Havana, how I love you! Click through for the photojournal from our June 2018 trip: https://youtu.be/b7hibkM0xZ0 Updated May 24th, 2020: There’s nothing like a global pandemic to spark nostalgia on one of my favorite trips to date. So, I thought I’d learn a quarantine skill and explore my curiosity of cinematography/ video edits to use … Read more
“People keep diaries because they think they are different, because they have a story to tell. Because they hope someone will discover it, and thus discover their true personality.” I stumbled upon this quote at least a good decade after my grandfather asked me a question. It was December 2004, and a couple hours earlier, … Read more
Hey friends! During this chaotic period of our lives, I’ve been looking for creative ways to stay in community with so many of you who’ve been so dear to me over time, and to continue to hold space with those who have similar dreams and visions for the future. Enter, Sayaspora. SAYASPORA is a platform … Read more
And, if ever you are lost – your name will lead you back home. In the Western part of Lagos Island, there is an area consisting of 19th century buildings that collectively are known as Popo Aguda, or the Brazilian Quarter. Said to closely resemble the “old towns” of Salvador de Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, … Read more
People are still sleep on my friend ‘Sego and ion like that at all. Now, when I post his stuff again I don’t wanna hear anyone asking who this is. You should KNOW. Saturday morning, and this stunningly gorgeous track, the saxophone swells + the accompanying video just blessed my weekend self-care rituals. Get into … Read more
9pm, Friday Night, Romulus, Michigan. Last night was a whole VIBE, a true MOOD, a whole interactive VISION Board journey + experience – all brought about by finally taking some time to help Mom + Pops with a chore they’d been complaining about for a while. What I found was a whole time capsule from … Read more
Art Week Miami, Part 1: an extremelyyy dope surprise. As I continue trying to unpack the sheer + utter Gloriousness that was my first Art Basel/Art Week Miami last week, I’m just gonna post in 2 parts because I reallyy wanna show y’all something!! haha. This past summer, I had the chance to participate in … Read more
The Bloom. The Beginning. And… a reminder that nothing ever really dies – good energy only transitions into glorious new forms.
(Journey to Naija, the Prelude) I wrapped up Yaa Gyasi’s “Homegoing” a few days ago. Timely, since in a couple days I will be embarking on a homegoing journey of my own, and… I have So. Many. Thoughts. I actually purchased the book close to a year ago, and I’ve picked it up and put … Read more
“There is freedom waiting for you,On the breezes of the sky,And you ask “What if I fall?”Oh but my darling,What if you fly?” Erin Hanson Looking back over these entries, one of my resounding personal themes of the past year was most definitely “Freedom”. Mmmhmm. The time came when I was forced to examine … Read more
