190. Qasim Shabazz Asad on Overcoming Systemic Challenges and Founding the Black Agenda Alliance

Qasim Shabazz Asad is a co-founder and co-chair of the Black
Agenda Alliance, a Pan-African group working to improve social,
economic and cultural conditions in Omaha’s Black community


In 2019, Asad and other community members formed the Black Agenda
Alliance to bring a new perspective to advocacy in Omaha. The
organization’s goals include youth education, strengthening
families, building economic independence and political
engagement.


In this conversation, he speaks with Chris Bowling about
overcoming the circumstances of his upbringing and his road to
advocacy.