Sovereign podcast
In this series, rich in storytelling, history, and ritual, we explore what it means to be sovereign. With Black land at the center, this podcast brings together prominent activists, artists, and weavers with the rising generation of Black land stewards for inspiring conversations that honor the past and create blueprints for the future.
This podcast is hosted by Crysta Bloom and Clara AgborTabi, and co-produced by Crysta Bloom and Zera Bloom. Our artwork and graphics are created by Crysta Bloom. Sovereign: Reclaiming Black Land is presented by Soul Fire Farm.
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Episode #1 March 25th - Junauda Petrus and Ysanet Batista
Invisible Ties
This episode explores the longing, grief, and depth of connection felt between the global majority and the ancestral lands we've been separated from, and the personal ways we've reclaimed, preserved, and deepened our connection to our homelands..
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Episode #2 April 29th - Joshua Kwaku Asiedu and Bailey Hutchison
ASAASE YA
In this episode, we explore stewarding land with indigenous wisdom in the modern day, merging ancient ancestral practices with emerging technologies with Joshua Kwaku Asiedu and Bailey Hutchison.
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Episode #3 May 25th- adrienne maree brown and Ayo Ngozi
Florida Water
In this episode, we discuss role of imagination in the movement toward land sovereignty and liberation with adrienne maree brown and Ayo Ngozi.
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Episode #4 June 25th - Leah Penniman and Patrisse Cullors
Wild Currents
This episode, WILD CURRENTS, explores Leah andPatrisse’s personal journeys to living in closer relationship with the Earth, their spiritual practices and how that supports their connection with the land.
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Episode #5 July 29th - Karen Rose and Yura Sapi
Neighborhood Healer
In this episode, NEIGHBORHOOD HEALER, we explore cosmic aligned herbalism. We’re diving deeply into the ways that cosmic patterns inform our relationship to medicine making, bridging heaven and earth -- as well as the ways that our medicine making practices can be rooted in liberation for our communities and sustainability for the land.
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Episode #6 August 26th - Naima Penniman and Olka Baldeh
Devoted Creatorship
This episode, DEVOTED CREATORSHIP, invites us into a rich exploration of the universal languages that connect us all. We center the essential roles of storytellers, creators, and cultural weavers—those who thread vision into form—as we journey toward land sovereignty and collective liberation. Together, we’ll muse on art as sacred strategy: a vital force that not only stirs the soul, but propels our movements forward—calling us into greater devotion, expansive dreaming, and purposeful action.
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Episode #7 September 30th - Bertram Williams and Farmer D
Wahala
In this episode, we root into questions of land, healing, and accountability. We explore how misogynoir shows up in our movement spaces, and how Black men are reimagining their relationships to land, to self, and to each other. Through reflection, care, and vision, we ask: what does it mean to build liberated futures without carrying harm into the soil?
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Episode #8 October 14th - Richie Reseda and LeeAnne Morrissette
Sacred Stories
In this episode, we reflect on the importance of creating liberatory art and media rooted in oral histories. We explore how to honor our experiences through storytelling that is honest, ethical, and complete in the pursuit of collective liberation