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3 Podcasts We Think You’ll Love

1. Mogul This six-episode one-time series from Gimlet tells the story of legendary hip-hop manager and executive, Chris Lighty. He was manager to stars like Fat Joe, Missy Elliot, and Foxy Brown. Tragically, he was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2012. Don’t worry, the podcast isn’t just about that. The series is a beautiful, lush story about…

Radici Studios’ Jen Bloomer Makes Art That Empowers

“Art has always been an essential part of who I am,” says Jen Bloomer. Bloomer, a San Francisco-based artist whose recent works of inclusion and empowerment have made a ripple across the online community, sat down with us to talk about why she creates. After the 2016 election, Bloomer felt a new sense of urgency with her art. As a…

MEDA Helps Graduates Land Full-Time IT Jobs

When Edwin Gonzales fled El Salvador for the U.S. he came carrying a dream and little else. Backed with a burly work ethic, he teamed up with Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) and turned his dream into a full-time tech career. Edwin put time in kitchens before a friend hooked him up with the folks at MEDA. They led him…

3 Fish Studios: California Artists, Keepers of America’s Future

“You can be powerful and kind,” artist Eric Rewitzer told Time Magazine. Rewitzer was referring to an illustration he and his wife, Annie Galvin, made in response to the Trump presidency. The piece is a linocut of a ferocious grizzly bear showing its fangs. Bright, painted poppies bloomed at its feet. Using the words of California legislature in response to Trump winning…

Vice Menta, Young Duo From Mexico, Bring Spanish to R&B

Last year, twins Marcelo and Eugenio Garza turned 18 and – like many newly-bloomed adults – made a mad dash for the city. Only this time, the city was in a different country – they left Monterrey, Mexico, for Los Angeles, with dreams of becoming R&B artists. They lived together in a tiny studio apartment, working tirelessly on their duo project,…

Writer’s Workshop Helps Youth Failed by Education System

Philadelphia’s economy may be on the uptick, but the education system is not. It is, in fact, failing. According to a National Center for Education Statistics study from 2003, almost a quarter of the city can’t read beyond an 8th-grade level. Beginning in 2019, three schools a year will close down. The Mighty Writers is a program that is working hard to change…