*NOTE: This episode was recorded the week of Chadwick Boseman's (may he Rest In Peace and Power) passing*
What Is Black? Podcast is a bi-weekly podcast where we talk with Black creatives from varied disciplines, whilst defying the myth of a Black monolith.
SHEBA can't draw a straight line but in this episode we talk about how she IS the art. From being an abundant Black practitioner of yoga in these LuluLemon laden streets, to being a "heARTivist" (and why it's spelled that way), to how decolonizing your mind is good for White people against their own whiteness, this convo gets leagues deep to a depth where you'll have to open your third eye to see.
Oh, and SHEBA wants you to "swag out your t-shirts!" so, you know, you better do that post haste.
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Episode timestamps:
Prelude – 00:01:07
Intro – 00:02:58
Black Panther’s Play – 00:04:07
A “Little” about SHEBA – 00:06:06
The Most Important Question EVER – 00:08:11
Universal Lasagna Headspace – 00:09:13
What is a “heARTivist”? – 00:10:04
Centering “Blackness” in Yoga – 00:14:40
Violent-ass yoga (in Pittsburgh) – 00:21:46
*Audio quality shifts* “Whiteness” vs White people – 00:28:06
Hot Jesus Bae wants to save your poor, White ass – 00:37:58
Vast access to your body shouldn’t be a privilege – 00:47:00
Black people “show the f*ck up” – 00:50:00
Finding joy when f*ckery is abound, aka The Grand Unf*ckering– 00:52:17
The Wrap-up/Plugs – 01:00:28
What Is Black? – 01:03:47
Outro – 01:05:10
