Muslims, Beauty, And Jennifer Esposito
Jennifer Esposito – I Made A Film
Jennifer Esposito is a veteran actress who mortgaged her house to finish making the movie she’s wanted to make since she was a teenager. She wrote, directed, and stars in Fresh Kills about growing up in the world of the mafia in Staten Island. It’s a smart, touching portrait of young women in crisis and it shows Jen as a talented filmmaker and a great actress. Plus, we figure out that we worked together 30 years ago. For real. Awesome conversation.
Muslims Going MAGA?!
Wajahat Ali took pen to paper and wrote a recent piece for the NYT entitled: We Muslims Used to Be the Culture War Scapegoats. On this episode of #democracyish Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali dig into the far right's strategy of courting their once-sworn enemies by finding a new common target.
Creativity, Compassion, and Clean Beauty - Catie Wiggy
Catie Wiggy couldn’t figure her skin out–so she turned to the professionals and it changed her life. Now she’s the professional improving people’s lives in the clean beauty industry, where clients turn to her for creative marketing and brand consulting.
Four Things Students Need To Know After The Supreme Court Ruled Against Affirmative Action
Throwback Spotlight
The Central Park Five - We Are Free
Dr. Yusef Salaam is on his way to a seat on Harlem’s City Council. A stark turnabout for one of the famous Exonerated Central Park 5. They lost their freedom, their dignity, and their lives but they persevered and now they’re truly free. Salaam and Raymond Santana talked to me just before the release of the film When They See Us, a film by Ava Duvernay that told their story. We talk about everything in this amazing interview.
GOP: The Party of Groomers
For the last several weeks Republicans have ratcheted up their attacks against Democrats and their latest assault--referring to Democrats as pedophiles. Funny thing is the Republican Party protests a little too much.
What We Are Loving
Jennifer Brown
Apple TV+’s SILO is kind of masterful. A thrilling, chilling tale of a post-apocalyptic world where caged occupants are told the world has ended, but all signs are pointing to that being a lie.
Fun Fact
Story From History
This week in history: On June 28, 1969, the Stonewall Riots began in Greenwich Village. The next year New York’s first pride parade began at Stonewall Inn.