Unapologetic and Unfiltered: A Conversation with Multimedia Journalist Lisa Durden
Thu Feb 05 2026
In this episode of The Sidebar by NYABJ, host MICHAEL RAY sits down for a energetic conversation with multi-faceted media maker (and fellow Sidebar contributor) LISA DURDEN. Her journey began at Seton Hall University and in the grassroots world of local access television, but her sharp wit and uncompromising perspective quickly propelled her to one level after another over the years.
This interview explores her incredible resilience, her accomplishments as an award-winning producer and documentarian, and illustrates how she uses her platform to challenge the status quo and amplify marginalized voices while remaining unapologetically authentic.
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The opinions heard in this episode belong to the individuals who made them and not to NYABJ. Music by HoliznaRAPS. For more information on the New York Association of Black Journalists, please visit our website at www.nyabj.org.
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In this episode of The Sidebar by NYABJ, host MICHAEL RAY sits down for a energetic conversation with multi-faceted media maker (and fellow Sidebar contributor) LISA DURDEN. Her journey began at Seton Hall University and in the grassroots world of local access television, but her sharp wit and uncompromising perspective quickly propelled her to one level after another over the years. This interview explores her incredible resilience, her accomplishments as an award-winning producer and documentarian, and illustrates how she uses her platform to challenge the status quo and amplify marginalized voices while remaining unapologetically authentic. --------- The opinions heard in this episode belong to the individuals who made them and not to NYABJ. Music by HoliznaRAPS. For more information on the New York Association of Black Journalists, please visit our website at www.nyabj.org.