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Catalyst Radio: music & activism, ft. Fable the Poet & Lady Ace Boogie

Catalyst Radio
Catalyst Radio
2/19/16 01:23pm
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It's WYCE Jammie Awards Day and host Katie Gordon speaks with two of the Big Night's performers - Lady Ace Boogie and Fable the Poet - on the inspiration for their music and community activism.

About Catalyst Radio

Catalyst Radio is the weekly public affairs radio program of Community Media Center, with co-hosts Michele Fife, Katie Gordon and Jessica Young. The program is a feature of WYCE and The Rapidian and includes interviews with organizations and people working on community issues, public affairs, social justice, and media literacy. You can catch it on air at noon every Friday on WYCE 88.1 FM or streaming on the Grand Rapids Community Media Center Website.

 

Past Catalyst Radio episodes are archived on The Rapidian.

/Nika Kusmierz

/Courtesy of Fable the Poet

/Tony Norkus

Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure.

 

In this interview, Fable the Poet, spoken word artist, and Lady Ace Boogie, hip hop/feel good musician, talk about how their experiences and passions shape the music they create. From Fable's work with mental wellness to Lady Ace's advocacy around #LoveGR, they're both actively engaged with bettering our community through the art they create. 

To see them perform, you can check them out tonight, Friday, Feb. 19th, at the WYCE Jammies.

 

For more on Fable the Poet:

Website

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For more on Lady Ace Boogie:
 
 

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