Shyra Gums grew up in Oakland and she’s a participant in Remix You Life an arts program run by Youth Radio.
Gums sent us this poem which she calls “Gumbo” relating her home city of Oakland to a family recipe for gumbo which combines lots of different ingredients.
This piecewas produced by Youth Radio in Oakland, CA with sound design by James Rowlands.
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