Let's Talk - Black Culture
Tune in each Wednesday for Let's Talk – Black Culture with your host, Nunakal, Ngugi, and Goenpul (Quandamooka) woman Elizabeth Walker. Each week, Elizabeth will be shining a light on the work that mob around the continent are doing to protect, reclaim, rebuild & respect Black Culture. In keeping with the extraordinary legacy of Let's Talk, this show sets an ambitious goal of covering all things Black Culture: from pre-colonial Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and lore, to caring for country, language revival practices, and Black pop culture. And across it all, each and every week, Elizabeth brings us back to country and community, and to the power and importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in the present moment.
LT- Black Culture with Cheryl Leavy Part 2
Elizabeth Walker and Cheryl Leavy continue the exciting conversation about sovereignty, self-determination and looking to the future. Join Elizabeth and Cheryl as they talk about the importance of community building through language revitalization. Get your copy of Yanga Mother from all participating bookstores, online and in person, and start experiencing the beauty that is the […]
Listen >>LT - Black Culture with Cheryl Leavy
Cheryl Leavy, a proud Kooma Nguri author, has championed language revitalization and learning throughout her career. Her poem, Ngali-us two, about black queer love, won the Oodergeroo Poetry Prize in 2022. Her debut children’s book, Yanga Mother, written in both Kooma and English, reflects her passion for making language accessible for all mob.
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LT - Black Culture with Jazz Money
In today’s episode join Elizabeth with Jazz Money, a Wiradjuri poet, filmmaker and artist whose debut poetry book mark the dawn is out. They discuss poetry, the art scene in Gadigal land, accessing colonial archives and the power of spoken word. Get those mungas out for a good listen and get yourselves down to the […]
Listen >>LT - Black Culture with Grace Lillian Lee
Award-winning and phenomenal fashion designer Grace Lillian Lee discusses her upcoming debut solo exhibition The Dream Weaver: Guardians of Grace. As a proud Meriam Mer woman from the Eastern Island of the Torres Strait with Chinese heritage, Grace’s exhibition explores the threads woven to influence who she is today. Using traditional weaving methods, taught to […]
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LT - Black Culture with Elizabeth Walker & Raymond Walker - Part 3 of 3
Tune in this week for the final instalment of our series recorded on Country with Raymond Walker, aka Bing Nunka. Over the past couple of weeks, Elizabeth has been sharing her conversations with Bing Nunka around their own family’s experiences rebuilding and revitalising culture, law and language. This week, we turn to Raymond’s work within […]
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