Here’s a bonus episode while you wait for Season 3!

Jeffrey Bissoy has spent the last year and a half building The Plugged App, a start-up helping Black creatives and innovators find jobs and opportunities in addition to marketing their art and products. Coming from the world of journalism, radio, and podcasting, Jeffrey continues to use his storytelling background as he transitions to tech. Listen now to hear more about the making of The Plugged App.

You can pledge to support The Plugged App on Kickstarter until March 27th, 2021.

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This week’s guest on Gen BIPOC is Ankita’s cousin, Saumya Singh. Saumya wanted the opportunity to fully embarrass Ankita on her own show, so she decided to grill Ankita on her life and podcast. They discuss the ups and downs of their relationship, Ankita’s new job, and their favorite Gen BIPOC moments. Tune in to hear Saumya spill some of Ankita’s secrets.

Bad news: this is the last episode of Season 2
Good news: Gen BIPOC will be back in 2021 with Season 3

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This week’s guest on Gen BIPOC is Asma Mohammed Nizami, who works to empower Muslim women and girls at @RevivingSisterhood, and also had a hand in building the nation’s first permanent memorial to survivors of sexual violence. Because we contain multitudes, Asma and I also discuss banana bread, abolition, biodatas, pandemic weddings, and hating politicians (like Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey).

If you’re able, Asma would appreciate you donating to ZACAH, which “strives to provide support for residents of Minnesota facing poverty and the threat of displacement and unsheltered homelessness, especially from marginalized religious, socioeconomic and ethnic communities.” Visit www.zacah.org to donate.

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In this episode, we hear from Raven Ziegler (Wamblí Okas'a Wiŋ). Raven is an enrolled member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe (Kul Wicasa Oyate), South Dakota. Tune in to hear her talk about her life growing up on the reservation before moving to Minneapolis, her background in organizing and human rights, and her thoughts on dismantling the colonial empire.

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This week’s guest is Manasi Arya. Manasi is an artist and special education teacher living in Indiana. In addition to focusing on South Asian influence in her work, she makes sure to share plenty of tips and tricks on how to paint, create digital art, and start your own business. She also discusses her work with her students, and how she’s been able to use her art skills to teach.

Check out her work at @ArtWithManasi on Instagram and TikTok.

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This week on Gen BIPOC, I chatted with Tori Hong. Tori is a Hmong, Korean, and queer Minneapolis-based artist. She’s previously worked on MPD 150’s performance review of the Minneapolis Police Department. A muralist herself, she also discusses the murals that appeared around Minneapolis after George Floyd’s death. Tune in to hear about Tori’s journey as an artist, an abolitionist, and a queer woman of color trying to make sense of the world.

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*In the episode, Tori briefly discusses a mural that she has been commissioned to complete. The other collaborators on the mural are Katie Robinson, Hayden Minh, and Lisa Marie Brimmer.

This week I chatted with Alana Carmickle and Heaven Williams. Alana and Heaven, along with Sophia Hysaw and Meredith Kauffman, created EquiTeens in Kenosha, Wisconsin this past summer as sophomores in high school. EquiTeens was formed to mobilize teens in Kenosha after George Floyd was killed in May. Their group organized further after Jacob Blake was shot seven times in their city three months later. Tune in to this episode of Gen BIPOC to hear Alana and Heaven talk about EquiTeens, Kenosha, and teen activism.

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Kathy Santamaría-Méndez's story is all about beating the odds. Kathy came to the United States with her family from El Salvador, and discusses the Salvadoran migration experience, border crossings from Central America, and generational trauma. She also gave birth to her son at 15, graduated college at 20, and started law school this fall at 21. Tune in to this week’s episode of Gen BIPOC to hear Kathy’s story, with the occasional appearance of her son, Aaron.

If you’re able, Kathy would appreciate you donating to and looking into the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC).

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This week on Gen BIPOC, I had a conversation with Aliya Manjee. Now an attorney on the hill in Washington, D.C., Aliya talks about being raised in a strict Pakistani and Muslim household, and how that led her to law school. Tune in to this week’s episode of Gen BIPOC to hear Aliya’s thoughts about imposter syndrome, arranged marriage, fashion, and more.

If you’re able, Aliya would appreciate you donating to and looking into Street Law Inc. and BLOC. You can visit their Instagram accounts at @StreetLawInc and @BLOCbyBLOCmke

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This week on Gen BIPOC, I chat with Liam John Harrington. Liam is a musician who discusses reclaiming his Indigenous roots as a result of being physically distant from the Akimel O’otham tribe in Arizona, and after losing his mom in 2013. He also talks about dropping out of college after being diagnosed with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, and how he’s navigated his disability over the years.

If you’re able, Liam would appreciate you donating to and looking into Dig Deep and Honor the Earth. You can visit their Instagram accounts at @digdeepwater and @honortheearth

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