Rocky Rivera Restores Justice Across the Board
Podcast |
Rightnowish
Publisher |
KQED
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Arts
Bay Area
Society & Culture
Categories Via RSS |
Arts
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
May 14, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:19:03
After winning an MTV reality TV show contest about a dozen years ago, Rocky Rivera landed a gig at Rolling Stone. That was a crowning moment in her career as a journalist. Since then, Rocky Rivera's enjoyed a successful musical career and expanded her world as an educator in Oakland public schools. Most recently she published an autobiographical collection of essays, Snakeskin, which takes a look back at her storied career and personal life. Rocky Rivera, who was raised in San Francisco, uses the book to express the importance of restorative justice practices. Addressing conflict without using punitive models is something that works in the classroom and the community, as well as in art.

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