Nihal Mubarak is a Sudanese-American poet, storyteller, and educator who obtained her MFA in creative writing from Emerson College. Currently, she teaches college level English and creative writing. Nihal’s writings include important themes, such as home-life, African diaspora, and social justice. Check out her poetry and fiction works in the Sudanese Poetics Archive, Arkana Magazine, Solidago, The Gordian Review, Copper Nickel, Mizna, and on her social media.

Attend her upcoming class/workshop:

“Writing Through Grief: Personal Essay Intensive - Remote!” (August 4 - 25, 2021)

Sudanese Poetics Archive

Arkana Magazine – Border Speak

TWITTER - @nihal_mubarak

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In this episode, I talk about my Youtube channel, how I started, and food justice. This is a little behind the scenes about my channel and some of my goals so far.

INSTAGRAM: @iafoodreviewsofficial

YouTube Channel: I.A. Food Reviews

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The mission of the Sudan Art and Design Library is to provide free and open access to materials and services to people of different ages and backgrounds.

.إن مهمة مكتبة السودان للفنون و التصميم هي توفير وصول مجاني و مفتوح لمواد و خدمات لأشخاص من أعمار و خلفيات مختلفة

Check out our website for more information:

sudanartanddesignlibrary.com

VOLUNTEER WITH US! / !تطوع معنا

DONATE / يتبرع

Feel free to contact us at:

[email protected]

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Happy National Poetry Month! 

In this episode, I introduce you all to Matthew Sage. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing-Poetry and a Master of Fine Arts in Writing. He’s done various creative works and currently runs an intermedia platform called Cached Media. He was my instructor at Northeastern Illinois University for the course Writing in CMT (WIP) then later my research mentor for the McNair Scholars Program, assisting in my research project called the digital Sudanese Poetics Archive (iapoetry.com). 

www.iapoetry.com

www.naswithnotepads.com

Check out Matthew Sage's works:

www.matthewjsage.com

www.cached.media

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It's Deaf History Month so I thought to talk about types of deafness, deaf history, deaf culture, and audism in this episode to bring awareness. Also, to speak about my personal experiences as a black deaf/hearing impaired person in America and my experiences with listening and creating music.

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~ Support The Chicago Hearing Society:

+ Donate

+ Sign Language Classes at CHS

~ Check out my music:

+ Bandcamp

+ SoundCloud 

~ Deaf Communication by Innovation in Chicago (Matt Lieberman)

~ Archive about deaf black culture/history

~ Black "Deaf" History Month

~ Black Culture ASL

~ CONVO (Deaf-owned)

~ Some Deaf YouTubers Mentioned:

+ Sign Duo (Deaf Man Vs. Drive Thru)

+ Rikki Poynter

+ Jessica Kellgren-Fozard

Lesley Williams has worked as a Librarian for almost thirty years. She was known as the first full-time African-American Librarian at Evanston Public Library. In this episode, Lesley and I communicated about the importance of diversifying American Libraries when it comes to all diverse backgrounds in all communities, such as race, age, religion, disability, LGBTQ+, and many others.      

ABOUT LESLEY / PRESENTATIONS 

Jewish Voice for Peace at Chicago

https://diversebooks.org/

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In this episode, I speak about my own experiences and others on topics related to anti-blackness within the Arab community and colorism in society.  

**Disclaimer: Yes not ALL Arabs and yes this sadly happens in ANY community/country.  

INSTAGRAM 

Essential Resources on Racism and Anti-Blackness in the Middle East and North Africa 

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Check out Reem's Instagram

Volunteer for Project Taghyir 

"A community for individuals who are no longer satisfied with accepting things as the way they are. We are challenging ideas, systems, and beliefs that are harmful in order to create space for positive and limitless individual, and community development in Sudan and its diaspora." - Reem

Check out the #ItsNotOkay movement on Instagram and be a part of the movement. 

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Be on the lookout for his amazing poetry book “The Moral Judgment of Butterflies” 

Check out his works on: 

INSTAGRAM

FACEBOOK

https://iapoetry.com/poets/

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Background about the Black Lives Matter Movement. Also, my background as a Sudanese-American about how it has impacted the Sudanese community and the rest of the world. Check out www.blacklivesmatter.com for more details.

INSTAGRAM 

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