podcasts

Nerdacity Podcast

Ep. 55 Nina Angela Mercer Talks The Double

Listen to this conversation between myself and Dr. DuEwa Frazier on her Nerdcity Podcast! On Ep 55, we talked about the radical power of live performance and more …Follow Nerdacity IG @nerdacityarts , X @nerdacitypod1

Body & Soul Podcast

Dr. Nina Angela Mercer: Mythologies of Erasure Parts One & Two

In January 2024, Eva Yaa Asantewaa invited me to be a guest on her Body and Soul Podcast. I explored some soul deep truths weighing on my heart and mind for a while now like mythology and world-building and why it’s important to think aloud about the stories a society or community tells about itself to promote and sustain the marginalization and erasure of history. Listen to Part I and Part II.

Visions of Justice

Episode 2

In this podcast, I get to talk all things ritual, justice, poetics, and performance in the Black diaspora with kendall bryant for ep 2 of Visions of Justice podcast. This is the official podcast of the Georgetown University Racial Justice Institute that envisions a more just future. Produced and hosted by kendall bryant and Executive Produced by Mia Massimino.

videos

Panel Discussion at the International Black Writers Festival (September 2024)

It was an honor to be in conversation with Kamilah Forbes, Greg Morrison, and Salamishah Tillet for "Producing for our Audiences" - one of the many panel discussions that were part of the International Black Writers Festival held on the campus of Howard University. The festival, hosted by the Moorland Spingarn Research Center, carries forward Howard University’s proud tradition of celebrating and debating global Black literature, activism, culture, and politics.

Poetry Reading from @ Politics and Prose (DC) (February 2025)

A tribute to the life of poet, activist, and renowned legend Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni with fellow poets and writers based in Washington, DC. Featured readers include Tricia Elam Walker, Nina Angela Mercer, Holly Bass, and María Fernanda.

Gypsy and the Bully Door Trailer (October 2023)

This video details the development process for Gypsy and the Bully Door during the Lorraine Hansberry Experimental Theater Laboratory at the Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics and the Devine Studio Theater at Georgetown University from July 2023 to October 8, 2023. This lab experience was co produced by Ocean Ana Rising, Inc. (OAR) and The Woodshed Center for Art, Thought, and Culture with partial funding from the Black Seed. Video edited by Kevin Thorne II. For this elevated, staged reading, Eric Ruffin served as director.

99 & Kato - The Writers' Experience - Ep. 3: Writing With Magic w/Nina Angela Mercer (November 2023)

This episode is about Writing With Magic, featuring our guest, Dr. Nina Angela Mercer, a multidisciplinary artist and educator from Washington, DC.

WORLD BUILDING & AFRO-FUTURISM: a Virtual Hurston/ Wright Foundation Reading (September 2023)

"Afrofuturism expresses notions of Black identity, agency and freedom through art, creative works and activism that envision liberated futures for Black life." -National Museum on African-American Culture and History Over 100 people joined us this past summer for a virtual reading with writers Nisi Shawl, B. Sharise Moore and Nina Angela Mercer, hosted by Olu Butterfly.

Itagua Meji: A Road and A Prayer (2014)

A performance of original play Itagua Meji: A Road and A Prayer written by Nina Angela Mercer, directed by Maya James, choreographed by Kimani Fowlin, and performed by Kimani Fowlin and Audrey Hailes at Rutgers University - New Brunswick in 2014.

film

To Move Mountains is a documentary film that highlights the lives of Nina Angela Mercer, dequi kioni sadiki and Chanel Porchia-Albert. The film aims to faithfully capture the work and lives of these important cultural organizers for liberation. It highlights each woman's connection to personal power, the land and the communities and lives that they impact.

interviews & articles