Black Boy Joy

Monday, 19 July 2021 - 2:30pm to 3:00pm
Left: Guido Melo/Right: Mohamed Semra

This week we're chatting to two men who are achieving amazing feats in their respective fields. 

Mohamed Semra discusses activism, winning Liberty Victoria's Young Voltaire Human Rights Award and the pressure that comes with being a role model. 

Joining Mohamed is Afro-Brazilian-Latinx multilingual author & poet Guido Melo. Guido shares the struggles of growing up Afro-Brazilian in Brazil talks about his latest projects and reflects on the artists' responsibility. 

Guido is a member of the Sweatshop Literacy Movement, a columnist for Negrê and a contributor to Growing Up African in Australia and Racism: Stories on Fear, Hate & Bigotry.

Some of Guido's writing
https://www.killyourdarlings.com.au/article/casa-sendas/
https://meanjin.com.au/memoir/the-fox-and-the-grapes/

Monday 2:30pm to 3:00pm
A show that provides a platform for people interested in ideas about home, community, and belonging.

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Ayan Shirwa.

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