You Are Seen | The Untold Stories

For this interview, Nick Juzdan sat down with Crystal Feliciano on June 8th 2020. Crystal is a Trenton New Jersey Native who is currently an educator at Trenton Central High School. Crystal is a mother, motivational speaker, media personality, and also a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority inc. She is a strong advocate in her community and believes in uplifting and empowering others to be the success and not the statistic.

For this interview, Nick Juzdan sat down with Rudii on June 10, 2020. Rudii was born in Ethiopia, raised in Los Angeles and cultivated in Amsterdam. Rudii was nurtured by a family of educated women, activists and humanitarians – it’s in her DNA to stand up to injustice. In addition, she is a brand creative, artist whisperer, podcast host and sneaker aficionado. Rudii talks about her mother, racism, and the Dutch December 5th Holiday, Zwarte Piet also known as Black Pete.

For this interview, Nick Juzdan sat down with Dorian Stern on June 5, 2020 during the height of the Black Lives Matter protests across the United States and the world. Dorian is an African American filmmaker, producer, and photographer based in Jersey City NJ. His passion lies in the art of documentary storytelling and photo journalism. Dorian talks about embracing your blackness and how it is ok to feel certain emotions. He also shares his experiences at the protests and offers some amazing resources on how to be an ally.
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This season, our host Nicholas Juzdan will be interviewing Black people on their life stories. Some of the social issues that will be addressed in this season are food apartheid, education, community values, mental health, racism, and more. We invite you to explore and engage in the stories shared through this podcast. Here we hope that you can put yourself in another person’s shoes and be able to say “You Are Seen.”
Edited by Brittany Padula
Artwork by Victoria Ayoub

Nick Juzdan sat down with Oluwatosin Akintan "Tosin" on June 18th. Tosin is a mental health professional who was born in Nigeria and moved to the states when she was 16 years old. She currently holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Masters of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. In her free time she runs a mental health platform called New Definitions with the goal to educate, inform and inspire individuals about the field of mental health and life overall.