Black Legacies
Your Host
Kerry Vivian Mantle
Kerry Vivian Mantle was born and raised in Bronx, NY. She is the first-born American in a family of a diverse Jamaican background. She received her MFA in Theatre from Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts. She has taught, performed and accumulated further studies within her craft and field. She is passionate about her expression and wants to inspire through her craft. Known for her distinctive voice over talent, she has lived in areas across the US and has traveled to many parts of the world.
“I have always wanted to see us all in one place, shining in our extraordinary brilliance, all of the players, all of the fighters, all of the contributors. We have been scattered throughout this diaspora unwillingly, designed for us to get lost with expected dissipation. If I can’t bring us all together from everywhere, then I will bring us all together here. Here, to constantly remind us of who we are, so that we never unwillingly are lost again. We have to keep passing ourselves on to one another, so we can reincarnate our greatness through and through our entire lineage. Hence, without further ado, I present to you…Black Legacies, the podcast” – Kerry Vivian Mantle