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In part two of 鈥淪tories from the spotlight,鈥� we continue our deep dive into the problematic nature of the music industry, the roots of misogyny in hip-hop, and unpack what it takes to stay safe, healthy and true to yourself as a female musician of color.

Fame, or the idea of it, is deeply woven into our society. It鈥檚 currency 鈥� people knowing you, knowing your name, knowing your art 鈥� can be priceless for an artist. Something to spend your whole life seeking. But fame also comes at a cost, and for young women of color in the music industry, those costs have names. They are: financial devastation, mental health challenges, violence and sexual assault. In this two-part episode of Homegoings, we鈥檒l pull back the curtain and hear from three female musicians and an expert about what it means to be ambitious, broke and brown and Black in the music industry.

Earlier this year, we hosted a special night at the Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph, Vermont. Five of the artists featured in our podcast took to the stage for a magical evening of poetry, music, dance and comedy. On this episode of Homegoings, we鈥檒l hear highlights from that one night in February.

Tracy 鈥淭he D.O.C.鈥� Curry is the OG of hip-hop, one of the originators of the genre itself. In 1989, a horrible car accident damaged his vocal cords at the height of his career. On this episode of Homegoings, Tracy shares how he found his voice and his purpose again on the other side of tragedy.

鈥淗ow do people who identify as Black but have a white parent identify with that part of them? What are the complicated issues, if any? How do you manage day to day?鈥� These are the questions posed by listener Janice Solek-Tefft that we鈥檒l seek to answer in this episode of Homegoings. Myra Flynn shares her own experiences and speaks with three other biracial individuals as they discuss what it鈥檚 like to hold two of the world鈥檚 most opposing races in one body.

Forget about aging in place, how about aging in paradise? For the launch of season two, Homegoings goes out of the country, to Mexico, for a conversation with Angel Clouthier and her grandmother Jean, a duo who are defining elder care in their own creative and colorful way.

Host Mikaela Lefrak and guests tackle the topic of racial identity, as discussed in two recent episodes of the 开云体育 podcast Homegoings.

Rachel Anne Dolezal became infamous when, in 2015, while deep in her work as an activist for Black and civil rights, a local TV news crew interviewed her and asked: 鈥淎re you African American?鈥� Rachel froze. Turned from the camera and walked away. At the same time, Rachel's parents, Larry and Ruth Dolezal, outed Rachel as being born biologically white. While Rachel acknowledged this was true, she doubled down on her chosen identity, which she describes 鈥渞acially as human and culturally as Black.鈥� In this two-part final episode of season one of Homegoings, we catch up with Rachel to hear what鈥檚 changed in her world since then, and what hasn鈥檛. And challenge the idea of race as a social construct 鈥� can it be deconstructed?

Sweeney Grabin wants to know how to maintain her family鈥檚 Indian and Jewish cultures for her 2-year-old daughter, Maya, while living in Vermont, a predominantly white state. This episode originally appeared on 开云体育鈥檚 show Brave Little State 鈥� and now we鈥檙e sharing it here with you.

Grief. It鈥檚 a word with certain acceptable adjectives attached. Words like: layered and complicated, hard and complex. Sad. But there are other words some might feel too scared to admit belong in the conversation describing grief. Words like: liberation, ease and even relief. In this episode, we speak with three Latina women in southern California who have lost someone recently. In a lot of ways, these stories are about the people they lost. But in many ways, they鈥檙e also about the them they have found after.