I focus on creating pieces that combine activism and art; I use my creativity and artistic voice to fight for justice.
Arts & Entertainment
‘Cinderella Is Dead’ and the Social Commentary of Fairy Tales
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Cinderella is Dead is as much a fairy tale as the tale it takes its name from, offering a voice to those not traditionally represented as the heroes and proving that you can always work to make your world — and your life — a place that accepts you rather than belittles you, that helps you succeed rather than puts you down.
88rising
88rising — It’s Time to Rise to the Occasion
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The relationship between Asian Americans and Black Americans is complicated, with anti-Blackness and a lack of support for Black movements historically existing within the Asian American community.
Arts & Entertainment
‘Hamilton’ Brings Broadway to Your Living Room
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I am excited that this will give those who can’t see the show live an opportunity to experience its magic.
2020
TEST SPIN | HAIM’s ‘Women in Music Pt. III’ and Summer 2020
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It’s refreshing — almost encouraging — to have our challenges be acknowledged and know that our frustrations are not unique.
Arts & Entertainment
We Have a Lot to Learn from Jazz
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If you’re convinced that your only connection to this style is Spotify’s “Jazz for Study” playlist, I challenge you to think again. Jazz is not just your grandparents’ childhood soundtrack, either.
Arts & Entertainment
The NBA Needs Some Disney Magic to Successfully Reopen
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The NBA has stated that it aims to use its “platform to bring attention and sustained action to issues of social injustice.” While this is an admirable claim, the sports sphere has left much to be desired when dealing with this topic.
Arts & Entertainment
TEST SPIN | Black Empowerment in Future’s ‘High Off Life’
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Future did what he had to in order to survive, yet it has now come to grant him immense standing as a figure of authority.
Arts & Entertainment
K-pop Garners Support for Black Lives Matter
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The fact is, if you want to reach the younger generation, Instagram stories are far more reliable than flyers.
Arts & Entertainment
BLK VOICES | Painful Reveries
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Our voices should be heard no matter what we have to say. This week, we begin a journey of acknowledgement. Blk Voices is a platform to uplift and give space to a full range of Black feeling and thought. We begin by acknowledging the emotional toll that recent national uprisings for racial justice have brought with the art pieces below. A Bad Dream
by Toni’s Daughter
Sometimes being black feels like a bad dream
A piece of obscene fiction
Written with the wrong diction and tone
A tone blown way out of proportion
Melanin distorted.