PhD student Cirũ Wainaina describes the importance of mentoring black women undergraduates and celebrates the lyrics and performances of Jamaican poet Louise Bennett.

This episode features James Galway performing "The Flight of the Bumblebee," plus Nicki Minaj's "Moment 4 Life."

The Common Room is a production of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee in the Yale Department of English. Cover art by Sarah Harford; editing and sound design by Robert Scaramuccia '19.