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Lava La Rue on growing up as a Caribbean alt-kid

Lava La Rue on growing up as a Caribbean alt-kid

FromGrowing up with gal-dem


Lava La Rue on growing up as a Caribbean alt-kid

FromGrowing up with gal-dem

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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Mar 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On this week’s episode of our podcast, Natty and Nie speak to Lava La Rue about growing up as a Black alt kid, co-founding NiNE8 collective with school friends Biig Pig and Mac Wetha, and the importance of collectivism in the creative industries.Lava reads a poem that expresses her understanding of her identity as a mixed-race person and the politics around it; of being raised by a Black family in a Black community, and navigating the complexities around having a mixed heritage in the UK.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Mar 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (89)

Welcome to gal-dem's first ever podcast, Growing up with gal-dem. Over the course of the series Liv Little and Charlie Brinkhurst Cuff invite a different guest to respond to old diary entries, text messages, or letters from their younger selves - nurturing important conversations about growing up.