I’ve been invigorated by Legacy Russell’s ongoing inquiries into how we come alive together. Whether she’s encouraging us to think... more

How do we engage with and sustain Black cultures, communities, histories and futures outside of the extractive infrastructures and institutions... more

Angelina Namiba serves as a possibility model for effective and sustained engagement with those vulnerable to HIV. When she was... more

Dennis Carney is an elder whose respect among our community needs no justification nor explanation. Among much else, he led... more

We are living through a particularly tense geopolitical moment and I have found myself in a near-constant state of anger... more

I’m thrilled to share this conversation with British Nigerian writer and curator Irenosen Okojie, which was recorded at the Garden... more

The urgent problems of our time require collective engagement with the generative offerings of our imaginations. Whether our work calls... more

Julian Joseph is acclaimed as one of the finest jazz musicians to emerge this side of the Atlantic and his... more

Questioning and then breaching our limits is a salient and consequential concern — and a quest Elijah McKinnon undertakes as... more

Help me shape the future of Busy Being Black by filling out this short listener survey: https://forms.gle/y7y3iQ7RPievyGFP8 Kokomo City takes up... more