The Ties That Bind: Exploring the Intersectionality of Black and Indigenous Culture and Identity

A Conversation with Martha Redbone and Mohammed Soriano-Bilal

Martha Redbone is known for her unique gumbo of folk, blues, and gospel from her childhood in Harlan County, Kentucky influesed with the eclectic grift of pre-gentrified Brooklyn. Inheriting the powerful vocal range of her gospel-singing African American father and the resilient spirit of her mother’s Cherokee/Shawnee/Choctaw culture, Martha Redbone broadents the boundaries of American Roots music…

Mohammed Soriano-Bilal is the Associate Dean & Director of the Office for Inclusion, Belonging, & Intergroup Communication at Stanford University where he oversees a team of talented equity educators and explores his scholarly passion for the confluence of equity, art, and innovation. He is also probably best known as the voice of reason on MTV’s Real World San Francisco…

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