Hey y'all and welcome back to season 10 of Hoodoo Plant Mamas. It's our 5 year anniversary! We talk about our journey with the podcast as well as our future plans. We break down the book Black Earth Wisdom by Leah Penniman, discuss the work of Black environmentalists, and talk about Black folk's history with the land in the United States.

RESOURCES

• Black Earth Wisdom by Leah Penniman
• Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land by Leah Penniman
• "Residents heartbroken after city rips out shared garden" by Kristen Lawrence. TheCoolDown.
• "Peoria community garden destroyed by city" by Shabnam Danesh. Central Illinois Proud.
• Tea with Queen and J

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Apocalypse Still by Leah Nicole Whitcomb

About the Boy by Leah Nicole Whitcomb

Between Us (pre-order) by Leah Nicole Whitcomb

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This podcast was created, hosted, and produced by Dani & Leah.

Our music was created by Ghrey, and our artwork was designed by Bianca.

In our season finale, we review Ryan Coogler's Sinners (2025). As Mississippi Hoodoos, we have to talk about the Mississippi and Hoodoo rep in this film. We get into Mississippi racial politics as well as whiteness and assimilation as vampirism. We discuss the need to let go of representational politics and learn to appreciate art for what is is rather than what we want it to be.

RESOURCES

• "if you loved Sinners, read these books" Leah Nicole. YouTube.
• Apocalypse Still by Leah Nicole Whitcomb
• "SINNERS BREAKDOWN! Easter Eggs & Details You Missed!" New Rockstars. YouTube.
• Hess Love Instagram Post
• "The Story of Chinese Laborers and the Reconstruction South." May 2, 2022. Tennessee State Museum.
• "Inventing the 'Model Minority': A Critical Timeline and Reading List" Densho.
• Passing by Nella Larsen

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Apocalypse Still by Leah Nicole Whitcomb

About the Boy by Leah Nicole Whitcomb

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In this episode we talk with co-authors Nyasha and Ms. Kenda about their picture book Saturday Magic: A Hoodoo Story. We discuss intentional and conscious ancestor veneration, overlooked Hoodoo rituals in contemporary Black culture as well as allowing Black kids to see themselves in stories. Nyasha shared her process when creating her tarot and oracle decks while Ms. Kenda talked about our ancestors using astrology and dreams for healing and guidance.

Nyasha Williams is a creator dedicated to healing, indigenizing, and liberation through creativity. With fifteen pieces of work published or in the publishing process, Nyasha advocates for diverse works of art, media, and literature that amplify unheard voices. Her tarot and oracle deck, "Black Tarot: An Ancestral Awakening" and "Elemental Alchemist," are testaments to her transformative artistry. Nyasha is the founder and creative director of Fire + Honey Press, a digital publishing honeycomb created toward collective liberation. You can find her on her website https://www.nyashawilliams.online/, Instagram at @writingtochangethenarrative and on The Creative Playground with Nyasha Williams on Substack. She lives on the stolen land of the Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes in Colorado with her husband.

Kenda Bell, a beacon of wisdom, graces the world not only with transformative coaching but also literary brilliance. An Essence bestselling author, she penned For Every Love There Is A Reason and recently ventured into children's literature with Saturday Magic, a delightful collaboration with her daughter in love. In The Ethical Selfishness Journal: 12 Pathways Back To Joy, Kenda invites women to embrace grace and self-understanding. Urging self-accountability, mirror work, boundary setting, and self-forgiveness, she crafts a roadmap for profound self discovery. Her coaching blends disciplines like Feminine Power, Bagua™ Astrology, and GROW™ & SMART™ methods, woven into her unique Joy Factor Method.™ Email her at thejoyfactormama@gmail.com for regular astrological downloads.

RESOURCES

• Saturday Magic: A Hoodoo Story by Nyasha Williams and Kenda Bell-Spruill
• Root Magic by Eden Royce
• "Ep 47: Dreaming a New Dream with Austen Smith" Hoodoo Plant Mamas
• "Ep 37: Dreaming in Color with Nancey B. Price" Hoodoo Plant Mamas
• 8 Bill Mystery Pack/Ancestor Money
• Shop Our Tarot Collection on Bookshop
• The Enneagram for Black Liberation: Return to Who You Are Beneath the Armor You Carry by Chichi Agorom
• "Kendrick Lamar plays 'Not Like Us' six times at Juneteenth 'The Pop Out' concert" by Daysia Tolentino. NBC News.

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This podcast was created, hosted, and produced by Dani & Leah.

Our music was created by Ghrey, and our artwork was designed by Bianca.