rich 1.0 In this episode, Awa speaks with spoken word artist Tariq Brown about using poetry to make power visible. They explore how he transforms complex, often academic ideas – from capitalism to systemic oppression – into poetic, thought-provoking verse. It’s a conversation about heritage, awareness, and the poet’s role in illuminating systems of oppression. JINGLE “Niamey Nights”, Bamako Bae, Shutterstock, ⁠⁠https://www.shutterstock.com/music/track-1221135-niamey-nights⁠ (https://www.shutterstock.com/music/track-1221135-niamey-nights) REFERENCES el-Kurd, Mohammed. 2025. Spoken remarks at the Closing Plenary of 25 Years of Human Rights at LSE Conference: Subverting Human Rights: Left, Right, and Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, May 16, 2025. Poetic Unity. https://www.poeticunity.org.uk/ CONTRIBUTORS Host: Awa Sow Guest: Tariq Brown Editor: Awa Sow Diaspora Diaries https://audioboom.com/channels/5166886-diaspora-diaries Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43443676/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8855831/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>