DIGITAL MEDIA

On BackTalk with Nyala and Laita, Nyala Thomas and Laita Barrett encourage conversation about how pop culture impacts the youth.

HC: How would you describe the content of BackTalk with NL?

NT & LB: We consider the content of BackTalk to be a pop culture commentary on the most relevant topics in the world of entertainment… As two young Black women who find themselves invested in popular culture, our web show aims to stimulate and encourage conversation in how popular culture affects the youth. We have found that Black female voices are often silenced and/or excluded from discourse within the entertainment field, so we decided to make a lane for ourselves. In terms of goals, we want to extend this space to other minorities as a way to find and make representation for themselves in entertainment.