Author: Rachel Stoler

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/14/1187864773/jesse-jackson-rainbow-push-retiring

Jesse Jackson to retire as head of civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/14/1187870862/michelle-buteau-is-creating-the-empowering-tv-series-she-wanted-to-see-growing-u

Michelle Buteau is creating the empowering TV series she wanted to see growing up

https://www.justjubi.com/about

JUBI ARRIOLA-HEADLEY (he/him) is a Black homoflexible poet, storyteller, first-generation United Statesian and author of the poetry collection original kink (Sibling Rivalry Press), recipient of the 2021 Housatonic Book Award; his second collection, Bound, will be published by Persea Books in early 2024.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colson_Whitehead

Arch Colson Chipp Whitehead (born November 6, 1969) is an American novelist.

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/10/1186710247/veeze-ganger-interview

Veeze is just like us — except he’s one of the best rappers alive

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/12/1187371408/pierre-kwenders-sings-about-love-in-all-of-his-languages

Pierre Kwenders sings about love — in all of his languages

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/11/1186407223/50-years-ago-teenagers-partied-in-the-bronx-and-gave-rise-to-hip-hop

50 years ago, teenagers partied in the Bronx — and gave rise to hip-hop

Master kora player Yacouba Sissoko devotes his musical gift to expand the awareness of West African history and culture, spread the word of peace, and empower his listeners to take charge and realize their imagined futures. His performances have a magical effect on audiences as he skillfully transforms traditional songs and stories that he learned from his forefathers into modern day messages of peace, love, and harmony.

https://www.yasminwilliamsmusic.com/biography

Based in Alexandria, VA, Yasmin Williams is an acoustic fingerstyle guitarist and film composer. She has an unorthodox, modern style of guitar playing and utilizes various techniques including alternate tunings, percussive hits, and lap tapping in her music to great effect. Her “radiant sound and adventitious origins have made her a key figure in a diverse dawn for the solo guitar” (The New York Times). Williams’s music has been described as rich, harmonious, and “in a lot of ways, the joy and possibility she brings to the guitar reminds me more of Eddie Van Halen than any of the other fingerstyle guitarists to whom she’s compared” (NPR Music).

https://www.samuelnalangira.com/

A native of Uganda, East Africa; Samuel Nalangira is a folk/world musician, dancer and choreographer who has been performing since his childhood and detaching since the age of 15. He has toured across Europe, United States, Canada, and Asia performing and leading workshops in schools, universities, festivals and community centers.