Hosted by Ayanna · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 33 episodes
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Looking to encourage people of color to self-motivate, self-promote, and self-love without looking for these qualities in others. Taking the time to bring facts, research, and personal stories to dive deep into topics directly affecting people of color within their community and experiences to create a larger understanding of the struggles faced. Learning and helping people find comfort in knowing they are not alone and people are actively discussing and working to help them.
Ayanna hosts The Melanin Sound Wave, a education show with 33 episodes published.
In the final episode of 2024, I’m unpacking a pivotal and uncomfortable moment from my high school years—a day when my English teacher put me on the spot to explain whether white people should be allowed to say the N-wor
In this episode of The Melanin Sound Wave, I’m catching up with my friend Aries, whose life is nothing short of inspiring. We chat about how we first met, reflect on the adventures we’ve shared while traveling, and dive
In this episode of The Melanin Sound Wave, I sit down with the founders of DSPRA SNDS, who are all about exposing their audiences to fresh, diverse sounds while creating an unforgettable, fun environment. We dive into wh
In this episode of The Melanin Sound Wave, I share my candid thoughts on the recent election results and what they mean for our communities moving forward. I dive into the Blue Bracelet Movement—exploring both its intent
In this episode of The Melanin Sound Wave, we dive into the unique experiences of dating as Black women who grew up in contrasting environments—one from a predominantly Black neighborhood, and the other from a predominan
In this special first episode back after quite the break, I’m sharing the story behind The Melanin Sound Wave—why I started this platform and podcast, and what drives my passion to empower and amplify voices of color. I’
On this week's episode, I sat down with Alexa Jay and talked about what we considered the stages black girls who grow up in white communities go through. Basing this all on our own personal experiences, Alexa and I talke
On this week's episode, Xavier and I sat down with Kassidy King to discuss the trans experience with him and what that looks like, and how he has navigated the world. We talked about definitions of trans, being a trans f
On this week's episode, Xavier and I sat down with Asakee Robinson to talk about homophobia and transphobia within the Black household. We talked about what it can look like inside the home, how it hurts and affects the
On this week's episode, Xavier and I sat down with Jetta Strayhorn to discuss black womanhood and how Jetta navigates being a Black woman and also nonbinary. We also discussed how nonbinaryism plays a role in Black woman
On this week's episode, Xavier and I sat down with Malik Williams to discuss what it was like for him to be a professional dancer and a Black man while growing up and working in a White dominant profession and environmen
On this week's episode, and The Melanin Pride Wave's first guest, Xavier and I sat down with Obio Jones to discuss masculinity, queer visibility, what it is like presenting as a heterosexual man while queer, and so much
Welcome back everyone! We are back with season 2 of The Melanin Sound Wave and are kicking off this season with some great and extremely important topics and conversations being had! For this Pride month and these specia
On this week's episode, I sat down with Jordan Simone to talk about the body positivity movement and fatphobia that exists especially in the black community. We talked about how the body positivity movement has been hija
On this week's episode, I sat down with Fatimata Cham to talk about a few different topics that Fatimata wrote about in her poetry. We talked about the hijab ban in France, colorism, and criminal justice in a slightly di
On this week's episode, I sat down with Kamryn Davis to talk about people of color representation in kids' movies and t.v. shows, talking about what we have seen in movies and the portrayal and most importantly why it is
On this week's episode, I sat down with Catherine Volcy to talk about colorism, taking personal experiences, viewpoints, and examples of where we have seen it to have this conversation. Throughout the episode, Catherine
On this episode, I sat down with Cheyenne Tyler Jacobs to talk about the over-sexualization of black girls and black women that are seen in society and in media - being the entertainment industry or just the news. Throug
On this episode, I sat down with Kara Roselle to talk about what our experiences were like growing up as minorities in predominantly white communities and how those experiences shaped and changed us. Throughout the episo
*Note from Ayanna - In one part of the episode, I mistakenly said the wrong name for an event that occurred. I said that Jackie Robinson after a game had scratched at his skin, wanting it to be white because of the way h
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The Melanin Sound Wave is hosted by Ayanna. The show is categorised under education (self improvement) and has published 33 episodes.
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