The Local Take With Kiplyn Primus
Saturday Mornings 8am
The Local Take with Kiplyn Primus features discussions about critical issues facing Atlanta and profiles of organizations doing important work in the communities served by WCLK. As public broadcasters it is part of our mission to engage with the community and feature people and issues that aren't always covered by mainstream, commercial media outlets.
Kiplyn Primus is a graduate of Howard University and Clark Atlanta University and has a long career in public and commercial media. She is a veteran facilitator for StoryCorps' Atlanta studio, and has written extensively on global and local initiatives for a number of publications.
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Kiplyn Primus speaks with Dr. Arletta Brinson about Paradise Missionary Baptist Church, founded by 12-year-old Dinah Watts, celebrating its 160th anniversary
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Kiplyn Primus speaks with Sundiata Rush, founder of Tales From Downtown Atlanta, about his upcoming event EVOKE: A Listening Party taking place Friday, November 14th at the Oakland Cemetery Visitor's Center
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Kiplyn Primus speaks with BSB Media founder Michiel Perry about the Black Southern Belle Kitchen design workshop taking place on August 12th in Atlanta.
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Kiplyn Primus speaks with Adrianne Jones with Sage Navigator about the upcoming Aging Well Expo at the Flint River Community Center in Riverdale
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Kiplyn Primus speaks with Soyini Coke about the Jessye Norman School for the Arts in Atlanta, which is celebrating its first anniversary in metro Atlanta.
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Kiplyn Primus speaks with Karla McKinney, an accidental filmmaker. The Historic Goodbye: Losing A Loved One During A Pandemic is streaming on Amazon and will be presented at The Faithful Day of Remembrance at Impact Church from 9:00AM - 1:00 PM.
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Kiplyn Primus speaks to Dr. Kwesi DeGraft-Hanson about his vision for a Weeping Time Monument as a place for commemoration, reconciliation, and healing on the land where 429 enslaved humans were sold.
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Kiplyn Primus speaks with David Norville, founder of the Black Orchestral Network, about their upcoming summit in Atlanta on October 19th
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Kiplyn Primus speaks with Tony Hightower who headlines Jazz on the Green at New Hope AME Church in Buckhead on October 11th
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Kiplyn Primus speaks with Reggie Hicks, founder of the If You Are My Brothers platform and podcast.