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The Ascendants

Episode 2 - Christian JaLon

Season 1, Episode 2 • Documentary, Musical, TV-14, 22-Oct-2020

At 22, singer Christian has already won the respect of Chance the Rapper, but it hasn’t been an easy road. On the South Side, she dealt with redlining; in Freeport, she faced open racism. Now the preacher’s daughter is taking on the music industry.

Tags
Documentary, United States, English
Cast
Christian JaLon cast
Crew
Ladan Osman writer
Ladan Osman director
Jennie Bedusa producer
Lucas Lobe editor
Joe Penney producer
Ladan Osman producer
Mahalia Cohen executive producer
Ryan Chanatry executive producer
Anna Holmes executive producer

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