Name: Tiara L’Hommedieu Instagram name: BloodyDamnit Age: 23 Ethnic Background / What do you identify yourself as?: Black, Armenian What inspired you to create art?: I’m not sure anything inspired me. I just needed to do it. Source(s) of inspiration?: Books, identity, social justice. Artists you are inspired by: Kehinde Wiley, Clive Barker, Alex […]
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Name: William Isaza Instagram name: abunchofmonsters Age: 24 Ethnic Background / What do you identify yourself as?: Latino, Colombian American What inspired you to create art?: I have always been drawn to art and to creating art. When I was a kid one of my favorite things to do was to draw Pokémon cards I […]
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Episode 5 is serving some food for thought with a side of freedom, fusion, and gentrification ft. Jin, Dane, Jason, Young, Megan and Ishrak Video
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Name: Fatima Baig Instagram name: Fatima Baig | fatimarbaig Age: 34 yrs Ethnic Background / What do you identify yourself as? I belong to the Wakhi- Pamiri community of Hunza Valley in the northern areas of Pakistan. I identify myself as “Stardust floating through the cosmos- Current location: Earth”. What inspired you to create art? […]
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Name: Dewayne Wrencher Instagram name: NativeBornBlackArtist Age: 31 Ethnic Background / What do you identify yourself as? Native Born Black American What inspired you to create art? Questions surrounding human life and how we interact with one another inspires me to create. Source(s) of inspiration? The intricacies of constructing an identity in a racialize society […]
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https://soundcloud.com/minchats/episode-04-minority-life-pt-2-affirmative-action-and-college-life Anika, Maha, Young, Dane, and Jason talk about affirmative action and minority life on college campuses
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Name: Nastuh Zalmai – “miggz” Instagram name: @notmiggz Age: Timeless Ethnic Background / What do you identify yourself as?: Persian | from Afghanistan | Tajik Tribe What inspired you to create art?: Im pretty certain I was born this way. My earliest memory is a friend at school, kindergarten or first grade, showed me how to […]
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EP 14 of What Muslims Look Like features Khaled Beydoun, an activist and law professor at The University of Detroit – Mercy, and Nura Sediqe, a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Duke University. Khaled and Nura are two of the brightest Muslim intellectuals around, as evinced by the depth and breadth of our conversation.
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Roots of an Artist was my first ever vendor experience as an artist, and I’m happy it was. The people, music, culture, art and food that was represented in that space was inspiring. It was a place where I received tremendous positivity from fellow creators and I even made some new friends. I’ve learned that […]
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I guess Little Caesars ran out of Little Caesars so decided to start selling (IMO) a better product. Peep the DiGiorno’s Boxes…. this can’t be happening right in front of me pic.twitter.com/9R7jwuUbB6 — vin🏁 (@vinandwesson) October 6, 2018 Oh but it doesn’t end there. Check out the following tweets. @vinandwesson “ats” both the Little Caesars’ […]
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It’s a blessing to have grown up on Long Island. To some that may sound strange but I’ve always been amazed at the green scenery and plethora of parks/recs we have available to visit. Whenever I needed to go off the grid and reconnect with my thoughts I found going to a park and being […]
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Anika, Maha, Young, Dane, and Jason talk about growing up as children of immigrants.
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Pakistani-American clothing brand Dafa Hoja recently collaborated with lauded artist Emmen Ahmed to create the Inquilab Zindabad (“Long Live the Revolution”) collection. This line is geared around highlighting the importance – the “revolutionary” force – that education plays in the lives of children in Pakistan and around the world. All proceeds from this collection will […]
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By Mark Okrim (pseudonym) It was twilight hour in Amsterdam’s Red Light District when the drugs started to kick in. Apparently the dark chocolate I had wasn’t just simple and innocent shreds of solidified cacao, but was infused with something that makes some people tune on some Pink Floyd and lay out under the stars […]
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Hi there! Sorry about the late post this month. I didn’t get much of a chance to watch too many Netflix movies but here are the following top shows/movies I watched this month: AMERICAN VANDAL SEASON 2 Peter and Sam are back at it again and going hard on a new case at St. […]
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By Fredrick Philantrope DISCLAIMER: I do not intend to argue that professionals, such as doctors, lawyers, economists, etc. are misguided in doing their jobs. I wholly accept that professionals have expertise and should be consulted when seeking advice, pertinent to their discipline, to reach an objective end, such as in the diagnoses and treatment of […]
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