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Diaspora Babes

Diaspora Babes

By Diaspora Babes

Diaspora Babes is a podcast for queers of color on maintaining your creative practice and engaging art, community, and liberation.
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Decolonize Your Practice

Diaspora BabesJan 07, 2019

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Unlikely Allies: Plant Comrades, Creativity, and Care
May 19, 202038:19
My Queer Ramadan
May 12, 202040:54
Gathering and Coming Home
May 05, 202030:32
Diaspora Babes Radio Waves
Mar 02, 201931:23
You Are Love

You Are Love

A message on love for Valentine’s Day. I talk about posts by @virginalvigilante @bunnymichael and @jessica_lanyadoo and read from adrienne marie brown’s Emergent Strategy. Revolutionary, queer love. Trauma. Do you worship fear? Do you let others sacrifice you to their fears? I also use tarot and talk about the Ace of Cups and our internal fountain of love. This episode is more improvised than usual, so let me know your thoughts on IG at @diasporababes, by email at diasporababes@gmail.com, or send me a voice message on WhatsApp or Anchor. I love you, babes.
Feb 14, 201948:05
The Role of the Artist is to make the Revolution Irresistible: Ja’Tovia Gary
Feb 09, 201953:35
Give Your Art Permission To Be Itself: Form and Content

Give Your Art Permission To Be Itself: Form and Content

Why is it easier to be radical in our idea and yet stick to traditional media? I explore hegemony of form, self worth, colonial media, and giving art and yourself permission to come as you are. With guest contributions from Chloe and Fatem.

Thank you for rating and reviewing. Look out for a new episode this coming weekend.

Music by Layle Omeran @laylomer
Feb 04, 201929:26
Art as a Social Relation: Alice Sparkly Kat
Jan 26, 201940:34
How Do You Lose Yourself?

How Do You Lose Yourself?

How do you lose yourself in art, work, music, love? This episode is inspired by Neptune, the planet that represents dissolving into the collective. This year will have three Jupiter squares to Neptune, and I made this episode in the wake of the first one. Music by Layle Omeran. Instagram: @diasporababes
Jan 21, 201926:02
Your Art Is All Of It

Your Art Is All Of It

What about when you’re not making art? Follow us on Instagram @diasporababes Music by Layle Omeran.
Jan 11, 201928:05
Decolonize Your Practice

Decolonize Your Practice

What might it look like to decolonize your art practice? Here I offer a variety of perspectives from myself and others on decolonizing your creative practice. I include Frantz Fanon, quotes from Rocío aka @d0glover69, and adrienne marie brown and her book Emergent Strategy. Included are voices from Bushra, Fatem, Alex, Akhir, Rephael, and Clover. Music by Layle Omeran.

Jan 07, 201939:46
Your Friends Are How We Will Win

Your Friends Are How We Will Win

“The art you love” part of our tagline is here! Today I talk about friends—real and imaginary—fascism, critical connection, and......... Harry Potter.

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Music by Layle Omeran
Dec 28, 201832:03
Your Art is Important

Your Art is Important

Episode 1! Do you doubt yourself and your creative practice? I’m here to remind you that you and your art are important. Music by Layle Omeran @layleomer
Dec 21, 201821:04
Teaser: The Beach in Winter

Teaser: The Beach in Winter

Hi babes! This is a really chilled out preview of what’s to come. Listen and do a little grounding and sunning with me. Love,
Dec 20, 201811:42