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.
Despite a massive time difference between playwright August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean," and quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protests, both showcase a similar understanding of the relationship between blackness and freedom in America.
"It comes as a great shock around the age of 5, 6, or 7 to discover that the flag to which you have pledged allegiance, along with everybody else, has not pledged allegiance to you.” - James Baldwin, 1965.
The disregard of indigenous land is an American reality. I cover this country's imperialistic relationship with the Native American community and show the importance of Standing Rock's current position.
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.
Royal State of Mind, established March 6 2016.
RSOM is my outlet for creative expression as a journalist and artist.
