Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois: Chicago
Undergraduate Study: History Major, Social Justice Minor
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Theatre, Arts/Music Festivals, Entrepreneurship, PR/Marketing
Experience: Interning at the Smithsonian’s National African American Museum to help plan a Hip Hop Block Party to support the 2022 Hip Hop Anthology
Ideal role in 10 years: Head of a streaming company, series regular in a TV show, executive producer, Director of a Museum
What led you to enroll in the MSLCE program at Northwestern University?
I met a person who graduated from the program and it led me to do research on MSLCE
Favorite song/movie/podcast/show/festival/exhibition?
Favorite movies are Malcolm X, Lion King, and Iron Claw
What aspect of the MSLCE program are you most excited to experience? (i.e. specific class, site visit, IDEA fund, internship, etc.)
I’m most excited about the idea fund and Rick Morris’s course on Arts and Entertainment Law
If you could have lunch with one person living or dead, who would it be and why?
Paul Robeson because he was a renaissance man who used his platform for a noble cause
What would you most like to win?
Emmy, SAG Award, or a Grammy
If you had to describe yourself in three words they would be…
Curious, resilient, creative
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Chicago, Altadena, or Costa Rica
If you could donate one million dollars, which cause/organization would you choose to support?
I would donate to Injustice Watch organization
If someone made a movie about your life, what would it be called and who would play you?
It would be called Resilience: The Rasaan Booker Story. I’d want to be played by Caleb McLaughlin
Which leader or influential figure inspires you the most and why?
Paul Robeson because he was a Columbia Law graduate, All-American football player, and major Hollywood actor and singer, and used his platform to speak against colonialism and war