Welcome to People & Culture! I’m your host, Zahida Sherman, a long-time culture and belonging professional and pop culture junkie. Each episode, I will be joined by cultural experts and we will discuss what it means to belong in different spaces and at different pop cultural moments.
The Sinners Movie is about way more than vampires--it highlights the power of music and sacred spaces to transcend the constraints of the physical world. In this episode, I talk to violist, music teacher, rapper, and humanitarian Jelani Brown about his insights into the film and what it can teach us about ourselves and each other.
Follow Jelani Brown on Instagram and YouTube: @iamjelani
Have you ever been invited to an event that specifically highlights your culture? How about an event where you’re the cultural outsider? How do you show up respectfully without doing too much?
Costume designer, Kiyoshi Shaw, joins me for our very first episode to talk about all things representation and design through the lens of this year’s Met Gala: Superfine Black Tailoring.
Learn more about Kiyoshi at https://www.kiyoshishaw.com/ or follow him on Instagram @kiyoshishawdesigns
