The Masculinity Project: Perceptions Shattered 51' 26
Produced by Public Radio Exchange (PRX), Jason Marck, WBEZ Chicago, Louis Rivera, Andrea Rosario, Mahadeo Persaud, Veralyn Willimas, Kamaal
This is a one-hour audio feature produced as a youth project with the Public Radio Exchange and Chicago’s WBEZ. It creatively explores, through spoken word and a variety of edited story segments, the questions surrounding being black and male in America today through an array of youth characters using casual, conversational storytelling.
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