About the MahoganyBooks Podcast Network:
A Black Literature Podcast Network
Our Purpose
The MahoganyBooks Podcast Network (MPN) amplifies Black voices and preserves our stories — spoken, written, and performed. Through podcasts rooted in Black books and literature, we challenge the mis-education of Black people and celebrate the brilliance of Black culture. We are more than a single show. MPN is a network of Black-led podcasts exploring the full spectrum of Black storytelling — literature and scholarship, spoken word and cultural enterprise, and the ideas shaping the past, present, and future of the African diaspora. Together, our shows form a living archive of Black thought.
A Digital Third Space for Black Readers and Listeners
MPN serves as a digital third space — a place where Black people can gather beyond home and work. It is built for the reader, the writer, and the lifelong learner: anyone who has ever found themselves in a book and wanted to talk about it. Across our shows, you will find interviews with Black authors, conversations with poets and scholars, and dialogue with activists and entrepreneurs. Each one feels less like media and more like a thoughtful conversation at a joyful gathering — where conversation becomes connection, and storytelling becomes a source of pride, learning, and joy.
Why It Matters
The MahoganyBooks Podcast Network grew out of MahoganyBooks, a bookstore founded on the belief that books — and the stories within them — can transform how we see ourselves and our world. The network extends that mission beyond the page. Guided by the legacy of Carter G. Woodson’s The Mis-Education of the Negro, we work to replace distortion with truth, pride, and purpose. In a world that too often renders Black people invisible, we use storytelling to make ourselves seen. Every episode is an act of preservation — building community, sustaining culture, and ensuring