Season 3, Episode 3: WE ARE LIVE with YOUTH AUTHOR MILES ASBERRY-WALLACE (Part 2 of 3)
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In Part 2 of our “LIVE” Event Recording Series, Youth Host Connor Walford conducts “Man on the Street” interviews with our community joining us to hear from Youth Author & Illustrator Miles Asberry-Wallace. While our community meets & greets new and old friends, they share their favorite books, authors, and reasons why reading is important to critically and creatively make sense of and navigate our world, our lives and specific circumstances that come our way.
All of this takes place during the launch of Miles’ first published comic book, Kings of Quests: A Tale of Bros, Book #1 on Wednesday, February 7th. The youth-led event explored the power of dreams, the power of our stories, and the power of a beloved community that wraps its arms around one inspiring young Black man named Miles.
The podcast episode continues to reveal why St. Paul Youth Services (SPYS) is a leader in reimagining how our community engages with and holds itself accountable for our youth.
About Miles Asberry-Wallace:
Miles Asberry-Wallace is a young black man who was born on February 7, 2011, and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He started drawing comics at five years old and made his first comic series, Miles TGM and the Giant Zombie. He loved making comics so much that he started selling them at school. He now has a comic book business named Stickman Legacy.
About Guest Host Connor Walford:
Connor Walford is in the 7th grade and is Miles Asberry Wallace’s best friend.
References:
How Reading Fiction Increases Empathy and Encourages Understanding
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
Sisters of the Yam by bell hooks
Bleach manga series
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
American Born Chinese by Kelvin Yu
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Fledgeling by Octavia Butler
The Secret Garden by France Hodgson Burnett
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Matilda by Roald Dahl
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