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Selema Maskela: Being 'The Only' in the Spaces You Love, Using Your Platform, and Living in the Bonus
Selema Masekela is a beloved commentator, journalist, host, and Emmy nominated producer best known for his work across VICE, E!, ESPN/ABC, Nat Geo, Red Bull Media House and beyond. A relentlessly curious narrator of the human experience, he thrives as a Black man who has historically been ‘the only’ in the spaces of action sports and entertainment. The son of South African jazz legend and activist Hugh Masekela, Selema‘s roots are as South African as they are New York City and San Diego.
Music and water being the most influential parts of his life at the age of 16 he first felt 'at home' on a…
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