Black in the Stacks: Where the Culture is Kept

Black in the Stacks: Where the Culture is Kept is a celebratory, vocal anthology of the best of the best in librarianship, literature, advocacy, authors, filmmakers, storytellers and MORE from the Black diaspora.

Black in the Stacks: Where the Culture is Kept is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 17 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Black in the Stacks: Where the Culture is Kept, a arts show with 17 episodes published.

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  Episode #1

  Getting to Carefree: Anayo Awuzie on Building a Global Community for Black Women’s Stories

  Jun 19, 202652 minS2

  <p>Black in the Stacks is back!!<br> <br> On this episode, I chat with Anayo Auwzie, the brilliant mind behind Carefree Magazine, a digital platform that is both a mirror and a window into the lives of Black Women across the diaspora, sharing stories of life, love, adventure and everything in between. <br> <br> We also discuss how Anayo is turning her platform into a physical coffee table book called "Black Women in Bloom." The book features 30 essays from women sharing their compelling stories, including one from Anayo herself. <br> <br> Anayo Awuzie is the founder and editor-in-chief of...

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  Episode #14

  Beyond Pigment: Finding a Friend Like Me in a World of Difference with Author Megan Cauthen

  Apr 3, 202633 minS1

  <p>What happens when the stories we read fail to reflect the skin we live in? On this episode of Black in the Stacks: Where the Culture is Kept, we explore the vital necessity of representation in literacy and the journey of navigating the world with a rare condition.</p> <p>Marquita chats with Megan Cauthen, the founder of The Golden Impact and author of the children's book Nellie & Ollie: A Friend Like Me. Megan shares her firsthand perspective on growing up with albinism and how her personal history inspired her to write for the next generation.</p> <p>We...

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  Episode #13

  Farming Freedom: a Documentary Discussion with Kayla Turner Thomas

  Mar 13, 202652 minS1

  <p >On this episode of Black in the stacks, Marquita chats with Kayla Turner Thomas about her film debut, "Framing Freedom: The Inspiring True Story of Black Landownership in Mississippi. It's a gripping feature length documentary told through the lens of Thomas’ grandfather, Henry Harris, a retired second-generation farmer whose father, John Harris, managed to buy and keep farmland while Jim Crow laws were still in effect.</p> <p >The film combines interviews from historians that give insight into what factors and events contributed to massive Black land loss like mob violence, federal loan discrimination, and the impact of the Gr...

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  Episode #12

  Recovering and Reconnecting After Library Workplace Harm: Recognizing Low Morale and Other Hard Truths

  Mar 6, 20261h 11mS1

  <p>On this episode of Black in the Stacks, Marquita chats with Kaetrena Davis Kendrick about the systemic causes of low morale and workplace harm within library environments, recognizing and naming instances of workplace harm, and practical strategies for personal recovery after such experiences. </p> <p>Kaetrena Davis Kendrick is a dynamic and uplifting researcher, leader, consultant, and coach. Her mission is to inspire authentic collegiality, and to promote well-being, share the gifts of creativity, and cultivate empathetic, engaged leadership in the workplace. She also helps people who are struggling in dysfunctional workplaces recognize, reconcile, and begin to recover from t...

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  Episode #11

  Accident or Design? Why Your Library System Might Be Failing You” with Christopher Fleming

  Feb 14, 20261h 12mS0

  <p>On this episode, Marquita chats with Christopher Fleming, aka "The People's Librarian", about his idea that libraries don't fail because people don't care, but because the systems (how they talk, work, and move) aren't built with intention and how poor institutional design can lead to both poor patron engagement and staff frustration.<br> <br> Christopher Fleming is a public library leader and librarian with over a decade of experience in community engagement, access, and organizational improvement. Rising from frontline service into management, he applies systems thinking, data-informed strategies, and is the creator of the "Library Systems Persuasion Model", which...

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