“The Family Royal”
Keris tells a story about a typewriter that’s been passed down through the family and the memories it holds. She talks about the significance of the typewriter to her family, how it brings her joy whe...
30 Dec 20259min
“Magical Black Santa”
Keris recorded this podcast on Christmas and shares a Christmas memory from her childhood. She shares the struggles people have during the holiday season and the magic of a picture she saw of a Black ...
23 Dec 20259min
"May the Doorways be Such That We Don’t Have to Fold Our Wings to Enter” with Chacku Mathai
Chacku Mathai (he/him) is an activist in the human rights movement for people with psychiatric histories and he is an Unapologetically Black Unicorn. Chacku shares his journey through immigration, rac...
16 Dec 202540min
“The Medicaid Game - A Simulation Game”
In this interactive episode of Unapologetically Black Unicorns, Keris transforms complex policy into “The Medicaid Maze”, a storytelling board game that reveals the real-life challenges of navigating ...
9 Dec 202516min
“People Aren’t Social Problems” with Neil Gong
Neil Gong (he/him) is an assistant professor of sociology at UC San Diego, where he does research on psychiatric services, homelessness, and how communities seek to maintain social order and he is an ...
2 Dec 202535min
“Truth-Giving Table”
In this episode Keris invites us to gather around The Truth-Giving Table, a reimagined Thanksgiving ceremony rooted in truth-telling, mourning, gratefulness and freedom. As attacks on diversity, equit...
25 Nov 202512min
“Ashes and Anxiety”
Keris opens up about grief, political turmoil and the unexpected ways community keeps us grounded when systems fail. In this emotional episode, she reflects on carrying her father’s ashes through a go...
15 Nov 20258min
“Enjoying the Message as it’s Received” with Dr. Ikwunga Wonodi
Dr. Ikwunga Wonodi (he/him) is a psychiatrist, an Afrobeat Poet and he is an Unapologetically Black Unicorn. Dr. Wonodi talked about what afrobeat poetry represents and his personal journey in becomin...
11 Nov 202529min
