Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative Series

Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative Series Say It Loud 2.0: Louder & Prouder

By DeBraun Thomas

Published July 20, 2023 at 8:30 AM EDT

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On Friday, November 18th 2022, the Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative & WUKY presented the second installment KBWC series, Say It Loud 2.0: Louder & Prouder. This event was recorded by WUKY and features readings from Terrian C. Barnes, Ellis Bryson, & Amelia Zachry, along a musical performance from Marcus Wilkerson & Keith McCutchen. The evening was presented by KWBC Coordinator Claudia Love Mair.

This event was recorded at the Carnegie Center For Literacy & Learning and was originally broadcast in January 2023

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DeBraun Thomas

DeBraun Thomas fell in love with radio at a young age but only had interest in working in radio after learning Funk musician Sly Stone got his start in radio. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Thomas moved to Lexington in 2009 to attend the University of Kentucky and pursue a career in radio. Thomas joined WRFL in 2009 and through the UK school of Journalism, Thomas had 2 features air on WUKY. In October of 2012, Thomas began interning at WUKY and produced the Unghosting of Medgar Evers. In August of 2013 Thomas became a staff member at WUKY and since that time, Thomas regularly produces the weekly segment Local Music Mondays which highlights local musicians in Lexington. Thomas hosts the Crunkadelic Funk Show which airs Saturday nights at 9pm and also produced a documentary on the 50th anniversary of the March on Frankfort. In addition to producing and hosting a radio show, Thomas also explores his other passion as a musician in Lexington.

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