Brian Kasoro

Brian Kasoro
Born August 28, 1983
Minneapolis
Notable works The Liberator Magazine

Brian Kasoro is a New York-based publisher known for editing and publishing The Last Generation of Black People (2012) [1] and Good Speeches (2015) with The Liberator Magazine.

Personal life

Kasoro was born in Minneapolis on August 28, 1983. He graduated from Howard University in 2005 and studied at Columbia University.

Career

In college, Kasoro wrote for student publications The Hilltop (newspaper) and District Chronicles on topics such as the rape of women in the midst of the economic and humanitarian crises during the War in Darfur,[2] the Congressional Black Caucus in the United States Congress, DanceAfrica, and Marcus Dixon. He founded The Liberator Magazine in 2002 [3][4][5][6] between Minneapolis [7] and Washington, DC, before moving to New York in 2006.[8] In 2012, he founded the Africana Study Abroad Alliance to mentor Africana teens in publishing [9][10] and promote high school study abroad in the African diaspora.[11]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 Google Books. Google.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  2. ↑ "In Darfur, it is the women who suffer most". Districtchronicles.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  3. ↑ The Liberator Magazine Hits The Streets! (The African American Registry) retrieved 11 March 2008
  4. ↑ Minneapolis Liberator reflects breadth of hip hop culture (Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder)
  5. ↑ Minnesota Blog of the Day (City Pages)
  6. ↑ "Liberator Magazine Backissues". Liberatormagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  7. ↑ Hip-hop generation responds to North Minneapolis violence (Pulse of the Twin Cities)
  8. ↑ "Live From Planet Earth". Live From Planet Earth. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  9. ↑ "Artbook Tweet". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  10. ↑ "Chimurenga Library". Chimurengalibrary.co.za. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  11. ↑ "Africana Study Abroad Alliance". Africanastudyabroad.org. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  12. ↑ "David Banner talks African culture & Walking With Gods". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  13. ↑ "Submissions Call: GOOD SPEECHES". Liberatormagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.

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