In a world where paper chasin is how we choose our career paths, can we dare to choose passion in spite of financial status quos? This episode is a verbal meditation on chapter 2 (pg. 57-105) of Phoebe Robinson's book, Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays. Divination Decks: Dust II Onyx Grandma Baby's Lenormand The Hoodoo Tarot The New Orleans Voodoo Tarot Divining Poets: Clifton Book Reference: Pain Generation: Social Media, Feminist Activism, and the Neoliberal Selfie ___ My Website: https://www.cyrahlward.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rootworkin Tech Offering: https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/BQAOVS60Z26O/guest-view Book Offering: https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/17YLH1RZ44QYN/guest-view Cashapp: $cyrahward Venmo: @CyrahWard Paypal: www.Paypal.me/rootworkin --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rootworkinpodcast/support

Hey yall an intermission episode is upon us! In this episode I talk about my choice behind changing the name of my podcast, our new tech that's on the way, and what led me to cut my hair! I hope you enjoy!  ___ My Website: https://www.cyrahlward.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rootworkin Tech Offering: https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/BQAOVS60Z26O/guest-view Book Offering: https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/17YLH1RZ44QYN/guest-view Cashapp: $cyrahward Venmo: @CyrahWard Paypal: www.Paypal.me/rootworkin --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rootworkinpodcast/support

In our "Real Talk Wine Down" news segment with scholar Jelly Loblack, we are grappling with being the HBIC. More specifically we are discussing what it means to be a "boss" and the influence of race in the power structures of businesses.  This episode is a verbal meditation on chapter 2 (pg. 57-105) of Phoebe Robinson's book, Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays. We hope you enjoy! ___ Tiny Reparations: https://www.tinyreparations.com Purchase Robinson's book: On Amazon ___ My Website: http://www.cyrahlward.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tbbnews Tech Offering: https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/BQAOVS60Z26O/guest-view Book Offering: https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/17YLH1RZ44QYN/guest-view Cashapp: $cyrahward Venmo: @CyrahWard Paypal: www.Paypal.me/tbbnews --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rootworkinpodcast/support

In our "Real Talk Wine Down" news segment with scholar Jelly Loblack, we are grappling with many tingz. More specifically we are discussing the reality that being Black and Woman means that our labor is expected everywhere we go. We hope you enjoy! ___ The Collegium for African Diaspora Dance (CADD): https://www.cadd-online.org ___ My Website: http://www.cyrahlward.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tbbnews Tech Offering: https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/BQAOVS60Z26O/guest-view Book Offering: https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/17YLH1RZ44QYN/guest-view Cashapp: $cyrahward Venmo: @CyrahWard Paypal: www.Paypal.me/tbbnews --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rootworkinpodcast/support

In our "Real Talk Wine Down" news segment with scholar Jelly Loblack, we are grappling with the expectations of marriage and childbirth placed on young women and how traditional family structures should be allowed to look different. We hope you enjoy! ___ My Website: http://www.cyrahlward.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tbbnews Tech Offering: https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/BQAOVS60Z26O/guest-view Book Offering: https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/17YLH1RZ44QYN/guest-view Cashapp: $cyrahward Venmo: @CyrahWard Paypal: www.Paypal.me/tbbnews --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rootworkinpodcast/support

In this first episode of our new segment "Real Talk Wine Down" with scholar Jelly Loblack, we are talking about reading the Black body through various lenses. We hope you enjoy! ___ My Website: http://www.cyrahlward.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tbbnews Tech Offering: https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/BQAOVS60Z26O/guest-view Book Offering: https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/17YLH1RZ44QYN/guest-view Cashapp: $cyrahward Venmo: @CyrahWard Paypal: www.Paypal.me/tbbnews --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rootworkinpodcast/support

Hey Y'all we over here getting free! In this episode I talk about my thoughts around the social teachings that the success of a woman is to be tethered to the romantic presence of a man. ___ My Website: https://www.cyrahlward.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tbbnews Tech Offering: https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/BQAOVS60Z26O/guest-view Book Offering: https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/17YLH1RZ44QYN/guest-view Cashapp: $cyrahward Venmo: @CyrahWard Paypal: www.Paypal.me/tbbnews --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rootworkinpodcast/support

Season 4 is finally here!! In this episode we cover ALL the changes that the podcast has undergone as well as look into how I am beginning to undo racism in my spiritual practices.  ___ My Website: https://www.cyrahlward.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tbbnews Tech Offering: https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/BQAOVS60Z26O/guest-view Book Offering: https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/17YLH1RZ44QYN/guest-view Cashapp: $cyrahward Venmo: @CyrahWard Paypal:  Paypal.me/tbbnews ___ References: April + Vista @Beyond Studios: https://youtu.be/GaWQ_gnIWlE April + Vista SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/aprilandvista/sets/note-to-self-1 Lyvonne Briggs IG: https://www.instagram.com/lyvonnebriggs/ Spiderman Venom: https://youtu.be/oqdiN5cFgZs Capoeira Facts: https://youtu.be/87GhfIGrhxc --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rootworkinpodcast/support

I am humbled that you have joined me for the final episode in season 3 of The Black Box News Podcast. In today's Artist Round Table Talk we will be talking multiplicity, pleasure, and expansion with my thought partners Ama Ma'at Oyesii and Ronya-Lee Anderson as we reflect over our current spiritual seasons. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rootworkinpodcast/support

I am humbled that you have joined me for another episode of The Black Box News Podcast. In today's Artist Round Table Talk we will be talking with my thought partners Ama Ma'at Oyesii and Ronya-Lee Anderson as we critique the performances of decolonization and antiracist work within higher educational spaces. Ps. If you aint peeped... Ama got MARRIED!!!!! I ask that you send them prayers of love, blessings, and provision as they start a new journey! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rootworkinpodcast/support