Nala is a proud palawa woman who has dedicated a lifetime to enhancing the rights, culture, and betterment of Aboriginal people in lutruwita/Tasmania. In this podcasts we hear more of her views and what Nala is up to these days, asking the all the questions is Ruby Wharton. The post LT_Black Power with Nala Mansell appeared first on Triple A.…

In this episode of Let’s Talk – Black Knowing we present The Aunties Special Part2 with DR Lilla.Watson and Dr.Mary. Graham. The post LT- Black Knowing – The Aunties Special Part 2 appeared first on Triple A.By Triple A Murri Country

On this podcasts of Let’s Talk – Black Excellence we hear from Rapper of Impossible Odds – Fred Leone, a lot has happened since we previously heard his voice on the microphones at Triple A- Murri Country. So grab a coffee and have a listen to what Fred has been up to and get in the loop about his upcoming Gigs and same time find out about an upcomi…

Come talk with Gabba Ward Councillor Trina Massey. A greens member, a DJ, a committed public servant and an overall fun person, Trina and Rachael get to the nitty gritty of funding for the arts, working as a creative with a local government and the initiatives that the Gabba ward is pursuing for young artists. This is Part 2 following on from where…

Cheryl Leavy, a proud Kooma Nguri author, has championed language revitalization and learning throughout her career. Her poem, Ngali-us two, about black queer love, won the Oodergeroo Poetry Prize in 2022. Her debut children’s book, Yanga Mother, written in both Kooma and English, reflects her passion for making language accessible for all mob. The…

In this episode of Let’s Talk – Black Knowing we present The Aunties Special Part2 with DR Lilla.Watson and Dr.Mary. Graham. The post LT -Black Knowing – The Aunties Special Part2 appeared first on Triple A.By Triple A Murri Country

Dr.Clinton Schultz is the founder of Sobah’s non -alcoholic beer company that started off in a garage of Dr.Clintons home. We find out how this non-alcoholic beer called Sobar became a hit and why it still has it’s place from the fridge to the table in many homes. The post LT- Black Excellence with DR.Clinton Schultz the Founder of Sobah appeared f…

Come talk with Gabba Ward Councillor Trina Massey. A greens member, a DJ, a committed public servant and an overall fun person, Trina and Rachael get to the nitty gritty of funding for the arts, working as a creative with a local government and the initiatives that the Gabba ward is pursuing for young artists. The post LT – Black Arts with Trina Ma…

In today’s episode join Elizabeth with Jazz Money, a Wiradjuri poet, filmmaker and artist whose debut poetry book mark the dawn is out. They discuss poetry, the art scene in Gadigal land, accessing colonial archives and the power of spoken word. Get those mungas out for a good listen and get yourselves down to the Avid Bookstore on September 29th t…

In the final part of this exciting thought-provoking conversation with Uncle Les Collins, we explore even more rich Brisbane Black history and talk about the local community activism. Listen in to the discussion about Land Councils, rights, and standing up for your rights just as Uncle Les did. The post LT – Black Power with Uncle Les Collins Final…

Chelsea and David sit down with the immaculate and trailblazing philosophers and academics Dr Mary Graham and Dr Lilla Watson to discuss their history as staunch black intellectuals and their times at sandstone institutions. Enjoy stories of speaking truth to power, finding friendship and community in other mob at the academy and much more. The pos…

In this episode of Let’s Talk – Black Excellence, Lucas Bradfoot joins David Williams for a good yarn, let’s take a journey into getting to know who he is and what his up to these days. The post LT – Black Excellence with Lucas Bradfoot appeared first on Triple A.By Triple A Murri Country

Rachael Sarra is joined by proud Kamilaroi man Bradley Chatfield in a fun chat about all things Clancestry 2024. With an amazing line-up of First Nations talent from weaving to musical performances with acts like Andrew Gurruwiwi Band, J-Milla, Kaiit, Miss Kaninna and Djanaba, Clancestry 2024 builds on the fantastic programming in 2023, and promise…

Award-winning and phenomenal fashion designer Grace Lillian Lee discusses her upcoming debut solo exhibition The Dream Weaver: Guardians of Grace. As a proud Meriam Mer woman from the Eastern Island of the Torres Strait with Chinese heritage, Grace’s exhibition explores the threads woven to influence who she is today. Using traditional weaving meth…

Continuing the conversation, Uncle Les Collins and Ruby Wharton discuss the Land Rights movement, his involvement and other key players that influenced the movement. Uncle Les Collins discusses the reactions to the movement and how the government interacted with black communities and resistance movements. Tune in for this enthralling discussion of …

Join us at the Carumba Institue for an evening of powerful conversation with award-winning Darumbal and South Sea Islander journalist and author Dr Amy McQuire, for the launch of her debut book Black Witness: The Power of Indigenous Media. Professor Watego and Dr McQuire discuss the complexities of black media, the necessity of insurgent and indepe…

The post LT – Black Excellence with Radical Son appeared first on Triple A.By Triple A Murri Country

Alinta McGrady joins Rachael Sarra to discuss her upcoming debut in Clancestry 2024. They chat about time management as a busy mum, her alter ego BADASSMUTHA and her journey in music and theatre. Eat Slay Zombie, a theatrical written and directed by Alinta McGrady will feature at Clancestry 2024 as a debut live reading. Eat Slay Zombie is an explor…

Uncle Les Colins was born on Wakka Wakka Country, but family ties also connect Les and his family to Southwest QLD. Uncle Les grew up experiencing the impacts of Stolen Generations, we let Uncle Les shares a yarn about how times were when he was younger, when times where the toughest for Aboriginal people under the ACT, where the law at the time re…

Tune in for a special “Nerds on the Frontline Part 2” edition of Let’s Talk – Black Knowledge, as Chelsea & David keep the conversation rolling. The post LT – Black Knowing – Nerds on the front line Part 2 appeared first on Triple A.By Triple A Murri Country

In this episode of Let’s Talk Black Excellence, we catch up with the newly appointed Chairperson of the Truth Telling and Healing Inquiry, Waanyi and Kalkadoon man, Joshua Creamer. He shares with us a little of his journey, fresh off the back of his Everest Base Camp Trek as one of the Blak Trekkers. Also we dive into his role at the Inquiry, its p…

Wiradjuri and Bundjalung women DJANABA speaks with Rachael about performing at Clancestry special. The post LT – Black Arts with DJANABA appeared first on Triple A.By Triple A Murri Country

In this Let’s Talk – Black Power Podcast, Ruby catches up with long-term Triple A & Brisbane Black icon, the one-and-only Boe Spearim. Ruby and Boe reflect on their shared experiences growing up in and around the Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy in Musgrave Park. All this and more! The post LT Black Power – Keeping the Fire Burning with Boe Sp…

Tune in for a special “Nerds on the Frontline” edition of Let’s Talk – Black Knowledge, as Chelsea & David catch up with fellow radio-maker Han Reardon-Smith to talk book lists, writing as therapy, and the radical political possibility of intellectual work that is grounded in community, care, and collaboration. They talk through some of the books t…

(Most) of the ladies of Let’s Talk get together for NAIDOC at Musgrave Park. Professor Chelsea Watego, Ruby Wharton and Elizabeth Walker talk fashion, fun and the upcoming NAIDOC ball. The post Ladies of Lets Talk NAIDOC Special LIVE at Musgrave Park appeared first on Triple A.By Triple A Murri Country

Tune in this week as Rachael catches up with Narungga person and creative icon, Sianna Catullo. Sianna is the former brand manager for Clothing the Gap, which is a social enterprise fashion company dedicated to clothes that carry messages that matter. After helping to build Clothing the Gap into the incredible brand it is today, Sianna decided to s…

Tune in this week for the final instalment of our series recorded on Country with Raymond Walker, aka Bing Nunka. Over the past couple of weeks, Elizabeth has been sharing her conversations with Bing Nunka around their own family’s experiences rebuilding and revitalising culture, law and language. This week, we turn to Raymond’s work within and aro…

Tune in for another episode of Let’s Talk – Black Power as Ruby catches up with long-term Triple A & Brisbane Black icon, the one-and-only Boe Spearim. Ruby and Boe reflect on their shared experiences growing up in and around the Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy in Musgrave Park. Boe shares his own entry into Black political life in Brisbane, …

Topic of discussion: Indigenous intellectual sovereignty Professor Chelsea Watego & Dr.David Singh invite our guest Professor Lester Rigney to share with us so much incite about the Narungga Knowledge Systems (traditionally spelled Nharangga) On the microphone Professor Lester gifts us with a hint of traditional language that is over 50,000 years o…

“In the incredible road to excellence, it’s come with bumps and bruises.” Jeremy Donovan as he shares his thoughts around Black Excellence. As one of this country’s most dynamic and engaging keynote speakers, Kuku-Yalanji man Jeremy Donovan shares his story, the ups and downs and his experiences as a didgeridoo performer and artist travelling the w…

This week on Let’s Talk – Black Arts, Rachael brings us a timely and vital conversation with writer, educator, speaker and advocate Ashlee Donohue. Ashlee is a proud Dunghutti woman dedicated to anti-violence and anti-racist work across her diverse practice. Her work is focused on helping and encouraging people to take action towards changing the n…

Tune in this week for the second instalment of Let’s Talk – Black Culture with Raymond Walker (Bing Nunka). As we heard last week, Raymond is a Quandamooka songman and youth justice worker who has worked alongside his family and community to keep culture and language alive for decades. Last week, we joined Elizabeth and Raymond as they reflected on…

Tune in for a massive DOUBLE EPISODE of Let’s Talk Black Power, recorded LIVE as part of our very special station NAIDOC launch brekky. Over two huge hours, Ruby catches up with her Dad, veteran Brisbane Black activist and community organiser Uncle Wayne Coco Wharton. They talk about the origins of NAIDOC and the long, international struggle for ju…

Catch up on this very special episode of Let’s Talk Black Knowing, as Chelsea & David talk live in the studio about the week that was: from the Woppaburra Native Title claim and the threat that Indigenous sovereignty never ceases to pose to settler governments, to another #LayoffLatrell segment from Chelsea, fresh from the NSW Origin win, and refle…

From adoption, housing commission to school then eventually even ending up in jail…Bradley was far from a good start in life, his aim was to be successful knowing that’s something that takes time and some research on where to start, it seems like Bradley had mastered the real life game of Monopoly by the time you hear this incredible uplifting stor…

Tune in for another brilliant episode of Let’s Talk – Black Arts as Rachael catches up with Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Rangatahi-Matakore and Pākehā writer, poet and educator, Tina Makereti to talk about her newest novel, The Mires. The Mires is officially out on the 3rd July, but we were lucky enough to receive an advance copy of the book …

Tune in this week for the first another special episode of Let’s Talk Black Culture, as Elizabeth Walker shares another series recorded on Country in Goompi (Dunwich) with her uncle, her Dad’s eldest brother, Raymond Walker. Raymond is a Quandamooka songman and youth justice worker who has worked alongside his family and community to keep culture a…

Sovereignty, Citizenship, Climate Change and Land Rights – Part 2 If any of these topics spark your interests or if you’d just like to extend the previous truth telling session then get ready for this juicy in depth interview of Let’s Talk Podcasts of truth telling from one of our Elders Uncle Jimmy Everett. The post LT_Black Power with Uncle Jimmy…

In this episode, Chelsea & David catch up with human rights advocate, educator and “street-trained” paralegal, Charandev Singh. Charandev has acted for families in inquests and the reform work that flows from deaths in custody; in family violence matters and inquests; in asylum seeker work; police accountability work; investigations; and the system…

In this episode of Lets Talk Black Excellence we discover the talents of John Saulo who is Co Founder of NGNY. We let him and David tell the story from the start when their paths first crossed, we find out how Skate Boarding, Graphic Design, Branding and UI Design paved the way into bringing people together for enjoyment and successful business out…

Join Rachael for another episode of Let’s Talk – Black Arts with senior design lecturer at the Queensland College of Art, Dr. Rae Cooper. Rae’s research and teaching practice focuses on visual communication design, culture and politics. She has a strong background in the visualisation of complex data/concepts and strategic communication. Her patern…

Housing Crisis and Displacement Lorna Munro discusses the severe housing crisis impacting Redfern and Waterloo in NSW. She explains how people who are incarcerated lose their housing, leading to a cycle of displacement and instability. This displacement is particularly devastating for those who dream of returning to their families, only to find tha…

Tune in for a very special DOUBLE episode of Let’s Talk – Black Power as Ruby catches up with Uncle Jim Everett-puralia meenamatta. He is from the clan plangermairreenner of the Turbuna (Mt Ben Lomond) people in Tasmania. In this wide-ranging conversation, Uncle Jim talks us through his childhood, growing up between Flinders Island, Tasmania and Gi…

Tune in for a special double episode of Let’s Talk – Black Knowing as Chelsea and David catch up with historian Dr. Thomas Blake. They learn a bit about Thom’s early life, and particularly his formative experiences working in Cunnamulla in the 1970s. They talk a bit about the experiences and relationships that led Thom to decide to work on and supp…

Douglas Watkin is a Film director and Producer, living in Cairns with connections to up north and the Cape York and beyond as Doulas explains. First few achievements was working on the 2009 ABC Documentaries and the very first NITV documentary when NITV wasn’t free to air, rewinding back to the 1980’s with all the MC Hammer Hip-Hop tracky dacks our…

7th September 2006 Host Tiga Bayles Sol Bellair talks about the Redfern (NSW) Waterloo Authority and the development of ‘The Block’ The post Sol Bellair – CEO Redfern Aboriginal Authority (NSW) appeared first on Triple A.By Triple A Murri Country

This week on Let’s Talk – Black Arts, Rachael catches up with First Nations singer-songwriter and visual creator GLVES to talk about her recent release, Stand Tall, and the commitments and concerns that shape her creative practice. GLVES, also known as Michelle Levings, creates a “blend of after-dark and other-worldly Blak Folktronica”, combining “…

Tune in for another special episode of Let’s Talk – Black Culture with our guest host Boe Spearim in conversation with Aunty Mary Graham as part of the Palestine Network Conference. Last week, we broadcast the first half of this incredible conversation, as Boe and Aunty Mary reflected on some of Dr. Graham’s formative political and philosophical in…

Another Tuesday, another episode of Let’s Talk Black Power with our guest host, Kevin Yow Yeh, bringing us the second episode in his mini-series with the brilliant Baramadagal artist, activist, and lawyer, Jayne Christian. Last week, Kevin and Jayne caught up to talk a bit about her exhibition, Djiriyay & Revolution, currently showing at Blacktown …