228: Celebrating Black History Month with Authors Ilysah Shabazz & Jessica Sims
Black Girl Nerds
English - February 22, 2021 18:40 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 251 ratingsEntertainment News News News Commentary entrepreneurship business health leadership politics comedy news interview culture entrepreneur Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 227: BGN Podcast Extra: The History of Lois Lane
In this episode, we celebrate Black History Month by bringing on two compelling authors who have written about the Black historical experience.
In our first segment, Ilysah Shabazz, the daughter of the great Malcolm X joins us to chat about her work in the book 'The Awakening of Malcolm X'. Ilyasah is an educator, professor, activist, motivational speaker, and author of multiple award-winning books.
Host: Ryanne
In our second segment, we chat with Jessica Sims, who is a poet, writer, and author of 'Finding Home'.
Host: Ryanne
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax