On this bonus episode, we sit down with Jasmine Rodriguez and Micah Bournes to discuss the themes of their songs “Kiss” and “Water.” We talk about the generational resistance to black beauty and respectability politics that shaped family patterns.
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About the artists
Micah Bournes is a musician and poet from Long Beach, California. His work is full of vulnerable narratives touching on themes of culture, justice, and faith. For over a decade he has toured the world performing and teaching creative writing workshops.
Jasmine is a Dominican singer songwriter born in NYC, raised in Michigan and now based out of LA. She was inspired to do music to tell her story through vulnerability, to create spaces for healing and to inspire others to face their fears.
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