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Black Queens on Stage
by Ashley M. Lyle
Presented By Black Literature & Art Queens Network - BLAQN.orgThe podcast where we honor and acknowledge black womxn performers and discuss racism within Michigan Performing Venues.Two or three Mondays out of each month, I sit down and have a chat with Michigan's talented Black Womxn performers of various genres; from Actor to Burlesque, from Singer to Exotic Dancer, from Poet to Instrumentalist. In each discussion, we talk about their artistic profession and the racism, misogyny, and other discriminatory behaviors they've experienced from others and how it affects them.As an actor myself, I'm tremendously interested in art. So what a better way to build a network of Black Womxn artist, than to find out more about each one in a platform that amplifies their voices.
Episodes
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Ber-Henda Williams
In this episode, Poet and Visionary + Empathy Coach, Ber-Henda Williams, chat about how her work as a poet influences her entrepreneurial life, how multilingual Black people are, and her greatest accomplishment. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you! If you or...
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Breon Canady
In this episode, I got to have a chat with a fellow theatre colleague of mine, Breon Canady. She and I talked about being actors, our experiences in shows that pushed us past our limits, and being Light-skinned Black actors in the Michigan Theatre scene. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback!…
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Carmen Morgan
After a month-long break, BQS is back with a revolutionary guest! Founder and Exec Dir of artEquity, Carmen Morgan, sits down with me and talks about how theatres need to do their part in antiracism and how patrons and participants need to come together as a unit and demand change from the top....
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Bonus: Town Hall Edition: Black Burlesque Conference Part 2
On February 27th, 2021, the Town Hall Edition: Black Burlesque Conference took place Live on the BLAQN Facebook Page. The panel consisted of Caffeyne Luv (They/them), Quing Fearless Amaretto (They/Them), Lottie Ellington (She/her), Eartha Kitten (She/her), and Dottie Monroe (She/Her). The…
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Bonus Episode: Town Hall Edition: Black Burlesque Conference Part 1
On February 20th, 2021, the Town Hall Edition: Black Burlesque Conference took place Live on the BLAQN Facebook Page. The panel consisted of Caffeyne Luv (They/them), Quing Fearless Amaretto (They/Them), Lottie Ellington (She/her), Eartha Kitten (She/her), and Dottie Monroe (She/Her). The…
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DJ LRN Jay
In this episode, super talented upcoming DJ, DJ LRN Jay, stops by BQS to chat with me about her new venture into DJing, her poetry, and men's societal views of femme rappers. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested…
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Arielle K. Crosby
In this episode, Arielle K Crosby visits BQS to chat about her colorful career as an actor/singer, the racism in Michigan Theatre, and her wonderful time at Mason Street Theatre in the production Memphis. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you! If you or someone...
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Joei Redd
In this episode Hip Hop artist, Joei Redd, visits the virtual BQS studio to talk about her career, her dream of becoming a Philanthropist and working with children and fighting against bullying, and throwing shade to zodiac signs! Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear…
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OneSingleRose
Up next on the BQS Podcast is award-winning poet, One Single Rose! Rose stops by BQS and we chat about her career and it going internationally, and what she's been doing during the pandemic! Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would...
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Krystle Dellihue
In this episode fellow actor, Krystle Dellihue, visits the BQS show and we chat about past shows we've performed in, preparing for hard, traumatic shows, and dealing with racism in theatre. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would…
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Nicole M. Brewer
Season 2 Premiere! Season 2 is here and we're starting off with a bang! Broadway actor, educator, and Anti-Racism facilitator, Nicole M. Brewer, visits the Black Queens on Stage show to chat about being an artist and her 8 year long journey of fighting racism in the vast community of theatre.…
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Marissa Harrington
Season Finale ! Founding Artistic Director of FaceOff Theatre in Kalamazoo, MI, Marissa Harrington, stops by to chat as my final guest of the season. She chats about being an artist and an artistic director of her own theater, the state of Michigan Theatre, and the need for more Black theaters…
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Emily Rogers
We're on the second to last episode before the season finale on the 28th! In this episode, I had the privilege of chatting with Emily Rogers, a multi-faceted artist that includes guitarist, pianist, drummer, event curator, DJ, choreographer, and so much more. She gets in depth of the different...
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Tiffanie Waldron
In this episode, local Music Teacher and Opera Chorus singer, Tiffanie Waldron, stops by to talk about how she teaches the babies, her work at the Detroit Opera House, and that we may have seen each other once before in passing! (Small World!) We also dive into the shows that we've performed in...
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Ebony Swain
In this episode, one of Eastern Michigan University's Music Therapists, Ebony Swain, stops by the BQS virtual studio to chat with me about her career and advocacy of Music Therapy. She walks the listener through a first session, how working as a therapist ha changed her perspective, and so much...
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Calebria Webb
In this episode, Detroit-born and loved, mezzo soprano opera singer, Calebria Webb, stops by the Black Queens on Stage Podcast to discuss her love for the city she was born in, the economical difference between Black and white opera singers, and how she's the Classical version of Cardi B. Like…
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Pretti Teej
This episode features Detroit-raised, now Phoenix-bound, Dom Exotic Entertainer, Pretti Teej. In this episode we talk about her love for the world of Exotic Dancing, its ups and downs, and the male toxicity that flows through. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from...
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Monalyse
This episode features critically-acclaimed Rapper and Poet, Monalyse. This talented artist stops by the show to discuss her artistry, her career, and her experience with working with Pusha T! Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I can't wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know…
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Quing Fearless Amaretto
This episode features Burlesque performer, Singer, Poet, Exotic Dancer, Spiritual Conjurer, and Drag Quing (Queen+King), Quing Fearless Amaretto. Their Royal Highness visits the show to talk about their extensive work as a Performer, the struggles they endure with other Cis gender and White...
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Kahlia & Moses
This episode features dynamic duo, Kahlia (dancer) and Moses the God (rapper). The engaged couple visits the show to talk about their art, high pressure demands in Kahlia's dance performances, Moses' transition from rapper to entrepreneurial status, and sexism at any professional level. Like this...
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Problematic Black Hottie
This episode features Problematic Black Hottie, a local DJ who has taken the DJ world by storm by playing Indy femme-led music. Tune in to listen PBH talk about song selections, prepping for a client, and the misogyny she's endured. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I cant wait to hear...
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Shardai R. Davis
This episode features Shardai R. Davis, a multi-disciplinary artist that continues to add to her list of art forms, discusses art, the principle of art itself, and what it's like being a talented black woman with so many artistic concentrations. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I cant...
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Crimson Alchemist
This episode features Crimson Alchemist, a Detroit Nerdcore Rapper that discusses her dreams and goals for the future, inspirations, and what it's like as a woman in the Detroit Rap scene. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I cant wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be...
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Lottie Ellington
This episode features Lottie Ellington, Detroit Burlesque performer and Comedian who talks about preparation, music selections, incompatible careers, and what it's like to be a Black woman in Burlesque and Comedy. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I cant wait to hear from you! If you or...
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Town Hall Edition: Black Actor Conference Q&A Part 2
This episode features Dan Johnson and the Host, Ashley M. Lyle, with moderator, Krista Ewbank from Open Book Theatre. Dan and Ashley answer questions about Part 2 from viewers in the Facebook Live chat and discuss the the results of the BLAQN BIPoC/Latinx Theatre Professional survey and their...
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Town Hall Edition: Black Actor Conference Part 2
This episode features 7 Black actors discussing the racism they've endured in Michigan Theater. The panelists include: Dinah Tutein Shardai R. Davis Ryan Kayla Dan Johnson Jonathan Jones Jeffery Nelson Miles Bond and the Host, Ashley M. Lyle The topics up for discussion are White actors altering...
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Town Hall Edition: Black Actor Conference Q&A Part 1
This episode features Dan Johnson, Miles Bond, and the Host, Ashley M. Lyle, with moderator, Krista Ewbank from Open Book Theatre. Dan and Ashley answer questions about Part 1 from viewers in the Facebook Live chat. This episode premiered June 26th. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I…
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Town Hall Edition: Black Actor Conference Part 1
This episode features 6 Black Actors discussing the racism they've endured in Michigan theatre. The panelists include: Dinah Tutein Bryana Hall Mike Sandusky Jonathan Jones Dan Johnson And the Host, Ashley M. Lyle The topics up for discussion are Code-Switching, Microaggression, and Silence…
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Tam White
This episode features Tam White, a Detroit comedian who practices stand-up and improv for the last 4 years and talks about her experiences as a black woman in comedy. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I cant wait to hear from you! If you or someone you know would be interested in being a...
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Andrea Patterson
This episode features Andrea Patterson, a Detroit-born & raised actor who now lives in NYC living the dream of being an actor. We talked in-depth about being an actor, being a black womxn actor nonetheless, in a white male-dominated career. Like this Podcast and leave some feedback! I cant wait…
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IG Live Edition: Andraya
Bonus Episode #3: Andraya This Bonus Instagram Live episode features Andraya, local Stilettos dancer who has an extremely promising future as a professional dancer. We talked about her future vision for her dancing career, her exercise regimen, and her transition into her true identity as a black...
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IG Live Edition: Alise King
Bonus Episode #2: Alise King This Bonus Instagram Live episode features Alise King, local R&B performer who has a voice that will leave you speechless! We talked about her career as a self-managed singer and what it's like to be a black womxn performer in Michigan! This episode was recorded…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Presented By Black Literature & Art Queens Network - BLAQN.orgThe podcast where we honor and acknowledge black womxn performers and discuss racism within Michigan Performing Venues.Two or three Mondays out of each month, I sit down and have a chat with Michigan's talented Black Womxn performers of various genres; from Actor to Burlesque, from Singer to Exotic Dancer, from Poet to Instrumentalist. In each discussion, we talk about their artistic profession and the racism, misogyny, and other discriminatory behaviors they've experienced from others and how it affects them.As an actor myself, I'm tremendously interested in art. So what a better way to build a network of Black Womxn artist, than to find out more about each one in a platform that amplifies their voices.
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Ashley M. Lyle
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Presented By Black Literature & Art Queens Network - BLAQN.orgThe podcast where we honor and acknowledge black womxn performers and discuss racism within Michigan Performing Venues.Two or three Mondays out of each month, I sit down and have a chat with Michigan's talented Black Womxn performers of...
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Black Queens on Stage is created and hosted by Ashley M. Lyle.
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