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  • episode 23: Clear Backpacks and River Rocks
    Episode Image by Mardeuno
    Theme song
    HoodGrown by David-James
    @davedashjames_
    https://soundcloud.com/davedashjames
    Transition music
    Nathan Peters
    @mztrwlsn @mrwilsonbeats
    https://soundcloud.com/mrwilsonbeats
    TAG THE ARTIST:
    Mar
    @Mardeuno
    www.aoasupply.com
    FOR US BY US:
    queens talk april 18th
    https://www.meetup.com/QueensTalk/
    www.queenstalkapril2018.eventbrite.com
    Wednesday, April 18, 2018
    6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
    3035 Washington Street, United States, MA, 02119, us
    WORD ON THE STREET:
    National AHTS
    Is Damien Hirst’s Latest Series a Ripoff of an Aboriginal Australian Artist? See the Works Side-by-Side
    https://news.artnet.com/art-world/damien-hirst-veil-paintings-aboriginal-artists-1257185
    BPS
    BPS, state high school graduation rates increase
    https://www.metro.us/news/local-news/boston/high-school-graduation-rates-increase
    BPD TRASH
    Jury convicts off-duty Boston officer of racially-motivated assault
    https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/04/02/jury-convicts-off-duty-boston-officer-of-racially-motivated-assault
    PROTECTING OUR STUDENTS ?
    BPS superintendent calls arming teachers 'illogical'
    http://www.wcvb.com/article/bps-superintendent-calls-arming-teachers-illogical/18662686
    School District Gives Students Buckets of Rocks to Throw at Potential Shooters
    https://www.thecut.com/2018/03/students-armed-bucket-of-rocks-school-shooting.html
    Stoneman Douglas students not fond of clear backpacks
    http://www.kltv.com/story/37864011/stoneman-douglass-students-not-fond-of-clear-backpacks
    KING PINS:
    Adrian Piper
    BEFORE PROJECTION: VIDEO SCULPTURE 1974-1995
    February 8, 2018 - April 15, 2018
    https://listart.mit.edu/exhibitions/projection-video-sculpture-1974-1995
    History moves:
    Feminist Performance Art 1970s
    The Overlooked, Radical History of Black Women in Art
    https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-overlooked-black-women-altered-course-feminist-art
    Black Performance Art as Black Feminism: Changing Perspectives in the Contemporary Art World
    https://medium.com/black-feminism/black-perfomance-art-as-black-feminism-changing-perspectives-in-the-comtemporary-art-world-e65aa238422
    An Exhibition Dedicated To Black Women Artists Is Now On View In Brooklyn
    https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/14-extraordinary-black-women-artists-are-now-on-view-in-brooklyn_us_58fe540de4b00fa7de16bfb3
    To Be Black, Female and Fed Up With the Mainstream
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/arts/design/review-we-wanted-a-revolution-black-radical-women-brooklyn-museum.html
    8 Radical, Feminist Artists From The 1970s Who Shattered The Male Gaze
    https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/feminist-artists-1970s_us_5800dfc1e4b06e0475943918
    GOOD LOOKS (interview):
    http://www.gortizphotography.com/
    Gabriel Ortiz
    @G.ortizPhotography
    REALTALK:
    myth that “College isn’t for everyone”
    ANNOUNCEMENTS:
    EBT Museum benefits
    http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dta/dta-partnership-info-flyer.pdf
    Rate and review and subscribe to us on APPLE podcast
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    Daughter of Contrast
    www.daughterofcontrast.com/
    @daughterofcontrst
    Amber
    @ambersafro
    HIT US UP!
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    1 hr 28 min
  • episode 22: Marching for the Lives That Matter
    Episode Image by Bosfilms
    Theme song
    HoodGrown by David-James
    @davedashjames_
    https://soundcloud.com/davedashjames
    Transition music
    Nathan Peters
    @mztrwlsn @mrwilsonbeats
    https://soundcloud.com/mrwilsonbeats
    **Special month theme music:
    Beyonce - Grown Woman
    TAG THE ARTIST:
    Lexi
    @Bosfilms_
    FOR US BY US:
    Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
    https://barccwalk.org/
    https://barccwalk.org/
    WORD ON THE STREET:
    A Springfield church is providing sanctuary for a Peruvian woman facing deportation
    https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/03/26/a-springfield-church-is-providing-sanctuary-for-a-peruvian-woman-facing-deportation
    Brooklyn Museum Appoints New Curator Of African Art – Causes Outrage
    https://bklyner.com/brooklyn-museums-newly-appointed-curator-of-african-art-causes-outrage/
    The Incredible Story Behind The Oldest Known Portraits Of A Black Couple In America
    https://blackexcellence.com/the-incredible-story-behind-the-oldest-known-portraits-of-a-black-couple-in-america/
    Louis Vuitton Names Virgil Abloh as Its New Men’s Wear Designer
    https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/26/business/louis-vuitton-virgil-abloh.html
    MARCH FOR OUR LIVES
    Parkland students thank Patriots for use of team plane to fly to March For Our Lives in D.C.
    http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/parkland/florida-school-shooting/fl-reg-patriots-owner-loans-team-plane-to-fly-parkland-students-to-dc-and-back-20180325-story.html
    In their own words: 3 students describe participating in Boston’s March for Our Lives
    https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/03/27/student-perspectives-boston-march-for-our-lives
    Read the letter Robert Kraft wrote to the Parkland students and families
    https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2018/03/27/read-the-letter-robert-kraft-wrote-to-the-parkland-students-and-families
    KING PINS:
    Ekua Holmes
    http://www.ekuaholmes.com/
    UNSUNG HEROES/history moves:
    Margaret H. Marshall
    GOOD LOOKS (interview):
    Stacy April Arman
    @stacyarman
    https://www.stacyaprilarman.com/
    REALTALK:
    March for our lives vs black lives matter
    ANNOUNCEMENTS:
    Rate and review and subscribe to us on APPLE podcast
    Check out white wall review !
    Daughter of Contrast
    www.daughterofcontrast.com/
    @daughterofcontrst
    Amber
    @ambersafro
    HIT US UP!
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    1 hr 14 min
  • episode 21: Stripper MVP
    Episode Image by
    Lucia Solorzano
    Theme song
    HoodGrown by David-James
    @davedashjames_
    https://soundcloud.com/davedashjames
    Transition music
    Nathan Peters
    @mztrwlsn @mrwilsonbeats
    https://soundcloud.com/mrwilsonbeats
    **Special month theme music: Beyonce -Grown Woman
    TAG THE ARTIST:
    Lucia Solorzano
    @_ciaart_
    FOR US BY US:
    Oasis Vegan Veggie Parlor
    @oasisvvp
    https://www.facebook.com/OasisVeganVeggieParlor/
    340 Washington St
    Dorchester, MA 02121
    b/t Harvard St & Bowdoin St
    https://www.yelp.com/biz/oasis-vegan-veggie-parlor-dorchester
    WORD ON THE STREET:
    Art sale dispute heads to Massachusetts’ highest court
    https://www.boston.com/culture/arts/2018/03/18/art-sale-dispute-heads-to-massachusetts-highest-court-2
    Fined for braiding hair
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/instituteforjustice/2018/03/13/tennessee-has-fined-residents-nearly-100000-just-for-braiding-hair/#159ef6c9174c
    Former Student In Roommate Poisoning Case Receives Probation That May Allow Her To Avoid Criminal Record
    https://blavity.com/former-student-in-roommate-poisoning-case-receives-probation-that-may-allow-her-to-avoid-criminal-record
    H&M=TRASH
    H&M Files Lawsuit Against Graffiti Artist, Denies Copyright Protection
    https://hypebeast.com/2018/3/hm-revok-copyright-infringement-case
    Kaws Calls Out H&M After Company Sues Graffiti Artist Who Requested Copyright Protection (UPDATE)
    http://www.complex.com/style/2018/03/kaws-calls-out-h-and-m-after-company-sues-graffiti-artist-who-requested-copyright-protection
    KAWS
    http://www.artnet.com/artists/kaws/3
    School WALKOUTS
    Shepard Fairey Creates National School Walkout Posters in Protest of Gun Violence
    https://hypebeast.com/2018/3/obey-giant-shepard-fairey-national-school-walkout-posters
    'They're Standing Up And Saying Something': Students March To State House To Call For Stricter Gun Laws
    http://www.wbur.org/edify/2018/03/14/student-walkouts-state-house-protests
    Snow Days Didn't Stop Students from Protesting Violence at Schools Across the Northeast
    http://time.com/5199746/national-school-walkout-snow-days/
    KING PINS:
    Zilia Sanchez
    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/arts/design/zilia-sanchez.html
    UNSUNG HEROES/history moves:
    Muriel Snowden
    https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/03/obituaries/muriel-snowden-72-pioneer-in-integration.html
    GOOD LOOKS (interview):
    Ambrojah
    @ambrojah
    REALTALK:
    Strippers deserve respect cause that shits hard- we know , we took a class
    ANNOUNCEMENTS:
    Rate and review and subscribe to us on APPLE podcast
    Check out white wall review !
    Daughter of Contrast
    www.daughterofcontrast.com/
    @daughterofcontrst
    Amber
    @ambersafro
    HIT US UP!
    If you’re an Artist or know an Artist to be featured on the show please send us an image of the work along with a short bio and social media handles.
    If you’re a small business owner or know of a local boston business to be featured on the show please send u a short message and social media handles.
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    1 hr 36 min
  • episode 20: Black Magic
    Episode Image by Sagie
    Theme song
    HoodGrown by David-James
    @davedashjames_
    https://soundcloud.com/davedashjames
    Transition music
    Nathan Peters
    @mztrwlsn @mrwilsonbeats
    https://soundcloud.com/mrwilsonbeats
    **Special month theme music: Beyoncé “Grown woman”
    TAG THE ARTIST:
    SAGIE VANGELINA
    http://www.sagievangelina.com/
    @Rastagrandpa
    https://vimeo.com/sagievangelina
    FOR US BY US:
    https://www.tenthousandvillages.com/
    @Villages_boston
    Your fair trade purchase makes a world of difference.Together we create life-changing opportunities for 20,000 makers in 30 countries.
    WORD ON THE STREET:
    Historic African-American site on Nantucket vandalized with racist slurs
    https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/03/11/historic-african-american-site-on-nantucket-vandalized-with-racist-slurs
    Lynn charter school bans students from wearing du-rags on campus
    https://whdh.com/news/lynn-charter-school-bans-students-from-wearing-du-rags-on-campus/
    Disney facing backlash over 'Black Panther' collector's pin
    http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/01/08/disney-facing-backlash-over-black-panther-collectors-pin.html
    INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY GOOGLE DOODLE: 12 STORIES FROM FEMALE ARTISTS
    http://www.newsweek.com/google-doodle-international-womens-day-2018-artists-design-835533
    Rising Star Lina Iris Viktor Proves to Be More Than Just a Cause Celebre at the Armory Show
    https://news.artnet.com/market/mariane-ibrahim-abdis-lina-iris-viktor-armory-show-1240124
    Art Industry News: Frida Kahlo’s Non-Unibrowed Barbie Doll Infuriates the Artist’s Kin + More Must-Read Stories
    https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-industry-news-for-3-9-18-1233530
    http://artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=103042#.WqWrGZPwa9t
    KING PINS:
    Gala Porras Kim.
    https://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/2016/made-in-la-2016/gala-porras-kim/
    http://www.labor.org.mx/en/artists/gala-porras-kim/
    https://artadia.org/artist/gala-porras-kim/
    UNSUNG HEROES/history moves:
    Isabella Stewart Gardner
    https://www.gardnermuseum.org/about/isabella-stewart-gardner-bio#chapter1
    https://www.gardnermuseum.org/about/theft-story#chapter1
    GOOD LOOKS (interview):
    Lauren Miller
    @lrnmiller5
    REALTALK:
    Witchcraft
    Boston Witch Executions
    http://www.celebrateboston.com/intolerance/anne-hibbins-witch-execution.htm
    Modern Witch
    http://salem.org/
    Folk-Lore of the Cape Verde Islanders
    https://www.jstor.org/stable/534936?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
    Why Can’t Black Witches Get Some Respect in Popular Culture?
    http://www.vulture.com/2017/10/black-witches-why-cant-they-get-respect-in-pop-culture.html
    ANNOUNCEMENTS:
    Rate and review and subscribe to us on APPLE podcast
    Check out white wall review !
    Daughter of Contrast
    www.daughterofcontrast.com/
    @daughterofcontrst
    Amber
    @ambersafro
    HIT US UP!
    If you’re an Artist or know an Artist to be featured on the show please send us an image of the work along with a short bio and social media handles.
    If you’re a small business owner or know of a local boston business to be featured on the show please send u a short message and social media handles.
    If you would like to be interviewed on the show please email us and send us a short bio and or media.
    And please please please send us topics for real talk to [email protected] or message us on instagram or here on SoundCloud
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    1 hr 28 min
  • episode 19: The Last to Be First
    Episode Image by Stacy Arman
    Theme song
    HoodGrown by David-James
    @davedashjames_
    https://soundcloud.com/davedashjames
    Transition music
    Nathan Peters
    @mztrwlsn @mrwilsonbeats
    https://soundcloud.com/mrwilsonbeats
    **Women’s HERstory Month music: Beyonce- “Grown Woman”
    TAG THE ARTIST:
    Stacy April Arman
    @StacyArman
    https://www.stacyaprilarman.com/
    FOR US BY US:
    Ayanna Pressley for congress
    https://ayannapressley.com/home/
    WORD ON THE STREET:
    The Slavery Detective of the South
    https://youtu.be/6OXbJHsKB3
    https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/437573/blacks-were-enslaved-well-into-the-1960s
    The Nod podcast
    https://www.gimletmedia.com/the-nod
    MONTH OLD BUT RELEVANT
    Minority Women In Boston Earn Nearly Half On The Dollar What White Men Earn, Report Finds
    http://www.wbur.org/bostonomix/2018/01/31/boston-wage-gap-report
    Mass. Launches First Statewide Salary Negotiation Workshops For Women
    http://www.wbur.org/bostonomix/2018/01/24/free-salary-workshops-women
    Exclusive: Florida Public School Teacher Has A White Nationalist Podcast
    https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/florida-public-school-teacher-white-nationalist-podcast_us_5a99ae32e4b089ec353a1fba?ncid=APPLENEWS00001
    How the Dana Schutz Controversy—and a Year of Reckoning—Have Changed Museums Forever
    https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dana-schutz-controversy-recent-protests-changed-museums-forever-1236020
    In another step towards opening retail marijuana shops, Mass. regulators sign off on rules for pot industry
    https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2018/03/06/in-another-step-towards-opening-retail-marijuana.html?ana=apple_boston
    Deval Patrick says a run for the White House in 2020 is on his ‘radar screen’
    https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2018/03/06/deval-patrick-2020
    KING PINS:
    Toyin ojih odutola
    http://toyinojihodutola.com/
    https://whitney.org/Exhibitions/ToyinOjihOdutola
    UNSUNG HEROES/history moves:
    Elma Lewis
    http://www.emerson.edu/diversity/elma-lewis-center/elma-lewis
    http://ncaaa.org/about-the-museum/elma-ina-lewis-1921-2004/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elma_Lewis
    http://mydorchester.org/Elma-Lewis-Playhouse-July-2011
    GOOD LOOKS (interview):
    Sarah duarte
    @s_do_art
    REALTALK:
    Black women first still being marked in 2018
    https://www.essence.com/celebrity/modern-day-black-women-who-made-history-firsts
    ANNOUNCEMENTS:
    Rate and review and subscribe to us on APPLE podcast
    Check out white wall review !
    Daughter of Contrast
    www.daughterofcontrast.com/
    @daughterofcontrst
    Amber
    @ambersafro
    HIT US UP!
    If you’re an Artist or know an Artist to be featured on the show please send us an image of the work along with a short bio and social media handles.
    If you’re a small business owner or know of a local boston business to be featured on the show please send u a short message and social media handles.
    If you would like to be interviewed on the show please email us and send us a short bio and or media.
    And please please please send us topics for real talk to [email protected] or message us on instagram or here on SoundCloud
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    1 hr 25 min
  • episode 18: So Much Fucking Femininity
    Episode Image by Sara Duarte
    Theme song
    HoodGrown by David-James
    @davedashjames
    @davedashjamesn
    @mztrwlsn
    @mrwilsonbeats
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-_-SDSu5…&feature=youtu.be
    Women’s HERstory month music: Beyonce “Grown Woman”
    TAG THE ARTIST:
    Sara Duarte
    @s_do_art
    FOR US BY US:
    Nadia westcott call for art
    OPEN CALL FOR ART FOR MIXED : REMIXED EXHIBITION AT GROUNDSWELL
    @nionoodle
    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0EM4ZtRwEI7qfS4NSsGWOkhO5tbpSvz2LPCKN3_TNvbmwaQ/viewform
    WORD ON THE STREET:
    Mass. Schools Physically Restrained Students 9,000 Times Last Year
    http://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/02/23/students-restrained-9000-times-massachusetts-schools/
    Boston Schools Cancel New Start Times After Protests
    http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/12/22/boston-school-start-time-changes-postponed/
    Obama Portraitist Amy Sherald Gives Advice to Young Artists
    https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-obama-portrait-reveal-amy-sherald-stops-advice-young-artists
    Facebook censors 30,000 year-old Venus of Willendorf as 'pornographic'
    https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/facebook-censors-famous-30-000-year-old-nude-statue-as-pornographic
    KING PIN
    Shantell Martin
    @Shantell_Martin
    https://shantellmartin.art/
    https://www.youtube.com/user/daishan27
    UNSUNG HERO:
    Kathrine Switzer
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/17/sports/boston-marathon-kathrine-switzer.html
    GOOD LOOKS (interview):
    Girl Magic Meets Nancy Ho & Brenda
    @bulmababy
    @girlmagicmeets
    https://vsco.co/s-neptune
    REALTALK:
    Single moms and involved dads
    https://www.meetup.com/singlemothersunited/?_cookie-check=n8YW23HGKUprhJH3
    ANNOUNCEMENTS:
    Rate and review and subscribe to us on APPLE podcast
    Check out white wall review !
    Transition music: @mztrwlsn @mrwilsonbeats
    Daughter of Contrast
    www.daughterofcontrast.com/
    @daughterofcontrst
    Amber
    @ambersafro
    HIT US UP!
    If you’re an Artist or know an Artist to be featured on the show please send us an image of the work along with a short bio and social media handles.
    If you’re a small business owner or know of a local boston business to be featured on the show please send u a short message and social media handles.
    If you would like to be interviewed on the show please email us and send us a short bio and or media.
    And please please please send us topics for real talk to [email protected] or message us on instagram or here on SoundCloud
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    1 hr 19 min
  • episode 17: Dora Milaje
    Episode Image by Cassidy
    Theme song
    HoodGrown by David-James
    @davedashjames
    @davedashjamesn
    @mztrwlsn
    @mrwilsonbeats
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-_-SDSu5…&feature=youtu.be
    Black history month music: CB4 - “I’m black yall”
    TAG THE ARTIST:
    Arron
    @erron.eous
    FOR US BY US:
    Harriet Tubman Gallery
    http://www.uses.org/programs/harriet-tubman-gallery/
    WORD ON THE STREET:
    Artist Says Kendrick Lamar Video for ‘Black Panther’ Song Stole Her Work
    https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/11/arts/black-panther-kendrick-lamar-lina-iris-viktor.html
    NY’s ‘5 Pointz’ graffiti artists awarded US$6.7m after company destroys walls they painted on to build condos
    http://m.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2133106/graffiti-artists-awarded-us67m-after-company?amp=1
    City seeking info on developing public assets with housing
    http://m.baystatebanner.com/news/2018/feb/15/city-seeking-info-developing-public-assets-housing/
    Demand Soars for Amy Sherald’s Work Following Obama Portrait Reveal
    https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-demand-soars-amy-sheralds-work-obama-portrait-reveal
    HISTORICAL KING PIN
    Barbara Jones-Hogu
    http://www.culturetype.com/2017/11/21/chicago-artist-barbara-jones-hogu-a-founding-member-of-africobra-has-died/
    UNSUNG HEROES
    Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
    http://www.blackpast.org/aah/ruffin-josephine-st-pierre-1842-1924
    GOOD LOOKS (interview):
    Caviar Rob
    @caviarrob
    @houseofcaviar
    REALTALK:
    Black Panther was life!
    ANNOUNCEMENTS:
    Rate and review and subscribe to us on APPLE podcast
    Check out white wall review !
    Transition music: @mztrwlsn @mrwilsonbeats
    Daughter of Contrast
    www.daughterofcontrast.com/
    @daughterofcontrst
    Amber
    @ambersafro
    HIT US UP!
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    If you’re a small business owner or know of a local boston business to be featured on the show please send u a short message and social media handles.
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    1 hr 21 min
  • episode 16: Idyll Justice
    Episode Image by @ambrojah
    Theme song
    HoodGrown by David-James
    @davedashjames_
    https://soundcloud.com/davedashjames
    *NEW* Transition music
    @mztrwlsn
    https://soundcloud.com/mrwilsonbeats
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-_-SDSu5WU&feature=youtu.be
    Black history month music: CB4 - “I’m black yall”
    TAG THE ARTIST:
    Ambs.
    @ambrojah
    FOR US BY US:
    The Museum of African American History
    http://maah.org/boston_campus.htm
    WORD ON THE STREET:
    ‘A different kind of superhero’: Why ‘Black Panther’ will mean so much to so many
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/02/09/its-going-to-change-hollywood-why-black-panther-will-mean-so-much-to-so-many/
    Boston police take down tweet honoring Red Auerbach for Black History Month
    https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/02/12/boston-police-red-auerbach-black-history-month
    Tito Jackson joins Somerville nonprofit focused on parents in poverty
    https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2018/02/08/tito-jackson-joins-somerville-nonprofit-focused-on.html?ana=apple_boston
    Obamas' official portraits unveiled
    https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/12/politics/obama-portrait-unveiling/index.html
    historical king pin :
    Aaron Douglas
    https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/aaron-douglas/12039
    UNSUNG HEROES:
    William Monroe Trotter
    http://www.blackpast.org/aah/trotter-william-monroe-1872-1934
    GOOD LOOKS (interview):
    We are the Ones
    @wearetheonesboston (Facebook)
    REALTALK:
    Exposing women as a power move
    ANNOUNCEMENTS:
    Rate and review and subscribe to us on APPLE podcast
    Check out white wall review !
    Transition music: @mztrwlsn https://soundcloud.com/mrwilsonbeats
    Daughter of Contrast
    www.daughterofcontrast.com/
    @daughterofcontrst
    Amber
    @ambersafro
    HIT US UP!
    If you’re an Artist or know an Artist to be featured on the show please send us an image of the work along with a short bio and social media handles.
    If you’re a small business owner or know of a local boston business to be featured on the show please send u a short message and social media handles.
    If you would like to be interviewed on the show please email us and send us a short bio and or media.
    And please please please send us topics for real talk to [email protected] or message us on instagram or here on SoundCloud
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    1 hr 12 min
  • episode 15: Divine Play
    Episode Image by Black picasso
    Theme song
    HoodGrown by David-James
    @davedashjames_
    https://soundcloud.com/davedashjames
    Transition music
    @mztrwlsn
    https://soundcloud.com/mrwilsonbeats
    Black history month music: CB4 - “I’m black yall”
    TAG THE ARTIST:
    Black picasso
    @Blackpicasso101
    FOR US BY US:
    ARTS MATTAPAN
    https://artsmattapan.com/
    http://artsmattapan.tumblr.com/
    https://artsmattapan.com/2017/11/29/neponset-river-stories-untold/
    WORD ON THE STREET:
    City Councilor Ayanna Pressley to challenge Mike Capuano
    http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_politics/2018/01/city_councilor_ayanna_pressley_to_challenge_mike_capuano
    San Francisco will wipe out thousands of marijuana convictions dating to 1975
    http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-san-francisco-marijuana-20180131-story.html
    Why a high school that's just 5% black is raising the Black Lives Matter flag
    http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/02/us/black-lives-matter-flag-vermont-montpelier-trnd/index.html
    Black Celebrities Call For Monuments Honoring Black History Makers In New Project
    https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-history-legends-honored-in-black-monuments-project_us_5a746ff7e4b0905433b38269?ncid=APPLENEWS00001
    Historical King Pin :
    Augusta Savage
    https://www.biography.com/people/augusta-savage-40495
    UNSUNG HEROES
    Maria Louise Baldwin
    https://aaregistry.org/story/maria-l-baldwin-graceful-educator/
    https://baldwin.cpsd.us/about_our_school/baldwin_school_history/maria_l__baldwin_biography/
    GOOD LOOKS (interview):
    Marlene Boyette
    @marleneboyette
    Leelayogawellness.com
    REALTALK:
    Q: Why must we attribute black success to the Illuminati? rap, fame , celebrity, Beyonce, Jay Z, ect.
    ANNOUNCEMENTS:
    New monthly episodes of White Wall Review, reviewing art shows around the city of Boston
    Rate and review and subscribe to us on APPLE podcast
    Check out white wall review !
    Daughter of Contrast
    www.daughterofcontrast.com/
    @daughterofcontrst
    Amber
    @ambersafro
    HIT US UP!
    If you’re an Artist or know an Artist to be featured on the show please send us an image of the work along with a short bio and social media handles.
    If you’re a small business owner or know of a local boston business to be featured on the show please send u a short message and social media handles.
    If you would like to be interviewed on the show please email us and send us a short bio and or media.
    And please please please send us topics for real talk to [email protected] or message us on instagram or here on SoundCloud
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    1 hr 14 min
  • episode 14: Black History is American History
    Episode Image by
    Theme song
    HoodGrown by David-James
    @davedashjames_
    https://soundcloud.com/davedashjames
    Transition music
    @mztrwlsn
    https://soundcloud.com/mrwilsonbeats
    Black history month music: CB4 - “I’m black yall”
    TAG THE ARTIST:
    Nicholas Johnson
    @nicholasxjohnson
    FOR US BY US:
    Reclaim Roxbury
    http://reclaimroxbury.weeramuni.net/
    https://business.facebook.com/Reclaimroxbury/
    http://m.baystatebanner.com/news/2018/jan/24/roxbury-residents-demand-democratic-voice-planning/
    WORD ON THE STREET:
    Here’s What One Day In The Dysfunction Of Restoring Puerto Rico’s Electricity Looks Like
    https://www.buzzfeed.com/nidhiprakash/arecibo-electricity?utm_term=.of9PPmb6Y#.abdBBADd8
    Boston-area food stamps recipients can now use benefits for discounted bike share
    The "SNAP Card to Ride" program will provide $5 monthly memberships.
    https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2018/01/27/boston-area-food-stamps-snap-hubway-bike-share
    Departure of only black senator leaves void in State House
    "Linda's departure leaves big shoes to fill, not only for the residents of her district, but also for communities of color in Massachusetts."
    https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2018/01/27/linda-dorcena-forry-resignation
    In wake of #MeToo movement, sex education evolves
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-sex-ed-after-metoo-20180125-story.html
    Can creativity be taught?
    https://www.eschoolnews.com/2018/01/29/can-creativity-taught/
    (historical) KING PINS:
    Don Hogan Charles
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/25/obituaries/don-hogan-charles-dead.html
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/don-hogan-charles-photographer-who-captured-civil-rights-movement-has-died-79-180967645/
    http://www.uptowncollective.com/2017/12/29/in-memoriam-don-hogan-charles/
    UNSUNG HEROES
    Melnea Cass
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melnea_Cass
    http://bwht.org/melnea-cass/
    GOOD LOOKS (interview):
    Stephen Hamilton
    @theartofstephenHamilton
    http://www.itanproject.com/
    http://theartofstephen.tumblr.com/
    REALTALK:
    Cultural appropriation vs appreciation in fashion (religious jewelry/ African textiles)
    ANNOUNCEMENTS:
    New monthly episodes of White Wall Review, reviewing art shows around the city of Boston
    Rate and review and subscribe to us on APPLE podcast
    Check out white wall review !
    Daughter of Contrast
    www.daughterofcontrast.com/
    @daughterofcontrst
    Amber
    @ambersafro
    HIT US UP!
    If you’re an Artist or know an Artist to be featured on the show please send us an image of the work along with a short bio and social media handles.
    If you’re a small business owner or know of a local boston business to be featured on the show please send u a short message and social media handles.
    If you would like to be interviewed on the show please email us and send us a short bio and or media.
    And please please please send us topics for real talk to [email protected] or message us on instagram or here on SoundCloud
    Please Review, Rate and Subscribe to us on Itunes!
    1 hr 23 min

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Hoodgrown Aesthetic tells the story of artists of color living in Boston and abroad in the 21st century. In a monthly podcast we celebrate local artist, organizations, and businesses. We discuss current news concerning artists, students, educators, and poor communities of color, highlight celebrity efforts to support the arts and poverty, we invite local artists, advocates of social change, educators, and entrepreneurs for interviews and have some real talk.