Press & Awards

 

"These hosts have the same layered conversations about Blackness discussed from an African (Baba) and African-American (Day) perspective with top tier guests…”

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"Hosts Hana Baba and Leila Day weave storytelling into the conversations they have about blackness and what it means to be Black.”

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“Leila Day and Hana Baba have a knack for uncovering under-discussed Black American experiences.”

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“Every episode of “The Stoop” points a journalistic lens at a different facet of black life in all its variety.”

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“The Stoop,” which explores the discussions black people have about what “it means to be black, and how we talk about blackness.”

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"Both Day and Baba…wanted to "start conversations and provide sound-rich stories about what it means to be black, and how we talk about blackness" — and so, The Stoop was born."

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"The Stoop…features conversations black people have amongst themselves — but rarely in public.”

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“Leila Day and Hana Baba are not afraid to go there…”

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"The Stoop' Is the Podcast Keeping It Real About the Relationship Between Africans and African-Americans

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"By openly and candidly discussing themes such as colorism and skin-bleaching, homophobia, and even Diasporic disconnections between Africans and African-Americans, Baba, who is Sudanese-American, and Day, who is African-American, offer critical perspectives on the beautiful multifariousness of Blackness and womanhood.”

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"Hosts Hana Baba and Leila Day pump your neighborhood stoop straight into your earbuds, no matter where you are."

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Awards

2023

Signal Award
Best Conversation Starter

Religion News Association
First Place, Outstanding Religion Podcast

Society for Features Journalism
Second Place, Best Podcast, Recurring Series
Honorable Mention in Best Podcast, Narrative

Alliance of Women in Media
Gracie Award, Best Producer

Native American Journalists Association
Second Place - Reclaiming Black in Australia



2022

National Association of Black Journalists
Best Podcast, Lifestyle 

2020  

SF Press Club
First Place: Hana Baba, Leila Day, What’s in your blood?

National Association of Black Journalists
Podcasts: Arts and Culture

Black Podcaster Awards
Best Black Girl Magic

2019

Society of Professional Journalists
Best Podcast, Gullah Geechee

2018

Society of Professional Journalists
Best Podcast

National Association of Black Journalists
Radio - Best documentary style