This episode of Unapologetic About That welcomes Afro-Caribbean visionaries Akila and Lola the brilliant founders behind Saint James Libations, Bushwick’s elevated Black, queer women-owned wine bar creating more than a destination - it’s a sanctuary.

From motherhood to entrepreneurship, from ancestral memory to modern-day resistance, Akila and Lola share what it means to birth both children and community while building a space intentionally designed for women, sapphics, and those seeking belonging. Their establishment stands as a living love letter to lineage, joy, and the revolutionary act of taking up space. Their vision of creating “Brooklyn’s living room” centers connection, culture, music, wine, and radical hospitality for BIPOQ communities.

We talk self-care rituals, the emotional labor of leadership, the sacred balance of partnership and parenting, and how choosing joy - especially in times like these - is its own form of rebellion. This conversation honors the ancestors, the mothers before us, and the generations of Black and queer people who made room for us to gather, celebrate, and thrive.

This is an episode about ownership. About softness. About resilience. About building the table instead of waiting for a seat. Because sometimes legacy looks like a perfectly poured glass of wine, good music playing low, and a room full of people finally feeling like they belong.

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This is your invitation: Lean in. Listen deeply. Heal loudly.

Tap into all 10 episodes now streaming on all platforms. Let the prayers, the softness, the truth, and the transformation meet you where you are. This isn’t just a podcast. It’s a remembering. It’s a reclamation.

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We’ll be back soon with Season 2… Until then - stay soft, stay wild, and stay unapologetic about that!

This week, Nat and Wandally sit down with Lynsey — spiritual guide, medicine woman, and founder of Yabisi (formerly BreadxButta) — for a powerful conversation rooted in spirit, culture, and reclamation.

Together, we dive deep into what it means to return to our ancestral medicine, honor our rituals, and rebuild community in a way that centers healing, truth, and liberation. This episode is a reminder that our roots are not lost — they are waiting for us to remember, to reconnect, and to rise.

For our BIPOC community, this is an invitation: to stand fully in your knowing, to embrace your lineage, and to reclaim the power that has always been yours. We are not searching for belonging — we are the legacy.

Tap in, tune in, and walk with us on this journey back to self.

From Young Miko, boldly affirming body positivity (“me gustan thick y también skinny”), to Kehlani’s Altar, a tender ritual of grief and ancestral love - this episode honors how women hold both fire and softness. We shout out London’s own KWN, tap into the queer electricity of Janelle Monáe’s “Make Me Feel” and “Lipstick Lover,” and give flowers to Afro-Dominican salve guardian Enerolisa Núñez, whose voice keeps tradition alive.

Beyond music, we uplift Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu, who chose joy over burnout. We celebrate Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o, living fully between Kenya and Mexico. We toast “Top Chef” icon Kristen Kish, who reminds us that power can look like a hoodie and no makeup. And we honor FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore, a woman who answered NYC’s call from 9/11 to the pandemic.

We close by remembering beloved nonbinary poet Andrea Gibson, whose words remind us that love is sacred work: “Before I die, I want to be somebody’s favorite hiding place.”

Episode 8 is about visibility. It’s about softness and strength. It’s about choosing yourself. It’s about becoming the kind of love you want to be.

Tune in, feel seen, and celebrate the ones who keep the flame burning.

This week on Unapologetic About That, we sit with Sara, aka DJ Rio Bambaa, a friend of the show, a queer DJ, death doula, and community weaver. We talk about transition and the sacred act of remembering. From moving sapphic dance floors in Brooklyn to answering a spiritual call in Austin, Sara shares what it means to honor the past without living in it.

We talk about how archiving is care and how preserving our stories, our playlists, our grief, and our evolution is an act of resistance and love. As a death doula, Sara reminds us that endings deserve witnesses. As a DJ, she teaches us that playlists deserve witnesses, too.

This episode is for those leaving cities, identities, lovers, or old versions of themselves. Archiving is care. Remembering is resistance. And sometimes the bravest thing you can do is document your own becoming. Let’s gooo - year of the horse, baby.

Alyssa also gets candid on her queer journey and being accepted by her family with ease, and recognizing this is a privilege not many have. And to this, she is thankful to the queers in her family that came before her.

Finally, and as per usual- we ask our guest what their thoughts on "scissoring" are. In short, Alyssa finds it hard, but understands the charm behind it and encourages those that want to scissor to go for it. Alyssa for president! Take a listen, let us know your thoughts, And if you feel called to it, please sign up to be a co-host on a future episode. Sign-ups and more via LABRUJASCLUB.com.

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From there, the conversation softens into something just as radical: queer joy. The kind found in board games at the kitchen table, laughter with your partner, and choosing tenderness in a world that tries to strip it away. And yes - we close with a playful, honest take on why scissoring is fun… and also a full-body workout 🥲

This episode is a reminder that loving boldly, laughing freely, and existing unapologetically is the resistance.

🎧 Out Wednesday (1/21/25) on all major podcast platforms and LABRUJASCLUB.COM.

In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC ABOUT THAT, we move beyond binaries and into the body. Host-led and heart-forward, we sit with Sabrih Joy, founder of JEM (Joy Experience Movement), to explore somatic healing through Afro-Latin dance - without gender rules, roles, or expectations.

Together, we unpack how movement becomes liberation for sapphics and queer women whose identities aren’t defined by sex at birth. This is a conversation about reclaiming pleasure, releasing shame, and finding joy through rhythm, breath, and embodied truth. Come as you are. Move how you feel. ¡Let go y Pa'Fuera!

This episode is a raw, unapologetic conversation on queer spirituality, religious trauma, witchcraft, and self-liberation.

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