Queer FM Episode February 16, 2021
QueerFM Featured guests : Laurent Maurice Lafontant president of the Massimadi Foundation in Montreal /CJ Run a rapper and singer-songwriter from Chicago
8:00am - 10:00am
Laurent Maurice Lafontant is the president of the Massimadi Foundation, the organization behind Massimadi: MASSIMADI Festival
Every February since 2009, as part of Black History Month, Massimadi presents films, documentaries and Web series on LGBTQ+ themes that highlight members of Black communities.
Massimadi is a space where artists and activists address issues affecting Black communities in round tables and public discussions.
The festival is also a platform to introduce local artistic talent and share Afro LGBTQ+ culture through the arts.
https://www.massimadi.ca/
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CJ Run is a 23-year-old rapper and singer-songwriter based in Chicago
Born in Germany, raised in the UK while enveloped in their West African heritage, their work evokes a global sound drawing from UK/US Hip Hop, Pop, Indie, and RnB - flowing together to tell the stories of a black queer + trans person as they navigate love, loss, and the dualities of life.
Along with being an independent artist, they have taught songwriting lessons at the Illinois Student Youth Music Program @ the University of Illinois and surrounding elementary schools. CJ uses music as a means to understand the world around them in hopes that others can see themselves in the process.
twitter: @whoisuzo
IG: @uzodoesit