BAMcinematek and Toyota present The 5th Annual Afro-punk Festival featuring Film, Music, Art, Skateboarding and Independence July 3 – 8 in Brooklyn, NY Thanks to BFF, I’ve been going to AP shows since 2005. Last year I did a feature … Continue reading →
On Saturday I hosted my first house party since moving to NY. Attendees were friends from Afro-Punk and random nice people off the street! We listened to music, livestreamed on a private channel, workshopped some material, ate a lot of … Continue reading →
Sporting a do and fashion sense similar to former Skunk Anansie front woman Deborah Anne Dyer (Skin), 18 year old Valencia Burse aka Nikki Jane released her debut music video for “I Love You” last month, a single that is … Continue reading →
A while back I wrote an open letter to Summer ’08 and listed Janelle Monáe’s music as a source of inspiration and adventure. Little did I know at the time that it was a self-fulfilling prophesy. This past weekend I … Continue reading →
I love the feedback and opportunities for thoughtful interaction that I get through my profile on afropunk.com. Within this space, I recently re-posted an older blog entry I had written a while ago about Girl Antagonists in Cinema. Matrix commented … Continue reading →
