Welcome to the (AfAm) House Afro American Cultural Center at Yale

For this episode of Welcome to the AfAm House, we present a Middle-Ground inspired episode in which we discuss different dialogues with 2 current first-years and 2 current seniors. We spoke with Dani Doss '24, Zada Brown '24, Hunter Robbins '27 and Miles Kirkpatrick '27 about their experiences at Yale and asked their opinions on certain statements. You can keep up with them by following them on Instagram at @danid6707, @zada.b_ , @hunnashane_, and @miles.kir.

Happy Black History Month!  In this episode of Welcome to the AfAM House newest podcast team member, Steven Shepherd speaks with three fashion-forward Yale first year students, Christian Daniels ‘27, Marame Diop ‘27, and Kellsie Lewis ‘27 about fashion while in college and some of their fashion hot takes. Diop and Lewis are also cofounders of a  new fashion group called FLY (Fashion Lifestyle at Yale) that functions as an outlet for creative and stylistic expression for students on campus . You can keep up with Christian, Marame, and Kellsie by following their instagrams, @christiandaniels_, @marame.ee, @Kellsielewis, as well as the FLY instagram @fly.yale. 

In this episode of Welcome to the AfAm House, we speak with Pennsylvania State Representative Chris Rabb ‘92 about his experiences as a Yale undergraduate in the 80s and 90s as well as his family genealogy. Representative Rabb is a descendant of the Livingstons— a wealthy slave owning family for which one of Branford College’s courtyards is named after. In this episode, we untangle race, family genealogy, and Yale what that means in our current political moment. You can keep up with Representative Rabb on instagram @RepRabb. 

For this episode, we spoke with Malachi Beasley, Anaiis Rios-Kasoga, and Caleb Dunson about their work as Black creatives and what it means to be a Black artist at Yale and in the world at large. You can keep up with their work by following their Instagram @_malachibeasley, @anaiisrioskasoga, and @caleb.dunson.  

In this episode, we speak with Assistant Dean of Yale College Risë Nelson about her tenure as Director of the Afro-American Cultural Center at Yale. We discuss her journey to Yale, how she ushered in a renaissance at the AfAm House, and her plans for the future as the inaugural Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Yale University Library.

In this episode, Welcome to the (AfAm) House speaks with professional basketball player Damen Bell-Holter. Damen Bell-Holter was raised in Hydaburg, Alaska and has played for both Fortitudo Agrigento of the serie A2 and the Boston Celtics. Listen in to hear Bell-Holter's reflections on being Black and Indigenous, redefining the concept of masculinity, and lessons he has learned over the course of his life and career. To learn more about Bell-Holter and his work, go to his website at https://www.damenbellholter.com/.