Chenjerai Kumanyika

Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika is a scholar, journalist, and artist who researches and teaches in the department of Journalism and Media studies at Rutgers University. He is also the co-host and co-creator of Gimlet Mediaโ€™s Peabody winning Uncivil podcast. His January 2015 article on Vocal Color in Public Radio produced for Transom.org was featured on NPR, The Washington Post and Buzzfeed, trending nationally on Twitter, and spawning a nationwide discussion of diversity in public media.

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Chenjerai Kumanyika

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Do Over

by Chenjerai Kumanyika

Chenjerai Kumanyika seeks protection through tradition and faith.

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The Two Times I Met Laurence Fishburne

by Chenjerai Kumanyika

A former hip hop star learns that life goes on post fame and that, sometimes, you need to figure out who you're not to figure out who you are.

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