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Hooded Hoodoo

Hooded Hoodoo

By Cyrah L. Ward

The Hooded Hoodoo podcast indulges in conversations that rest at the crossroads of Black Ass Spirituality and thriving while Black. Its womanist approach to storytelling, Ancestral guidance, and sociopolitical critique calls upon the legacies of scholars like Nina Simone and Toni Morrison to create a linguistic sacred space for those whose lived experiences are irrefutably Black.

We're slowly revamping so we are on a hiatus but we'll be back! (Formally known as Root Workin Podcast)
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Passage, Milestones, Transformation

Hooded HoodooApr 16, 2021

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I am humbled that you have joined me for another episode of The Black Box News Podcast. Today's episode is the first of many Artist Round Table Talks. We will be talking with co-hosts Ama Gora and Ronya-Lee Anderson as we toil with the words Passage, Milestones, and Transformation.




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