a Black experience in America with Daniel C. Haynes
Happy Juneteenth, fam! We’re bringing you a very special episode today. Our guest is journalist, poet, educator, and artist, Daniel C. Haynes. From Guyana to New York City, Daniel uses his words and creativity to make sense of the experiences of the Black diaspora.
Our conversation is a tour through his migration experience, navigating racism in America, writing in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, and so much more. Y’all are going to love this one.
timestamps
timestamps
1:27 Meet Daniel
5:53 Creative scenes in Guyana and New York
10:00 Migration story
12:00 Being Black in America (vs in Guyana)
14:00 Cultural and racial diversity in Guyana
20:36 Documenting experiences in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd
33:00 Using the N-word
35:00 Confronting (or ignoring) racism
40:00 Turning pain into poetry
43:45 Rediscovering faith
52:42 Support (or lack thereof) from family and friends
57:25 Pressure to “make it” and the friends who leech
1:02:00 Finding friends and building community in a new place
1:10:05 Advice
1:15:00 Some favorite things
Sybil’s Bakery for Guyanese food in NYC