Musician Momma Nikki reflects on how Haitian father influenced their art

The World

Seattle-based singer Momma Nikki reflecting on their parents’ relationship, their experience of colorism, and their father’s experience as a Haitian immigrant in the United States. Momma Nikki speaks with Meklit Hadero, of the podcast “Movement.”

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