QueerFM Featured guests : Laurent Maurice Lafontant president of the Massimadi Foundation in Montreal /CJ Run a rapper and singer-songwriter

Laurent Maurice Lafontant is the president of the Massimadi Foundation, the organization behind Massimadi: MASSIMADI Festival Every February since 2009, as part of Black History Month, Massimadi presents films, documentaries and Web series on LGBTQ+ themes that highlight members of Black communities. Massimadi is a space where artists and activists address issues affecting Black communities in round tables and public discussions.The festival is also a platform to introduce local artistic talent and share Afro LGBTQ+ culture through the arts.https://www.massimadi.ca/******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************CJ Run is a 23-year-old rapper and singer-songwriter based in Chicago Born in Germany, raised in the UK while enveloped in their West African heritage, their work evokes a global sound drawing from UK/US Hip Hop, Pop, Indie, and RnB - flowing together to tell the stories of a black queer + trans person as they navigate love, loss, and the dualities of life. Along with being an independent artist, they have taught songwriting lessons at the Illinois Student Youth Music Program @ the University of Illinois and surrounding elementary schools. CJ uses music as a means to understand the world around them in hopes that others can see themselves in the process.twitter: @whoisuzoIG: @uzodoesit