• THE L&BH HOUR
    s4e8 Black Lantern Books & The Legacy Library

    Cipriano Belser is co-founder of Black Lantern Books, housing the Legacy Library, a collection of some 10,000 books curated by organizer, Kwazi Nkrumah. Poetry by Shizue Seigel, Joseph Jason Santiago Lacour. New music with Celia Cruz, Arturo O’Farrill and Fred Wesley and the New JB’s.

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  • BEYOND BORDERS
    Beyond Borders – s2e4 – Ni Rivera, Telling New Stories About Housing, Food and Climate Insecurity

    Ni Rivera joins Judy Talaugon and Martha Cinader in a conversation about housing, homelessness, food sovereignty, social justice and the importance of lived experiences in shaping policy and community action. Featuring Poetry by Julia De Burgos and Ni Rivera

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