We welcome to the podcast, Asantewaa Boykin!
Asantewaa is the Daughter of Valerie Boykin, Granddaughter of Bertha Brandy and Gladys Boykin and the Great-Granddaughter of Nonnie Boykin and Drucella Bluford. She is a proud San Diego, CA native that found her voice in Oakland, CA Berthas’ home and Drucellas’ frontier. Her poetry and art combines her love of words, storytelling, and resistance. Exploring topics like; space-travel, black-femme militancy,& motherhood. Which describes her first full-length poetry collection, “Love, Lyric and Liberation (Nomadic Press), and embodies the essence of her visual art. She is also the Co-founder of APTP (Anti Police-Terror Project) an organization committed to the eradication of police terror. Her greatest honor is being the mother of her son Ajani, bonus daughter Aryana and granddaughter Lilith. Check out her and Amanda's conversation!
