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YouTube's Akilah Hughes on #BlackWomenAtWork & Feeding The Buzz

YouTube's Akilah Hughes on #BlackWomenAtWork & Feeding The Buzz

FromPolitically Re-Active with W. Kamau Bell & Hari Kondabolu


YouTube's Akilah Hughes on #BlackWomenAtWork & Feeding The Buzz

FromPolitically Re-Active with W. Kamau Bell & Hari Kondabolu

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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Apr 5, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Our guest this week is Akilah… obviously! Akilah Hughes – otherwise known as Akilah Obviously – is a writer, comedian, and YouTuber who talks as easily about race, feminism, and intersectionality as she does pizza, hair, and punching Nazis. In this conversation, our hosts chat with Akilah about her life as a creator and the videos she’s most proud of (like the fantastic series, “This Shouldn’t Be News”). We also dive into what it’s like to be a black woman in media in the time of #blackwomenatwork and share the smart and hilarious content you ought to add to your queue. So hit play – obviously!

Watch Akilah’s videos on her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/smoothiefreak! And follow Akilah on Twitter: @akilahobviously.

Your favorite hosts are going on tour – find out when they’ll be in your city at www.harikondabolu.com and www.wkamaubell.com. In the meantime, listen to Hari’s new record “Hari Kondabolu’s New Material Night Volume I” on Bandcamp and iTunes. And watch Kamau on CNN’s “United Shades of America” beginning in late April.

As always, send us your thoughts and suggestions on Twitter and over email: @politicreactive or politicallyreactive@firstlook.org.
Released:
Apr 5, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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How do we survive in the age of Trump? Kamau and Hari are here for you. In season 2 of Politically Re-Active, comedians and longtime friends W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu navigate the dumpster fire that is the US political landscape. The hosts answer questions and separate fact from fake news with help from today’s most fascinating artists, activists, writers, journalists and political thinkers. Join Kamau and Hari as they discuss how to move forward, how to be an active part of the resistance, and how to stay joyful in the face of the unknown. Don’t “hold up, wait a minute” - subscribe today.