The Melanin Sound Wave

<p>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...

<p>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...

<p>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...

<p>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...

<p>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...

<p>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...

<p>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...

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...

<p>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...

<p>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...

<p>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...

<p>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...

<p>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...

<p>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...

<p>*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...