We humbly present our season one finale! Recorded as part of a live event, this episode features returning collaborators from season one of the podcast, as well as some folks from our earlier video blog days. We were joined by Anika MacDonald, Hakeem Leonard, Zelda Lockhart, Nsamu Moonga, and Vilissa Thompson, but also by general members of the Black Creative community on the webinar “stage” with us, if you will, including (in no particular order) Jamilia Jacobs (who you’ll hear referred to as JJ during the broadcast), Kamica King, Shana Oshiro kei slaughter, Kerri Williams, LeAndrea Wallace, Chantise Hunt, and Keva Melvin.
Other community members, including our non-Black allies, sat in the audience of the webinar, and we thank them for honoring the important role of bearing witness and holding space as we centered Black creativity and joy, played creative games and shared in conversation around topics of community and care, particularly in light of the US Presidential Election and the construct of survival. Now, as we air this episode in wake of personal losses and the American Music Therapy Association’s 2020 National Conference, where our own lived experiences at the intersections of Blackness, queerness, disability and more came once again to the forefront of conflict and harm, we recommit ourselves to honoring ALL Black lives, and the uniqueness of every intersection within our communities. We dedicate this episode to our families and loved ones, who have walked (and continue to walk!) beside us. A transcript of this episode can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/142qi1umnqntmyg/BCH%20105%20%28Natasha%27s%20EDIT%29.docx?dl=0
After this closing episode we’ll be taking some time to rest and recalibrate, and we look forward to more conversations, more collaborations, and more learning and sharing in community as we head into Season two!
Some links and handles shared during this episode:
The stickers Vilissa mentioned: https://ohsopaper.com/collections/kamala-harris
Isle of Tune (our first game): https://www.Isleoftune.com
Plink (our second musical game): https://plink.in
Funky Town Fridge (the community resource shared by Kamica during the episode): https://sites.google.com/affiantauto.com/funkytownfridge/home
Keva Melvin’s TikTok handle: @disguy_datgirl_theirkids
Survival (the BCH Multimedia Collaboration that premiered this episode): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMXR64hkFLI
Finally, we are tremendously excited to be sharing a workbook of Black Creative Healing prompts inspired by this season’s collaborations. Everyone who attended this live should already have one in their inbox, but if you'd like a copy of this workbook for yourself, you can become a subscriber on Anchor in the dollar amount of $5 or more! If you do that, make sure you're also on our mailing list, so we can send you your gift. Or you can drop us a one-time donation of $10 or more on our new PayPal account via the following link: paypal.me/BCHpod. (all donations of $10 or more are automatically forwarded to the Black Music Therapy network).
Thanks and stay tuned for Black Creative Healing Season 2, coming in 2021!