Melissa Denizard's guest appearances

Melissa Denizard

The Celebration

Getting to the Root of it with Venus Roots

Today is the Future

Jasmine Star

Leah Williams

Cy Wakeman

Travis Ray

Monica Louie

Jimanekia Eborn

Nurjahan Boulden

Mark Metry

Kimra Luna

Wes Kao

Jenny Odell

Kristine Oller

Justin Nguyen

Sarah Jaffe

Simon Cohen

OwlTail

In this episode, Niki interviews musician and political educator, MELLY. The two discuss the political characteristics of creating art and cultural production, as well as navigating vulnerable life changes imposed by immigration, heartbreak, and pandemic isolation.Melissa Denizard is a political educator, writer, documentarian, and burgeoning pop star. She uses an interdisciplinary approach to teach political education rooted in pop culture, history, and contemporary politics. Melissa's work has been recognized by Natalie Portman, Odley Jean, Refinery29, XoNecole, and Brut Media.  Watch Melly's debut music video, EXODUS here. Support Melly's upcoming film project here.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★  

In this episode, Niki interviews musician and political educator, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/qu33rcadette/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MELLY</a>. The two discuss the political characteristics of creating art and cultural production, as well as navigating vulnerable life changes imposed by immigration, heartbreak, and pandemic isolation. Melissa Denizard is a political educator, writer, documentarian, and burgeoning pop star. She uses an interdisciplinary approach to teach political education rooted in pop culture, history, and contemporary politics. Melissa's work has been recognized by Natalie Portman, Odley Jean, Refinery29, XoNecole, and Brut Media.  Watch Melly's debut music video, EXODUS <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYAi-B0vffI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Support Melly's upcoming film project <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/paradise-visual-mixtape#/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/venusroots" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

Returning to Self and One's Art, with Melissa Denizard (MELLY)

Melissa Denizard (22) is an activist, writer, TEDx speaker, and documentarian. Her social justice is centered around pro-black liberation, black feminism, and political education. I will say, not only those things, but she is extremely driven, ambitious, self-aware, and radiates such a powerful energy. I'm so happy y'all get to hear from her today and learn from her example of having the audacity to speak out.    In this episode, Melissa and I, chat about:-Black Feminism-her personal story-social injustice-self-awareness-having the audacity to speak outMore about Melissa Denizard at:Instagram: @themelissadenizardWebsite: melissadenizard.comYoutube: Melissa DenizardMore about the host, Livi Redden, at:Would love it if you left a podcast review: click hereInstagram: @liviredden @todayisthefuturepodcastTik Tok: @liviredden

Melissa Denizard (22) is an activist, writer, TEDx speaker, and documentarian. Her social justice is centered around pro-black liberation, black feminism, and political education. I will say, not only those things, but she is extremely driven, ambitious, self-aware, and radiates such a powerful energy. I'm so happy y'all get to hear from her today and learn from her example of having the audacity to speak out.    In this episode, Melissa and I, chat about: -Black Feminism -her personal story -social injustice -self-awareness -having the audacity to speak out More about Melissa Denizard at: Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/themelissadenizard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@themelissadenizard</a> Website: <a href="https://www.melissadenizard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">melissadenizard.com</a> Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/melissadenizard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Melissa Denizard</a> More about the host, Livi Redden, at: Would love it if you left a podcast review: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/today-is-the-future/id1513788259?uo=4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/liviredden/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@liviredden</a> <a href="http://instagram.com/todayisthefuturepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@todayisthefuturepodcast</a> Tik Tok: <a href="https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJngKytm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@liviredden</a>

Melissa Denizard: Exploring Black Feminism and Increasing Self Awareness

On this week's episode, I talk to Melissa Denizard, a native of Haiti, who is a 20-year-old activist, documentarian, and senior at Babson College.    She shares the challenges of being an activist and an organizer and we talk about vulnerability and feeling comfort in discomfort as well as the loneliness epidemic that is facing so many young people.As an activist, Melissa uses her many talents, including public speaking, film, and the written word, to bring attention to the intersections of race, gender, and social class in the United States’ political framework. Melissa runs a blog that focuses on the intersection of race, gender, and social class in pop culture and politics. In 2018, her YouTube video, Unbraid with Me: Is Hair Political? was featured on Brut Media and Refinery29. Later that year, her blog post, "Don't Tell Me to Smile: A Commentary on Harassment in the Service Industry" was adapted into a TEDx talk for TEDxTarrytown.As an alumna of the Young People For Fellowship, Melissa had the opportunity to expand upon her technological social venture Voice, which is an online platform for contemporary activiststhat aims to make digital organizing more accessible and efficient.. Partnered with Babson College, Melissa is also currently creating an initiative that will aim to help Flint, MI's entrepreneurs cultivate entrepreneurial skills to build wealth that will accumulate to help the city eventually emerge out of both the Flint Water Crisis and decades of poverty.You won't want to miss her honest self-reflection on growth and self-care and her insights on the ways we can use pop culture to analyze race, gender and cultural clashes.

On this week's episode, I talk to Melissa Denizard, a native of Haiti, who is a 20-year-old activist, documentarian, and senior at Babson College. She shares the challenges of being an activist and an organizer and we talk about vulnerability and feeling comfort in discomfort as well as the loneliness epidemic that is facing so many young people. As an activist, Melissa uses her many talents, including public speaking, film, and the written word, to bring attention to the intersections of race, gender, and social class in the United States’ political framework. Melissa runs a blog that focuses on the intersection of race, gender, and social class in pop culture and politics. In 2018, her YouTube video, Unbraid with Me: Is Hair Political? was featured on Brut Media and Refinery29. Later that year, her blog post, "Don't Tell Me to Smile: A Commentary on Harassment in the Service Industry" was adapted into a TEDx talk for TEDxTarrytown. As an alumna of the Young People For Fellowship, Melissa had the opportunity to expand upon her technological social venture Voice, which is an online platform for contemporary activists that aims to make digital organizing more accessible and efficient.. Partnered with Babson College, Melissa is also currently creating an initiative that will aim to help Flint, MI's entrepreneurs cultivate entrepreneurial skills to build wealth that will accumulate to help the city eventually emerge out of both the Flint Water Crisis and decades of poverty. You won't want to miss her honest self-reflection on growth and self-care and her insights on the ways we can use pop culture to analyze race, gender and cultural clashes.

Working With Intention with Melissa Denizard