Season 2 opens with a powerful conversation rooted in legacy, love, and liberation.

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 communiti ...