Pivotable: An Interview and Conversation with Marcy DePina

Marcy is a force in the Newark community. Aside from leading several major nonprofits in the city, she is also a noted content producer, best exemplified by her weekly show FORSA!. FORSA! explores the music of African and the Diaspora and “raises the frequency of our world through the arts and provides a platform for voices and conversations that promote cultural awareness and understanding.” The show has been a mainstay in the music community and operates as a forum for discussing important issues in Newark and the broader world through the lens of music.

Marcy came on to discuss her own story, how she came to make her show, and what it and her story mean to her.

Guest:

Marcy DePina—Marcy is the founder of FORSA! Media Group LLC, executive director for Newark Riverfront Revival, and president of the Board of Newark Arts. She also produces podcasts for iHeartRadio, is an expert in public relations, marketing, and social media, and actively involved in several community based nonprofits including the Newark Chess Club. She was featured in PSEG’s “100 People of Newark” for her work in the arts and environmental justice sector. She is originally from New Bedford, MA and has been a resident of Newark for the last 25 years where she lives with her son.

Background & Articles:

FORSA! Episodes: here

FORSA Media Group Website: here

Newark Museum of Art: here

PSEG 100 People Page: here

Newark Arts: here

Contrapoints: here

Quote: “TO A CRITIC: My dear critic, Some pages ago, upon saying that I was fifty years old, I added: ‘You’ll already have noticed that my style is no longer so nimble as in its first days.’ You may find this incomprehensible, given my present state; but I would call your attention to the subtlety of my remark. I do not mean that I am older now than when I began the book. Death does not age one. What I do mean is that at every stage of the narration of my life, I experience the corresponding sensations. So help me God, I have to explain everything!” Machado de Assis, Memorias posthumas de Braz Cubas (trans. Flora Thomson-DeVeaux)