Ricky Day with Producer/Director Naimah Jabali-Nash (The 1619 Project) on the power of storytelling to inform and transform the world

Nothing To Lose But Yourself

My guest on the podcast this week is the dynamic, engaging, and successful journalist and storyteller Naimah Jabali-Nash. Naimah collaborated with acclaimed director, Stanley Nelson,as a producer on Netflix’s Crack: Cocaine, Corruption, Conspiracy, and her work on the sports journalism series, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel earned her five Emmy Awards and two PeabodyAwards. Most recently Naimah served as a director and producer on the 1619 Project documentary series. for Hulu.

In our wide ranging conversation, Naimah and I chat about the importance of family, her journey to producing and directing, navigating the industry as a Black woman and the power of storytelling to inform and to transform the world.

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