{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Back To Reading Credits","title":"05 | Lachi","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3842,"description":"For the fifth episode of Back To Reading Credits, Wes Jackson spoke with artist and advocate Lachi about how she and her peers are fighting to make the music industry more accessible. Lachi is a globally touring recording artist, award winning social entrepreneur, GRAMMYs Chapter Board Governor, and host of PBS’ American Masters series ‘Renegades’. Born legally blind, Lachi uses her platform in music, storytelling and fashion to amplify identity pride and Disability Culture. Her U.N.-recognized organization RAMPD (Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities) has collaborated on disability-inclusive solutions with the GRAMMYs, Netflix, Tidal, SONY Pictures Entertainment and more. • Back to Reading Credits is hosted by Wes Jackson and produced by Khyriel Palmer, Emily Boghossian, Chris Torres, Gabrielle Davenport, and Antoine Hardy, with help from Elyse Rodriguez Aleman, Jose Astorga, Jonathan Ortiz, Charlie Hoxie, and Kuye Youngblood. Our audio engineer was Zak Sherzad, and our director was Raynita Vaughn. \n\n• Thank you to Arthur Gwynne and Stacie Barker. Ro Johnson, Tadia Toussaint, and everyone who participated in “Dead Rappers Get Better Promotion: The Health Crisis in Hip-Hop, A #BHeard Town Hall” last year. Watch the full Town Hall here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebgJpmxAR6U\n\n• BIOS & LINKS: \nLachi is a globally touring recording artist, award winning social entrepreneur, GRAMMYs Chapter Board Governor, and host of PBS’ American Masters series ‘Renegades’. Born legally blind, Lachi uses her platform in music, storytelling and fashion to amplify identity pride and Disability Culture. Her U.N.-recognized organization RAMPD (Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities) has collaborated on disability-inclusive solutions with the GRAMMYs, Netflix, Live Nation and more. Her recent song Lift Me Up in homage to Judy Heumann peaked at #29 on U.S. Adult Contemporary radio. Named a USA Today Woman of the Year, an ADCOLOR Innovator...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mwsmvLMpbrZ3xgY70f8ZGAo46wtEKsmW94XHDiD8GQM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ4NDg2LzE3MDU1/MTMyNTEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}