Hlomu, Zandile and Naledi. Three seemingly random names but whose stories our readers are so invested in, you’d swear they were real. Dudu Busani-Dube, author of the Hlomu series, new editor and poster girl for the power of self-publishing joins Dr Alma-Nalisha Cele to talk about all things…
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“To discover and name what shapes us is to engage in the work of history” – Darnell L. Moore. On this episode of the podcast, Letlhogonolo speaks to acclaimed writer and Black queer thinker Darnell L. Moore about his upcoming book ‘No Ashes in the Fire’ to be…
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‘A dose of nectar’ with Upile Chisala. So begins a conversation that can only be described as a black girl communion of spirit and ideas. Dr Alma-Nalisha Cele sat down with the ineffable Upile Chisala, author of two anthologies of poetry to discuss her role in the archiving…
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Toni Morrison says “If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.” A recent story revealed the tragic news of a Columbia PhD student shot in the head and killed by his boyfriend.…
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What’s up Cheeky? In the latest episode of the podcast we check in with Dr Slay and black boy magic, Letlhogonolo to find out just what’s been popping over the past few months. It’s a poignant episode with musings on love, life and grief.There’s some wonderful meditations on…
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“This book is both personal and political – it is about how I was made by the liberation struggle and how I was broken by its protagonists’.” – Sisonke Msimang The Cheeky Natives sat down at a beautiful venue to chat to the incomparable #BlackGirlMagic Sisonke Msimang about her memoir…
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‘Your uncle is a hatchet/i buried in my crotch on purpose’ – Ashley Makue Ntozake Shenge said ‘ being black, and woman and alive is a metaphysical dilemma I haven’t conquered yet.’ And this episode of the Cheeky Natives featuring Ashley Makue was just that. the unravelling of…
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“If we going to heal let it be glorious” – Warsan Shire The Cheeky Natives sat down with Lebo Mashile and Khanyisa Buti(Majola) to discuss their album ‘ Moya’ – 12 tracks of music and poetry. It has a variety of sounds and an array of revolution. It…
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‘Being black, woman and alive is a metaphysical dilemma, I haven’t quite conquered yet’ -Ntozake Shange is quoted as saying. And so as The Cheeky Natives, we sat with the prodigious Koleka Putuma as we discussed the metaphysical dilemmas of being black and woman and alive in the…
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“Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form.”– Toni Morrison On this episode the Cheeky Natives sat down and spoke to the Melanin Magic that is the CEO (Thabiso Afurakan Mohare) and the Managing Director (Qhakaza Mthembo) of Word n Sound…
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