Thavius Beck’s story started in Minneapolis and led him to California, into the Golden age of Los Angeles’ underground Hip-Hop culture through legendary venues like The Good Life, Project Blowed and Low End Theory. Emerging as a respected produ

How Artist Candice Luter is Creating Home Through Her Work in Furniture and Design

Oct 2nd, 2023 1h 50m

Candice Luter is an Iowa-based furniture designer and artist, creating furnishings and accessories for the home that are a perfect balance of beauty and functionality. The latest artist to join the AphroChic Art Shop, Candice is using design as

James Beard Award Winning Chef, JJ Johnson, Discusses African Diaspora Food Culture and His Harlem Restaurant, Fieldtrip

Aug 25th, 2023 57m 11s

We’re revisiting our summer of 2020 conversation with one of New York’s most prominent chefs, JJ Johnson, that was held on Instagram Live. We discussed the James Beard Award winning chef’s heroic work feeding those in need during lockdown and h

Canary Islands Fine Art Photographer Fares Micue Discusses Her Exclusive New Collection with AphroChic

Jul 24th, 2023 1h 16m

Spanish fine art photographer Fares Micue's surreal photographs literally transport the viewer to new worlds. Over the past year, AphroChic has worked on a an exclusive collection with Fares. Created in the Canary Islands as well as featuring i

Christa Barfield of FarmerJawn in Philadelphia Is Here to Remind Us that Agriculture Is Part of the Culture

May 29th, 2023 1h 3m

Christa Barfield is the founder of FarmerJawn. The agricultural center in the Philadelphia region is focused on regenerative farming practices and reclaiming the legacy of Black farming. Christa shares her incredible story with us - leaving her

Sculptor Jessica Jean-Baptiste Reflects on Her Creative Journey and Exclusive Collection for AphroChic

Apr 28th, 2023 1h 3m

Haitian-born, New York sculptor Jessica Jean-Baptiste, sits down with us to discuss her practice, her evolution as an artist and her exclusive collection for the AphroChic Art Shop. In the tradition of artists such as Edmonia Lewis, Elizabeth C

Chef Rock Harper is Changing the Chicken Sandwich Game, Served with a Side of History and Respect

Feb 17th, 2023 1h 20m

If you’re a fan of reality cooking shows, chances are you know who Rock Harper is. In 2007 he exploded onto the the public stage as the season 3 winner of Gordon Ramsay’s popular Hell’s Kitchen competition. Since then Rock’s career has flourish

Classical musician Lara Downes takes us inside her reflections on the music of Scott Joplin.

Jan 20th, 2023 55m 37s

We sit down with Lara Downes, who’s star currently shines in the world of classical music as one of its most innovative figures and most energetic activists. Lara shares the inspiration behind her latest work, Reflections: Scott Joplin Reconsid

Singer and songwriter Greg Banks shares his musical journey and gives us an exclusive listen to his new song - God Stepped In.

Oct 3rd, 2022 59m 6s

Greg Banks has been bringing music straight to the people through his Concert on the Block series. The series began two years ago, at the start of the pandemic, as Banks’ way of fighting against the darkness and fear we all felt in 2020. Since

Economist Janelle Jones Discusses Black Women's Equal Pay Day

Sep 20th, 2022 40m 7s

In the summer of 2020, AphroChic spoke with Janelle Jones on Instagram Live about Black Women's Equal Pay Day, economics, and racial inequality. Janelle is the first African American woman to serve as chief economist at the U.S. Department of L

Chef Alexander Smalls' Incredible Journey from Opera Singer to World Renowned Restaurateur

Jul 19th, 2022 50m 10s

In the summer of 2020 AphroChic chatted on Instagram Live with Chef Alexander Smalls about his latest book, Meals, Music & Muses and his diverse journey through the worlds of music, food and business. Here we present the edited conversation, wh

This Land Is Our Land: A Tribe Called Camp

Apr 15th, 2020 55m 54s

We're sitting down with Ron Frazier, the founder of A Tribe Called Camp, discussing his outdoor lifestyle concept - a movement that encourages Black people to get outside, travel and camp.

Re-Writing History: Fabiola Jean-Louis

Mar 4th, 2020 53m 13s

Interdisciplinary artist Fabiola Jean-Louis weaves a narrative that blends past and future, fact and fantasy, afro-futurism and Black girl magic in her photographs and paper sculptures. We sit down with Fabiola to discuss her Re-Writing History

Nikia Phoenix: Black Girl Beautiful

Feb 1st, 2020 56m 47s

AphroChic presents One Story Up, a celebration of the culture of the African Diaspora and the stories that create it. This month we sit down with Nikia Phoenix to discuss modeling, activism, and the journey to self-love.

Culture and Couture: The Influence of the African Diaspora on Fashion

Oct 30th, 2019 51m 36s

Live from Dumbo House in Brooklyn, NY, we celebrate the launch of AphroChic Magazine by sitting down with stylists James Bianca, Donnell Baldwin, Courtney Arrington-Baldwin, and fashion designer Nana Yaa Asare-Boadu, to discuss the culture of t

Fashion and Futurism: A Conversation with Jerome Lamaar

Sep 30th, 2019 49m 18s

We sit down with Jerome LaMaar, fashion designer, trend forecaster and futurist, to discuss fashion and futurism. It's a discussion that leads us from his start as a 15-year-old designer for Baby Phat and into Afro-futurism and his groundbreaki

Perception, Perspective and History

Aug 15th, 2019 57m 15s

A talk with filmmaker Adepero Oduye on radical creativity and her groundbreaking film, To Be Free, where Oduye transforms into the legendary Nina Simone.

Food, Culture & Fusion

Jul 22nd, 2019 1h 2m

Chef Rashad Frazier Highlights a Little Known History Between Black and Japanese Americans Through His Food Concept, Yoshi Jenkins, a Fusion of History, Cultures, and Delicious Bites.

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