For our first episode of Season 5, we interviewed current U.S. Diplomat and Columbia University graduate student in the School of International and Public Affairs–– Fareed Abdullah. Together, we chatted about the “art of being a diplomat.”
Fareed is a U.S. diplomat taking a sabbatical from diplomacy to think, write, and perfect the theory behind the art of being a diplomat. He comes to the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia with more than 14 years of experience at the U.S. Department of State. Fareed has worked and lived in several countries around the world like Senegal, China, and the United Arab Emirates, speaks several languages, and enjoys the process of learning new ways of addressing persistent challenges.
This season of MCN is funded by Columbia University’s Social Justice Mini Grant. Throughout this season, current graduate students at CU will speak to the complexity of identity through the lens of Black hair. My hope is that conversing about their graduate work rooted in International Relations, Playwriting, and various facets of Africana Studies can continue to expand the mission of MCN.
Overall, I’m interested in steering our creative research towards uncovering a clearer intersection between the Arts, Education & Development in a way that feels global, flexible, communal & accessible. I believe that it is possible and thank you Columbia University for the opportunity to expand this work 🙏🏾🤓.
The Beauty & Challenges of Studying Caribbean Playwriting, Kay Kemp (PhD Candidate)
Audio Essay Reflection: To Be Free
”Black Hair Is The Root of Pan-Africanism,” (Audio Segment) MCN Event 6/16/2022
”People Are Like Waves,” (Short Story: Audio Version)
Dr. Korka Sall (PhD)- ”Believe in Your Natural Power.”
Alioune Sene- ”I Evolved.”
Dr. Mamadou Bodian (PhD)– Understanding Identity Formation & Black Hair
Why Black Hair Matters (with Dr. Kari Williams, PhD)
"We Got Us Now: Children of Incarcerated Parents."
Post Election Liberation Dreams
Sports Activism, Influence & Leverage
Harlem Globetrotters' Belief in Sports Activism
Vanessa Williams & Identity Politics
History of the "N Word" & Respectability Politics
Education is Our Modern Civil Rights Movement
Bending Gender Norms & Finding Creativity
Making Believers in Unprecedented Times
Type Casting Black Hair
Legally Bald
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