Mass + Volume

Our guest is Dr. Joycelyn Wilson, ethnographer and qualitative researcher who has dedicated her life to teaching social justice through the intersections of hip-hop, culture, and technology. We talk about growing up in the South, the voice of hip-hop today, and the importance of using cultural artifacts in pedagogy. And Future and OutKast and Kendrick and J. Cole and Chance and tr380 and Lil’ Yachty, and DJ Khaled and Kanye and Migos. Essay and show notes: http://massandvolu.me/post/162552783278/episode-24-the-work-with-joycelyn-wilson-the

In this episode, I sit down with writer, commentator, and radio and TV personality Jarrett Hill. Recorded earlier this year, we discuss how his identity has defined his work, the evolving work as a journalist with the new administration, and the presence of politics in all we do. Show notes: http://massandvolu.me/post/161426151213/episode-23-i-see-you-with-jarrett-hill-in-this

An inspiring and heartfelt conversation with Maribel Hernandez Rivera, the Executive Director of Legal Initiatives for the New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigration Affairs. Maribel's life story is one of incredible accomplishment, perseverance, strength, and positivity. We discuss the role of her identity on the path to her life’s work and the human lives that exist in the issue of immigration. Essay and show notes here: http://massandvolu.me/post/159663407098/episode-22-justice-for-all-with-maribel

This episode's guest is Emily May, Executive Director of Hollaback! and Heart Mob. We met through one of her newest initiatives, 100Days100Dinners (http://100days100dinners.us), and I was amazed and inspired at her lifelong commitment to stand up for others and use her voice to speak out. We discuss her path to that work, how we decide the narratives that we're going to carry for the rest of our lives, and how to find balance and relationship in the field of social justice.