Super humbled and blessed to have some of my work be part of this “Joy Without Consent” BHM exhibition in Huntsville in a few weeks! The pieces will be custom framed by the incomparable @wheres_bernana 🙏🏾
If y’all want the world to be better, you’re going to have to stop devaluing the arts and humanities. None of the shit we want to be solved will be without putting some respect on the people who create culture and move it forward
5 years ago Elmiene got signed off a cover he did of D’Angelo ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel).’
Fast forward to now, he just dropped his debut album and it’s featuring Raphael Saadiq, the co-writer and producer of that same song.
What a full circle moment 🤎🥹
Please bookmark this to read. It's important and it exposes how AI companies have been lying to us about the capabilities of AI.
AI hallucinations/errors cannot be gotten rid of. The technology has reached its plateau.
The next time someone is condescending to you about (pursuing) the arts, just remember how everybody resorts to it in times of crisis and relaxation. People need it to consume just as much as it’s needed to be made
Ryan Coogler after winning outstanding motion picture at the 2026 NAACP Image Awards for Sinners:
"Our people have been here over four centuries, there's always been a lot of lies told about us. And a lie, no matter how powerful the person saying it is, it's still a lie. And the truth, no matter how little power the person has at saying the truth, it's still the truth. And the truth is y'all are loved, y'all are beautiful, and y'all are powerful and mighty. And bless y'all. Thank y'all so much."
As a creative, you need to accept that your audience won’t always be the people you grew up with. It’ll be strangers who see your art and feel understood.
I think one of the most life changing things you can do is expose yourself to art & culture that isn’t made with Western and English-speaking audiences at front of mind. The world is so much bigger than our personal bubbles and you can learn something from anyone & anywhere.