Antoinette Myers Perry,
EdD [she/they] (b. 1990, Long Beach, California) is a multimedia,
multidisciplinary artist, poet, and filmmaker raised in Inglewood,
California; Washington, D.C.; and Portland, Oregon. Since 2008, Myers’
work has been exhibited in group exhibitions at Portland City Hall
(Portland, Oregon), the Urban League of Portland, the Black United Fund
of Oregon, and the Oregon State Capitol. Her mural “divine inspiration”
(2008) is represented as a permanent installation in the Avel Gordly
Alberta HeadStart Headquarters (OR).
Antoinette Myers Perry received a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Latin American Studies from Scripps College, a Master of Arts in Policy, Organization, Leadership Studies from Stanford University, and a Doctorate of Education in Organizational Change and Leadership from the University of Southern California. From 2016-2018, Myers Perry served as the Assistant Dean of Students and Director of the Multicultural Resource Center at Oberlin College. Her digital activism and online archival work is featured in Moya Bailey’s book, “Misogynoir Transformed: Black Women’s Digital Resistance“, published by NYU Press.
Creatively, Antoinette has engaged in many pursuits including theatre acting, modeling, filmmaking, and burlesque. She shared the title of “Miss March” in the 2012 Autostraddle Calendar. Her first short film, “femmemagic” debuted at the Queer Women of Color Media Allied Project Film Festival in San Francisco in 2016. Since 2022, she has been an active participant in the Black Arts Movement School Modality and the New Art School Modality, led by Dr. Romi Crawford.
Currently, Dr. Myers Perry is a second-year MFA candidate in the LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore, MD. She is expected to graduate in May 2024. Prior to attending MICA, Myers Perry also served as Middle and Upper School Dean of Students and Humanities Teacher at The Barrie School in Silver Spring, MD. Most recently, her work has been featured at The Peale Museum and Spare Room Gallery in Baltimore, MD. In her/their spare time, Antoinette enjoys spending time with her wife, pups, loved ones, friends, and is known to always be reading several books at once. She/they also enjoys learning to play the kora, guitar, piano, and drums, and writing poems that she has loving coined “nappykus”.
Antoinette Myers Perry received a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Latin American Studies from Scripps College, a Master of Arts in Policy, Organization, Leadership Studies from Stanford University, and a Doctorate of Education in Organizational Change and Leadership from the University of Southern California. From 2016-2018, Myers Perry served as the Assistant Dean of Students and Director of the Multicultural Resource Center at Oberlin College. Her digital activism and online archival work is featured in Moya Bailey’s book, “Misogynoir Transformed: Black Women’s Digital Resistance“, published by NYU Press.
Creatively, Antoinette has engaged in many pursuits including theatre acting, modeling, filmmaking, and burlesque. She shared the title of “Miss March” in the 2012 Autostraddle Calendar. Her first short film, “femmemagic” debuted at the Queer Women of Color Media Allied Project Film Festival in San Francisco in 2016. Since 2022, she has been an active participant in the Black Arts Movement School Modality and the New Art School Modality, led by Dr. Romi Crawford.
Currently, Dr. Myers Perry is a second-year MFA candidate in the LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore, MD. She is expected to graduate in May 2024. Prior to attending MICA, Myers Perry also served as Middle and Upper School Dean of Students and Humanities Teacher at The Barrie School in Silver Spring, MD. Most recently, her work has been featured at The Peale Museum and Spare Room Gallery in Baltimore, MD. In her/their spare time, Antoinette enjoys spending time with her wife, pups, loved ones, friends, and is known to always be reading several books at once. She/they also enjoys learning to play the kora, guitar, piano, and drums, and writing poems that she has loving coined “nappykus”.
David Jon Walker is a Graphic Designer and Associate
Professor of Art in Graphic Design at Austin Peay State University. He
is also principal of Rhealistic Design, a design consultancy that is
active locally and nationally. As a sought-after creative, David works
with national political candidates, PACs, large non-profits,
governmental entities, and varying businesses lending his talents to
their marketing efforts to increase awareness and further campaigns.
Exploring our present, he examines social cues and the historical past
to shape the aesthetic of his visual voice for personal lettering
projects with fun and intention. His award-winning works have been
recognized by The Type Directors Club, Graphic Design USA, Campaigns and
Elections, the International Association of Business Communicators,
AIGA, Typism and the College Media Association. He is currently pursuing
a MFA in Graphic Design with a focus on letterform and typography at
Yale School of Art.
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Ishmael Scott Reed (born February 22, 1938) is an American
poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, composer, playwright, editor and
publisher known for his satirical works challenging American political culture. Perhaps his best-known work is Mumbo Jumbo (1972), a sprawling and unorthodox novel set in 1920s New York. Reed's work has often sought to represent neglected African and
African-American perspectives; his energy and advocacy have centered
more broadly on neglected peoples and perspectives, irrespective of
their cultural origins.
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