S1:E21 Musa Jackson I My Uptown World

Born, raised and living in Harlem, Musa Jackson, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Ambassador Digital Magazine, is also known as "The Harlem Ambassador", a title bestowed in a feature piece in NYC's Uptown Magazine (2015). A man of many talents, Musa has spent decades representing his beloved community. Musa can be seen in the new award-winning, documentary directed by Questlove chronicling the untold story of the Harlem Cultural Festival in the summer of 1969, Summer of Love (available on Hulu).

Musa began his career as a pioneering Black male model, discovered by the beauty editor of GQ magazine in 1983, which led to world travel and a host of valuable connections. He modeled for GQ, Vogue, New York Fashion of the Times magazines and walked the runways in Paris and Milan for Jean Paul Gaultier. Musa was the first Black male model to appear in a national mainstream campaign, for The Gap.

Musa has written an award-winning screenplay, co-produced fashion shows for Diane Von Furstenberg, Carolina Herrera and Betsy Johnson, special events such as Nona Hendryx's 1st visual media art show, Lena Horne's 100 Birthday Tribute and the classic film, Claudine 45th Anniversary Tribute and wrote a social column "My Uptown World" for Uptown Magazine. Currently, he is the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Ambassador Digital Magazine, featuring some of the most diverse, influential individuals in the culture.

In this episode, Musa and host Brad Johnson, a long-time friend, discuss Musa's career trajectory and some of the defining moments, his humble beginnings and dedication to the community he grew up in, how his eye for fashion and style were honed, the motivation behind starting his own magazine to celebrate diverse people of his generation, and the story of how Musa became involved in Questlove's Summer of Soul.

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