Arts
Omo and Eulanda bring the world (and a bit of themselves) to the blogosphere
Omo and Eulanda Osagiede take readers on intimate adventures through countries around the world with their travel blog Hey! Dip Your Toes In. Through the art of storytelling, the couple introduces readers to delectable foreign cuisine, interesting national histories, incredible […]
“We are human, too.” The We Love You Project Empowers Black Men to Take Back Their Image
Bryon Summers, photographer The We Love You Project is creative art activism started by photographer Bryon Summers. The goal is to capture the portraits of 1,000 African-American males of all ages to provide “A simple but powerful reassurance to our […]
My Liminal Life: Reconciling Jewish Heritage Through Travel
Growing up in a religiously-blended household, Erin was never “enough.” Not Catholic enough, not Jewish enough, and she even experienced a brief identity crisis when she realized that being white in her predominately Hispanic hometown of El Paso, Texas set […]
My Liminal Life: An Artist Decodes a Biracial Identity
Grace grew up trying to balance between her black and white identities. She struggled to find an answer from her family and community, who could only see her as black or white, never both at the same time. She turned to […]
Military BRAT Deidre Hardin: The Unstoppable Tin Woman
Deidre Hardin’s journey mirrors the incredible jewelry she creates: intricate and layered spirals and turns decorated with spots of beauty together form something simply amazing. Hardin’s journey began in Lubbock, Texas, where she lived until age 5. As a military […]
Human Rights Cinema Part 1: The World’s First Human Rights Festival
Envision a collection of images quickly flashing before your eyes that is emotionally riveting, tear-inducing, action-inciting, and most of all, thought-provoking. Enter the world of human rights cinema. The New York Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in 1988 […]
Famed Nollywood Actress Stephanie Okereke on Faith and Fortune
Gracing the Nollywood screens, Stephanie Okereke’s professional career took flight in 1997. Compromise 2 and Waterloo were Okereke’s first two debut films within the industry.. Starting from the beginning, Okereke has been a family woman. Raised by her mother and […]
The Amsterdam Experience
The Netherlands are a country stereotyped by it’s infamously known Red Light District, and its smoke-friendly coffeeshops in its capital city of Amsterdam. However, The Netherlands offers much more than just a good party. Chalked full of history, artwork, and beauty this country is […]