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By Amiri Tulloch, Radio Journalism Educator, Schomburg Center’s Junior Scholars Program In the heart of Harlem, descendants of two iconic families combined for a one-of-a-kind day of empowerment and legacy. On January 24, the Schomburg Center’s Junior Scholars Program hosted two honored guests: Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz, Malcolm X’s daughter, and Aysha Schomburg, great-granddaughter of our Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture’s namesake Arturo Schomburg. Over 100 youth were present in the Langston Hughes Auditorium as Shabazz and Schomburg each participated in a panel interview and open Q&A. The two women spoke passionately about family lineage, growth, and their careers, and also offered
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What’s a Zine? Black Zine Fair’s website answers it this way: “A zine is a do-it-yourself publication that emphasizes expression and connection…”

Ryosuke Tanzawa is a Japanese-born, New York-based filmmaker who is helping visualize the trailblazing music of young rappers and singers in and around the city.

A conversation with Naima Dobbs, a versatile fiber artist from Atlanta who designs headwear, tapestries, and other crochet pieces. She walks us through her artmaking practice and her creative goals, and she shares what textile art helps uncover about our lives and histories.

A conversation with Jamael Dean, a 21-year-old jazz pianist, composer, producer, and rapper. Jamael and I speak about his musical origins and influences; the role of art education in Black community and life throughout history; how his spiritual practices inform his life, compositions, and creations; and much more.

A conversation with nwaobiala, a multidisciplinary experimental artist, about art’s position in personal and communal development, the importance of initiating conversation through creation, and how artwork can powerfully navigate queerness, body, generational trauma, and more.

A conversation with Brooklyn rapper, singer, and curator Maassai about creating narratives thru art, making music for other Black women, and the potential for art as a platform for revolution — as well as previewing new music set to release in 2020.

A conversation with Obi Agwam, a painter from New York, about his growth as a painter, his approach towards creating art, and how his Blackness impacts his visuals.

A conversation with Elijah Maura, an illustrator and multimedia artist, about his artistic influences, his lack of concern for any external gaze, and art’s role in building community.

A conversation with REESESHOTIT about her photography, her creative process, and identity as a young Black artist.

Rosalyn Huff and Colby King — board members of Columbia University’s Black Students Organizations — talk about their recent report about the University’s long history of anti-black violence and policing.

Professor Stefan Bradley, author of “Upending the Ivory Tower: Civil Rights, Black Power, and the Ivy League” joins me to talk about Black students’ role in liberation movements and the importance of their contributions throughout history.

Naye and Sophie, organizers with Columbia University Students for Justice in Palestine, join me to discuss their activism, Palestinian liberation, and demands for Columbia’s divestment from Israeli Apartheid.

Chaedria LaBouvier, a scholar and curator, joins me to talk about Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 1983 “Defacement” piece, his career, and his identity.

Jose Vilson, a New York City-based educator, writer, blogger, and activist joins the show to talk about education, schooling, culturally-relevant pedagogy, and much more.

I talk with Ms. Gray, an artist and high school teacher, about her spring art exhibition, and its relation to themes of family, blackness, and artistic intention.

Harold Jordan, an advocate at the ACLU of Pennsylvania, joined the podcast to talk about punishment in American schools and the school to prison pipeline.

Camryn Garrett — a teenage author, filmmaker, and creator — joined me to talk about the way Black people participate and are portrayed in modern literature and writing.

On today’s podcast, I am joined by Berry. She formed Podcasts In Color in 2015, which is an online directory that compiles podcasts created by people of color. We talk about the importance of Podcasts in Color and more.

I’m joined by Kemba, a rapper from NYC that just released album “Negus.” In the masterpiece of an album, Kemba shares his perspective of life as a young Black male in America. We talk about his creations, the music scene, society today as black men, and much more.

I explain why I must actively participate in the fight for Black liberation and why I can not separate myself from the fight to value my life and my community.

I’m in Philly for three days to experience DNC Week. Here’s my recap of the Monday, which I spent marching and having fun in the streets of Philadelphia.

Eight days after Coach Summitt passed away, I asked members of the WNBA’s New York Liberty about her impact on the sport. The legend’s imprint on women’s basketball became clear immediately.

I am joined by environmental expert Nancy Loeb to discuss the potency of lead in water, lead poisoning’s prevalence in America, and more — all in context of Flint’s water crisis.

For this inaugural edition of #BlackHistoryMonday, I look at the United Negro College Fund.

In today’s podcast, I play back a pre-recorded interview with Andy Capper, the executive producer of the “Bompton with Kendrick Lamar” documentary.

I am joined by guest Dr. Mijin Cha, who writes about environmental justice around the world and calls Flint’s water crisis a classic example of environmental racism. Dr. Cha defines environmental racism; explains how that concept relates to Flint; and cites other instances of environmental injustice in history.

I talk with guest Nataki Kambon; one of the leaders of the black economic empowerment movement LetsBuyBlack365.com. We talk about the movement, the history of black empowerment, black responsibility, and more.

Welcome to Royal State of Mind — my newest creation. RSOM will serve as the outlet for my creative expression as a journalist.