Being that we appear to be at the onset of Trump’s impeachment proceedings, it’s only right that I share the backstory of a funky little ditty from 1973 that lobbied for former President Nixon’s own impeachment trial. History is definitely repeating. My throwback interview with Roy C was recently reprinted in the special collector’s edition of Wax Poetics’ print relaunch issue in Europe. Purchase copies here or at any fine brick & mortar/ online stockist.
Thread at Yale University! /
My experience this summer with the Thread program at Yale University has been nothing short of amazing. I’m grateful to have been fortunate enough to take advantage of such an enriching, life changing experience. As a storyteller working in various mediums, the Thread program enabled me to connect the dots between various narrative modes and exponentially strengthen the capacity of my storytelling. It goes without saying that it will have a dynamic impact on my work going forward. Stay tuned.
We The People acquired by the Smithsonian Institution! /
I'm honored to announce that my photojournalism/ oral history project We The People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Pictures + Words has been acquired by the Smithsonian Institution. The collection will be archived at the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum location in Washington, DC. My creative partner Shino Yanagawa and I are elated that these photos and oral histories will live on in the Smithsonian's vast permanent collection. Our main goal upon inception of the project was to provide a platform for voices to echo into spaces they'd been long been ignored by. Now their stories are permanently etched into the annals of history and will perpetually debunk the myth for generations to come.
Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship! /
I'm proud to announce that I've been accepted to the Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship cohort of 2017. Over the course of the summer, I will be conducting research for an upcoming project with the aid of the Smithsonian in Washington, DC. My home base will be the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum, established in 1967 in the city's Southeast quadrant. The archives at my avail include those of the Smithsonian's varied and vast institutions as well as other organizations in the DC area.
Wax Poetics - Issue 65: Dornik Feature Story /
Pick up the new issue of Wax Poetics and read my feature on UK future soul crooner Dornik!
Social Print Studio newsletter featuring You Belong To The City /
Place an order with Social Print Studio (SPS) this spring and receive a copy of their free newsletter featuring a preview of my new project, You Belong To The City - the product of my recent two month SPS artist residency! More info on the project here.
Last week to see MCNY's Affordable New York exhibit /
It's the last week to catch our contribution to the Museum of the City of New York's Affordable New York exhibit - featuring an iteration of my We The People project! More info here!
Afropunk feature: Finding Dante exhibit at New York University. /
Afropunk recently ran a feature on my Finding Dante exhibit at New York University's Kimmel Galleries. Read the story here!
