Sovereign: Reclaiming Black Land
Sovereign: Reclaiming Black Land is a podcast exploring Black land, community, and the people reclaiming space to build a more sovereign future. I co-created the concept, co-produced and co-hosted the series, and shaped its themes, conversations, visual identity, creative direction, and promotion from concept through launch.
what I Shaped
I co-created the podcast from the ground up, developing its concept, themes, and conversations. I co-hosted and co-produced the series, coordinated guests, collaborated with the audio engineer through the editing process, and created the visual identity and promotional materials.
Sacred Stories
S1:08 — Sacred Stories with Richie Reseda
A conversation about liberatory art, media, and the power of oral history. The episode explores how we can tell stories that honor lived experience with honesty, care, and intention.
Little Seeds
S1:09 — Little Seeds with Vivien Sansour
A conversation exploring seed saving, cultural memory, land, and ecological resistance for Palestine. The episode connects the preservation of seeds with the preservation of history, culture, and possibilities for regeneration
From Scarcity to Sovereignty
S2:02 — From Scarcity to Sovereignty with Prentis Hemphill
A conversation exploring scarcity, abundance, collective care, and the systems that shape how we understand resources and possibility. The episode considers what it means to move beyond scarcity toward more liberatory ways of living and building community.
Featured Guests
The series featured conversations with notable voices including adrienne maree brown, Patrisse Cullors, Indya Moore, Prentis Hemphill and Richie Reseda, alongside artists, organizers, farmers, and cultural workers exploring Black land, community, and liberation.
Visual Identity + Promotion
I created the visual identity and promotional materials for the podcast, developing graphics and flyers to introduce episodes, highlight guests, and connect the podcast with its audience.
Podcast Promotion — Instagram Carousel
Performance:
90,661 views · 989 likes · 73 shares · 114 saves
Created the concept, copy, and visual design for this promotional campaign.
Podcast Promotion — Instagram Carousel
Performance:
24,181 views · 646 likes · 169 shares · 197 saves
Created the concept, copy, and visual design for this promotional campaign.
Podcast Promotion — Instagram Carousel
Performance:
49,747 views · 2.3k likes · 715 shares · 691 saves
Created the concept, copy, and visual design for this promotional campaign.
Promotional Flyers and Graphics
Created the concept, copy, and visual design for this promotional campaign.
Storytelling With Intention
Sovereign was created to make space for meaningful conversations about Black land, sovereignty, community, and the people imagining new ways forward. I approached each episode with care, developing thoughtful themes and questions that allowed guests to share their experiences while connecting their individual stories to larger ideas about land, culture, and collective possibility.