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Podcast: The Reading Culture
Episode: Art Against the Machine: Aida Salazar on Writing for the Resistance
Description: “I lean on my community. I lean on the power of the pen. I lean on remembering who my ancestors are and what they endured, the colonization that they survived in the Americas, I think, ‘we've been here before, and the lineage from which I come is one that is powerful and resistant.’ I would be dishonoring that legacy and that lineage if I didn't step up in this moment.” — Aida SalazarAida Salazar believes deeply in the power of words to change the world. For Aida, writing isn’t just a creative act; it’s a responsibili...