We Who Are Dark

About We Who Are Dark

This podcast is a conversartion in history and humanities as they relate to the African Diaspora with a heavy focus on Black American creative output. It is primarily a conversation between history scholar Dr. Neil Vaz and humanities scholar and artist Trent Tomengo.

Publisher

Trent Tomengo

Category

arts · history

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

17 Jan 2026

Latest episode

25 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Oct 2026

   Introduction to the Art of Jackie Peters-Cully

   In this episode, Professor Tomengo introduces the life and art of Jackie Peters-Cully. Because of the process her works entail and their layered historical connections, he and Dr. Vaz agree that subsequent episodes are needed to analyze individual works. As general comments swirl around the excitement that comes with learning new information to give to students, their conversation shifts toward their experiences with students of the past and the current challenges of teaching students coming from a deteriorating public education system.

2. 

   25 Oct 2026

   The Artwork of Loïs Mailou Jones

   In this episode Professor Trent Tomengo and Neil Vaz discuss the artwork of Loïs Mailou Jones, whose work spanned the Harlem Renaissance to the Black Arts movement of the 1960s and 70s. Her work at Howard University during the 20th century is discussed as well.

3. 

   13 Oct 2026

   An Interview with the Former Student - Tara

   In this episode Dr. Neil Vaz interviews one of his and Professor Tomengo's former student, Tara. They talk about everything from the importance of travel to her involvement in the wine business.

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