The Black Landscape

Send us Fan Mail John Mason aka JM3 is a young Christian rapper born and raised in Pittsburg, CA. Best known for his popular "God Step", he is making his way through the local music scene. Follow him on Instagram and check out his music on Spotify. The rapper's latest single "So" definitely is steeped in that Bay Area sound. IG: @jm3fromthep Support the show Don't mis...

Send us Fan Mail Jazmyn K. Robinson was born and raised in Oakland, CA. She received her BS in Criminology from Fresno State University and a Masters of Social Work from the University of Southern California. Jazmyn has served the community in several capacities and ultimately experienced emotional and physical burnout during her early 20s. Jazmyn suffered from obesity, depression, anxiety, and al...

Send us Fan Mail Tonya Amos received a BA in Cultural Anthropology from U.C. Berkeley & trained four years on full scholarship at Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. A member of Actors Equity Association, she has appeared with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater & Donald Byrd, was a member of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Footprints & Amy Pivar Dances, performed in the Internation...

Send us Fan Mail Tammy Johnson is a dancer, producer, culture keeper, writer, equity consultant and godmother extraordinaire. Johnson directed living wage, welfare rights, public education and election campaigns as community organizer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has partnered with World Trust and spent a decade at Race Forward as a national organizer, trainer, writer, and policy analyst. Johnson...

Send us Fan Mail Uzo Nwadugbo serves as the Executive Director of The Black Neighborhood organization, established in 2016. He was born and raised in East (got to be specific!) Oakland, California and always had a passion for giving back to others from a young age. He went to Skyline High School and from there went on to get his BA in Communications at San Jose State University. He along with five...

Send us Fan Mail Cherie Hill-Surya Devi is a choreographer and dance educator who practices and shares expressive and healthy processes to nourish the mind, body, and soul. A dancer most of her life, Cherie holds a graduate degree in dance and somatics and has taught dance for over ten years. A creator of art that explores human expression through the body in collaboration with nature, music, and...

Send us Fan Mail Dani Offline is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer and songwriter. Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, she is currently based in Oakland, California. IG: @dani.offline Twitter: @dani_offline AD: 10 in 10 Video Series Support the show Don't miss out, Subscribe to the Patreon today! Patreon.com/TheBlackLandscape

Send us Fan Mail A native of Oakland, CA Traci Bartlow is an artist and entrepreneur with a longstanding career as an activist, business owner, photographer, dance educator, lecturer, curator, and cultural archivist. As a dancer she has taught and performed internationally and produced many local events in the Bay Area. She is a founding member of Eastside Cultural Center, served on the board of t...

Send us Fan Mail An Oakland native, performing vocalist, & culture, arts education and wellness advocate, Rashida Chase recognizes and embraces the power that music and culture hold and uses her voice as a tool for liberation. Rashida is the Director of AMP Oakland , a curated busker series piloted in Downtown Oakland in 2019 showcasing more than 300 artists, the same year she founded Liberate...

Send us Fan Mail Dieudonné Brou is a first generation Ivorian-American, West Oakland native who spent most of his early life trying to find his identity. As a young black male navigating historically marginalized communities in Oakland and the Bay Area, Dieudonné would soon find himself caught  in the school-to-prison pipeline. Dieudonné’s blended West African heritage & Black American experie...

Send us Fan Mail Shanice Monique Whittaker, MBA-HRM, is a christian, black woman who's purpose is to uplift and bring positive change to her community through her many gifts. Shanice is a praise dancer, Creative Director, empowerment coach, licensed cardio kickboxing instructor, seasoned HR leader, and entrepreneur.   Her multi-faceted abilities allows her to present herself in various profes...

Send us Fan Mail Jameelah Lane was born and raised in Oakland, CA. She is an educator, entrepreneur, professional artist, and community leader.  She is the CEO/Founder of MELANAID and co- founder/worker owner of the DEEP Grocery Co-op. As a visual artist, professional dancer and poet/storyteller Jameelah is always learning new ways to uplift and transform the community. Jameelah’s current interest...

Send us Fan Mail Nakia Dillard is the founder of Magnetic Woman Coach and Goddess Crowns By Nakia. She helps Black women put themselves first, be more bold and courageous, and leap into their next chapter. Through her services at Magnetic Woman Coach, she provides private coaching, workshops, and facilitating an annual group coaching program. Whether rocking their crowns or experiencing Nakia‘s co...

Send us Fan Mail Sarah Crowell is a retired professional dancer who has taught dance, theater and violence prevention for over 30 years. She is the Artistic Director Emeritus at Destiny Arts Center in Oakland, where she served in different capacities from 1990-2020, including Executive Director. She founded and co-directed the award-winning Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company, which was the sub...

Send us Fan Mail Poet, actor, creative and Classic Man, Michael Wayne Turner III has been described in “The Examiner” as “remarkable, dynamic and real....Turner is maximally obsessed with character...his impact resonates and questions churn long after patrons leave the theater.” The SF Chronicle describes Michael as one “with a magnetic deep-dyed earnestness and almost otherworldly innocence"...

Send us Fan Mail Rev. Vickia Brinkley is a Community Organizer and Clergy person, with a demonstrated history of providing service and problem-solving talents in the Higher Education, private sector and retail industries. Singer-songwriter and Social Justice ministry public speaker, she leads as the Pastor of True Faith Community Baptist Church in Antioch, CA. Walk with Me album True Faith Communi...

Send us Fan Mail Derick Morgan is the Policy Associate for the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights. He provides leadership on campaigns to expand principles of truth and reinvestment at the state level. Before joining EBC's staff, Derick contributed to campaigns to end mass incarceration volunteering with the Ella Baker Center. He also helped create a sober social space for adults in Berkeley....

Send us Fan Mail Tayleur is a poet, New Yorker and Howard University alumna.  Curating beautiful moments and threads throughout segments of her life, Tayleur began her career on the corporate marketing and merchandising teams at AARP, Gap and Banana Republic. Tayleur dedicated herself to becoming better at curating art-filled experiences for Black people through her organization, Gold Beams. Gold...

Send us Fan Mail Jasmine Malone was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, specifically the unceded land of the Me-Wuk (Bay Miwok) peoples. She attended Delta Academy for the Performing Arts and worked front of house at local theatres in the bay. She misses dance/acting class!!! Jasmine has been writing short stories and poetry for as long as she can remember. In 2020, she performed her po...

Send us Fan Mail An Oakland native, Adesha made her solo debut singing for hundreds of people at The War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco at the tender age of six. By age ten she had starred and co-starred in musicals, she sang a jingle for a commercial, and had performed solo at a few of San Francisco’s live music venues. Years of training from singing in church; vocal coaching from her moth...

Send us Fan Mail Kevin Jenkins has served on the Peralta Community College District Board of Trustees since December of 2020. Kevin is a proud alumni of the Peralta Community College District. He earned his Master’s of Public Administration from CSU East Bay and a Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies and Planning from SF State University. Kevin has worked in local government for many years, working...

Send us Fan Mail D’Shaun Campbell founded Succeed Consultant Firm to cultivate strong relationships with entrepreneurs and business owners. Campbell assists in vision execution from goal formulation to insuring process completion to success. Passion and undeniable skill presented D’Shaun with complimentary positions at multiple faith-based organizations including Dream Team Affairs, 1C13 Productio...

Send us Fan Mail Professional dancer, choreographer, teacher, and small business owner (Raycreations Greeting Cards), Erik Lee's artistic work aligns with but is not limited to the culture of the Bay Area: socio-political activism, spirituality, and artistic explorations of the African diaspora.  Join us as we talk about humble beginnings, the weight and joy of being a role model for children...

Send us Fan Mail Tajianna Okechukwu (she/her) is an emerging actress and filmmaker. Join us as we talk about the duality of being behind and in front of the camera, bringing a Nigerian-American perspective to Hollywood, and that recent Jordan commercial! Website Instagram Music Video: Janel Chanté - "Queen" Jordan Commercial Shea Butter & Popcorn Podcast --- This episode is sponsored...

Send us Fan Mail Ave-Ameenah Long is a travel photographer and nonprofit administrator.  Listen in as we talk about global Blackness, travel photography, youth empowerment, and the movement for Black Trans Lives. Avé-Ameenah Long Instagram: @Keep_it_diasporac Oakland SOL Revival: Instagram @Oakland_SOL_Revival Music Video: Qing Qi - IDWIW (I Do What I Want) --- This episode is sponsored by · Ancho...