White Lies: Season Two
Associate Producer. New episodes every Thursday.
On the morning of August 21, 1991, a group of Cuban detainees took over a federal prison in Talladega, Alabama, and demanded their freedom. But how did they get here? And what became of them after? In season two of NPR's Pulitzer-finalist show, we unspool a decades-long story about immigration, indefinite detention, and a secret list. It's a story about a betrayal at the heart of our country's ideals. And in charting a course to our current moment of crisis at the border, we expose the lies that bind us together.
Created for NPR.
Mayor Adams’ homeless sweeps recall history of Tompkins Square Park
May 5, 2022
“I came straight out here after what happened in the Safe Haven,” said Tompkins resident Johnny Grima. “Why I’m not there now is I reported shelter abuse because the security guard. He threatened to slap me in the face with a metal detector wand.”
Experiences like Grima’s, and suspicion of the NYC shelter system as a whole, has left a gap in service for unhoused people that mutual aid organizations are trying to fill.
Created for Pavement Pieces.
Ghosting Landlords discriminate against renters who use housing vouchers
March 1, 2022
Ghosting isn’t just a method that bad boyfriends use to break up–it’s also the most common tactic used by landlords to discriminate against people using housing vouchers.
Created for Pavement Pieces.
A Slice of Caribbean NYC
November 28, 2021
The main street of a neighborhood is the quickest way through it, but in New York City’s Caribbean neighborhoods, the main avenues are the lifeblood of the community
Created for amRUSH at amNY.
Fentanyl rules the new wave of addiction
December 10, 2021
Drug use has always been a gamble, and COVID-19 stress and isolation have made overdosing more common, but fentanyl is a game changer when it comes to risk.
Created for Pavement Pieces.
