We stopped by political organizer Kifah Shah’s home to chat about becoming a mother, student organizing, reading Marx when she was ten, and more.
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Meet Kifah Shah
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Reality Bites with Carol J. Adams
Writer and activist Carol J. Adams, the pioneer of feminist-vegan critical theory, spends a lot of time thinking about the ethics of what we eat and how we care for one another — and she also spends a lot of her time cooking and eating with those she loves.
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Meet Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter
On a rainy Friday in Brooklyn, we sat down with multidisciplinary artist Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter to discuss histories of Black refusal, adultification bias, systems of care in our society, and much more.
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Meet Kim Dadou Brown
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We talked to activist Kim Dadou-Brown about hanging out with her cool cousin in high school, finding love in prison, making a world where survivors of domestic violence are heard, and more.
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Life in 10 Tracks with Zenat Begum
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Life in 10 Tracks is a new feature series that is all about being injected into a moment in someone’s life through music. In it, passersby reminisce on the tracks that remind them of bad haircuts, breakups, and all of the joyful, poignant moments in between. Up first is Zenat Begum, activist, and founder of Playground Coffee Shop and its branches Playground Annex and Playground Youth. Together, her organizations support the community of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn by providing accessible programming geared towards tackling needs like literacy, food equity, and arts & culture. Music has always played a prominent part in Zenat’s life, and under her umbrella too, is Playground Radio, “an independent internet radio station” that provides a platform for artists for are underserved in her community.
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Meet Céline Semaan
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Céline Semaan is a modern ambassador of cultures, fostering communication across industry, policy, academia and the broader citizen population.
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Meet Elizabeth Novogratz
Meet NYC passerby Elizabeth Novogratz, the co-author of "Just Sit: A Meditation Guidebook for People Who Know They Should But Don't.” While meditation is one of her passions, she advocates for animal rights along with an upcoming project, Species Unite.
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Meet Jasmyn Story
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Meet passerby, Jasmyn Story, an activist who works in restorative justice to create mediation among communities as an alternative form of response to crime.
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Meet Amy Quichiz
Meet NYC passerby, Amy Rose Quichiz, a health educator and activist who founded the collective Veggie Mijas to educate people of color on food justice and the benefits of veganism and vegetarianism.
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Meet Jameela Jamil
Meet LA Passerby and actress, Jameela Jamil, who plays Tahani al-Jamil on NBC’s “The Good Place.” Living in Los Angeles has always been a dream, and after never having acted before, she gets to learn every day from the best on set.
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