Musician's Corner
![Kimi Katiti, January 2022 Artist of the Month](https://braverangels.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Kimi-Katiti-by-Joshua-Hurd-1024x683.jpg)
![Alma Cook](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2c8fd4aaefc103d633c0f46b6a5d232c?s=128&d=https%3A%2F%2Fbraverangels.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F08%2FBA_Logo-1-150x150.png&r=g)
Artist of the Month: Kimi Katiti
Rapper Kimi Katiti thinks forgiveness is getting a bad rap. Here’s why she believes it’s the key to racial reconciliation and how her beliefs were shaped by Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, and her local skatepark.
![Jan Krist, Braver Angels Artist of the Month (January 2022)](https://braverangels.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Jan-Krist-cropped-1024x638.jpg)
![Cynthia O'Brien](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c8720fd42c6d6e1fb5ca8bd261615b2d?s=128&d=https%3A%2F%2Fbraverangels.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F08%2FBA_Logo-1-150x150.png&r=g)
Artist of the Month: Jan Krist
Musical and visual artist Jan Krist shares her artistic and political backstory, her experience as a Braver Angels debate panelist, and whether she thinks “beauty will save the world.”
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![Alma Cook](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2c8fd4aaefc103d633c0f46b6a5d232c?s=128&d=https%3A%2F%2Fbraverangels.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F08%2FBA_Logo-1-150x150.png&r=g)
Artist of the Month: Terry Bell
Nashville songwriter Terry Bell shares the story arc of his career, peppering in lots of insights about the power of music to touch people’s lives.
![Alvin Garrett, Braver Angels Artist of the Month (November 2021)](https://braverangels.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Alvin-Garrett-by-Dontez-Heard-1024x683.jpg)
![Alma Cook](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2c8fd4aaefc103d633c0f46b6a5d232c?s=128&d=https%3A%2F%2Fbraverangels.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F08%2FBA_Logo-1-150x150.png&r=g)
Artist of the Month: Alvin Garrett
Grammy-nominated songwriter Alvin Garrett talks with Alma Cook about musical identity, the responsibility of celebrity, and how the Tuscaloosa school system prepared him for a life a bridge-building.
![Rapper JustJames](https://braverangels.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/JustJames-1024x709.jpg)
![Alma Cook](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2c8fd4aaefc103d633c0f46b6a5d232c?s=128&d=https%3A%2F%2Fbraverangels.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F08%2FBA_Logo-1-150x150.png&r=g)
Artist of the Month: JustJames
New York-based rapper JustJames talks with Alma Cook about songwriting, stereotypes, faith, & speaking up.
![Moira Smiley, Braver Angels Artist of the Month (September 2021)](https://braverangels.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Moira-Smiley-by-Alexandra-Defurio-1024x683.jpg)
![Alma Cook](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2c8fd4aaefc103d633c0f46b6a5d232c?s=128&d=https%3A%2F%2Fbraverangels.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F08%2FBA_Logo-1-150x150.png&r=g)
Artist of the Month: Moira Smiley
Singer, composer, and choral arranger Moira Smiley chats with us about her musical and political origin stories.