Black Women Mic'd

How do we explore the concept of self-care from the perspective of Black girls and women, unpacking its political, cultural, and emotional significance. In this episode, we go beyond commercialized and superficial interpretations, and centre self-care as a radical and necessary act of resistance, healing, and empowerment in a world that often demands Black women be endlessly strong, self-sacrifici...

Whether it's her activism for environmental safety or queer rights, age, style of music or love life, the Ghanaian seems to have an opinion on everything Sister Derborah.  In this episode, the beautiful African Mermaid she tells us all about her work, how she handles the constant age and body shaming and trolling and her dope new song

In this episode, we explore code switching through the lens of identity, safety, ambition, and resistance. We unpack the pressures Black women face to conform, the spaces where authenticity thrives, and how code switching can be both a tool of adaptation and a sign of systemic inequity.

In this episode with Hetty Mercer, we explore the complex, personal, and often deeply emotional decision women face when choosing whether or not to have children. We highlight the importance of reproductive autonomy, freedom from societal expectations, and the need to normalize all paths,  whether toward motherhood or a child-free life

For Black women decolonizing encompasses a shift in our minds, our bodies, our knowledge systems, our aesthetics, our relationships, and the spaces we navigate. In a world where colonial legacies continue to shape norms, values, education, beauty standards, and power structures, we delve into the lived experiences and insights of Black women who are actively unlearning internalized colonial framew...

In our very first episode, we have a 360 conversation with the trailblazing Naana the Violist; delving into her passion for violin, how she became a household name, her family dynamics right down to how she unwinds and rests outside of her busy schedule as Ghana's most sought-after violinist