Rambling, I do that often. I wonder if it’s like white noise to you, as you drive us through the forest, with trees, as you would describe, that kiss the sky. Rambling, ‘I’m afraid of feathers.’ I say. ‘I just can’t. They creep me out’, as if that utterance disrupted the white noise. ‘Why? WhatContinue reading “New Lips”
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First Impressions III: The Beginning of Our Friendship
You asked, ‘what’s it like having a twin brother?’ Glancing up from my sketchpad, I replied, ‘I’m my brothers’ keeper.’ It may have come across as distant, dismissive and cold. Little did you know, that in time you would come to learn the true weight of those words and how they weighed me down…
First Impressions II: Foreshadowing
Looking back at that day, it was riddled with foreshadowing, the beginning, middle and end I met you in a downpour and you pulled up to take me to the house, which would be home for the next three days. In the rain, I appeared pitiful but admirable, hopeful but desperate. To me, you wereContinue reading “First Impressions II: Foreshadowing”
First Impressions I: Partners In Crime
A black Micron 05, is what you remember I used to take notes that day. Corralling cats, is what I remember of how you described working with our team. That day, we proved that we were memorable to someone, but we didn’t know it was to each other.
Distraction
My first vaccination dose was scheduled for 1 P.M. that afternoon. The sun was shining brightly that morning. Or rather, I think it was. I never found out if the sun was shining brightly as it did everyday, because that morning, I fell out of bed, but here’s the kicker, my bed’s not even 2ftContinue reading “Distraction”
My Dear Sweet Potato Vine
Extra If I had to use one word to describe you, Extra, would be it You don’t ask much of me But when it comes to your watering, if it’s not done with the quickness, you droop like no one’s business Sometimes I think you get a kick out of my reactions to your drooping,Continue reading “My Dear Sweet Potato Vine”
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Year | 2021 Designer | Jakia Photographer | Jesirae Collection | Tan
Vernon Butler | A Message From Our Elders
Vernon Butler Elder, Community Organizer, Creative [Success] “I don’t even think in those terms anymore…” Previous to this conversation, it would have been a few months since I last spoke with Vernon, but whenever we reconvene, the conversation always picks up where it left off. Read on as I sit down with Vernon, an elder,Continue reading “Vernon Butler | A Message From Our Elders”
Alphonso Jordan | Product Designer, Hue Collective Co-Founder, Entrepreneur
Alphonso Jordan, Product Designer, Hue Collective Co-Founder, Entrepreneur Cicada’s singing, airplanes overhead, whistling trains and the distant conversations of fellow Hue Design Summit attendees, create the perfect background noise and ambiance for our conversation, about what success means to him and its impact, embracing himself authentically, and the impactful work he does. Definition of SuccessContinue reading “Alphonso Jordan | Product Designer, Hue Collective Co-Founder, Entrepreneur”
The Hue Collective
Founders, The Hue Collective Randall Wilson, Alphonso Jordan, and Tiffany Ricks * from left to right* [Full Feature] As the third Hue Design Summit comes to a close, the sounds of heartfelt goodbyes and hugs to one another and our temporary home, with cars passing by fills the air, as we sit down to learnContinue reading “The Hue Collective”
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