Description

On this episode of INCOGNITO the podcast, Michael interviews Angela Ford! Angela is the founder and executive director of The Obsidian Collection Archives, an organization that works to preserve Black historical journalism through digital archiving in hopes of making the historic and factual accounts of Black life in the United States accessible to the public and, in doing so, illuminating Black culture for the world to better see and understand. In this episode, Michael and Angela discuss the importance of being direct and deliberate, exposing oneself everyday to cultures outside of your own, and establishing trust with any community you wish to work with. Angela shares her belief that the majority of people do want to help and be a part of the solution, and discusses the incredible power that comes from harnessing this collective desire for good.

Key Takeaways:

• Be direct, be deliberate
• Deliberately follow people from other cultures, make it normal
• Establish and build trust
• People really do want to help AND want to be a part of the solution
• Never apologize for being yourself

Angela’s Media Recommendations:

• The Spook Who Sat by the Door (book) by Sam Greenlee
• The Spook Who Sat by the Door (film) directed by Ivan Dixon

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Find Angela’s work

• The Obsidian Collection website: www.theobsidiancollection.org

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For more of Michael’s work, visit our website www.incognitotheplay.com or follow us on Instagram @incognitotheplay

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Thanks to Ned Doheny for providing our podcast music! You can find him and his music on Spotify.

Editing and co-production of this podcast by Nina Kissinger.

Email info@incognitotheplay.com with questions or comments about the show!