Jodi Malarbe
Articles by Jodi Malarbe
Jodi is an assistant producer and fellow with WNYC’s Community Partnerships Desk. She is a graduate of Brooklyn College who previously interned with New York Public Radio's Race and Justice Unit, and was a production assistant for WNYC's Radio Rookies program.
Democrat Phil Wong and Republican Alicia Vaichunas are work friends and political rivals.
Since February, we visited eight laundromats once a month to talk about voting and the upcoming election.
These young voters speak out on key issues and hopes as they head to the polls for the first time.
As we inch closer to Election Day in November, WNYC is turning some laundromats in the New York metro area into hubs of civic dialogue.
WNYC’s Community Partnerships Desk visited 5 Black-owned bookstores throughout the New York metro area to learn their histories and get reading recommendations.
From losing the ability to walk, to struggling with mental health, these New Yorkers have experienced loss – and they’ve also learned how to start over.
Bronx resident Lyana Blount turned her hobby into a business, called Black Rican Vegan, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
At a forum on race and the student experience, teens, teachers and families say segregation is only one issue costing students opportunity.
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