Layqa Nuna Yawar is a global muralist and founder member of Young New Yorkers, an art program that helps teenagers stay out of jail. He explains why he does this work and its relationship to his own migrant experiences and heritage.
Created, hosted and produced by WBGO media-fellows Stephanie Avila and Mariah Matthews, the art & isms podcast features artists who use their craft to challenge the 'isms' in the world. "Isms," in this context, refers to the multitudes of oppression that exist to dehumanize and remove people of their agency. At the center of the podcast is this core belief: musicians, poets, fashion designers, and fine artists have the power to combat these 'isms' and promote social change through their art forms.
Stephanie and Mariah interview what they call artivists to understand what makes them tick, why they commit their lives to social change through artistic expression and what they believe are the most important issues right now.