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The Black Landscape

Andréa Spearman

The Black Landscape is a series of conversations that spotlight Black emerging and established leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area communities in various industries including the performing and literary arts, local government, the Peralta College system, labor unions, fashion design, event management and curation, entrepreneurship, and more!

society & culture performing arts

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Season 10 Episode 1: Monique Webber

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2026/01/19

Send us a text From young bright-eyed model to PR Maven, Monique Webber embarked on her fashion PR journey with BCBGMAXAZRIA Group in 2000. After 12 years of successfully building BCBGMAXAZRIA Group into a Go-To brand for A-listers like Halle Berry, Katy Perry, Charlize Theron, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, and more, her VIP expertise was highly coveted and she rose to prominence at leading PR agencies. However, it was during the George Floyd movement that Monique recognized the need for proactive d...

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Season 9 Episode 4: Dr. Rachelle Rogers-Ard

The Black Landscape ·

2025/10/08

Send us a text As a published author, adjunct professor, organizational development specialist, and former school district educator with over 30 years of experience, Dr. Rachelle Rogers-Ard specializes in coaching agency leaders to dismantle racist policies, practices, and procedures that threaten organizational health. As principal lead of Harvest Consulting, she designs and facilitates customized leadership and racial bias training utilizing Social-Emotional best practices. As a certified D...

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Season 9 Episode 3: Christopher Chatmon

The Black Landscape ·

2025/09/24

Send us a text Christopher “Chris” Chatmon is CEO and Founder of Kingmakers of Oakland (KOO) an award winning nonprofit that supports school districts around the country to improve the educational and life outcomes of Black Boys. For 10 years Chatmon served as the first Executive Director, African American Male Achievement (“AAMA”) for the Oakland Unified School District (“OUSD”). The office of AAMA was the first of its kind in the country to operate within a Public School district. Chatmon a...

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Season 9 Episode 2: Gina Woods

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2025/08/27

Send us a text Catch full episodes on Patreon! Become a member today at Patreon.com/TheBlackLandscape Meet Gina Woods! She's a serial entrepreneur, investor, and business advisor, bringing a wealth of experience cultivating successful beauty brands with a focus on community reinvestment. As the Co-Founder/Owner of Donna’s Recipe with Tabitha Brown, a renowned vegan beauty brand known for its premium ingredients and commitment to enhancing the hair and beauty care experience. Woods has introdu...

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Season 9 Episode 1: Candace Johnson

The Black Landscape ·

2025/08/06

Send us a text August 9-September 13 Candace Johnson’s Scat-ter Brain: The Music of ADHD <<Ticket Link! A musical celebrating neurodivergence, blending storytelling and song to challenge stigma and reframe ADHD as a creative superpower. Candace Johnson is a singer, actress, poet, voice instructor, and director of the University of California Berkeley’s Gospel Choir. She is also a voice coach for the Formally Incarcerated People’s Performance Project (FIPPP), a theater organi...

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Season 8 Episode 6: Selena Wilson

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2025/05/14

Send us a textSubscribe to hear the FULL interview and more! Patreon.com/TheBlackLandscapeSelena Wilson is a community-centered collectivist dedicated to giving back to the village that raised her--East Oakland. She currently serves as the CEO of the East Oakland Youth Development Center (EOYDC) where she attended programming as a youth. In this role, Selena has leveraged her multifaceted skill set to enhance program effectiveness through evidenced-based practices, with a focus on trauma-informed,

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Season 8 Episode 5: Margo Hall

The Black Landscape ·

2025/04/15

Send us a text This is the FINAL WEEK to see "Fat Ham" directed by Margo Hall. A very Black, very Southern, very modern reimagining of Hamlet. Get TICKETS to "Fat Ham" at San Francisco Playhouse. https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/2024-2025-season/fat-ham/ Margo Hall is the artistic director of Lorraine Hansberry Theatre and an award-winning actor/director/playwright. She returns to San Francisco Playhouse, where she directed [hieroglyph], Barbecue, Red Velvet, The Story, and most recently...

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Season 8 Episode 4: Kathryn Seabron

The Black Landscape ·

2025/03/24

Send us a text Go see Kathryn Seabron in her 1-woman show "Angry Black Woman 101" at The Marsh in Berkeley, March 15 - April 13. https://themarsh.org/shows_and_events/marshstream/kathryn-seabron/ Subscribe to the Patreon for $5/month to access the full length episodes, exclusive merch, and behind the scenes content! Patreon.com/TheBlackLandscape Kathryn Seabron (Playwright/Performer) began her theatrical journey as a stage manager for the legendary Lorraine Hansberry Theatre before expand...

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Season 8 Episode 3: J. R. Rice

The Black Landscape ·

2025/02/26

Send us a text *Please excuse my voice, I was at the tail-end of a cold. J.R. Rice is a Black man, writer, teacher, event host & curator, and spoken word artist, born and raised in Oakland, California. He has a B.A in Creative Writing and an English Education teaching credential from California State University of Long Beach. While studying abroad in Greece, he was mentored by the author, George Crane. His novel, Broken Pencils earned the 2024 Literary Titan Gold Book Award, 2024 Pencraft...

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Season 8 Episode 2: Lance Gardner

The Black Landscape ·

2025/02/12

Send us a text Lance Gardner is an award-winning actor, who was last seen on stage in 2019 in TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s production of "The 39 Steps" as well as the co-production of "Skeleton Crew" at Marin Theatre and TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. More details about his current role as the lead in "Waste" at Marin Theatre (Feb. 6 - Mar. 2) and photos can be found here: https://cbpr.co/press/waste/ He has previously performed with Marin Theatre in "Shakespeare in Love," "A Streetcar N...

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Season 8 Episode 1: Robert Townsend

The Black Landscape ·

2025/01/22

Send us a textRobert Townsend, hailed as one of the "Godfathers of the Independent Film World," is a trailblazing actor, director, writer, and filmmaker with over 30 years in show business. Townsend is set to star in his solo show, Living the Shuffle, running at The Marsh Berkeley from January 31 to March 9. For full length episodes, become a member of the Patreon for $5 a month at Patreon.com/theblacklandscape. Members have access to full episodes, exclusive merch, giveaways, behind the scen...

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Season 7 Episode 7: Zuhairah Washington

The Black Landscape ·

2024/12/27

Send us a textZuhairah Washington is a Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School graduate and the former CEO of Otrium, a global, sustainable fashion marketplace recognized as one of the The Most Innovative Companies of 2023 by Fast Company Magazine. She has scaled four multi-billion dollar companies and is widely recognized as a dynamic and visionary leader in technology. She has over 20 years of business experience under her belt including executive roles as a Senior Vice P...

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Season 7 Episode 6: Diann Valentine

The Black Landscape ·

2024/12/18

Send us a textDiann Valentine founded SLAYYY Hair in 2021 after years of wearing braids and experiencing increased itching, scalp irritation, scabbing, and breakage regularly with her own scalp. Determined to find a healthier and non-toxic solution, she started developing what has become known as the SLAYYY Secret Sauce. After two years of intense research, trial and error, and invaluable feedback from the strong community of braiders around the country, SLAYYY was born. “Women deserve more c...

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Season 7 Episode 5: Destiny Muhammad

The Black Landscape ·

2024/12/11

Send us a textDestiny Muhammad is a Recording/ Performing Artist | Band Leader | Composer & Producer. Her genre â€˜Celtic to Coltraneâ€™ is cool and eclectic with a feel of Jazz & Storytelling to round out the sonic experience. Destiny collaborations, curations and commissioning include: Grace Cathedral Christmas Concert Series Stanford Jazz Festival featured Artist, Santa Cruz Symphony Recital Series, a San Jose Jazz Fest Jazz Aid Commissioned Artist, Guest/ Collabo...

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Season 7 Episode 4: Rohan Dacosta

The Black Landscape ·

2024/11/20

Send us a textRohan DaCosta is a multi-disciplinary artist from Chicago, based in Oakland, working primarily through photography, writing, and song. His book, The Edge of Fruitvale, was published by Nomadic Press on April 28, 2018, and has been since nominated for a California Book Award and a Pushcart Prize. His portrait photography has been featured at The Flight Deck Gallery, Root Division Gallery, and Joyce Gordon Gallery, and Mercury Twenty Gallery. In 2018, he was awarded the Indi...

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Season 7 Episode 3: Chi Chi Okonmah

The Black Landscape ·

2024/10/11

Send us a textChi Chi Okonmah lives and breathes her passion as an established Bay Area Artist, Production & Stage Manager, Cultural Strategist, & CA Real Estate Broker. Since moving to California in 2000, Chi Chi has successfully held management and consulting positions for some of the most prominent individuals & organizations in the Bay Area Performing Arts & Activists communities. Chi Chi's work as a Cultural & Network Strategist aims to support & develop equi...

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Season 7 Episode 2: Kenny Scott

The Black Landscape ·

2024/10/09

Send us a textSeen in "A Distinct Society," Kenny Scott (he/him) returns to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley as Shawn, an avid basketball fan pursuing a career as a writer. An artistic company member of Oakland Theater Project and Shotgun Players, Scott has appeared in productions at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Marin Theatre, Magic Theatre, California Shakespeare Theater, Z Space, Crowded Fire Theater, Cutting Ball Theater, and New Conservatory Theatre Center. IG: @kenny_scxttGet your ticket for T...

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Season 7 Episode 1: Bosko Kante

The Black Landscape ·

2024/09/25

Send us a textBosko Kante is a music producer, inventor, and mechanical engineer who has written and performed talkbox on Grammy Winning Albums by Dua Lipa and Kanye West including the #11 streaming song of all time “Levitating”. When he was forced to lip sync his talkbox part instead of performing live on the American Music Awards with Kanye West, he decided to reinvent the talkbox and make it mobile. He co-founded music tech company ElectroSpit Inc., invented the Guthman Award winning Elect...

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Season 6 Mini Episode #6 PHER

The Black Landscape ·

2024/06/15

PHER, the Oakland native and global singing phenomenon formerly known as Chris Turner, is a rare artist fully versed in both the jazz tradition and classic soul, and equally comfortable in either universe. As a Soul, R&B and Jazz artist, PHER is taking center stage with his upcoming album “Songs by PHER” complete and ready to be marketed to the world soon. For now, we are releasing singles from the album with the latest single releases, “Spice” and “Tomorrow Is Too Late” featuring Jesse B...

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Season 6 Mini Episode #5 Nazelah Jamison

The Black Landscape ·

2024/06/15

Nazelah Jamison (she / her) is a Bay Area-based performance poet, author, actor, vocalist and emcee. Her first book of poetry, Evolutionary Heart, was released on Nomadic Press in 2016, and reprinted and re-released on Black Lawrence Press in Fall 2023. Her work can also be found in The Racket Journal: Issue Fifteen (2020), Culture Counts Magazine (2021), La Raiz Magazine (2022), Better Ancestors, Sparkle + Blink 115 (Quiet Lightning 2022) and others. In her spare time, Nazelah enjoys w...

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