OBSIDIAN - Safiyah Cheatam & Adetola Abdulkadir

OBSIDIAN - Safiyah Cheatam & Adetola Abdulkadir

Author: Elena Fernández Collins | Hug House Productions September 22, 2021 Duration: 41:40

Why are we afraid of the novel, the new--and how do we handle that fear? What can we learn about Afrofuturism through a non-Western lens? Who are we as parents, and what does being a parent mean? Host Elena Fernandez Collins discusses these questions and more with Safiyah Cheatam & Adetola Abdulkadir of OBSIDIAN.

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