking About the End, Talk About Black HistoryDr. Tiya Miles's book: All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family KeepsakeContact MaryAnn McKibben Dana at maryannmckibbendana.net. Editor and Producer: Caroline Dana
We Gon' Get FREE'S 2022 STRATEGY is “It's in the intimacy!” Each week we aim to offer diverse strategies that help us answer this question. “How might we make intimacy the priority in all the spaces we gather!" & for our first episode we are focusing on our relationships with DATING!EPISODE ONE --Lamarre, Ken & Ca$hly engage in a conversation on navigating dating with regards to; race, sexuality, religion, and wellness while they all cuddle. Subscribe! and rate us on apple podcast ! We would appreciate itThe podcast intro mix is sample assortment of "Today is Yesterday's Tomorrow" a mix by King Britt & curated by Kimberly Drew & Jenna Wortham for BLACK FUTURES book. LISTEN to the FULL mix here https://www.mixcloud.com/blackfutures...Lamarre: https://www.instagram.com/franchescal...Ca$hly: https://www.instagram.com/cash.moneyr...Ken: https://www.instagram.com/howgreatisken/SHOUT OUT TO OUR SPONSORS!FULL SET SOCIETY!https://www.fullsetsociety.com/THEY'RE DOING A BONNET GIVEAWAY FOR THE FIRST 50 FOLKS!
Show Notes. Today's episode Dario sits with art curator, writer, and social activist Kimberly Drew. Hailing from Orange, New Jersey, Drew was taught by her parents to trust her own voice at an early age. In a family full of creatives, this lesson was fortuitous of Kimberly's career in the arts. Her words and voice have served to shape a new canon of Black contemporary art and question who and what are worthy of being valued in our nation's most lauded museums and cultural backdrops. In today's conversation, Kimberly shares how she cultivates community through art, what she's learning about the vulnerability of rage, and why she's able to speak her truth with such determined power. It's a conversation where Kimberly gives Dario permission to be messy with his own process. We Mentioned: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/553674/black-futures-by-edited-by-kimberly-drew--jenna-wortham/ (Black Futures ) by Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612188/this-is-what-i-know-about-art-by-kimberly-drew-illustrated-by-ashley-lukashevsky/9780593095188/ (This is what I know about art) by Kimberly Drew http://www.theprepschoolnegro.org/ (The Prep School Negro) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8GlyaDXkbA (Down for My Niggas) by C Murder featuring Snoop Dogg http://www.carolynlazard.com/ (Carolyn Lazard) https://alicesheppard.com/about/ (Alice Shepherd) https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/about/ (Disability Visibility Project Alice Wong) http://christinesunkim.com/ (Christine Sun Kim) https://www.instagram.com/museummammy/?hl=en (@museummammy) Instagram https://twitter.com/museummammy (@museummammy) Twitter This conversation was recorded on May 8, 2021 Original Music composed by Dario Calmese, Show Art by River Wildmen, Social Art by Stéphane Lab Producer Carmen D. Harris
In this episode, I'm chatting with friends, podcast hosts, and professional queer people Jenna Wortham and Fran Tirado about work/life balance, authenticity, and resisting the pressure to let yourself be defined by others' expectations. YOU ARE HERE (FOR NOW) is a series of conversations with some of my favorite people about being alive: navigating change, personal transformation, love, fear, and figuring it all out on the way. My new book You Are Here (For Now): A Guide to Finding Your Way is available now. Follow this episode's guests at @fransquishco, @JennyDeluxe, and @AdamJK.
Alicia Garza is joined by Jenna Wortham, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, and co-host of the podcast Still Processing. Wortham talks about her work around healing justice, including her practices of herbalism, sound healing & reiki. Also, a deep dive into Wortham's book, Black Futures.This week's weekly roundup was recorded live at Copper Spoon in Oakland on October 21st, 2021.Jenna Wortham on Twitter & InstagramLady Don't Take No on Twitter, Instagram & FacebookAlicia Garza on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & YouTube This pod is supported by the Black Futures LabProduction by Phil SurkisTheme music: "Lady Don't Tek No" by LatyrxAlicia Garza founded the Black Futures Lab to make Black communities powerful in politics. She is the co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, an international organizing project to end state violence and oppression against Black people. Garza serves as the Strategy & Partnerships Director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She is the co-founder of Supermajority, a new home for women's activism. Alicia was recently named to TIME's Annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, alongside her BLM co-founders Opal Tometi and Patrisse Cullors. She is the author of the critically acclaimed book, The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart (Penguin Random House), and she warns you -- hashtags don't start movements. People do.
If you've ever had questions about our (19 years of!) friendship, wade on into this episode, which was sparked by the heartwarmingly genius Summer of Friendship series from Call Your Girlfriend. And if you've ever wondered about our thoughts on making The Idea of You book into a movie...well, that too! More on The Idea of You's rabid following ℅ Michelle Ruiz for Vogue. People, watch Friends with Kids! Somehow related: It was Patrick Dempsey who was (at one point) married to the makeup artist, Jillian Fink. Do you want access to TIOY Facebook group? Have at it. The author Robinne Lee cites her original inspiration for Solene as Leticia Herrera, the founder of Casa Tua hotels. Jenna Wortham's New York Times Magazine piece about the movie Zola and recasting pressure via Twitter. Tune into the Summer of Friendship eps of Call Your Girlfriend! Our chat about our relationship is part of that joyful series. Send all of your thoughts and feelings to @athingortwohq, podcast@athingortwohq.com, and 833-632-5463. We'll send you more of ours if you sign up for Secret Menu. Try Modern Fertility's finger-prick test to get a handle on your fertility. It's $20 off when you use our link. Heat things up with Made In's professional-grade cookware—15% off your first order with the code ATHINGORTWO. Turn to BetterHelp for professional counseling and get 10% off your first month with our link. Find out where to get your COVID-19 vaccine near you at vaccines.gov. YAY. Produced by Dear Media
In this bonus episode in our series exploring the impact of the pandemic on our field, we speak with computer scientist, composer, and author Jaron Lanier about the possibilities of the internet for creatives, and its pitfalls. He reminisces about performing at The Joyce in the 90s, discusses why you may want to consider deleting your social media accounts, and more. Be sure to subscribe to hear our bonus episode with philosopher Jaron Lanier and scholar Andre Lepecki are still to come. You can find The Joyce @thejoycetheater on FB, IG and Twitter, and you can connect with Laura at @graceandsteelstudio on Instagram. Netflix Documentary The Social Dilemma https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224 Jenna Wortham's NY Times piece https://tinyurl.com/45tc7y9e
On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee is thrilled to be chatting with Traci Thomas! We are discussing: Bookish Moments: “my whole life is bookish” and a mother-daughter buddy read Current Reads: an unexpected mix of fiction and non-fiction this week turns things on their head Deep Dive: we have a long chat about Traci's reading life, her Shakespeare challenge, the podcast, and all the snacks Book Presses: a few non-fiction presses that readers will love. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . Intro: :46 - The Stacks Podcast 1:00 - The Stacks Instagram 1:05 - shereads.com Bookish Moment of the Week: 2:55 - When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead 3:30 - The Giver by Lois Lowry 3:34 - The Stacks Ep. 110 (Traci and her mother Sue Thomas) Current Reads: 3:52 - Long Division by Kiese Laymon (Traci) 4:55 - Starfish by Lisa Fipps (Kaytee) 5:54 - Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh 5:55 - The Stacks Book Club 7:16 - Seven Days in June by Tia Williams (Traci) 9:24 - Traci's final review of Seven Days In June via Instagram 9:34 - Black Futures by Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham (Kaytee) 9:49 - Choose Your Own Adventure Books 1-4 by R. A. Montgomery 10:02 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson 11:15 - The Stacks Ep. 146 (w/Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham) 11:40 - Still Processing Podcast w/Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris 12:32 - Two Noble Kinsmen by William Shakespeare 12:41 - Cymbeline by William Shakespeare (Traci) 13:27 - The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare 13:28 - The Tempest by William Shakespeare 13:29 - King Henry the Eighth by William Shakespeare 14:17 - You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar (Kaytee) 15:04 - Libro.fm 15:54 - It's Been a Minute episode w/Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar Deep Dive - Traci's Reading Life 17:21 - Othello by William Shakespeare 17:25 - New Boy: William Shakespeare's Othello Retold by Tracy Chevalier 17:33 - Vinegar Girl: William's Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew Retold by Anne Tyler 17:38 - The Stacks Ep. 10 w/ Vella Lovell 18:23 - Open Source Shakespeare 18:48 - Two Gentleman of Verona by William Shakespeare 18:52 - The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare 19:04 - Hamlet by William Shakespeare 19:23 - Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 19:29 - Macbeth by William Shakespeare 19:34 - Richard II by William Shakespeare 19:36 - Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare 20:01 - Lend Me Your Ears podcast 20:19 - The World Only Spins Forward by Isaac Butler and Dan Kois 28:11 - Columbine by Dave Cullen 28:14 - Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson 28:18 - Empire of Pain by Patrick Raddon Keefe 28:57 - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou 29:14 - Darryl's Instagram @dsweet_library 34:43 - Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 35:30 - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 35:48 - Beloved by Toni Morrison Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 45:02 - Jesus Land by Julia Scheeres (Traci) 45:07 - A Thousand Lives by Julia Scheeres (Traci) 48:33 - Here for It by R. Eric Thomas (Kaytee) 48:50 - It's Been A Minute episode w/R. Eric Thomas 51:10 - The Stacks Pod on Twitter @thestackspod_ Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
How do designers craft the perfect book cover? In this episode, Sam learns more about how book covers are designed. He is joined by Scott Berkun, an author and popular speaker whose talks range in topics from creativity, leadership, public speaking, design and more. Scott chats about the collaboration process and the surprising reality behind book cover design. Later on in the show, they are joined by Jon Key, an artist, designer, writer and educator who co-founded the Brooklyn design studio Morcos Key with Wael Morcos. Together, Jon and Wael designed the long-awaited Black Futures book by New York Times journalist Jenna Wortham and art curator Kimberly Drew. Jon chats about how he uses writing during his design process and landing on the cover for the Black Futures book. For links to resources we discuss on this episode, visit our show page: The Story Behind Designing Book Covers
Jenna Wortham is a writer at New York Time Magazine, co-author alongside Kimberly Drew of the anthology Black Futures, co-host of the NYT award-winning podcast Still Processing, where her and her best friend and the Times’ critic at large Wesley Morris make listeners feel like they are eavesdropping on two best friends talking about exactly what we need to be discussing in culture. One of my favorite things about Jenna is their healing spirit. They are a sound healer, reiki practitioner, herbalist and community care worker oriented toward healing justice and liberation. Jenna is from the DMV, for those of you who don’t know, the DC/MD/VA area so that might be why I have even more love for them. In this episode, we are talking about our own biases we carry, the state of journalism, being told you are a “diversity hire”, healing, how she made her way up in the New York Times, and the process of building the anthology Black Futures. The article we talk about on imposter syndrome can be found here: https://hbr.org/2021/02/stop-telling-women-they-have-imposter-syndrome Video version of this conversation: youtube.com/noor facebook.com/noor —— For more Jenna Wortham: instagram.com/jennydeluxe twitter.com/jennydeluxe www.jennydeluxe.com You can enioy Black Futures by purchasing wherever you get your books! —— It would mean so much if you could rate + review PODCAST NOOR! I love reading what you have to say, and it is a great way to support. You can also stay connected with me by subscribing to my newsletter: noortagouri.com/newsletter If you want to go the extra mile, join my Patreon community: patreon.com/noor And of course follow along on social media: instagram.com/noor facebook.com/noor youtube.com/noor twitter.com/ntagouri https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@ntagouri tiktok.com/@noor --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podcastnoor/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/podcastnoor/support
In this conversation, Philip talks with co-founders of the BlackSpace Urbanist Collective. They discuss their origin story as a collective, their mission and their BlackSpace manifesto organizing document and how that radically informs the organizational ordering and mission. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings. Philip's Drop: Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott (https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300078152/seeing-state) Emma's Drop: We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85 (https://bookshop.org/books/we-wanted-a-revolution-black-radical-women-1965-85-a-sourcebook/9780872731837) Black Lives 1900: W.E.B. Du Bois at the Paris Exposition (https://www.artbook.com/9781942884538.html) Kenyatta's Drop: Black Futures by Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/553674/black-futures-by-edited-by-kimberly-drew--jenna-wortham/) Joshua Tree (https://www.nps.gov/jotr/index.htm)
Following the recent release of their anthology, Black Futures, curator Kimberly Drew and journalist Jenna Wortham join us this week. We discuss their hopes for 2021 (7:33), interrogating institutions like the HFPA (11:20), their career paths (18:10) and expanding accessibility within their respective industries (8:56). Jenna and Kimberly also reflect on how they've grown since creating Black Futures (25:38), navigating the pandemic (28:14), and the refuge they've found in the Marvel universe (32:27). Finally, they envision their future selves (39:47) and what a “black future” can look like (43:02). Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Introducing the new season of “Still Processing.” The first episode is the one that the co-hosts Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris have been wanting to make for years. They’re talking about the N-word. It’s both unspeakable and ubiquitous. A weapon of hate and a badge of belonging. After centuries of evolution, it’s everywhere — art, politics, everyday banter — and it can’t be ignored. So they’re grappling with their complicated feelings about this word. Find more episodes of “Still Processing” here: nytimes.com/stillprocessing
Air travel is starting to pick up again, but is it safe to travel? President of Uniglobe Travel Designers Elizabeth Blount McCormick answers listeners' questions about taking a vacation. And, this year's Grammys featured history-making achievements and thought-provoking performances. Jenna Wortham of The New York Times Magazine and Ivie Ani of AMAKA Studio join us to discuss.
We’re back with a new season on March 18! Join culture writers Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris for the juiciest group chat, the coziest diner booth, the crowded kitchen at a house party with the best snacks and the real talk. Each week, they’ll come together to talk art, identity, politics, the internet — whatever they’re grappling with. Subscribe for deep chats, uncomfortable but necessary conversations and incisive takes on the cultural landscape. New episodes come out every Thursday.
On the first episode of season 2 of ‘Our Folklore‘, Amira Rasool is joined by the authors of Black Futures, an anthology of artwork, essays and interviews that asks the question “what does it mean to be Black and alive right now?” They share their journeys from STEM to the creative and art worlds, and what the future holds for the Black experience.
This episode features Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham, co-editors of Black Futures, a visual anthology from One World via Penguin Random House. We discuss their creative process in curating the book, their practices as artists and archivists, and their hopes and dreams for Black Futures. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
It's Super Bowl weekend, and we've invited critic Wesley Morris on to talk about Whitney Houston's jaw-dropping rendition of the Star Spangled banner. On the 30th anniversary of her performance, we explore the beauty and complexity the national anthem holds for Black Americans and ask: how should we be listening to the National Anthem today? For the playlist of songs curated for this episode visit http://bit.ly/oos-wesley/ Show Notes / Wesley and Hanif reference Whitney Houston, Marvin Gaye, and Jimi Hendrix's versions of the National Anthem.Wesley and Hanif cite Lady Gaga and Beyonce's inauguration performances of the National Anthem.Wesley Morris is the host of the podcast Still Processing, with former Object of Sound guest, Jenna Wortham. Jahja Ling is the conductor laureate of the San Diego symphony. John Clayton a jazz musician and composer, set to perform on a Jazz Cruise, in 2022. / Music In This Week's Playlist /Whitney Houston, I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) Sophie, It's Okay to CryCraig David, 7 DaysFireworks, Oh, Why Can't We Start Old & Get YoungerShame, March DayCHIKA, CrownJay-Z, Public Service AnnouncementPeople Under the Stairs, Mid-City Fiestamxmtoon, All Star (by Smash Mouth)/ Credits / Object of Sound is a Sonos show produced by work x work: Scott Newman, Jemma Rose Brown, and Babette Thomas. The show is additionally produced by Hanif Abdurraqib. Our engineers are Sam Bair and Josh Hahn of The Relic Room.
Editors, Jenna Wortham and Kimberly Drew created an anthology consisting of art, recipes and moments captured in black culture and history and presented to us,"Black Futures".
Where do you begin to process the last four years? All the grief, the joy, the heaviness, the fear — it's all so much to unpack. But...you have to start somewhere. We start with New York Times writer and podcaster Jenna Wortham and curator and activist Kimberly Drew. They give us their insights and reflections on the moment, and we talk about their new anthology book Black Futures, and how it reimagines possibilities for Black people.
Following a year like no other, stepping into a future of unknowns, the time to envision liberation is now. In this episode, we speak with vocalist and violinist Sudan Archives who spins the ideas and sounds of afrofuturism into her work, as well as co-editors of the book Black Futures, Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham. We track the evolution of afrofuturism from outer space to inner space in a dynamic playlist, and discuss how music has helped us create the world we want to inhabit. / Show Notes /For the playlist of songs curated for this episode visit https://bit.ly/oos-afrofutirism.Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham's book Black Futures is available now from One World.Alisha B. Wormsley's billboard, There Are Black People In The Future,Jenna referenced books by the author Ytasha Womack,The instrument Sudan played is called the goje,Jamila Woods album is LEGACY! LEGACY!/ Credits / Object of Sound is a Sonos show produced by work x work: Scott Newman, Jemma Brown, Babette Thomas. The show is additionally produced by Hanif Abdurraqib. Our engineers are Sam Bair and Josh Hahn of The Relic Room.
Today we welcome Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham to The Stacks. They are the editors of Black Futures, a collection of art, essays, memes, recipes and more that document Blackness. In addition to working on this book together, Kimberly is also the author of This is What I Know About Art, an activist, and curator. Jenna is a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine and the co-host of the Still Processing podcast. Today we talk about collaboration in the creative process, how they built this book, and what trust and integrity can look like in professional relationships. The Stacks Book Club selection for January is The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans, we will discuss the book with Deesha Philyaw on January 27th. You can find links to everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2021/01/13/ep-146-kimberly-drew-jenna-wortham SUPPORT THE STACKS Hello Fresh - go to hellofresh.com/stacks10 and use code STACKS10 to get 10 free meals.
Who do you call for perspective on the craziest year in recent memory? Two expert dreamers—New York Times critic Jenna Wortham and curator Kimberly Drew, co-editors of the ambitious new book Black Futures. They talk to host Brittany Packnett Cunningham about why it's important to write our stories (and not just on social media), and what they expect 2021 to hold. Plus, we hear about the lessons of the year from members of The Meteor collective—like Raquel Willis, Liz Plank, Treasure Brooks, and Rebecca Carroll—and, most importantly, from you, our listeners. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Who do you call for perspective on the craziest year in recent memory? Two expert dreamers—New York Times critic Jenna Wortham and curator Kimberly Drew, co-editors of the ambitious new book Black Futures. They talk to host Brittany Packnett Cunningham about why it’s important to write our stories (and not just on social media), and what they expect 2021 to hold. Plus, we hear about the lessons of the year from members of The Meteor collective—like Raquel Willis, Liz Plank, Treasure Brooks, and Rebecca Carroll—and, most importantly, from you, our listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Curated by writer Kimberly Drew and “Still Processing” podcast host Jenna Wortham, Black Futures features art, photos, essays, memes, dialogues, recipes, and poetry from over 100 Black contributors in response to the question: what does it mean to be Black and alive right now? In conversation with Camonghne Felix, the vice president of strategic communications for Blue State, former director of surrogates and strategic communications for Elizabeth Warren’s 2020 presidential campaign, and author of the poetry collection Build Yourself a Boat. This program was held on December 3, 2020.
If, like us, you’ve been following Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham’s work for years ‘n years, you’re going to really relish digging into Black Futures, the sweeping anthology they created together. This week, we’re chatting with the duo about celebrating Blackness, developing a friendship over the course of a creative collaboration, and, um, mispronouncing words. Oh, and before they join us, we’re discussing why really big versions of things make good gifts. You thought we were done with gift ideas? Heck no. 1) a 6- or 12-month gift sub to Secret Menu. 2) DONATIONS! 3) lots of something you know someone already loves. For us, we’re talking jumbo takes on Luxardo cherries, Maldon salt, Fruit Roll-Ups, Oribe Gold Lust Repair & Restore Conditioner, Ghirardelli brownie mix, Tate’s cookies, sriracha, that Kacey Musgraves x Boy Smells candle, and Red Boat fish sauce and salt. Grab your copy of Black Futures (which, by the way: great gift). To keep up on Jenna and Kimberly’s book tour—and to feel very in-the-know in general—follow both of them on IG: @jennydeluxe and @museummammy respectively. Black Futures inspirations: The Black Book edited by Toni Morrison, Black Women Writers at Work by Claudia Tate, Losing Ground directed by Kathleen Collins (and just the scope and scale of Kathleen Collins's work broadly), the F series at The Studio Museum in Harlem, and adrienne maree brown (and her book introductions specifically). Of the SO MANY moments, undertakings, and talents Black Futures delves into, a few this episode touches on: Martine Rose, Black Mama’s Bail Out, and the birth of Black Lives Matter in the Facebook posts of Alicia Garza and Patrisse Cullors. And visit www.hilma.co/ATHINGORTWO to get the Hilma starter set, with a free gift and 20% off! Produced by Dear Media
New York Times Magazine staff writer and Still Processing co-host Jenna Wortham, and writer, curator, and activist Kimberly Drew have teamed up to edit the new book, Black Futures. The book answers the question “What does it mean to be Black and alive right now?” in the form of essays, photos, memes, art, tweets, recipes, poetry, and more.
Wesley Morris wrote about growing a quarantine mustache in The New York Times Magazine this fall. His personal essay explored how his facial hair experiment led to a deep consideration of his own Blackness. The cultural meaning of a mustache is the kind of thing you can write about when you’re critic-at-large for The New York Times. Morris joined the Times in 2015 and writes for both the newspaper and the magazine. He and Times colleague Jenna Wortham also host a podcast called Still Processing. Before joining the Times, Morris was a film critic at The Boston Globe where he won a Pulitzer Prize for criticism. He’s also written for The San Francisco Chronicle and The San Francisco Examiner and Grantland, a sports and pop-culture website run by ESPN. Morris spoke with MPR News host Angela Davis for the MPR Journalist Series about his work, the future of movies, his picks for the top performances of 2020 and what he’s cooking and reading during the pandemic. To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above. Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.
Former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Mark McClellan says he would take Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, which is up for emergency use authorization Thursday before an FDA advisory panel. And, Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham, the editors of "Black Futures," talk about what it means to be Black and alive right now and creating an archive of this current moment.
On this Friday edition of The PEN Pod, we discuss the vanguard of Black art and creativity with Jenna Wortham and Kimberly Drew, out this month with their new collection BLACK FUTURES. Then, Suzanne Nossel answers some of our tough questions about free speech, the pandemic, and more in our weekly segment. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/penamerica/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/penamerica/support
This week we're joined by two remarkable women who have recently collaborated on a project that isn't so much a book or a novel as it is a gorgeous, mixed-media zine called Black Futures. Listen to hear curator and activist Kimberly Drew and New York Times journalist and podcast host Jenna Wortham talk about how Black Futures came to be, what they hope people take away from the collection, and the immense value of amplifying Black voices.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We at The Web are taking time to listen to Black voices, and we welcome you to do the same. Links to podcasts by BIPOC creators we recommend in this (mini) episode — Hoodrat to Headwrap hosted by Erica Hart and Ebony Donnley. How to Survive the End of the World hosted by Autumn Brown and adrienne maree brown. Finding Fred hosted by Carvell Wallace. Closer Than They Appear hosted by Carvell Wallace. Still Processing hosted by Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris. MixdGen hosted by Kimberly Ming and Paul Clifton. Bone Hill Episodes 1&2 of Family Ghosts featuring musician and activist Martha Redbone. Yo Is This Racist hosted by Tawny Newsome and Andrew Ti. Beautiful episode art by John Martin. Find more of Mr. Martin's art at the magical Creativegrowth.org
Playwright Jean Tong weaves together narrative threads with links to Malaysia in Hungry Ghosts; Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris from podcast Still Processing explain why pop culture's important; and hip hop artist L-FRESH The LION on his approach to judging Eurovision.
Playwright Jean Tong weaves together narrative threads with links to Malaysia in Hungry Ghosts; Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris from podcast Still Processing explain why pop culture's important; and hip hop artist L-FRESH The LION on his approach to judging Eurovision.
In this episode of The Archive Project, journalist and nonfiction author Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses his work with New York Times reporter, Jenna Wortham.
Erica Williams Simon sits down with Jenna Wortham. The Call is produced and edited by Samara Breger.
Podcasting is so hot these days, it has its own paid critics. We talk to one. Plus, Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris of the New York Times dish about their new buddy podcast, Still Processing. And we sample some delicious canapés and crudités with the gents from the Dinner Party Download.
While this isn't brought to by Unsolicited Advice, this segment from The New York Times podcast #StillProcessing hosted by the great Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris was too good to pass up. It is must listen for anyone having difficulty understanding the pain and trauma felt by those affected by the election results. Through tears, listen as the two give voice to what so many are feeling at the moment. Please Share. And stay tuned for more episodes of Unsolicited Advice as we attack these issues from all angles with some awesome guests.