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Artist Experience To date, the Mix(ed)tape Podcast team has produced 63 episodes with <br />guests from the U.S. and Latin America, and have received over 27k <br />downloads. Our body of work includes: <br />-- Season One (6 episodes). This season uses a case-study approach to <br />center Black voices in the discussion of racial and gender-specific <br />challenges that Black dancers experience with most of the guests coming <br />from the research triangle.  <br />-- Season 2 (9 episodes). This season explores Blackness as it is found in <br />African and Afro-Latin rhythms and dances. The rhythms we have <br />addressed are Samba, the complex of Afro-Cuban rhythms, Salsa, <br />Bachata, Merengue, Kizomba, Cumbia, Reggaetón, and Bomba. The <br />Cumbia episode was produced in both English and Spanish. <br />-- W ere You Listening? (24 episodes): This series explores Blackness in <br />songs that people encounter in social dancing. Nine of these episodes <br />have been translated to Spanish, which has broadened our reach to <br />Spanish speaking audiences. <br />-- Singles (13 episodes): These stand-alone episodes address culturally <br />pressing and time-sensitive issues and topics that are particularly relevant <br />to accompanying seasons.  <br />In addition to the audio component of the podcast, the Mix(ed)tape team <br />has a visual component that helps individuals engage with the material and <br />aims to highlight important pieces of the information in the episodes. The <br />visual component can be found on YouTube and on social media platforms <br />like Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Our work includes providing <br />resources obtained in the construction of the episodes (e.g., academic <br />articles, research videos, journal articles, etc.) so that our listeners who <br />are interested in learning more about a particular topic can do so. Episode <br />resources are found on the resources tab of our website. <br />W e are committed to creating a culture of inclusion within our areas of <br />influence and for this we have built networks and partnerships within UNC- <br />CH and across the Triangle. W e have partnered with the UNC-Duke <br />Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the Mary Lou <br />W illiams Center for Black Culture and Duke University, the UNC’s Institute <br />for the Study of the Americas, and UNC-CH student groups like The Alpha <br />Iota Chapter of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc <br />to provide educational content, host speaking events, and participate in <br />panels. These partnerships have allowed us to highlight Afro-Latin <br />narratives within organizations that prioritize both Black or Latinx/Latin <br />American people locally. These partnerships have also offered an <br />opportunity to share about the diversity across the African and Latin <br />American diaspora and weigh their narratives and cultural experiences <br />equitably. <br />How do you plan to <br />market your project? <br />W e plan to market our project across social media platforms (e.g., <br />instagram, youtube, facebook), through business cards, stickers, apparel, <br />and banners at events, and through an ongoing column with Revista Latina, <br />a North Carolina based magazine that tackles issues of relevance for the <br />local Latino community. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 2FC07ED8-3DBD-4058-89D0-CCBE9477632F