#29DaysofMagic -Episode 60: Telling the stories of the Black Atlantic with Akisa Omulepu

In this episode for #29daysofmagic, we talk with Akisa Omulepu, director and documentarian. We talk about how this native New Yorker, went from math teacher to producer of TV segments in the middle of terrorist attacks in Kenya for CNBC. Akisa, talks about how that moment changed the types of stories she would tell and that telling the unique, multi-faceted stories of the Black Atlantic has become her life's work.

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@ABrandNewWorld

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/series/a-dream-deferred-the-broken-promise-of-new-york-city-public-housing/