Dear Culture

From Omar, to Chalky White to Montrose, Michael K. Williams' beautiful embodiment of his characters made him a beloved actor the world over. This week on the Dear Culture Podcast, our hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor reflect on the star's life and unpack addiction within the Black community.

From the black top to a blank canvas––this week on the Dear Culture Podcast, our host Shana Pinnock talks to Black visual artists Gianni Lee, Dawn Okoro, and Jordan Lawson who are all creating beautiful new paths to prosperity through their creativity.

Love hurts, but does it have to? This week on the Dear Culture Podcast, our hosts, Shana Pinnock and guest-host, Cortney Wills talk navigating modern romance, setting expectations and what it *actually* means to settle.

The Motherland is calling; are you ready to answer? This week on the Dear Culture Podcast, our hosts, Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor, dig deep into a growing conversation about Black Americans returning to Africa.

The Olympics are wrapping up and this week on the Dear Culture Podcast our hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor talk the trials and tribulations of being Black while going for the gold.

In 2018 Black folks made up 42 percent of all new H.I.V. diagnoses in the United States, but what do we really know about the virus and its impact on our community? This week on the Dear Culture Podcast, hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor go beyond the statistics and talk with folks who are surviving and thriving with the virus.

Pandemic weight gain got you feeling a little self-conscious about showing off that beautiful body of yours? No worries, we got you! This week on the Dear Culture Podcast, hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor talk with some special guests about how they became experts at loving the skin they're in!

What's it like to be Black abroad? This week on the Dear Culture Podcast, our hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor talk with one Black American about her experience saying so long to the U.S.A. for good.

Vaxxed or nah? This week on the Dear Culture Podcast, our hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor talk about navigating summer activities following the pandemic and what you need to know about getting the shot or not.

Summer is heating up and this week on the Dear Culture Podcast, the conversation gets steamy as our hosts, Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor talk all things pleasure and sex with a special guest who share tips on how to have a safe and sexy summer!

Are we all we got? This week on the Dear Culture Podcast, hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor take a look at Hollywood's constant denial of Black talent and discuss whether or not it's time to divest from the major awards ceremonies.

As Pride Month continues, we examine the experiences of the most vulnerable among us, Trans youth. Several states are considering bills that would severely limit the rights of trans youth and this week on the Dear Culture Podcast, hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor talk with a special guest about his story and the family that supports him.

Happy Juneteenth, Fam! On this special episode of the Dear Culture Podcast, our hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor go LIVE to talk our long journey to freedom and celebrate the best of Black culture!

Happy Father's Day! This week on the Dear Culture Podcast, hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor talk with some of our favorite Black fathers sharing their journey while making us laugh along the way. They share what fatherhood means to them and their experiences raising beautiful Black children.

What does it mean to be invisible inside the movement for Black justice and liberation? This week on the Dear Culture Podcast, hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor trace the history of queer activists and organizers, and the battles they face within the community and the movement. This week's Black business: www.gpmcdc.org

More than 150 years after the Confederacy lost the war, monuments of its leaders still loom large across the country. This week on the Dear Culture Podcast, hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor talk with theGrio Senior Vice President, Geraldine Moriba and Activist Camille Bennett about the fight to remove painful reminders of white lies and telling the true history of America. This week's B...

How far have we come and how much further do we have to go? This week on the Dear Culture Podcast, our hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor talk with activist Tamika D. Mallory on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death about the summer no one could ignore, the current state of affairs and her new book “State of Emergency: How We Win in the Country We Built.” This week's Black busi...

We've all heard the benefits of going to therapy, but good help is hard to find. This week on the Dear Culture Podcast, our hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor share tales from their quests to find the right therapist, the red flags you should keep an eye out for, and share resources on how to get started on your mental health journey.

Eid Mubarak, fam! Black Muslims make up one-fifth of all U.S. Muslims, so why don’t we have clearer representations of them in the media? This week on The Dear Culture Podcast , hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor talk Black Muslim representation and why the term “hotep” might not mean what you think it does.

May is for mamas, but what about the women who have a different walk with motherhood? This week on The Dear Culture Podcast, our hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor are joined by Poet and Sexual Health Activist, Ebony Stewart, to talk about changing the conversation around Black women who are childless.

It’s one of the biggest crises of the century. So, why are Black folks often left out of conversations about climate change? This week on the Dear Culture podcast, hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Taylor, break down the connection between environmental justice and racial equality.

It's proven that the criminalization of weed in American history is severly anti-Black. This week on the Dear Culture Podcast, our hosts Gerren Keith Gaynor and Shana Pinnock celebrate 420, and unpack the anti-weed agenda.

This week on the Dear Culture Podcast, hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gayor discuss their experiences growing up with verbal and physical abuse, and shed light on the myriad ways that being beat as a child affects a person well into his or her adulthood.

Through colorful tales and personal anecdotes, Hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor illustrate the joys and challenges of being raised by Black parents, and give advice to mothers and fathers on ways to do it differently.

Spring has finally sprung! More sunlight and warmth has people ready to party and have fun, regardless of the pandemic. This week, the Dear Culture podcast hosts Shana Pinnock and Gerren Keith Gaynor discuss everything from wearing masks 'til 2022 to "white boy summer."