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 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. -
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. -
Kiplyn Primus speaks with David Norville, founder of the Black Orchestral Network, about their upcoming summit in Atlanta on October 19th -
Kiplyn Primus speaks with Tony Hightower who headlines Jazz on the Green at New Hope AME Church in Buckhead on October 11th -
Kiplyn Primus speaks with Reggie Hicks, founder of the If You Are My Brothers platform and podcast. -
Kiplyn Primus speaks with jazz singer Latrese Bush, founder of the Fish and Grits Music Festival, taking place October 4th in Hilton Head, SC. -
Kiplyn Primus speaks with Luay Samy, Executive Director of the Clarkston Community Center talks about the upcoming celebration, noting 100 years of service to the community -
Kiplyn Primus speaks with Nicole Ross, founder of Brown Girls Rooted, about their upcoming overnight camping event taking place October 24th -26th at Indian Springs State Park -
Kiplyn Primus speaks with artist and historian Charmaine Minniefield about The Praise House Project at South-View Cemetery in remembrance of those lost in the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre -
Kiplyn Primus speaks with Imara Canady about the HIV crisis in metro-Atlanta and the annual AIDS WALK and MUSIC FESTIVAL taking place September 27th at Piedmont Park.
