The bizarre story of how a random cartoon becomes a meme, and how a meme becomes a symbol of a revolution.

The story of an upcoming web series that seeks to explore the cultivation of black joy and healing while also providing opportunities for black-owned business investment. And a podcast that hopes to explore the humanity of divinity and it’s universal practice.

In our second season, we’re looking at activism through the lens of memes and social media. From the voices of those holding their peers accountable in their privilege, to the bizarre birth of a cartoon messiah, these are the stories of how a revolution finds a life online.

WBRU presents: Anatomy of a Meme. This week we’re covering Zoom and the places we miss in real school.

Jordan Walendom chats with meme lord Lucy Duda. She’s an admin on “Ivy League Meme Consortium” “Brown Dank Stash of Memes” and “Music, but Everyone Is Quarantined.” They talk leaving campus, sorting through submissions and making memes from home.

The meme team goes behind the scenes with Brown esports and dives into the motive behind their scale replica of Brown’s socially-distant campus.

On this episode, we meet meme creator Nicholas Moreno and dive into Brown’s most polarizing dining hall, the Ratty.

In this series, we’ll break down interesting memes and see how  they speak to community, issues, values and inside jokes. We’ll talk to meme creators and commenters to learn what they mean and how they’re made. Stay tuned!