Honored to have been invited as a featured guest on The Tamron Hall Show, among so many contemporaries I admire. Huge thank you to Tamron Hall and Tina Charles - Associate Producer of The Tamron Hall Show for inviting me, C.J. Bautista for taking the video in my studio with me, and Gregory Roper II for advocating for arts and culture in Jacksonville, Florida and beyond - and for recording this episode for me, and thank you to ALL OF YOU for your support.
If you want to check out my entire Hyphen body of work it is available to view online in my portfolio. I never saw myself as an art activist but the work compels me to create. I feel like a conduit for positive change in reflecting the negative rhetoric used by politicians as well as actual hate crimes committed. This is not about me or my work. This is about what is basic human rights for all people.
Notable reference in helping the fight against asian hate and documenting the incidents around the country is STOP AAPI HATE.
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CNN host and TV journalist Lisa Ling is leading the charge on the front lines fighting against Asian Hate. She Skypes in to discuss the current social climate and her experiences during the pandemic. Lisa also gets real about a verbal attack her daughter suffered and how her family is protecting themselves during the hate crime surge.Plus, Lisa has a new HBO Max show in the works.
Social justice leader, advocate, and activist Tamika Mallory joins our social impact episode for an open discussion about social justice. Tamika pulls back the curtain on her activism and gives us an inside look at her 2021 Grammys performance.
Jasmine Mans is a poet and author known for exploring intersections of race, feminism, and queer identity. Her latest release, “Black Girl, Call Home,” is getting rave reviews. Oprah called the book, “A most anticipated book of 2021.” And Jericho Brown, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author said, “you are carrying in your hands a black woman’s heart.” Jasmine joins us to talk about the new collection of poetry.
Misha Euceph has a podcast with Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground. She is the host of “Tell Them, I Am”—a podcast that features a collection of narratives from Muslim voices from activists to athletes. Misha virtually stops by to dish on the second season of her podcast which launched on April 12, the first day of Ramadan.