Where Community, Culture, and Critical Thought Converge
Join hosts Victoria Brown and LaVon Gordon as they engage in thought-provoking conversations inspired by the works published through Saint Rest Publications. Rooted in African-centered perspectives, this podcast explores themes of education, identity, literature, and liberation—bridging the wisdom of the past with the solutions for our future. Whether you're an educator, reader, or community builder, Rooted Dialogues invites you to grow with us—one episode at a time.

About the Hosts

Victoria Brown brings her expertise in strategic communication and cultural advocacy to the mic, amplifying the mission of Saint Rest Publications to promote awareness and the development of an authentic self. As the publicist for Saint Rest Publications, she curates discussions that spotlight culturally responsive education, African self-consciousness, and storytelling as tools for transformation.   LaVon Gordon, author of Shades of Love, enriches the podcast with his insight and philosophical reflections. A student of hip-hop and African Philosophy, LaVon brings a revolutionary edge to his commentary—bridging the soulful and the scholarly.

We dive deep into conversations that matter with a new episode drop (approximately) every two weeks, offering listeners time to reflect, engage, and grow with the dialogue.
Season 2

Season Two of Rooted Dialogues

This new season opens by reconnecting with our listeners and sharing updates on the fresh look, current activities, and expanding services of Saint Rest Publications. It is a renewed invitation to grow with us as we continue building meaningful spaces for learning, reflection, and transformation.

Season Two will also feature a deep dive into the book Bringing the Light into a New Day: African-Centered Rites of Passage, exploring the ideas, purpose, and cultural significance behind this important work. These conversations will continue the mission of centering wisdom, identity, and community in ways that are both practical and powerful.

Get ready for a season rooted in truth, growth, and Afrocentric insight.

Rooted Dialogues Season Two

 

The Rooted Dialogues Achrive:

The Rooted Dialogues Archive is a curated repository where previous seasons of Rooted Dialogues are preserved as single, continuous files, allowing listeners to experience each season in its entirety—start to finish, uninterrupted.

Season One

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