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Maddy Clifford

KQED Contributor

Maddy Clifford is an Oakland-based writer, artist, and activist. She has a notable career highlighted by her eight-year tenure as a Poet in Residence at the San Francisco Juvenile Justice Center. Following this, Maddy released a solo album titled "downCHANTS" and composed a forty-minute musical score for the aerial dance piece "Apparatus of Repair" in collaboration with Flyaway Productions. Her latest project is a video-podcast called "What’s Pimpin’?" produced with KQED Arts. Maddy's written contributions can be found in Prism Reports, Truthout and 48hills.

@mad_lines@mad.linesmaddycliff@gmail.com

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Watch: ‘What’s Pimpin’?’ Tells Survivor Stories from Bay Area Pimp Culture

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A collage with a yellow background features large photos of Dregs One and Ian Kelly, two Black men in their 30s. Dregs wears an SF Giants hat and holds up his hand in a "phone" gesture. Ian smiles and wears a yellow hat. A blue-tinted collage of Maddy, Ryan and Coco in the lower row shows the three hosts smiling and engaged in thoughtful conversation.

Watch: 'What's Pimpin'?' Dives Into Masculinity, Dating with Dregs One, Ian Kelly

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Watch: ‘What’s Pimpin’?’ Takes on Misogynoir in Bay Area Hip-Hop

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Blk Girls Green House Cultivates a Plant Sanctuary in West Oakland

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Where Is the Empathy for Black Women When They’re Victims of Violence?

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Why We Must Center Healing in the Movement for Black Lives

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