Co-host Patrick Washington concludes the episode with the 2025 Washington DC Youth Poet Laureate, Neha Kumar. 

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Co-host Patrick Washington sits down with the 2021 Arlington County Youth Poet Laureate, Amasa Maleski. 

Mazi rounds out the show with an illuminating interview with Yudu Gray Jr., Co-founder & Co-CEO of 24/7 Artists, a platform designed to help artists grow and thrive in the music industry. 

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Co-host Patrick Washington sits down with 2024 PG County Youth Poet Laureate, Saniya Pearson, and the 2024 Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate, Tara Prakash.

Mazi has a conversation with Dr. Msia Clark on the significance of the third annual Howard University Hip-Hop Conference.

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Co-host Patrick Washington sits down with poet Chimwekele Okoro.

Mazi interviews David Jones reflecting on the impact of serving as Philadelphia’s Youth Poet Laureate in 2015.

Patrick Washington has a discussion with poet, Princess Best.

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Host Mazi Mutafa interviews participants and leaders in the Arts Institute for Creative Advancement, highlighting their efforts to recruit new apprentices. They also share how working in the creative economy has transformed their lives and the broader impact of the program.

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Co-host Patrick Washington sits down with 2021 Arlington County Youth Poet Laureate, Amasa Maleski, and the 2024 Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate, Tara Prakash. 

Mazi interviews J-Live, the acclaimed MC, producer, and DJ, who discusses his tour celebrating a multi-decade career in hip-hop.

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Up next co-host Patrick Washington interviews the 2024 Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate, Tara Prakash, and youth poet Kiara Ramirez.

Mazi sits down with Shermica Farquhar for a discussion about Soka. 

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Up next co-host Patrick Washington speaks with the 2022 Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate, Elana Ernst.

Mazi interviews Dumi Right, member of the legendary Hip-Hop group Zimbabwe Legit. 

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Co-host Patrick Washington sits down with 2024 Arlington Youth Poet Laureate, Mia Dimina, and youth poet Sainey Ceesay.

To wrap up this episode Mazi also interviews youth poet, Sainey Ceesay about the realities of being a working artist. Together, they share perspectives on navigating business and creativity in today’s cultural landscape.

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Co-host Patrick Washington sits down with youth poet, Jojo, and the 2024 Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate, Tara Prakash. 

Mazi interviews poet, educator, and advocate, Raven Wilhelm.

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Co-host Patrick Washington sits down with youth poet Amasa Maleski, poet Dr. Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman, Carlos Alonzo of the organization Free Minds, and poet Malachi “MalPractice” Byrd.

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Co-host Patrick Washington sits down with youth poet Jojo.

Mazi Speaks with Dr. Esther Palacios-Barrios and Dr. Ryan DeLapp from The Ross Center. 

Patrick concludes this episode with an interview with the 2025 Maryland state Youth Poet Laureate, Chelsea Zhu.

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Co-host Patrick Washington speaks with youth poet Gabriela Orozco, and 2021 Arlington County Youth Poet Laureate, Amasa Maleski. 

Mazi sits down with The Founder of Made in the DMV, Angela Byrd. They discuss her efforts to host her annual convention to empower hip-hop artists east of the river. 

Patrick concludes this episode with an interview with 2023 Prince George’s County Youth Poet Laureate, Precious Foreman. 

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Co-host Patrick Washington speaks with youth poet JoJo. 

Later, Mazi has a conversation with Andre, Trayvon, and Jayce of Life Pieces to Masterpieces about their upcoming Summer event and the history of LPMP.

Patrick Washington concludes the episode with an interview with the 2024 Prince George’s County Youth Poet Laureate, Saniya Pearson.

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After that, Mazi interviews Natalia Huitz Corvoisier who is a community collaborations staff member at Wholly Mammoth Theater. They speak on opportunities for youth to work in theater and have their ideas funded.

Co-host Patrick Washington speaks with Carlos Alonzo who is the head of programming and outreach at Free Minds.

Patrick also speaks with youth poet Sainey Ceesay.

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Co-host Patrick Washington sits down with poet and writer Kenny Carroll, and youth poet Kiara Ramirez.

Later Mazi speaks with O. Abiola Akintola and Sabriyah Hassan-Ismail of the Education and community outreach programs at the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum in Annapolis, Maryland. 

To close out the episode Patrick Washington interviews youth poet Jojo. 

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Co-host Patrick Washington speaks with 2022 Youth Poet Laureate for Arlington County, Kashvi Ramani and Youth Poet Amasa Maleski. 

An interview with Miyuki Williams, interim station manager at WPFW. 

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Co-host Patrick Washington speaks with youth poets Kiara Ramirez and Chimwekele Okoro. 

Later Mazi sits down with Nina Brewton from Eaton House about her recent travels abroad.

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Co-host Patrick Washington interviews youth poet Jojo. 

After that Mazi speaks with Maxx Moses, aka Pose 2, about a recent arts immersion program he developed in California, and his own journey through graffiti and the larger creative world. 

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Co-host Patrick Washington speaks with youth poet Precious Foreman. 

Later Mazi converses with Toni Asante Lightfoot, a nationally known poet and Chinese medicine practitioner.  

To finish off the episode Mazi sits down with event producer, Beau Canlas. 

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Co-host Patrick Washington interviews writer and poet Kenny Carroll.

Later, Mazi speak with DJ RBI about his journey in music and the state of popular music and hip-hop.  

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Co-host Patrick Washington speaks with Amasa Maleski, the 2021 Arlington County Youth Poet Laureate. 

Later, Mazi speaks with Omar Eaton Martinez, President of The National Trust for Historical Preservation. They discuss his work to manage multiple historical sites around the country. 

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Later, Mazi sits down with Suzan E. Jenkins the CEO of the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County. They discuss the important work of the Arts & Humanities Council as well as recent legislative changes in Maryland. 

To finish the episode co-host Patrick Washington speaks with Youth Poet Arianna Joy Bosley. 

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Host, Mazi Mutafa, speaks with Stan "Substantial" Robinson about creatives navigating the changes occurring in our government.

Patrick interviews multi-disciplinary artist Dr. Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman.

DC poet Malachi "MalPractice" Byrd closes the episode.

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Mazi also interviews communications professional, Mercy Chikowore. They discuss how to craft compelling stories and how to get the media to be interested in your product.

Co-host Patrick Washington speaks with youth poet Saniya Pearson.

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Co-host Patrick Washington speaks with youth poet Lemonade Dream.

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Co-host Patrick Washington speaks with the 2023 Youth Poet Laureate for Washington D.C., Sophia Hall and Poet Chimwekele Okoro. 

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Mazi speaks with MC Mikal Amin Lee

Co-host Patrick Washington sits down with youth poet Lemonade Dream. 

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Co-host Patrick Washington speaks with educator, writer, and performance artist, Dr. Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman. They talk about Khadijah’s appointment as the Prince George’s County Poet Laureate, becoming an arts educator, her ongoing projects, starting a non-profit, and she shares a few of her poems. 

Patrick sits down with poet Arianna Bosley. 

Mazi and Patrick discuss the various interviews that Patricks has conducted over the year and some of the important messages that he has learned from them. 

Patrick sits down with youth poet Mi’jan Credle. 

Mazi speaks with Nina Ligon of Eaton DC. 

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Co-host Patrick Washington interviews the 2019 DC Youth Poet Laureate, Gabriela Orozco.

Mazi speaks with Detroit based activist and writer Piper Carter.

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Co-host Patrick Washington talks to educator, poet, and writer, Dr. Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman. 

Patrick sits down with the 2024 Washington DC Youth Poet Laureate, Isaac Yebio. 

Mazi Mutafa speaks with Asad Ali Jafri. They discuss the Towards 2040 Creative Leaders Fellowship. 

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We hear from 2024 Youth Poet Laureate Tara Prakash, and Mazi speaks with Professor Tim Jones. 

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We hear from co-host Patrick Washington who speaks with poet Lemonade Dream. We also hear from the 2024 DC Youth Poet Laureate (YPL) Isaac Yebio, 2020 DC YPL Marjan Naderi, 2024 Montgomery County YPL Tara Prakash, 2022 Arlington County YPL Kashvi Ramani, 2022 Montgomery County YPL Elana Ernst, and 2021 Montgomery County YPL Sasa Aakil.

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Patrick sits down Sainey Ceesay, the 2021 Youth Poet Laureate for Prince George’s County, poet Jordan, 2023 Virginia state Youth Poet Laureate, Kashvi Ramani, and poets Saniya Pearson and Precious Foreman.

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Patrick sits down with 2019 Prince George’s County Youth Poet Laureate, Project MC, and 2021 Arlington Youth Poet Laureate, Amasa Maleski. 

Mazi Speaks with Mark Andersen, one of the founders of We Are Family.

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Co-host Patrick Washington speaks with poet Amasa Maleski, and 2023 Youth Poet Laureate of Washington DC, Sophia Hall. 

Mazi speaks with environmentalist Kari Fulton. 

Mazi also speaks with Jackie Ballard of the National Hand Dance Association. 

Patrick has a discussion with poet Precious Foreman. 

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Patrick Washington interviews the 2024 Washington D.C. Youth Poet Laureate, Isaac Yebio.

Mazi talks to artist and activist, Pinqy Ring. 

Patrick Washington speaks to DMV based artist Princess Best.

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Mazi speaks with our WBL Academy director Donney Rose. They discuss Donney’s experience working in DC, what it means to be a programmer, differences in support for the arts across the country, securing grant funding, 

Patrick Washington speaks with poet Kiara Ramirez.

Mazi is joined by Huston Poet Laureate, Emanuelee Bean.

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Co-host Patrick Washington speaks with the 2021 Prince George’s County Youth Poet Laureate, Sainey Ceesay, and rapper, poet, scholar, and activist, Malachi Byrd. 

Mazi Speaks with two members of Art Before Anything Else, Cary Michael and Edward King Martin Jr.

Mazi speaks with Co-host Patrick Washington. 

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Co-host Patrick Washington speaks with the 2024 Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate, Tara Prakash.

Mazi talks with Dr. Toby Jenkins, the Associate Provost for Faculty Development at the University of South Carolina. 

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Up next, we hear from co-host Patrick Washington who speaks with the 2024 Washington DC Youth Poet Laureate, Isaac Yebio.

To wrap up this episode, Mazi interviews Lisa Simms Booth of the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts.

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Next, co-host Patrick Washington speaks with Isaac Yebio, who is the 2024 Washington D.C. Youth Poet Laureate.

After that, Mazi sits down with Chase Williams and Kristen Wright of Global Giving for an insightful discussion on supporting causes all around the globe.

To wrap up this episode, we hear again from Patrick Washington who interviews poet Lemonade Dream.

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Next, Patrick Washington chats with Amasa Maleski, the 2021 Arlington, Virginia Youth Poet Laureate.

Mazi then speaks to Kennedy Lucas, the 2024 Miss Black Maryland.

Patrick Washington also interviews Kashvi Ramani, the 2023 Virginia State Youth Poet Laureate.

Mazi has a conversation with Morgan Zaybow of NOAA (National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration).

Patrick talks to Saniya Pearson, the Youth Poet Laureate for Prince George’s County.

To wrap up, Mazi sits down with Hodari Davis of Edutainment for Equity.

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Next we hear from co-host Patrick Washington who speaks with Saniya Pearson who is the 2024 Prince George’s County Youth Poet Laureate, and Mia Dimina, the 2024 Arlington County Youth Poet Laureate.

After that Mazi speaks with Lemond Brown who is the founder of the Swaliga Foundation. They discuss the importance of STEAM education.

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We hear from Patrick Washington who speaks with the 2024 Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate, Tara Prakash. 

Mazi continues his discussion on the arts in the DMV, and opens up the phone lines to discuss arts with members of the community. Followed by a conversation with photographer Nick G.

To wrap up the episode, Patrick Washington talks to Isaac Yebio, the 2024 D.C. Youth Poet Laureate.

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Next, we hear from co-host Patrick Washington who talks to the 2024 Arlington, Virginia Youth Poet Laureate, Mia Dimina, and the 2024 Prince George’s County Youth Poet Laureate, Saniya Pearson.

After that Mazi Interviews poet and Director of the WBL Academy, Donney Rose. They focus their discussion on the importance of arts programming and after school programs.

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Patrick Washington speaks with the 2024 Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate, Tara Prakash, and Amasa Maleski, the 2021 Arlington County Youth Poet Laureate. 

Mazi talks to Dior Ashley Brown, and Ashley Mitchell. 

Patrick Washington interviews the 2023 Virginia State Youth Poet Laureate, Kashvi Ramani.

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Patrick Washington speaks with the Youth Poet Laureate for Prince Georges County, Saniya Pearson and poet Amasa Maleski.

After that Mazi talks to poet and author Douglas Powell also known as Roscoe Burnems. They discuss the arts scene in Richmond, his book tour, encouraging wellness, a passage from his book, and they discuss youth activism and awareness of social issues. 

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Patrick Washington talks with the 2024 Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate, Tara Prakash. 

Mazi speaks with poet, artist, and author, Raquel Ra Brown. They discuss Raquel’s family story, Philadelphia, poetry, and motherhood. 

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Patrick Washington speaks with Saniya Pearson who is the 2024 Prince Georges Count Youth Poet Laureate and Mia Diminia the 2024 Arlington Virginia Youth Poet Laureate.

Mazi speaks with Professor Dr. Msia Clark of Howard University. They have an in depth discussion on the current state of hip-hop. 

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Patrick Washington speak with the 2024 Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate, Tara Prakash and the 2024 Washington DC Youth Poet Laureate, Isaac Yebio. 

Mazi sits down with Christian Heyne, the Chief Program and Policy Officer at Brady

After that Mazi talks to music educator and lyricist Mikal Amin. 

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Patrick Washington speaks with the 2023 Virginia State Youth Poet Laureate Kashvi Ramani.

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Patrick Washington speaks with the 2021 Arlington Youth Poet Laureate Amasa Maleski, and Isaac Yebio who is the 2024 Washington DC Youth Poet Laureate. 

Mazi opens up the phone lines for a discussion on what it’s like to be a musician in the DMV area and speaks to various local musicians. 

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Co-host Patrick Washington speaks with the 2024 Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate, Tara Prakash, and the 2024 Arlington County Youth Poet Laureate, Mia Dimina.

Mazi sits down with Jaren Hill Lockridge, Leonina Arismendi, Lynda Andrews-Barry, Billy Frieble, Melani N. Douglass, Murat Cem Mengüç, Noël Kassewitz, Sherri Roberts Lumpkin, and Stephanie Garon, who are all fellows of Social Art and Culture. 

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Mazi then chats with Ravish Momin, D.A. Mekonnen, and Kamyar Arsani. They share music, discuss collaborations,artistic journeys, and play some of their work.

Co-host Patrick Washington takes over to interview 2024 Arlington County Youth Poet Laureate, Mia Dimina. They delve into her relationship with poetry, and she shares her poem "A Fox."

Mazi rejoins the conversation with the previous musicians and welcomes new guest Amirah Sackett. Together, they explore the concept of labels in art, Amirah's work, her path to dance, upcoming shows, and the intersection of Art and Islam.

Mazi dives deeper with Amirah alone, discussing her artistic journey and self-expression through art.

Patrick returns to interview Amasa Maleski. They discuss her upcoming book, and she shares her poem "Lightening Bugs."

To wrap up, Mazi speaks with Dr. Lowe of the Office of Out of School Time Grants. They explore the importance of the office, Summer in the City programs, and the future of after-school programming.

Next, Mazi introduces the new Youth Poet Laureates of Montgomery County, Arlington County, and Washington D.C. First, we hear from Tara Prakash of Montgomery County. Following that, our co-host Donney Rose joins us for a discussion on the Youth Poet Laureate poems. Afterward, we hear from Arlington County’s Youth Poet Laureate, Mia Dimina.

Later, our other co-host, Patrick Washington, speaks with Washington D.C.’s Youth Poet Laureate, Isaac Yebio. They discuss Isaac’s personal journey with poetry, and Isaac shares his poem “Prometheus Perennial.”

Following this, Mazi talks to Chitra Subramanian about her family, how she started dancing, her introduction to different forms of dance, starting a career in the arts, the Towards 2040 fellowship, her upcoming events, and advice for creatives.

To finish the episode, we hear once more from co-host Patrick Washington, who speaks with the 2024 Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate, Tara Prakash. They discuss Tara’s love for poetry, and she shares her poem titled “On Erosion.”

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Next up, co-host Patrick Washington takes the stage. He interviews Tara Prakash, the 2024 Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate. Tara sheds light on her inspirations and shares her poem, "On Erosion." Following that, Patrick sits down with Saniya Pearson, the 2024 Youth Poet Laureate for Prince George's County. Their conversation delves into Saniya's use of poetry for advocacy, and she shares her poem, "I Am."

Later, Mazi engages in a conversation with poet and community advocate Nkechi Feaster. They explore Nkechi's advocacy work, her upbringing, the impact of gentrification on communities, and The Diversity Fund.

We wrap up the show with co-host Donney Rose, who provides a rundown of exciting upcoming programs on WBL.

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Next, Mazi chats with 2040 Fellow Neverless about her journey to the U.S., building her dance studio, and the power of dance to build confidence.

Co-host Patrick Washington takes the mic for a conversation with 2021 Arlington Youth Poet Laureate Amasa Maleski about activism, followed by a powerful reading of Amasa's poem "I Miss Y'all." Patrick then speaks with 2024 D.C.Youth Poet Laureate Isaac Yebio, who shares his poem "Turning Blue."

Mazi rejoins with co-host Donney Rose, who kicks things off with a poem reading and upcoming event announcements.

Mazi then sits down with rising New Jersey artist Deon Davis. They discuss Deon's family, his college experience, the education system, fostering creativity in young minds, his upcoming book, the power of writing, and the importance of faith.

First up is Poet and academy director, Donney Rose, delving into upcoming events and the Youth Poet Laureate Program.

Following that, Mazi chats with Megan Truman from Think Like a Boss, exploring her journey from upbringing to entrepreneurship, community building, academic pursuits including a stint in South Africa, and crafting a career in the arts.

Then, our co-host Patrick Washington sits down with Arlington County's 2023 Youth Poet Laureate, Ribka Desta. They unravel Ribka's poetic odyssey, accompanied by her poignant piece titled "Immortal" and the driving force behind its creation.

Continuing the poetic journey, Patrick speaks with the 2024 DC Youth Poet Laureate, Isaac Yebio. Together, they navigate Isaac's personal narrative, intertwined with his evocative poem "Prometheus Perennial" and the genesis of its inspiration.

Wrapping up, Mazi engages Rahaman Kilpatrick in a discussion encompassing family heritage, professional trajectory, the art of DJing, and the impactful initiatives of the Horton’s Kids organization, and teaching hip-hop.

Following this, co-host Patrick Washington introduces Youth Poet Laureate Saniya Pearson, who captivates listeners with her poignant poem crafted as part of the Cotton project.

Continuing the poetic journey, Patrick engages Kenny Caroll in a discussion about his evocative piece, "My City," unraveling the layers of inspiration behind its creation.

Next Mazi sits down with DJ Kareem Joseph, aka KERIMtheDJ, to uncover the distinctive elements of his artistic approach, tracing his journey into the world of DJing and offering insights into the dynamic process of crafting music live. Kareem also sheds light on the Towards 2040 fellowship. 

Wrapping up the episode, Jassie Rios joins Mazi to share her artistic genesis, discussing her conceptual approach to drawing and her impactful role as an educator.

In this episode Jeannine and Greg discuss the inspiration behind her bookstore, family history, the importance of Harriet Tubman, spirituality, her time as a grant writer, and much much more!

Later on, we're privileged to have co-host Patrick Washington join the discussion. Patrick engages with youth poet laureate Saniya Pearson, who graciously shares one of her recent poems, offering a unique perspective on contemporary issues.

Wrapping up the episode, Mazi connects with Lydia Daniel, an environmental advocate and educator, for an insightful conversation. Following this, Mazi engages in a discussion with Donney Rose about the importance of uplifting young poets and creatives, shedding light on the power of art and expression.

Next up in the episode, Mazi talks with Gabriel Martinez, who is the founder and executive director of The Black Girl Tribe. They discuss the importance of uplifting black women from a young age and how we can better do that.

Our co-host Patrick Washington interviews the 2024 Arlington Youth Poet Laureate, Mia Dimina. Mia shares one of her poems and discusses the inspiration behind it.

To finish the episode, Mazi talks with Kanika Cousine, who is the founder of Journey of a Dreamer Inc. Kanika shares her life story and how it led her to start her organization to help youth find mentors, internships, and follow their dreams.

WBL's Director of Poetry, Patrick Washington, converses with Mia Dimina, the 2024 Arlington, VA Youth Poet Laureate.

Wrapping up the show, Mazi engages in a discussion with Selene Parker about their recent excursion to Cuba.

Later in the show, we are joined by Alisia Simmons and Martial Pa’nucci from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). They discuss their involvement with the NED and share insights into their current projects. Pa’nucci also offers a glimpse into his life as an artist and activist in Congo.

Alternative Break is a chance for young adults to be productive on their school break and learn how to be successful in the creative sector. 

Aja is often the behind-the-scenes sprocket and connector for programming and enjoys planning or facilitating programs in music, arts, and culture. Aja holds a BA in English Literature from Rutgers University and a MEd in Educational Leadership from Wilmington University. An enthusiastic lover of music and culture, Aja enjoys concerts, domestic and international travel, and various art-focused activities in her spare time.

Alternative Break is a chance for young adults to be productive on their school break and learn how to be successful in the creative sector.

Ms. Griffin is skilled in strategic planning, behavioral change communication, legislative advocacy, and fundraising. Working in international development, education, and public policy, her career promotes gender equity, sustainable economic growth, and positive social development.

Alternative Break is a chance for young adults to be productive on their school break and learn how to be successful in the creative sector.

Alternative Break is a chance for young adults to be productive on their school break and learn how to be successful in the creative sector.

Alternative Break is a chance for young adults to be productive on their school break and learn how to be successful in the creative sector.

Feat: Prowess The Testament (Host)

Produced by Flex Mathews

aired live on December 11, 2022

Alternative Break is a chance for young adults to be productive on their school break and learn how to be successful in the creative sector.

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