During the 2020 Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities, interviewer Kimberly Williams talked with Iheoma Nwachukwu about Afrofuturism. Nwachukwu is a fiction writer and poet from Nigeria. In this conversation, Nwachukwu reflects

Tenea Johnson and Building Black Future Worlds

Dec 17th, 2020 24m 30s

During the 2020 Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities, interviewer Grace Chun talked with Tenea Johnson about Afrofuturism. Johnson is a speculative fiction author, poet, and musician. She is the author of several books, includ

Phenderson Djeli Clark and a Retro-Afrofuturism

Dec 10th, 2020 35m 36s

During the 2020 Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities, interviewer Grace Chun talked with Phenderson Djeli Clark about Afrofuturism. Clark is a writer of speculative fiction, including The Black God's Drums and The Haunting of

Chesya Burke and Reimagining the Future

Dec 2nd, 2020 22m 34s

During the 2020 Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities, interviewer Tiffany Pennamon talked with Chesya Burke about her work in Afrofuturism. Burke is an editor, educator, and author of comic books and speculative fiction, incl

Maurice Broaddus and the Space to Dream

Nov 26th, 2020 19m 21s

During the ZNH Festival of the Arts and Humanities, Kimberly Williams talked with Maurice Broaddus in Eatonville, Florida about his work. Broaddus is a writer, a community organizer, and a teacher who uses Afrofuturism in his writing and life.

Michele Berger and the Afrofuturist Aesthetic

Nov 19th, 2020 36m 53s

During the 2020 Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities, Dr. Michele Berger spoke about her work and the wider implications of Afrofuturism. Dr. Berger is an award-winning scholar and writer who sheds light on the ways Afrofuturi

Reynaldo Anderson and the Black Speculative Tradition

Nov 12th, 2020 53m 21s

Dr. Reynaldo Anderson gave the keynote presentation at the 2020 Zora Neale Hurston Festival Academic Conference. His lecture, “Afrofuturism: The Rise of the Black Speculative Tradition” offered a holistic view of the long tradition of black spe

Kinitra Brooks and the Roots of Afrofuturism

Nov 5th, 2020 28m 59s

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Kinitra Brooks. Brooks is the Audrey and John Leslie Endowed Chair in Literary Studies in the Department of English at Michigan State University. She specializes in the study of black women, genre fiction, and

Isiah Lavender and the Search for an Afrofuturist Legacy

Oct 29th, 2020 31m 39s

During the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities, Dr. Isiah Lavender reflected on questions of race, meaning, and culture inspired by Afrofuturism.

Afrofuturism and the Zora Neale Hurston Festival

Oct 22nd, 2020 30m 2s

In this episode, Holly Baker talks with Dr. Julian Chambliss about Afrofuturism and the Zora Neale Hurston Festival.

410 Mayor Edward Jones on The Zora Neale Hurston Festival and The Legacy of Black Agency

Oct 11th, 2019 10m 48s

During the 2019 Zora Neale Hurston Festival of Arts and Humanities, we spoke to Honorable Edward Jones. He is the seventh and current mayor of Grambling, Louisiana, one of the historic black communities that founded the Historic Black Towns and

409 Deborah Plant and Learning from Zora Neale Hurston

Oct 11th, 2019 27m 57s

During the 2019 festival, we spoke with Deborah Plant. Dr. Plant is an Africana Studies scholar and literary critic and an associate professor at the University of South Florida. She is also the editor of the recently published book, Barracoon:

408 Pamela McCauley and Education Activism Inspired By Zora Neale Hurston

Oct 11th, 2019 13m 10s

During the 2019 Zora Neale Hurston Festival, we spoke with Dr. Pamela McCauley. Dr. McCauley is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and a tenured Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the Universit

407 Julian Chambliss and the Black Imaginary Inspired By Zora Neale Hurston

Oct 11th, 2019 18m 42s

407 Julian Chambliss and the Black Imaginary Inspired By Zora Neale Hurston by Julian Chambliss

406 Joshua Walker and Innovation In the Spirit of Zora Neale Hurston

Oct 11th, 2019 9m 25s

During the 2019 Zora Neale Hurston Festival, we spoke with Joshua Walker, one of the cofounders of Black Orlando Tech (BOT) about technology, innovation, and the way the Zora Festival is inspiring a new generation of black innovators.

405 Dr Deidre Crumbley On Finding Zora Neale Hurston In Scholarship and Practice

Oct 11th, 2019 5m 43s

During the 2019 Zora Neale Hurston Festival, we spoke with Dr. Diedre H. Crumbley, anthropologist and Professor Emerita at North Carolina State University about her long legacy of engagement with the Zora Neale Hurston, Eatonville, and the Fest

404 Zienzi Dillon and a Global Perspective Linked to Zora Neale Hurston

Oct 11th, 2019 20m 49s

We spoke with Zienzi Dillon, a banker and international financier about the Zora Neale Hurston Festival and the opportunity for engagement with Africa.

402 Anna Lillios and The Transformation Of Zora

Oct 11th, 2019 10m 7s

Holly Baker spoke with Dr. Anna Lillios about Zora Neale Hurston and the Zora Fest. Dr. Lillios is an author and a professor of English at the University of Central Florida. Dr. Lillios long history with the festival sheds light on Hurston's c

403 Cheryl Wall And Eatonville, Zora Neale Hurston, and Transformation

Oct 11th, 2019 8m 20s

We spoke with Dr. Cheryl Wall at the 2019 Zora Neale Hurston Festival. Dr. Wall is a literary critic and professor of English at Rutgers University.

401 Alice Walker and Reflections on the Zora Neale Hurston Festival

Oct 11th, 2019 13m 4s

During the 2019 Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities, we spoke with award-winning author, poet, and activist Alice Walker about Zora Neale Hurston and the Festival.

Ambassador Elam Thomas on Zora Festival and Global Community

Nov 15th, 2018 23m 29s

Ambassador Harriet Elam-Thomas talks about her diplomatic career and discusses how African American students can impact the global community through foreign relations.

Julian Chambliss on the Zora Neale Hurston Festival and Community

Nov 15th, 2018 10m 4s

Dr. Julian Chambliss talks about the history of the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities and its emphasis on education, culture, and building community.

Dr. Danita Blow on Homeschooling

Nov 15th, 2018 10m 36s

Rev. Dr. Danita Blow talks about the benefits of homeschooling, particularly for the African American community.

Dr. Chambliss Goes to Michigan

Nov 15th, 2018 17m 4s

Dr. Julian C. Chambliss discusses his departure from Rollins College in Central Florida, joining the Department of English at Michigan State University, and his continued connection to the Zora Neale Hurston Festival in historic Eatonville.

Jasmyne Reese and the Eatonville's Legacy

Nov 14th, 2018 6m 41s

Neighborhood Coordinator for the Town of Eatonville and native Jasmyne Reese discusses growing up in Eatonville and carrying on the community’s legacy through community-based projects.