Am I Allowed to Like Anything?

Teen Vogue's Social Media Director Terron Moore joins me! We talk about what it takes to run a social platform for young women and men (aka THE TEENS), representation, growing up black in white spaces, and Harry Potter.

Things we like:

- The messages in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter, now that we're older

- Nick Jonas

Find Terron on Twitter @terr

Footnotes: http://theseam.co/aiatla-podcast-terron-moore/

#AIATLA is also on iTunes: itun.es/us/7WgY8.c

Teen Vogue's Social Media Director Terron Moore joins me! We talk about what it takes to run a social platform for young women and men (aka THE TEENS), representation, growing up black in white spaces, and Harry Potter.

Things we like:

- The messages in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter, now that we're older

- Nick Jonas

Find Terron on Twitter @terr

I talk to novelist Angela Flournoy about her debut book, The Turner House, which has received wide recognition and accolades. Angela herself was nominated for a National Book Award and The Turner House was named a New York Times Notable Book of 2015. We talk about her book, the wide spectrum of the millennial experience and what she is reading.

+1 SEGMENT:

- Yaa Gyasi's "Homegoing: A novel"

Footnotes: http://theseam.co/aiatla-podcast-angela-flournoy-the-turner-house/

Find Angela on Twitter @angelaflournoy | angelaflournoy.com

I talk to novelist Angela Flournoy about her debut book, The Turner House, which has received wide recognition and accolades. Angela herself was nominated for a National Book Award and The Turner House was named a New York Times Notable Book of 2015. We talk about her book, the wide spectrum of the millennial experience and what she is reading.

+1 SEGMENT:

- Yaa Gyasi's "Homegoing: A novel"

Footnotes: http://theseam.co/aiatla-podcast-angela-flournoy-the-turner-house/

Find Angela on Twitter @angelaflournoy | angelaflournoy.com

#AIATLA is on iTunes: itun.es/us/7WgY8.c

I talk to novelist Angela Flournoy about her debut book, The Turner House, which has received wide recognition and accolades. Angela herself was nominated for a National Book Award and The Turner House was named a New York Times Notable Book of 2015. We talk about her book, the wide spectrum of the millennial experience and what she is reading.

Things we like:

- Yaa Gyasi's "Homegoing: A novel"

Find Angela on Twitter @angelaflournoy | angelaflournoy.com

I talk to BuzzFeed's pop culture writer Sylvia Obell about her career so far in journalism, her upbringing, and her recent, explosive piece on Blac Chyna.

'How Blac Chyna Beat the Kardashians at Their Own Game' — by @SylviaObell: http://bzfd.it/25wWcaf

Things we like:

- Chance the Rapper's 'Coloring Book'

- A new appreciation for Rihanna's ANTI

Footnotes: http://theseam.co/aiatla-podcast-sylvia-obell-buzzfeed/

Sylvia is on Twitter @SylviaObell

I talk to BuzzFeed's pop culture writer Sylvia Obell about her career so far in journalism, her upbringing, and her recent, explosive piece on Blac Chyna.

'How Blac Chyna Beat the Kardashians at Their Own Game' — by @SylviaObell: http://bzfd.it/25wWcaf

Things we like:

- Chance the Rapper's 'Coloring Book'

- A new appreciation for Rihanna's ANTI

Footnotes: http://theseam.co/aiatla-podcast-sylvia-obell-buzzfeed/

Sylvia is on Twitter @SylviaObell

#AIATLA is on iTunes: itun.es/us/7WgY8.c

I talk to BuzzFeed's pop culture writer Sylvia Obell about her career so far in journalism, her upbringing, and her recent piece on Blac Chyna.

'How Blac Chyna Beat the Kardashians at Their Own Game' — by @SylviaObell: http://bzfd.it/25wWcaf

Things we like:

- Chance the Rapper's 'Coloring Book'

- A new appreciation for Rihanna's ANTI

Sylvia is on Twitter @SylviaObell

Scholar, writer, artist and teacher Dr. Eve Ewing joins me to talk about her hometown of Chicago, growing up around art, the significance of nick names in Black communities, and the importance of the intentional, pervasive dialogue around education inequality.

+1 SEGMENT:

- Writer Hanif Abdurraqib | @NifMuhammad

You can find Eve online @eveewing | eveewing.com

Footnotes: http://theseam.co/aiatla-podcast-eve-ewing/

Special thank you to:

Shay Myrick

Producer Jay "KEYZBABY" Foye

Scholar, writer, artist and teacher Dr. Eve Ewing joins me to talk about her hometown of Chicago, growing up around art, the significance of nick names in Black communities, and the importance of the intentional, pervasive dialogue around education inequality.

+1 SEGMENT:

- Writer Hanif Abdurraqib | @NifMuhammad

You can find Eve online @eveewing | eveewing.com

Footnotes: http://theseam.co/aiatla-podcast-eve-ewing/

Special thank you to:

Shay Myrick

Producer Jay "KEYZBABY" Foye