Being a black woman can be such a challenge. Especially in this time of uncertainty, it is hard to navigate space both creatively and emotionally. Black woman are considered theses strong beings that can endure it all and still get back up. Black woman should be allowed to be soft around the edges, not seen as hard as stone in times where others believe they should be “strong”. I am a black wom...

For what started as a message of support in the form of a painted rock that read Trust the Process (thank you caroline harvey), this message has domino’d into a way of being. It was a message manifested into my first self published book of poems (Trust the Process) which served as an inner challenge to examine his writing practice, and explore the lens I walk with in a way that was new and unfa...

Cheeto Ryan www.cheetoryan.com Being conscious of my surroundings has formed a social activism that leverages my experiences through collecting materials and documenting the social life in different neighborhoods, in an attempt to reveal these layers and complexities. Collected debris and photographs are buried within my pieces to create a manipulated landscape that alt...