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The idea of a cooperative, or co-op, where everyone who works at a company is also a part-owner, is nothing new. New York state is home to more co-ops than anywhere else in the country. To wrap up our series on work and labor, we’re checking in with Brooklynites who are organizing and maintaining worker co-ops, and in the process creating a less exploitative, more equitable workplace, way of life, and world. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to this week from Yvonne Marquez. • LINKS Center for Family Life is a neighborhood-based family and social services organization with deep roots in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Since 1978, CFL has grown with the Sunset Park neighborhood, responding to emerging needs with effective programs in counseling, employment, education, the arts and recreation. Today, our services engage more than 13,500 people each year at 10 community locations. Brooklyn Packers is a worker-owned, Black-led food sourcing, packing, and distribution cooperative. We form a conduit between farms and the city, building Brooklyn food sovereignty. As anti-capitalists under capitalism, we organize to make, and be a part of, a solidarity economy. To this end, we guarantee worker-owners the same salary and equal company voting rights; we buy from small, sustainable food businesses in our local economy, with a preference for cooperatives and women / LGBTQIA+ / POC-owned farms; and we facilitate community access to our products by only charging for our labor (i.e. we never mark up food). In addition to Brooklyn Supported Agriculture, Brooklyn Packers handles bulk food acquisition, packaging, and transport for like-minded clients. Yvonne S. Marquez is an independent reporter and audio producer based in Brooklyn, New York. For nearly a decade, Yvonne has dedicated her journalism career to ​telling stories important to LGBTQ people. Her work has appeared in Texas Monthly, Texas Observer, The Dallas Morning News, In These Times, Spectrum South, The Alcalde, and OutSmart Magazine. Yvonne graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a journalism degree. She currently attends the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, where she specializes in health/science reporting and audio journalism. • MUSIC and CLIPS This episode features a clip from “The Rural Co-op (1945 to 1955)”. This episode features music by Sarana. Hear more at sanaracreations.fi. • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3k81smR • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV Visit us online at bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA

Historian Benjamin Hunnicutt has called the push for more free time the “forgotten American dream"; but somewhere along the way the pursuit of that happiness was replaced by the idea that work and wealth are ends in themselves. This week, we're imagining the utopian and dystopian futures of work. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Alisha Bhagat, Muhammad Floyd, Rob Cameron, Brad Parks, James Earl King, Carlos Luis Delgado, Christopher Lazariuk, and the Kaleidocast podcast. • LINKS Assemblymember Kenny Burgos was born and lives in the Bronx, New York. Assemblymember Burgos graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University at Albany. He has worked as a Deputy Chief of Staff and Budget Director on the New York City Council. Alex Soojung-Kim Pang is the global programs and research manager for 4 Day Week Global, a nonprofit devoted to advancing the 4-day week. He also offers keynotes about deliberate rest through his own company, Strategy and Rest. Alex's work has been written about in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Financial Times, the Guardian, and other venues. Alex is the author of four books, including SHORTER: WORK BETTER, SMARTER, AND LESS– HERE’S HOW (US | UK); REST: WHY YOU GET MORE DONE WHEN YOU WORK LESS (US | UK); and THE DISTRACTION ADDICTION (US).Together, these books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His op-eds and articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, the South China Morning Post, and many other venues. Ashley Nelson is the Communications Director at the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, a global network of over 300 historic sites, museums, and memory initiatives in more than 65 countries dedicated to remembering past struggles and addressing their contemporary legacies. In addition, Ashley has written on culture, politics and women for a variety of publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, and The Nation. Alisha Bhagat is a futurist focusing on the creative use of futures tools to impact long term positive change, particularly around social justice and equality. She utilizes systems thinking, mapping,and speculative futures to engage with stakeholders on strategic visions and the actions needed to achieve them. She has worked with public sector partners on topics such as the future of feminism, neo-nationalism, and the impact of COVID-19. Carlos Luis Delgado lives with his roommates and a large cat in Brooklyn, New York. He writes speculative fiction early in the morning before the cat wakes up to yowl for breakfast and edits other people’s fiction at night after it’s eaten dinner. In 2016 he won the People’s Telly Award for Outstanding Comedic TV Writing. He holds a BA in English Literature from Rutgers University and wonders when he can let it go. Follow @Delgadowrites. Christopher Lazariuk is a writer, producer, creator, and sound designer seeking representation for his debut cli-fi thriller novel: THE PYRITE VICTORY. Christopher is a member of the Brooklyn speculative Fiction Writers group, and a contributor to the Kaleidocast Podcast. Rob Cameron is a teacher, linguist, and writer. He has poetry in Star*Line Poetry Magazine and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. His essays and short fiction have appeared in Foreign Policy Magazine, Tor.com, the New Modality, Solarpunk Magazine, and Clockwork Phoenix Five. His debut middle grade novel Daydreamer is forthcoming from Labyrinth Road, Summer '24. Rob is also lead organizer for the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers, a guest host and curator for the New York Review of Science Fiction Reading Series, and executive producer of Kaleidocast. Follow @cprwords. The...

They say, “love your job, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” But what happens when you turn a hobby or interest into a profession? This week, we spoke with members of the Nets Gaming Crew – a professional NBA2K team affiliated with the Brooklyn Nets, and the founder of CoExist gaming – a hub for professional gamers in the NYC area, about what happens when play becomes work. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Kuye Youngblood, Alex Bernstein, Ian Curtis, Letta J, and Mike Ren. • LINKS Ivan Curtiss, also known as OG KING CURT, is the General Manager of The Brooklyn Nets Gaming Crew of The NBA 2K League. He also co-founded The (MPBA) MyPlayer Basketball Association, which is commonly regarded as the most competitive online NBA 2K League in the country. Curtiss is considered a pioneer within branding and gaming and has often been known in the industry as the “Godfather of 2K”. As an industry professional, Curtiss has been featured on platforms like The Undefeated, Getty Images, Dimer 2K, Nets Daily and more. He has also launched his own podcast, The #OG2CENTS Podcast, which aims to bridge the gap between lifestyle and gaming. The show airs every Sunday. Alongside his podcast, Curtiss has created his own line of merchandise to promote his brand and influence. His mission is to spread awareness about the NBA 2K League and gaming culture as a whole. Alexander "Steez" Bernstein is a power forward for The Brooklyn Nets Gaming Crew of The NBA 2K League. He is originally from Santa Ana, CA. Jaye (Letta J): Founder & CEO of Coexist Gaming. Gamer. FGC Champ. Grammy Nominated. Recording Artist. Songwriter. Anime Lover. Afro-Latina. Executive Chef. Wine Enthusiast. Foodie. Leftie. Tatted. Author. Educator. Activist. Mike Yi Ren is a Chinese-American Game Designer and Video Producer currently living in Brooklyn, NYC. Previously, he lived in Shanghai, China for 8 years. His professional experience includes projects for Ubisoft, Netease, RADII China, Lonelyleap Films, and other recognized international organizations. Through his company, Arcadia Creative Consulting and Design Ltd., he specializes in Game Design, Film & Animation, and Graphic Design in production and consulting roles. His independent games have been covered in press including Rock Paper Shotgun, Kotaku, Vice and more. • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3GTLrtr • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV Visit us online at bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA

The COVID-19 pandemic demanded more of workers: longer hours, angrier customers, and increased exposure to disease. Now, workers across the country — from baristas to warehouse workers to nurses — are organizing to demand safer, fairer workplaces. Workers in New York City are leading this wave of action, unionizing more workers than anywhere else in the country. Producer Melanie Kruvelis spoke to striking workers, elected officials, and community members to understand what's at stake for New York City's workers — and how organizing in the five boroughs impacts working people across the country. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Melanie Kruvelis, Zach Lennon-Simon, Lee-Sean Huang, Cara Levine, Megan, and striking workers everywhere! • LINKS Melanie Kruvelis is a graduate student at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. Eric Dirnbach is a union organizer, researcher and activist in New York City and is a volunteer with the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee. Emily Gallagher is serving her second term as a New York State Assemblymember for District 50 (Williamsburg and Greenpoint) after 16 years as a devoted community activist. Wen Zhuang is on staff at the NewsGuild of New York where she works on strategic communications and organizing. She is also an organizer with the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee. If you and your coworkers want to learn how to shift the balance of power at your workplace and win better working conditions or a union, fill out a form to be connected with an organizer: https://workerorganizing.org/support/ Arianna Ayala is a worker at the Starbucks Reserve in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, organizing with Starbucks Workers United. Zach Lennon-Simon is an award winning documentary and narrative filmmaker who is Brooklyn born & raised. Zach graduated from the SUNY Purchase Film Conservatory. From there he has worked on teaching high school teens how to make their own films and tell their stories to the world. Zach is an avid believer in the power of personal storytelling and also believes that Stevie Wonder was sent to us to tell us what true love and happiness really feels like. Lee-Sean Huang is a Taiwanese American designer and educator. He is a part-time assistant professor at the Parsons School of Design, part of The New School. Lee-Sean and his fellow part-time faculty are currently on strike while they are fighting for a fair contract. This is his first time taking part in a collective bargaining process and strike. He is also part-time faculty at SVA, the School of Visual Arts. And previously taught at the College of Staten Island. Outside of teaching, Lee-Sean co-founded Foossa, a community-centered design and strategy consultancy. He currently works as the Director of Design Content and Learning at AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts), the oldest and largest professional association for design in the U.S. He earned a bachelors in Government from Harvard and a masters in Interactive Telecommunications from NYU. He currently splits his time between New York City and Providence, Rhode Island. Cara Levine is a Case Manager in the Anti-Trafficking Initiative at Sanctuary for Families and is a member of the bargaining committee of their staff union, Sanctuary United. Sanctuary United is a part of NOLSW, the National Organization of Legal Service Workers, UAW Local 2320. She organizes in solidarity with Palestine as a leader and member of Jewish Voice for Peace-New York. She spends a lot of time thinking about community, how people interact with each other and build relationships, and about what to cook. Megan is a case manager with Sanctuary for Families living in Flatbush, Brooklyn. She is also a part of Sanctuary United’s bargaining committee. She has been...

Art has long been a lever for working class solidarity and social justice. It’s also a collaborative form of labor that props up some workers and devalues others. This week, we're taking a long, hard look at two works of art: Rodrigo Valenzuela: New Works for a Post Worker’s World, an exhibition on view at BRIC House through December 23rd, and 7 MINUTES, a play produced by Waterwell that premiered at HERE Arts Center last spring. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Justin Bryant, Elizabeth Ferrer, Marc Enette, Waterwell, Lee Sunday Evans, Arian Moayed, Andrew Tilson, and Matthew Munroe aka Superlative Sain. • LINKS Born in 1982, Santiago, Chile; based in Los Angeles, CA Rodrigo Valenzuela has presented solo exhibitions at the New Museum and Asya Geisberg Gallery, both NY; Light Work, Syracuse, NY; University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, CA; Orange County Museum of Art, Santa Ana, CA; Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, CA; Luis de Jesus, Los Angeles, CA; Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR; and the Portland Art Museum and UPFOR, both Portland, OR. He has participated in group exhibitions at The Kitchen, The Drawing Center, Wave Hill, and CUE Art Foundation, all NY; Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, FL; Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE; Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA; and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, among others. He has also exhibited his work in solo shows internationally at Arróniz Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City; Peana Projects, Monterrey, NL, Mexico; Galería Patricia Ready and Museo de Arte Contemporàneo, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile; and Galerie Lisa Kandlhofer, Vienna, Austria. Valenzuela has participated in residencies at Dora Maar, Fountainhead, Light Work, MacDowell, Glassell School of Art, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Kala Art Institute, Vermont Studio Center, Center for Photography at Woodstock, and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. He is the recipient of the 2021 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in Photography, the Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship, and the Joan Mitchell Fellowship. His work is included in numerous public and private collections, including those of the Whitney Museum of American Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Frye Art Museum, Tacoma Art Museum, and The Center for Photography at Woodstock. He is an Associate Professor and Head of the Photography Department at UCLA. Valenzuela received his BFA in Art History and Photography from the University of Chile, his BA in Philosophy from Evergreen State College, and his MFA in Photo/Media from the University of Washington. Ebony Marshall-Oliver is an actress, singer, and storyteller. She began singing in church as a little girl. After being cast in her first musical- Bubbling Brown Sugar- in her mid twenties, she decided that acting would be her career. She enrolled in the Integrated Program at AMDA NY. Her first professional job after graduating was Seussical the Musical with TheatreWorksUSA. With this role, she became a member of Actors Equity Association. Broadway credits include Ain't No Mo' and Chicken and Biscuits. Off Broadway theaters she's worked at are Waterwell, Clubbed Thumb, The Public Theater, to name a few. She can be seen on season 2 of The Ms. Pat Show (BET+) and season 3 of Evil (Paramount+). Mei Ann Teo (they/she) is a queer immigrant from Singapore making theatre & film at the intersection of artistic/civic/contemplative practice. Their critically-acclaimed work has been seen at The Bushwick Starr, Waterwell, The Shed, Shakespeare's Globe, Woolly Mammoth, Theaterworks Hartford, Belgium's Festival de...

This season, we’re taking an in-depth look at work and the history and future of labor organizing in Brooklyn. To kick off our series, we spoke with Dr. Joshua Freeman, CUNY professor and author of Working-Class New York: Life and Labor Since World War II; Celeste Headlee, NPR journalist and author of Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Melanie Kruvelis, Ashley Sandberg, and Zakiya Gibbons. • LINKS Joshua B. Freeman is Distinguished Professor of History (Emeritus) at Queens College, the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Affairs. His books include Behemoth: A History of The Factory and the Making of the Modern World (Norton); American Empire, 1945-2000: The Rise of a Global Power; the Democratic Revolution at Home (Viking); and Working-Class New York: Life and Labor since World War II (The New Press). He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New York Daily News, Newsday, The Nation, Dissent, Jacobin, and other publications. Professor Freeman lives in New York City. Celeste Headlee is an internationally recognized journalist and radio host, professional speaker and author of bestselling book We Need To Talk: How To Have Conversations That Matter and Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving. Her latest is Speaking of Race: Why Everyone Needs to Talk About Racism and How to Do It. Her TEDx Talk, 10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation, has been viewed over 34 million times. In her 20-year career in public radio, Celeste has been the Executive Producer of On Second Thought at Georgia Public Broadcasting and anchored programs including Tell Me More, Talk of the Nation, Here and Now, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition. She also served as co-host of the national morning news show, The Takeaway, from PRI and WNYC, and anchored presidential coverage in 2012 for PBS World Channel. Celeste is a regular guest host on NPR and American Public Media. She is the host of Newsweek’s “Debate” podcast and “Women Amplified,” a podcast from the Conferences for Women, the largest network of women’s conferences in the nation, drawing more than 50,000 people to its annual events. Celeste is also the president and CEO of Headway DEI, a non-profit that works to bring racial justice and equity to journalism and media through targeted training and interventions, and she serves on the board for the National Center of Race Amity. Celeste is the granddaughter of composer William Grant Still, known as the Dean of Black American Composers and she is a trained operatic soprano. She lives in the DC area with rescue dog, Samus. Visit us online at bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA • MUSIC and CLIPS This episode featured clips from “Why Work?” (1996) by Bill Moyers. • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3AEHkOG • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

Ekushey February (or 21st of February) is commemorated by Bangladeshis across the world to honor students and activists who died in the 1952 Bengali Language Movement in what was then East Pakistan. Many years later, February 21st became known as “International Mother Language Day” across the world, a time for all people to reflect on, cherish, and protect the rich linguistic heritage of our human family. For the final episode of our language season, we sit for “cha” and “adda” and hear the stories of Bangladeshi community members right here in Brooklyn. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Ifti Chowdhury, Sohel Mahmud, Annie Ferdous, Kadar Rahim, Hanif Yazdi, the Royal Bengal Teahouse, Adriana, Leen, Nidal, and the Arab American Family Support Center. • LINKS Ifthekar Chowdhury AKA ifti is a New York-based musician, songwriter and music producer from Sylhet, Bangladesh. He grew up between Dhaka, New York City and Washington, DC. Growing up he was exposed to sufi music, kirtan and other forms of Bengali traditional music blended with music from the middle east and Latin America. His love for music and poetry from around the world gave him the opportunity to sing in different languages and build cultural bridges as a curator and producer at Royal Bengal Tea house. He has traveled to the UK, Mexico, Bangladesh and Colombia to collaborate with visual and culinary artists and curate cultural experiences that engage all the senses. Sohel Mahmud is a Bangladeshi broadcast journalist, social worker and organizer based in Brooklyn. He has previously worked with Desis Rising Up & Moving (DRUM), SHETU, CAAAV, BRIC, and Human Rights Watch. He also works as a translator, Interpreter and social media content creator. With more than one million followers, he is passionate about telling the story of Bangladeshi immigrants in the U.S. Watch more of Sohel's work on DWIPTV. Royal Bengal Tea House (also known as RBTH) is an organization founded in 2014 to build a South East Asian community of musicians and support expatriates of Bangladeshi origin. It has since expanded to create musical events hosting performers and welcoming attendees of every nationality. Royal Bengal Tea House has also been involved politically, advocating for human rights issues in the United States and supporting humanitarian efforts overseas ranging from fundraising concerts for refugees and marginalized communities due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Follow Royal Bengal Tea House @royalbengalteahouse on Instagram, and The Royal Bengal Tea House on Facebook. The Arab American Family Support Center is a non-profit organization established in 1994 to provide culturally and linguistically competent, trauma-informed social services to low-income immigrants and refugees in New York City. Working across four priority areas - Prevent, Promote, Get Ready, and Communicate - AAFSC has served 10,000 community members this past year, across 13 physical locations, to achieve their ultimate goal of strengthening families. The Endangered Language Alliance is a New York City-based nonprofit with a mission to document endangered languages and support linguistic diversity. Explore their interactive language map at www.languagemap.nyc, and donate to ELA at the $50 dollar level to receive a beautiful print copy. Visit us online at bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA • MUSIC and CLIPS This episode featured clips from the Royal Bengal Teahouse, and the Al-Sarah & the Nubatones, and Jomion & The Uklos live performances on B-Side, produced by BRIC TV. • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3I1eMAr • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

The Pulaar Speaking Association on Fulton Street in Bed-Stuy provides the Fulani community in Brooklyn with a space to gather, connect, pray, and preserve their culture and language. Shirin Barghi dropped by after Friday prayers to speak with the association’s president and membership. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Hamel Toure, The Pulaar Speaking Association, Hanif Yazdi, Adriana, Amina, and the Arab American Family Support Center. • LINKS The Pulaar Speaking Association is a national nonprofit dedicated to highlighting Fulani culture in the US, and building a strong community that contributes to a better global society. To learn more about the Brooklyn chapter, steam Pulaar Radio, or visit their headquarters at 1171 Fulton Street. The Arab American Family Support Center is a non-profit organization established in 1994 to provide culturally and linguistically competent, trauma-informed social services to low-income immigrants and refugees in New York City. Working across four priority areas - Prevent, Promote, Get Ready, and Communicate - AAFSC has served 10,000 community members this past year, across 13 physical locations, to achieve their ultimate goal of strengthening families. The Endangered Language Alliance is a New York City-based nonprofit with a mission to document endangered languages and support linguistic diversity. Explore their interactive language map at www.languagemap.nyc, and donate to ELA at the $50 dollar level to receive a beautiful print copy. Visit us online at bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA • MUSIC and CLIPS This episode featured clips from the Al-Sarah & the Nubatones, Arooj Aftab, and Adesuwa live performances on B-Side, produced by BRIC TV. • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3gDm9C5 • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

It is believed that around 80% of the words in the English dictionary are borrowed from other languages. Musician Karim Douaidy grew up speaking French, Arabic, and English. In this episode, he reflects on the linguistic crossover between Arabic and English – two languages thought to have little in common. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Karim Douaidy and Zak Sherzad. • LINKS Karim Douaidy is a Brookly-based composer and audio engineer. Follow him on Instagram at @coffee_and_karim_ The Endangered Language Alliance is a New York City-based nonprofit with a mission to document endangered languages and support linguistic diversity. Explore their interactive language map at www.languagemap.nyc, and donate to ELA at the $50 dollar level to receive a beautiful print copy. Visit us online at bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA • MUSIC and CLIPS "Faces" by Karim Douaidy This episode featured clips from the Al-Sarah & the Nubatones live performance on B-Side, produced by BRIC TV. • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3LiueKF • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

The question of which came first between language and music is one that scholars will likely debate forever, but what is indisputable is how intertwined the modes of expression are. In this episode, husband and wife Riva Nyri and Monvelyno, who comprise the musical group Bohio Music, sit down with producer Tadia Toussaint to discuss the complex history of the Haitian Creole language, and how they use music to keep its revolutionary spirit alive. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Tadia Toussaint, Riva Nyri, Monvelyno, Bohi Music, and Siji Awoyinka. • LINKS: Tadia Toussaint is a Haitian-American musician and journalist from Brooklyn, NY. Follow her at @tadia._ Bohio Music is the musical project of Haitian musicians Riva Nyri & Monvelyno, and uses music and dance to celebrate and preserve Haitian culture. Follow Riva Nyri, Monvelyno, and Bohi Music on Instagram at @riva.nyri, @monvelyno, and @bohiomusic. Follow Siji Awoyinka at @sijimusic on Instagram. The Endangered Language Alliance is a New York City-based nonprofit with a mission to document endangered languages and support linguistic diversity. Explore their interactive language map at www.languagemap.nyc, and donate to ELA at the $50 dollar level to receive a beautiful print copy. Visit us online at bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA • MUSIC and CLIPS This episode featured clips from Bohio Music, and the Al-Sarah & the Nubatones, and Jomion & Los Uklos live performances on B-Side, produced by BRIC TV. • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3Btby6s • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

For over three thousand years, the Aramaic language has been used throughout Mesopotamia. In Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, a community of Syrian immigrants preserves this ancient language – and a connection to their homeland – through prayer and song. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Professor Geoffrey Khan, Safaa Jalou, Father Gabriel Adde, the St. George Syriac Orthodox Church in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and Nadège Fleurimond. • LINKS Professor Geoffrey Khan studies, teaches, and documents the various dialects of Neo-Aramaic. You can learn more about his work and hear field recordings at https://nena.ames.cam.ac.uk/ Nadège Fleurimond is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, business strategist, and culinary maven from East Flatbush, Brooklyn. She is the author of Taste of Solitude: A Culinary Journal, and Haiti Uncovered: A Regional Adventure Into the Art of Haitian Cuisine. The Endangered Language Alliance is a New York City-based nonprofit with a mission to document endangered languages and support linguistic diversity. Explore their interactive language map at www.languagemap.nyc, and donate to ELA at the $50 dollar level to receive a beautiful print copy. Visit us online at bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA • MUSIC and CLIPS “Flowing Gentle” by Erik Wollo, courtesy of De Wolfe Music. This episode featured clips from the Al-Sarah & the Nubatones, and Jomion & Los Uklos live performances on B-Side, produced by BRIC TV. • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3s1BAKU • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

Before European colonization, varieties of Lenape were spoken for thousands of years in the New York City metropolitan area. Today, after centuries of genocide, dispersal, and diaspora, Lenape speakers, teachers, archivists and activists keep the language alive. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Sriyanka Ray, Jasia Ka, Curtis Zunigha, Nikole Pecore, and Jim Rementer. • LINKS Jasia Ka is a New York Emmy and Telly award-winning director working in documentary, commercials, brand content, music videos & scripted. The Lenape Center has the mission of continuing Lenapehoking, the Lenape homeland through community, culture, and the arts. Follow The Lenape Center on Instagram at @lenapecenter. The Lenape Talking Dictionary is an online resource created by the Delaware Tribe of Indians. It is an extensive, searchable dictionary of Lenape words, sentences, stories, grammar, songs, and lessons spoken by a number of native speakers of Lenape. Learn more about the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians at www.mohican.com. The Endangered Language Alliance is a New York City-based nonprofit with a mission to document endangered languages and support linguistic diversity. Explore their interactive language map at www.languagemap.nyc, and donate to ELA at the $50 dollar level to receive a beautiful print copy. Visit us online at bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA • MUSIC and CLIPS This episode featured clips from The Lenape Talking Dictionary. The Lenape Talking Dictionary is the intellectual property of the federally-recognized Delaware Tribe of Indians in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The use of any written or audio material from this site shall require the advance-written permission of the Delaware Tribe of Indians. This episode featured clips from the Al-Sarah & the Nubatones, Jomion & Los Uklos, and Arooj Aftab live performances on B-Side, produced by BRIC TV. • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3HOydwf • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

This season, we’re celebrating Brooklyn’s linguistic diversity. To kick off the season, we spoke with New York-based linguist, and co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, Ross Perlin. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, Khyriel Palmer, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Ross Perlin and the Endangered Language Alliance for supporting New York’s linguistic diversity, and inspiring our language season. Thank you to the Lenape Talking Dictionary, Curtis Zunigha, and the Delaware Tribe of Indians for sharing audio clips from their archive with us. • LINKS Ross Perlin is a New-York based linguist, teacher, and co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance. He is currently working on a book about the languages of New York. Social Media: @rossperlin The Endangered Language Alliance is a New York City-based nonprofit with a mission to document endangered languages and support linguistic diversity. Explore their interactive language map at www.languagemap.nyc, and donate to ELA at the $50 dollar level to receive a beautiful print copy. The Lenape Talking Dictionary is an online resource created by the Delaware Tribe of Indians. It is an extensive, searchable dictionary of Lenape words, sentences, stories, grammar, songs, and lessons spoken by a number of native speakers of Lenape. Visit us online at bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA • MUSIC and CLIPS “Wëntaxa Kishelëmiàn” sung by Cornelius Wilson. Courtesy of the Lenape Talking Dictionary. “Voices of the Himalaya” featuring Nawang Gurung. Courtesy of the Endangered Language Alliance. "Lovers Under the Moonlight" sung by Mimi Palma. Courtesy of the Endangered Language Alliance. “Poems on New York” Courtesy of the Endangered Language Alliance. “Walamiseru” or “Our Sad Experience” sung by James Lovell. Courtesy of the Endangered Language Alliance. “Kishelmukonk Os'hakame” sung by Cornelius Wilson. Courtesy of the Lenape Talking Dictionary. “Breton Poem” sung by Fabienne Geffroy. Courtesy of the Endangered Language Alliance. “The Dance of the Deer'' performed by Alberto Rivera. Courtesy of the Endangered Language Alliance. "Garifuna Lullaby" sung by James Lovell. Courtesy of the Endangered Language Alliance. “Wordpath Episode 43” produced by the Intertribal Wordpath Society. Prayer voiced by Leonard Thompson. Courtesy of the Lenape Talking Dictionary. “Nomad Song” sung by Sonam Lhamo. Courtesy of the Endangered Language Alliance. "Chëkënakwi, waha!" or "The Blackbird Song" sung and told by Nora Thompson Dean. Courtesy of the Lenape Talking Dictionary. This episode featured clips from The Lenape Talking Dictionary. The Lenape Talking Dictionary is the intellectual property of the federally-recognized Delaware Tribe of Indians in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The use of any written or audio material from this site shall require the advance-written permission of the Delaware Tribe of Indians. This episode featured clips from the Al-Sarah & the Nubatones, Arooj Aftab, and Jomion & Los Uklos live performances on B-Side, produced by BRIC TV. • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3L9mMRO • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

This week, we’re sharing stories from Brooklyn’s newest audio-makers. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Sriyanka Ray, Karim Douaidy, and Jude Chehab. • “Your Coffee is on Me / قهوتك على حسابي” was produced by Amal Al Khateeb, Wael Ali, Osama Al Mathil, and Waleed Hassan. • “The Bodega Strike” was produced by Abeer Al Harazi, Sam El Seidi, and Lamia Hauter. • “Yemeni-Americans and the pursuit of Education” was produced by Takhia Hussein, Yehya Elfgeeh, and Sara Said. • “Bullying Arab Woman / التنمر ضد المرأة العربية” was produced by Ghada Amin, Amira Talbah, Fatima Mokhtar, and Gamila AlShamiri, with help from Anwar Bazar and Amel Haridy. • “Be Yourself (Social Media) / كن كما أنت” was produced by Hanane Elkahal, Nadia Boukhriss, Lalla Abdel Wahab, and Kawtar Kamal. • “Homeland / الوطن” was produced by Ahlam Ali and Andalib Bakr, with help from Mona Gad and Fathia Ibrahim. • LINKS: Brooklyn, USA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA Radio Free Bay Ridge - https://www.radiofreebayridge.org/ Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs - https://www1.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/index.page Yemeni American Merchants Association (YAMA)- https://www.yamausa.org/ Arab American Association of New York- https://www.arabamericanny.org/ • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3dp7usP • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

This week, we head out on the highway with the oldest and largest women's motorcycle club in New York. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. No Siren Left Behind is the title of an upcoming documentary short co-directed by Shirin Barghi and Martine Granby. Keep an eye out for its premiere this summer. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Martine Granby, KT Ballantine, Cheryl Stewart, Jen Baquial, and their sisters at the Sirens Motorcycle Club of New York City, as well as The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, The Lesbian HerStory Archives, Désirée Yael Vester “DYV”, Dyke TV, Mary Patierno, and Clipper Master D’Barberia. Directors of Photography: Danielle Calodney Kristin Kremers Edited by Shirin Barghi Katherine Rodriguez Additional Camera Martine Granby Katherine Rodriguez Sasha Whittle Production Assistants Ariana Rosas Sasha Whittle Gabriel Azavero Sean Anthony David Francois Zoë Kase Myra Al-Rahim Nana Shakhnazaryan • LINKS: Brooklyn, USA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA • TRANSCRIPT: https://rb.gy/83b3ng • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

This week, we’re sitting down with a new generation of Arab activists. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Ro Johnson, Sriyanka Ray, Amanda Harrington, Eileen Arias Reyes, Brian Vines, Anna Lueck, Jonathan Ortiz, Michael Carroll, David Feldman, Eric Haugesag, Alex Onica, Leslie Hayes, Peter Rywelski, Clinton Philson Jr., Antonio M. Rosario, Onel Mulet, Steve de Séve, Jada Dantzler, Stephen Arnold, Marcus Kearns, Rebecca Rouse, Anhelo Reyes, Laurel Sheridan, and the Brooklyn Nomads. • LINKS: Brooklyn, USA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA Onwards: The Future of Arab-American Activism - https://bit.ly/3ynnQLl Mariam Barghouti - @mariambarghouti on Instagram Yafa Dias - https://www.arabamericanny.org/team-aaany Somia Elrowmeim - https://www.wecnyc.org/the-founder Mohammed Missouri - https://www.jet-pac.com/team/mohammed-missouri/ Vetnah Monessar - https://www.yamausa.org/vetnah-y-monessar/ • TRANSCRIPT: https://tinyurl.com/byn2f5kx • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

This week, we’re sharing work and stories from Indigenous documentarians, poets, and performers who are setting the art world and its history of cultural and historical theft on fire. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to BRIC Radio Junior Correspondent Griff City, Taylor Cook, Lauren Germain, Sky Hopinka, and Tanaya Winder. • LINKS: Brooklyn, USA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA Syreeta Hector - https://www.syreetahector.com/ Sky Hopinka - http://www.skyhopinka.com/ Tanaya Winder - Website: https://tanayawinder.com/; IG: @tanayawinder; Book: https://bit.ly/3h86Rqx Soni Moreno - https://bit.ly/3ui1kBr Native Roots - http://www.nativeroots.net/ Ulali - https://purafe.com/ulali-project Maika'i Tubbs - http://www.maikaitubbs.com • RESOURCES: Frack Outta Brooklyn - https://www.instagram.com/frackouttabk/ Amerinda - http://amerinda.org/main/ Manna-hatta Fund - https://mannahattafund.org/ American Indian Community House - https://www.aich.org/ Indigenous Kinship Collective - https://indigenouskinshipcollective.com/ LANDBACK - https://landback.org/ • PODCASTS: “Indigenous Action Ep. 1: Acknowledge This!” - https://bit.ly/3uecU0h • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3vNnkEx • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

This week, public access television rules the nation. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Alease Annan, Anthony Riddle, and the Free Speech TV family. • LINKS: Brooklyn, USA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA Brooklyn Free Speech TV - https://bit.ly/3tCixFk Lottie Shannon - Facebook.com/KeepingItRealWithShannon Ed Easton Jr - @EdEastonJr on Twitter and Instagram Alfonso Siverls - www.alfonsosiverls.com Ketriana Yvonne - www.ketrianayvonne.com • TRANSCRIPT: https://rb.gy/tugs3g • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

This week, we’re imagining our disability justice future, and asking you to do the same. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Nader Bahu, Taylor Cook, BRIC Radio Junior Correspondent Griff City, Lauren Germain, and Laura Mauldin. • LINKS: Brooklyn, USA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA “What Are We Building Towards” Nader Bahu is a Palestinian-American Disabled Filmmaker, who makes films mostly focus on disabled characters and his films touch upon disability issues. Nader started out making autobiography films about himself and his hardships, but now is focused on making fictional films. Nader’s films are doing well in film festivals around the world and have been well received by many. You can here his full comments https://drive.google.com/file/d/12VtlyKUCCUr0rzrkL5CdF3Vg7qzJdxT6/view?usp=sharing Follow Nader on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/BahuNader Instagram: https://instagram.com/naderbahu/ Nicole Schroeder is a PhD Candidate at the University of Virginia. She studies the intersection of disability, welfare, and medicine in early America from the founding of the nation to the Civil War. As a historian of disability, Nicole reclaims the unheard voices of disabled individuals who are absent from our collective narratives in her written work and teaching. You can learn more about her work https://www.nicoleleeschroeder.com Follow Nicole on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicole_lee_sch?s=21 Michele Kaplan couldn’t make it to the episode, but you can learn about her covid experience here https://rebelwheelssoapbox.tumblr.com/post/646739383843782656/did-new-york-state-give-disabled-people-covid “There Is No Scarcity Of Care” Una Aya Osato is a Brooklyn based burlesque performer, sex educator, and activist. To stay up to date with Una and support her work, you can subscribe to her patreon (https://www.patreon.com/ThisIsUna), follow her on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thisisuna), and visit BrASS Burlesque’s website (http://www.brassburlesque.com/). Parts of my conversation with Una were inspired by the books Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure by Eli Clare and Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi- Piepzna Samarasinha. You can find Leah Lakshmi- Piepzna Samarasinha at https://brownstargirl.org/ and Eli Clare on his website (http://eliclare.com/) and Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/eliclare). This piece was produced by Taylor Cook. Taylor is a graduate student of disability studies at CUNY and a freelance audio producer. You can follow her on Twitter @taylormcook7. “District 75” Forget Me Not - http://www.forgetmenotdocumentary.com/index.php/about-film/ “Voice Memos” Brian McCarthy - https://twitter.com/brianpmccarthy?lang=en Sick in Quarters (SIQ) - https://www.sickinquarters.com/pages/about • MUSIC: “Pulsers” by Podington Bear • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3dIMNYj • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV

This week, we’re sending radical love and care to our AAPI neighbors. • Brooklyn, USA is produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Shirin Barghi, Charlie Hoxie, and Mayumi Sato. If you have something to say and want us to share it on the show, here’s how you can send us a message: https://bit.ly/2Z3pfaW • Thank you to Hui and Jeffrey Su. • LINKS: Brooklyn, USA - bricartsmedia.org/Brooklyn-USA BRIC statement on anti-AAPI violence: https://www.instagram.com/p/CMnVZ-zjyeq/ Dr. Sherry Wang - https://bit.ly/3rcrhju Asian American Research Institute - https://aaari.info Red Canary Song - https://www.redcanarysong.net Yin Q - http://www.yinq.net Support survivors and their families’ direct funding requests: https://bit.ly/2QBhLdb AAPI Journalists Therapy Relief Fund: https://bit.ly/3cWUKc1 • MUSIC: “Dark Matter” by Podington Bear • TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3db4jEa • Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BRICTV