41 episodes

The Blackbelt Voices podcast tells stories from and about Black folks down South that honor our history, celebrate our culture, and shape our future. Through first-person narratives and in-depth conversations, hosts Adena J. White, Kara Wilkins, and Katrina Dupins share the experiences of Black Southerners living in, loving, and reconciling with the region we call home.
Music: Prentice Dupins Jr.
Logo Design: Kara Darling Creative

Blackbelt Voices Blackbelt Media LLC

    • Society & Culture

The Blackbelt Voices podcast tells stories from and about Black folks down South that honor our history, celebrate our culture, and shape our future. Through first-person narratives and in-depth conversations, hosts Adena J. White, Kara Wilkins, and Katrina Dupins share the experiences of Black Southerners living in, loving, and reconciling with the region we call home.
Music: Prentice Dupins Jr.
Logo Design: Kara Darling Creative

    Michael Harriot: The King of Breaking It Down

    Michael Harriot: The King of Breaking It Down

    Adena and Kara talk to writer and self-proclaimed Wypipologist Michael Harriot. The South Carolina native is well known for his wit, cultural commentary, and gift of mixing humor and historical context. In this episode, Michael breaks down the discipline of Wypipology, Black humor, and the story behind his coining of the phrase "invited to the cookout." (Yes, he's the one who came up with it.)

    • 30 min
    Turn to Your Neighbor: La'Twana Scott - El Dorado, Arkansas

    Turn to Your Neighbor: La'Twana Scott - El Dorado, Arkansas

    La'Twana Scott, the owner of Sweet Mama T's in El Dorado, Arkansas, developed a reputation as a great cook at an early age. The El Dorado native enjoys cooking for people and got her start from helping her mom as a child.

    • 7 min
    SOUL FOOD - Farm to Table: The Table

    SOUL FOOD - Farm to Table: The Table

    On episode 37 of Blackbelt Voices, we continue our conversation about Black food, this time focusing on barbecue. Guest Michael “Mike D” De Los Santos of North Carolina walks us through his journey of becoming an expert on the topic, which eventually led to him creating his own sauces and rubs and selling through his company, Mike D’s.

    Mike’s journey to becoming a small business owner has uplifting and heartbreaking turns, including the loss of his infant son Aaron, which he wrote about in a book he authored called “My Heart Warrior: Living With HLHS Through A Father’s Eyes.”

    Mike and his business was also featured on Discovery Channel’s “I Quit.”

    • 25 min
    Black Food Culture: Gerald Harris on the sustainability of Black farmers in North Carolina

    Black Food Culture: Gerald Harris on the sustainability of Black farmers in North Carolina

    In episode 36 of Blackbelt Voices, Adena and Kara continue the conversation about Black food culture – this time from an agricultural angle. Our guest, Gerald Harris, along with his partners Derek Beasley and Gabrielle E.W. Carter (who was featured in the Netflix series High on the Hog as well as the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal) started Tall Grass Food Box, a community-supported agricultural model (CSA).

    • 35 min
    Black Food Culture: Dr. Ashanté M. Reese on her book, Black Food Matters

    Black Food Culture: Dr. Ashanté M. Reese on her book, Black Food Matters

    We’re starting a new series of episodes about Black Food Culture, which is a very broad topic to tackle. It can be fun, but it is also deep. Ashante Reese, Ph.D. is a writer, teacher, and anthropologist who works at the intersection of critical food studies and Black geographies. Her latest book, “Black Food Matters: Racial Justice in the Wake of Food Justice, enters two conversations at once: one that concerns the persistent threats to Black life and another that concerns problems produced by the increasingly global and corporatized food system.”

    • 41 min
    Turn to Your Neighbor: Jennifer Williams - Cleveland, Mississippi

    Turn to Your Neighbor: Jennifer Williams - Cleveland, Mississippi

    Jennifer Williams of Cleveland, Mississippi, always knew she wanted to be a teacher. When she was a girl, her favorite game was playing school. Though she chose to study computer information systems in college, she remembers eagerly wanting to help her friends majoring in education.

    • 7 min

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