BlackTalk Podcast

In this episode of BlackTalk, Dr. Andy Knight and Samira Schultz are joined by Dr. Monetta Bailey for a conversation about race, ethnicity, immigrant status, crime, Critical Race T…

In this episode of BlackTalk, Dr. Andy Knight and Samira Schultz speak with Siv Ngesi about creativity, identity, visibility, and what it means to build a life and career in post-a…

In this episode of BlackTalk, Dr. Andy Knight is joined by Dr. Handel Wright. Their conversation begins with a clear and necessary discussion of anti-Blackness: what it means, how…

In this episode of BlackTalk, Dr. Andy Knight and Samira Schultz speak with Dr. Bukola Salami, who is leading major national work on Black child and youth well-being, including the…

The new season of BlackTalk is here. This season, we centre Black children and youth, while also widening the lens to the histories, communities, and public lives that shape them.…

The new season of BlackTalk is here. This season, we centre Black children and youth, while also widening the lens to the histories, communities, and public lives that shape them.…

BlackTalk host Dr. Andy Knight talks with Dr. Adekeye Adebajo of the University of Pretoria, and Lula Adam of the University of Alberta, discussing their experiences at the Pan-Afr…

BlackTalk producer Nicolás Arnáez chats with Dr. Andy Knight, creator and usual host of the BlackTalk podcast, and with multidisciplinary storyteller Brandon Wint, about the new Bl…

Dr. Abi Williams is a scholar and international affairs practitioner who has held leadership positions in academia, think tanks, and the United Nations. He is Professor of the Prac…

In this episode, Amb. Ward discusses his upbringing in Jamaica and his influences, his thoughts on colonial reparations and justice in the African continent and the Caribbean, and…

Selwyn R. Cudjoe is currently a Professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College. He teaches courses on the African American literary tradition, African literature, black women w…

Dr. Rhoda Reddock is a sociologist and development studies scholar with expertise in a range of areas including feminist and gender studies, and critical race and ethnic studies. W…

Prof Gina Awoko Higginbottom was appointed in 2015 as the Mary Seacole Professor of Ethnicity and Community Health at the University of Nottingham – the first nurse of Black and Mi…

We're back for the third season of BlackTalk, and we are excited to kick off with Professor Rinaldo Walcott! Dr. Walcott is Professor and Chair in the Department of Africana and Am…

The Honourable Kojo Yankah has had a career which spans the world of journalism, government, and education. He served as editor of Ghana’s most widely circulated newspaper, the Dai…

Dr. Clinton Hutton a professor, author, researcher, and artist. Through his research, he has made many significant contributions to the areas of Afro-Caribbean thought, Africana po…

Dr. Afua Cooper is a multi-award-winning speaker, scholar, historian, author, poet, performer, and cultural commentator for equity, diversity, and inclusion strategies within organ…

Yona Knight-Wisdom is an Olympian and rising Jamaican athlete in the fiercely competitive, and technical sport of diving. Yona began his diving journey in 2004 at the City of Leeds…

Miriam Zinter is a Black woman who can easily be mistaken as a White woman. As a result of her appearance, she’s had a unique experience in observing racist attitudes. Miriam began…

Dr. Tony Fields is one of Canada’s leading figures in oncology, and now serves as MacEwan University's first Chancellor. He is the former president of the National Cancer Institute…