Some of my racial heroes are…. An inspiring conversation about Marian Anderson with Gin Hammond
Some of my racial heroes are…. An inspiring conversation about Marian Anderson with Gin Hammond One of the people that I think about most regularly, who’s a hero for me. Marian Anderson, the opera singer. First of all, a lot of people told her that, you’re black, you can’t sing opera. It’s just not done. […]
Present day or historic people that Gin is inspired by
One of the people that I think about most regularly, who’s a hero for me. Marian Anderson, the opera singer. First of all, a lot of people told her that, you’re black, you can’t sing opera. It’s just not done. It’s a Western European art form and all of that. And she defied all of […]
Advice to multiple generations of people about “passing” and how these people should be feeling?
https://youtu.be/I2ZOm9HreZ8 There’s a lot of strong emotion behind passing and that can change on different days, depending on your environment. So for people who are passing, I would like to say, “Allow yourself to feel different things on different days. Especially because your environment does change and influence how you feel.” If you want […]
How Everyday People can help racial justice on Black History Month with Gin Hammond
How Everyday People can help racial justice on Black History Month with Gin Hammond The way that I would encourage people to contribute to the fight for everyday justice is to think about either the people that you already know or communities that you know are around you, but maybe you haven’t meshed with them […]
Racial Equality with Social Media from Gin Hammond
Racial Equality with Social Media from Gin Hammond it’s hard for me to say how the fight for racial equality has evolved in the age of social media, because everybody has their own echo chamber and is anybody listening? Some people are, some people aren’t. I think on the negative side, it’s become more fractional, […]
Black History Month message from Gin Hammond
Black History Month message from Gin Hammond When I think about Black History Month, I am excited. That’s so many different stories are are coming to light. Black folks of all hues to I’ve been seeing that more and more and I’ve been appreciating how there are definitely people out there who are trying to […]
How different generations respond to the concept of “passing” in Living IncogNegro?
Different generations respond to the concept of “passing“. I talk about this in Living IncogNegro Something that the older generations are likely to be aware of, there’s been a shame associated with “passing” that gets stuffed into the next generation and stuffed into the next generation. So it’s something that hasn’t been able to evolve […]
When we did the Living IncogNegro theater show, what was the most surprising feedback ?
For the Living IncogNegro theater show, what was the most surprising feedback ? The most surprising feedback I received after performing Living Incognegro was not only were there people who could relate, but there were incognito people in the audience that I couldn’t see. We were able to find each other and share our stories […]
What’s the healthiest diet I’ve every tried? And will I ever go back?
https://youtu.be/AdEEEWCy8Ig What’s the healthiest diet I’ve every tried? And will I ever go back? I was regularly watching 4 news outlets a day and I would listen to NPR in the morning, check some New York Times highlights. Then for contrast, check out CNN. Usually in the afternoon, there would be some BBC, and […]
As a voice performer, what was the biggest surprise?
I get asked often, as a voice performer, what was the biggest surprise for me? When I started doing voiceover, it was because I’m good at accents and dialects. The first voiceover gig that I had required a Kenyan dialect. It was for a world vision piece. And I’d just been doing a solo show […]