BlackStar founder Maori Karmael Holmes chats with the most groundbreaking artists, change makers, and cultural workers in the game — finding meaning in the intersections of art, social change, and popular culture.
INTRODUCTION
Maori Karmael Holmes
Learn more about Maori, the host of Many Lumens, and the inspiration behind the podcast, in this short conversation with journalist Dyana Williams.
EPISODE 1
dream hampton
Writer and filmmaker dream hampton, on the intimate dimensions, costs and rewards of being committed to a Black radical politics.
EPISODE 2
Janicza Bravo
Zola director Janicza Bravo, on friendship, her creative process, and the importance of choosing your battles.
Episode 3
Jason Reynolds
Writer and poet Jason Reynolds posits literature as a form of radical worldmaking.
EPISODE 4
Arthur Jafa
Filmmaker and artist Arthur Jafa orients us towards the notion of “trouble consciousness.”
EPISODE 5
Blitz Bazawule
Blitz Bazawule, the musician, filmmaker, writer and painter, on the multi-dimensional power of film as a tool for Afro diasporic storytelling.