S3 E4 - Jared Walker

The Immigrant Hustle Podcast

In Season 3 Episode 4, B Magic & Noyz are joined by organizer/activist/writer and Principal Speechwriter & Media Relations Coordinator for the caucus of Ontario's NDP Party, Jared Walker. In this episode, Jared talks about migrating from the Caribbean to Toronto, being raised in a household that stressed the importance of education and politics, attending Columbia University and being the New York State Coordinator of Students for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, the failures in how Canadian media discusses race, working as a speechwriter and communications director on Jagmeet Singh's NDP leadership campaign, launching the Black Youth Fellowship at Toronto City Hall as a way to provide more opportunities for young Black people to enter the world of politics, and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - @immigranthustlepod Email - [e-mail] For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - instagram.com/thebrownmagician Noyz - instagram.com/noyzhiphop Follow this week's guest on Twitter: Jared Walker - twitter.com/jawalker To donate to the Black Youth Fellowship, go to: www.youthfellowship.ca/donate