VIDEO: Preserving Black History In New York City
Because knowing Black history is a way to know a fuller American history.
“The Yellow House” by Sarah Broom
The New Orleans native asks how you hold onto what got swept away, both by time and water.
“The Shadow King” by Maaza Mengiste
Set against the backdrop of Italy’s invasion of Ethiopia in the late 1930s, The Shadow King follows the…
All About That Archive
On the role, work and importance of Black archives
The COVID-19 Writers Project
I'm honored to have been invited to be part of a community documentation project on how the pandemic was experienced here in NYC.
DJ Lynnee Denise’s Afro-Digital Migrations
There are a lot of mixes out there, but this one is insistent, seductive and one big provocation to move. Listen now.
Towards A Socially Engaged Artistic Practice
This definition makes sense to me.
Why I Still Love Magazines
Magazines as a medium for this particular moment. And please support a fantastic magazine shop.
AOC’s Response to Yoho’s Misogyny & Non-Apology
AOC used her platform to surgically break down the misogyny and sexism that women still face. Will more men answer the wake-up call?
Robin D.G. Kelley’s “Freedom Dreams”
Finally diving into an inspiring book on the power that imagination has to transform society.
Canonical
Frame the culture. Set the standard.
What Is Lost?
If it's not remembered, is is really lost?