{"id":12234,"date":"2023-02-14T05:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T10:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libsyn.com\/blog\/?p=12234"},"modified":"2023-02-14T12:58:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T17:58:15","slug":"4-black-podcasting-history-makers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libsyn.com\/blog\/4-black-podcasting-history-makers\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Black Podcasting Creatives Making Black Podcasting History \u2014 A Love Note"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wanted to write a bit of a love letter to some folks that I’ve had the blessing to get to know and admire deeply from afar, through podcasting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As I was meditating on them, I recognized that they are making history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They are making history <\/span>in<\/span><\/i> podcasting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They are making <\/span>Black<\/span><\/i> history in podcasting.<\/span><\/p>\n

The podcasting industry is relatively young, and there is not much pertaining to historical events chronicled, other than on <\/span>Wikipedia<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>some<\/span><\/a> books<\/span><\/a> with references to notable events, like when the first use of the term “podcasting” happened, when the first enclosure tag was added to an RSS feed, and when <\/span>the first podcast hosting company was created<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>etc<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the historical events of note that I mean \u2014 those subtle inflection points often buoyed by people <\/span>doing the work<\/span><\/i> \u2014 the industry doesn’t really <\/span>see <\/span><\/i>or put on record.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let alone from historically excluded communities – *cough* hence, the historically excluded part.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s LOVE Day <\/span>and <\/span><\/i>Black History Month, and this is a love letter to Black podcast creators, the flex point makers, in podcasting.<\/span><\/p>\n

This list is <\/span>highly<\/span><\/i> biased. It is not meant to be <\/span>exclusive<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>definitive<\/span><\/i>, or <\/span>all-encompassing<\/span><\/i>. It is <\/span>my<\/span><\/i> super short, personal list of people that I believe are making Black Podcasting History.<\/span><\/p>\n

This love letter is a call to action for you to write your own “love letter” to highlight and amplify Black podcasting leaders and creators that you know are making podcasting history.<\/span><\/p>\n

(Quickie shout-out to the Black & Brown Podcast Collective who have published posts on <\/span>Black podcasting history.<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Afros and Audio & Talib Jasir<\/b><\/h3>\n

Talib Jasir is so many things: creator, community organizer, life coach, and author; he holds a B.A. in Public Policy and Africana Studies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently, he is the Founder and CEO of<\/span> Afros & Audio<\/span><\/a> and<\/span> Vanguard Podcast Network.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

He came into podcasting in 2017, after creating an audio “romcom” drama called\u00a0 “The Fussings: Until One of Us Is Dead”.<\/span><\/p>\n

His claim to history is creating the first two-day event for Black podcast creators and audio professionals called Afros & Audio Podcast Festival.<\/span><\/p>\n

He decided to create what he wanted to see after starting to produce his podcast and not finding the resources, information and support that he was looking for.<\/span><\/p>\n

He did it without knowing anything about organizing a two-day conference, only a clear vision of what he wanted to create and a group of early supporters pushing him forward. He went all in and 5 years later — the rest is history.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first Afros & Audio conference took place on June 22 and 23, 2019 in Brooklyn, NY. His dream was that this event be led by the podcast creators and professionals that are stakeholders in their own success and others in the podcast industry and stems from his mission and commitment to “community and collaboration”<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the key components of Afros & Audio is strengthening the connective tissue of Black podcast creators and audio professionals to make sure “that we know each other exists.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The ability for Black creators to find each other, to connect, to educate, and collaborate drives what Afros & Audio is all about.<\/span><\/p>\n

The conference looks to break the barriers that historically excluded voices often come up against \u2014 lack of access, education, and information.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Black Podcasters Association & Corey Gumbs<\/b><\/h3>\n

And then comes Corey Gumbs! He’s an audio engineer and oh so many other things, primarily centered around work in audio.<\/span><\/p>\n

Corey also stepped into podcasting and immediately joined a bunch of podcasting groups to get to know the what’s what. Although he participated in many groups, he recognized that they weren’t quite serving the type of information, communication, and connection that he was looking for.<\/span><\/p>\n

He saw a divide between the information that was being shared in these groups and the reality of what it would <\/span>really<\/span><\/i> take for a Black podcaster to not only podcast, but to up-level their existing podcasts.<\/span><\/p>\n

And so in March 2020, he created the<\/span> Black Podcaster Association<\/span><\/a> as a Facebook Group. Since then, the BPA has become so much more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our mission is to bring together a diverse group of black podcast creatives and professionals who are committed to reshaping the podcasting landscape while striving to create a foundation that fully supports our creative voices, respects our brands, and celebrates our unique voices.<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He wanted a safe and supportive space where Black podcasters could find each other and help each other build better podcasts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Corey is always fighting the good fight for the best quality of all things audio production and creation, empowering Black podcasters to have access to that information.<\/span><\/p>\n

His dream, to have The Black Podcasters Association be “the premiere place for Black creatives and Black professionals within the podcast space for the industry.” <\/span>One place<\/span><\/i> where podcasters can find community and top-notch education. He wants the BPA to take away all the things that are taking away from Black creativity.<\/span><\/p>\n

And then\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Black Podcasters Association partnered with Afros & Audio! History. Made.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two brilliant organizations with similar visions providing even more together for Black creators and audio professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Community, education, and conference!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Danielle Desir Corbett \u2014 The Thought Card, WOC Podcasters, Grants For Creators<\/b><\/h3>\n

It\u2019s 2015 and Danielle begins her journey into chronicling travel and finance with<\/span> The Thought Card<\/span><\/a> blog after planning a trip to Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n

Danielle didn’t get caught up on whether she should focus on just travel or just finance. She found that in doing both, her audience resonated with it \u2014 and it also provided an outlet for <\/span>her<\/span><\/i>, creating the type of content that she was looking for that she hadn’t been able to find \u2014 how to pay off student loan debt while traveling.<\/span><\/p>\n

But man, oh man, she did not stop there! Here’s a bullet list of Black podcasting history-making:<\/span><\/p>\n