Artists
Ana Mendieta: A Champion for CCKs
Born in Havana, Cuba in November 1948, Ana Mendieta was a well-known performance artist throughout the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s. At age 12, she and her sister were forced to flee Cuba after her father joined an anti-Castro counter-revolutionary force, and the two siblings spent their first few weeks in the United States at a refugee camp in Florida until they were sent to an orphanage in Dubuque, Iowa — a location with a culture very different from the life Ana knew back in Cuba. She wouldn’t reunite with her mother and brother for five years and her father for another 18.
SERIES- PART 2 of 3:Crossover Artists Changing The Game: Koffee
“Blessings all pon mi life and, mi thank God for di journey, di earnings a jus fi di plus (yeah), Gratitude is must (yeah)…“, with 89 million views on YouTube, Koffee’s single ‘Toast’ debuted back in 2018 launching her music […]
SERIES- PART 1 of 3: Crossover Artists Changing The Game: Tory Lanez
You may know him as Tory Lanez but, Daystar Peterson, his actual name, the Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer has continued to dip into other genres of music creating a blend of modern day rap, dancehall and his […]
How This Filmmaker Infuses TCK Life in His Movie “Shadowplay”
Meet Tony Pietra Arjuna: creator of what’s fast becoming an Asian cult classic film called “Shadowplay.”
How Afro-Latino Sedrique Olison Embraces All of Himself
All the boys in his family have unique names — including titles. “Master Sedrique Lynn Von Olison,” he laughs. It’s an effortless, full-bodied diaphragmatic roar perfect for his towering six-foot-five frame, caramel skin and dazzling pearly whites. With a laugh as contagious as his personality, I found myself sunk, engulfed, all-in. And that’s Olison’s advice to you, as well.
Discovering U.S. Military B.R.A.T. Culture Through Art
An estimated five percent of the U.S. population grew up in a military family, but there is not one television show dedicated to its subculture. There are no academic studies or museums focusing solely on military children. There is no Military B.R.A.T. or TCK section in your local library.
A Cross-Cultural Reimagining of René Magritte
Recreating Margritte’s original work as photographs, presenting them with a modern eye, Greene’s project also pays homage to the history of photography.
Pain and Perseverance
This photo reveals the pain born of domestic violence but also highlights how women stand strong despite such assaults.

















