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On this episode of Dialogue, we hear from Ruby Mendenhall on The Black Joy Project, a local exhibit located at the Spurlock Museum. Then, listen as Mendenhall walks through select poetry pieces with Reginald Hardwick.
Finally, host Kennedy Vincent sits down with UI Alum, Lamont Holden, to discuss his work in the community and how he is empowering local youth through hip-hop.
Ruby Mendenhall is an Associate Professor in Sociology, African American Studies, Urban and Regional Planning, and Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Associate Dean, The Carle Illinois College of Medicine; and 2024 Urbana Poet Laureate.
Lamont Holden is Music Producer, LetterLBeats; Clinical Assistant Professor of Audio & Recording Technologies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Co-founder, Boom Boom Room Productions Writing Camp; and Voting Member, Recording Academy.