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Disrupted

NPR host Ayesha Rascoe celebrates what it means to be 'HBCU Made'

By Kevin Chang Barnum,

Wayne Edwards, Khalilah Brown-Dean, Meg Dalton, Catie Talarski

Published January 31, 2024 at 11:59 AM EST

Two photos are seen side by side. On the left is the cover of 'HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience,' a collection of essays edited by Ayesha Rascoe. It features the title of the book written over a painting of members of a marching band. On the right is a photo of Ayesha Rascoe wearing a white shirt and a tan suit jacket sitting in front of a white table. The background behind her is yellow. — Ayesha Rascoe is the host of 'Weekend Edition Sunday' and one of the hosts of 'Up First.' She edited and wrote the introduction to the new collection of essays 'HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience.' She says that attending Howard University helped her develop her voice.

In a new essay, NPR host Ayesha Rascoe writes about how Howard University helped shape her into the person she is today. The essay is part of a collection that she edited called 'HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience' and features contributors like Oprah Winfrey, Stacey Abrams and comedian Roy Wood Jr. This hour, she tells us about the book and her career, discussing everything from self doubt to sounding different from the hosts that NPR listeners are used to.

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Ayesha Rascoe: host of NPR’s 'Weekend Edition Sunday' and one of the hosts of 'Up First.' She edited and wrote the introduction to the new book 'HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience'

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Kevin Chang Barnum

Kevin Chang Barnum is a producer for Connecticut Public Radio’s weekly show Disrupted. Kevin grew up in Connecticut and started his radio work at his graduate university’s radio station, KUCI. He has also worked for HRN, a network of food and beverage podcasts.

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Wayne Edwards

Wayne Edwards is a freelance producer at Connecticut Public contributing to multi-platform productions, including ‘Disrupted’, ‘Where Art Thou?’, and ‘Cutline in the Community’.

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Khalilah Brown-Dean

Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean is an award-winning scholar at Wesleyan University, author, and host of 'Disrupted' on Connecticut Public.

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Meg Dalton

Meg Dalton is the director of audio storytelling and talk shows for Connecticut Public where she oversees the station’s talk shows and podcasts, including the limited series 'In Absentia'.

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Catie Talarski

Catie Talarski is Senior Director of Storytelling and Radio Programming at Connecticut Public.

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Funding provided by:
The Connecticut Office of Film, Television and Digital Media

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