
I HAVE MAGIC TO WORK
Mikael Owunna on what 50 expressions of queer Black liveliness taught him about our divinity.
I SPARKLE WHEN I SLEEP
malakaï sargeant on the ways art helps us dream beyond the limits of our carceral geographies.
ANCESTRAL INTERFERENCE
Zinzi Minott on rhythm as anticipation and dance as an expression of Black hope and futurity.
AN INVITATION TO PLEASURE
Da’Shaun L. Harrison on the necessity of nurturing an erotic and world-ending intimacy between us.
THE COST OF OUR SHAME
Rahim Thawer on confronting desirability and learning to love ourselves in deeply intimate relationship with others.
MY BODY LEADS ME
Abdul Aliy-Muhammad on respecting and defending the bodily sovereignty of people living with HIV.
Listened to Busy Being Black for the first time today. Beautiful, nuanced, emotionally intelligent, fun and human conversations. More people need to hear this brilliant podcast. I’ll be back.
Listener Review
A MODERN BLACK HISTORY HERO
Kenyon Farrow on the ways queer Black communities create caring spaces against the odds.
FEED THE BEAST
Pádraig Ó Tuama on the erotic intelligence of our bodies and poetry as ferryman to the underworld of our desires.