Dec 13, 2018

On this episode of UNGENTRIFIED, I am joined by Kellita Smith (@kellitasmith1), Peabody Award winning actress for her role on the Emmy award winning Bernie Mac show, and current lead actress on SyFy’s Z Nation to chat about being the first Black lead actor in a series on the network.

We discuss how Hollywood still...

Dec 6, 2018

On this episode of UNGENTRIFIED, I am joined by Chris Classic (@mrchrisclassic), the American Music Award winner, creator of the fragrance Savoir Faire and social media maven to chat about the ups and downs of being a social media “influencer” for the Black community.

We discuss how the Black community creates &...

Nov 15, 2018

On this episode of UNGENTRIFIED, I am joined by Jason Swann (@risingroutes), founder of Rising Routes to talk about the Black community’s relationship with hiking and nature based activities.

We discuss why nature based activities are automatically labeled as “white people stuff,” how Black women lead the charge...

Nov 8, 2018

On this episode of UNGENTRIFIED, I am joined by Fredara Hadley (@fredara), Doctor of Ethnomusicology, and noted professor of Black music to talk about the theory that we all stop checking for new music at the age of 33 and the impact of 90s R&B on Black culture.

We discuss research done by Spotify on the listening...

Oct 18, 2018

On this episode of UNGENTRIFIED, I am joined by Jerris Madison (@jerrismogul), photographer, creative director, and Editor in Chief of Obvious Magazine to chat about his life-changing experience of becoming one of the least represented types of amputees.

We discuss his discovery that he was living with the...