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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.
Credit to Algonquin Books for the photo on the left. Credit to Mike Morgan for the photo on the right.
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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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 deputy director of storytelling for Connecticut Public where she provides editorial support for 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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