KalaLea is an audio journalist who has produced stories for NPR’s Latino USA, Slate Studios, NPR’s Interfaith Voices, The New Yorker podcasts and KCRW.
She received her Master’s degree from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism with a specialization in multimedia storytelling. In 2017, KalaLea was a recipient of the Tow-Knight Entrepreneurial Journalism fellowship.
Before working in audio, KalaLea worked as a digital producer for advertising and publishing companies. And before that, she was the owner of a little cafe in Brooklyn.
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KalaLea appears in the following:
Episode 3: The Two Wars
Friday, June 11, 2021
The HISTORY® Channel
Fighting abroad — and at home — for equality.
The Dawn of ‘Anti-Racist’ America
Monday, June 07, 2021
Ibram X. Kendi reflects on a shifting political culture -- and the fierce backlash against it. Plus, a remembrance of the 1921 Tulsa massacre.
OTM Presents: "Blindspot: Tulsa Burning"
Wednesday, June 02, 2021
Episode one of a new series from our WNYC colleagues and The HISTORY Channel.
Episode 1: The Past Is Present
Friday, May 28, 2021
The HISTORY® Channel
A horrible secret surfaces. Two families struggle with its legacy.
Introducing Blindspot: Tulsa Burning
Friday, May 21, 2021
The HISTORY® Channel
What happened in Tulsa 100 years ago?
Actor Daniel Kaluuya’s Road to Revolutionary
Thursday, March 04, 2021
Kai talks to the “Judas and the Black Messiah” star about his award-winning portrayal of Fred Hampton and the legacy of the Black Panther Party.
Daniel Kaluuya Plays “the Black Messiah”
Friday, February 19, 2021
The actor—known for “Get Out” and “Black Panther”—talks about his role in “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Kaluuya stars as Fred Hampton, a Black Panther leader many see as a martyr.
Kurt Vile Talks with Amanda Petrusich
Friday, January 29, 2021
Amanda Petrusich talks with the musician about his quirky songwriting process and his experience opening for Neil Young.
How Far Has the F.B.I. Gone to Protect White Supremacy?
Friday, January 15, 2021
A new documentary reveals how the agency first surveilled Martin Luther King, Jr., and then attempted to destroy his reputation and public life.
The Chef Bryant Terry on How To “Blackify” Fennel
Friday, December 18, 2020
Helen Rosner talks with the cookbook author and food-justice activist about uplifting diverse traditions in Black cooking and reclaiming veganism from white hipsters.
The Movement Against Police Brutality Explodes in Nigeria
Friday, December 18, 2020
Protests against police violence took place around the world this year. In Nigeria, they might lead to the undoing of a notoriously lawless and brutal police unit.
Navigating Divorce Within Religious Communities
Friday, December 04, 2020
The staff writer Larissa MacFarquhar on what happens to families in Haredi Jewish communities when one parent leaves the faith.
The Race Politics of the Trump Era
Friday, October 30, 2020
Donald Trump’s rhetoric toward people of color and the Black protest movement have changed what it means to be white in America.
The Battle Over Portland
Friday, October 09, 2020
Oregon has a unique history of white-supremacist violence. Today’s far-right extremists have made the liberal bastion of Portland their battleground.
Isabel Wilkerson on America’s Caste System
Friday, August 07, 2020
In the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s new book, she asserts that racism in the United States is best understood as a caste system, not unlike the one that dominated in India.
The Rikers Debate Project
Friday, August 07, 2020
Inmates and former felons debate the critical issues of our time, parliamentary style.
A New Documentary Explores How to Make Art While Blind
Friday, July 17, 2020
“Vision Portraits,” which has been streaming on PBS, examines the work of a writer, a dancer, and a photographer who are—like the filmmaker—visually impaired.
A Former D.O.J. Official on How to Fix Policing
Friday, June 05, 2020
Ron Davis was a cop for nearly thirty years before working at the Department of Justice. He knows how hard it is to reform an institution with a history of racial repression.
What Does It Mean to Defund the Police?
Friday, June 05, 2020
A Minneapolis activist group says that the police department, whose history is rooted in racial repression, cannot simply be reformed; it has to be defunded.
