Mar 1, 2020
Episode 73 of Real Black News features Toni Blackman, US Hip Hop Ambassador, artist, and educator sharing her work traveling throughout Africa as the US State Department’s hip hop Envoy. She discusses her time at Howard University and the work today teaching women self-esteem through hip hop while navigating as a woman in the culture. In a special politics report ahead of Super Tuesday, civil rights lawyer and Democratic Strategist, Shavar Jeffries, breaks down where Democratic presidential candidates stand on black issues. Other show topics include the student protests at Syracuse University, HBCUs preparing students to teach STEM, Marijuana convictions overturned, and more. To support, go to patreon.com/realblacknews and give $1 or more.