In our latest episode of the healing.words podcast, I had an opportunity to chat with Damola Akintunde, someone passionate about the arts, everything from photography to dance to documentary work - and much beyond! As a Black + femme creator, I was deeply excited by the chance to learn more personally about Damola's work, to know how it came to be and where it might still be going. This one-hour chat touched not only on design and ethics in the creative process, but how we navigate creating at the intersections of (our own) Black and femme experience, the challenges of accessing narrative resources, and witnessing ourselves in the midst of a continual assault on Black life and thriving. Damola's photo work is an oasis, a place to breathe and be replenished among an otherwise harsh terrain, and I am deeply thankful you are able to experience it with me; this work holds space for us to continue to dream and name our own way of existing in the world, in all our shades.
Join me in witnessing the myriad truths and beauty that Damola had to share during this conversation ..
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