In the final episode of our first season we sit down with Ahmad Simmons, a Harlem-born artist and dear old friend. After studying musical theater in Chicago, Ahmad returned home to New York as he and so many other artists found themselves without a career path as the COVID-19 pandemic raged on.
Ahmad is currently a teaching artist in Manhattan and the newest co-host on the podcast "Harlem's Very Own". Find them on all your major podcast platforms, or on instagram @hvopod.
Sit down with the three of us to dive deep into Harlem; the people that live there, the incredible impact they've had on American culture, and the dishonor we've brought to the area through careless gentrification that has threatened the very heart of the legendary neighborhood. Spend some time with us as we unpack the layers of an evolving city, a lost history, and the responsibility that white artists have yet to take for their part in erasing the black foundation of our industry.
Contemplate your place in this story, and the incredible power we all hold to change it.
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Thank you so much to everyone who has stuck with us on this journey thus far. This episode concludes our first season, but we'll be back soon with a new format, exciting guests, and the same passion that started this all. We'd be nothing without you listening.
