Patrick Dougher: Art, Artist, Activist, and Human Being Combined

October 1, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Patrick Dougher was born and raised in Brooklyn. He is an artist, musician, and educator with over 30 years’ experience as a fine artist and drummer/percussionist and over 20 years’ experience in working for community-based arts and social justice organizations. He has worked as an Art Therapist at Kings County Hospital, a youth counselor and […]

Featured New Video: Nevah Black Down is about Love!

September 19, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Nevah Black Down is about using your art, your gift, your words and your image to speak your truth! Creative Direction: Karen Gibson Roc Photography: Cisco ‘Street Lenz’ Collaboration: Plinth & Scratch Clothing (featured bandanna) Music: J Dilla ‘Life’ instrumental #NEVAHBLACKDOWN

Am I a Man? USING MOVEMENT ARTISTRY TO INSPIRE CHANGE IN THE WORLD w/MAI

September 15, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

There is art that moves me and then there is art that moves me to a higher ground. This piece speaks to what is happening in the world of injustice and unbalanced systems. Art is a vehicle for change and artivism is what Nevah Black Down is all about. This piece and all of the […]

Featured Event: Exhibit 632 A Pop-up Mixer for Creatives –SATURDAY AUG 5TH– LA

August 2, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

OK, all who live in the Los Angeles area come check out this event on Saturday, August 5th from 12-7pm @ 4759 W. ADAMS BLVD. You won’t be disappointed I guarantee. The space, the place, the people, the vendors, the drinks, the food and the hosts are wonderful. Kim Porche and Antonio Adams bring love, […]

That dude Tai Allen, POET, MUSICIAN, A MAKER OF THINGS

June 12, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

Yes, I know this guy and proud of it. We have shared stages and shared non-conversational moments of the poetic kind. I have respect and admiration for the continuous presentation of his gifts. He speaks in ways that hold us accountable as human beings. He is in your face with that confident wordsmith kinda power. He […]

Hanifa Queen former BGIRL turns painter with a twist

June 5, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

Hanifa Queen rose to fame in the 80s as the only female member of Wolverhampton’s famed B-boy group. Known as Bubbles, she was the leading female break dancer in the world and internationally known in her field. Since then Hanifa has trained as a nurse and has become a mother, but her strong passion for […]

The duo ‘Climbing PoeTree’ is art meets activism in its most powerful revelation

May 18, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

These two young ladies “ALIXA + NAIMA are at the forefront of using art to speak, to inspire and to share thoughts on the state of affairs in the world at large. They have inspired me for a few years now. As a poet and mother of a young lady, I am thrilled to share the […]

These L.A. dancers are changing the way people protest

May 12, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I found this story in the LA Times to be fantastic. Dancers using dance to protest. Read more here: LA Times The seeds for street dance activism were planted with the 2012 death of Trayvon Martin. After Bell learned Martin’s shooter George Zimmerman was able to walk free, she immediately headed to L.A.’s hot spot […]