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In this conversation we speak with stylists Kyle Luu and Jess Willis, and designer Recho Omondi about their respective experiences navigating the fashion industry. Going beyond the surface level discussions re: “representation” and “diversity”, we learn about their personal journeys, work ethic, what their methods of self-preservation are, and how they’re each contributing to necessary changes in the fashion industry.

In this conversation, we spoke with Dr. Margaret Rose Vendryes, Ruth Gebreyesus, Marcel Rosasalas and Isabel Flower on the importance of archiving, the work and/or experiences that inform archiving, their journeys, and the ways in which the practice contributes to sustaining and preserving the narratives and histories of womxn of color.

@mrvendreyes

@root_g

@marcelrosasalas

@isabelflower

This conversation from our second conference series was an exploration of the ways in which womxn of color navigate the music; how we create space for ourselves and our communities, on our own terms. Chroma spoke to Dion McKenzie who makes music as Tygapaw, Yulan Grant aka Shyboi and Thanushka Yakupitiyage who goes by DJ Ushka. We learned about their tools in practicing autonomy within various facets of the music world, NYC nightlife and beyond.

@tygapaw

@ty_ushka

@yu_who

Chroma is back to work and excited to share our conversations from last year's conference held at the Knockdown Center on the subject of "self-preservation." Starting with our conversation titled, "Cultural Sustainability", where Mennlay Aggrey, Nia Hampton, and Antonia Perez share their methods of sustainable develop frameworks within their specific fields of research. In this episode you'll hear ideas on local medicinal knowledge, global blackness, varied definitions and practices of sustainability and much more.

@chroma.ny

@mennlay

@antonita_la_brujita

@_nianderthal

This podcast is supported by Red Bull Arts

Octavia Bürgel (b. 1997) is a New York City based photographer and artist currently pursuing her undergraduate degree in Studio Art and Comparative Literature at Oberlin College. She currently serves as the co-chair of F+ABB (FQTPOC Artists Breaking Boundaries), an organization dedicated to spotlighting the work of marginalized artists of all mediums, as well as the Music Director at WOBC 91.5 fm.

@_octa_

This podcast is supported by Red Bull Arts with the help of Hasan Insane.

In this episode “Familial Archives,” we invited Elle Clay to share some photos, music, and stories from her family’s archive. Elle is the brains behind the 306 LATE video series, produces and hosts the Sports Bra podcast, A/D/O’s Homo Sapiens, I Hear You seminar series and is also a producer for the Cool Moms podcast. She produces all of her work through her production company, WILD CHILD NYC. WILD CHILD NYC is a Brooklyn based production company specializing in experimental storytelling, and is dedicated to crafting and illuminating marginalized narratives. On this episode, we discussed the importance and influence of archives, considering archival work in the digital age, the tangibility and history of physical photos, and how we can create similar experiences in a time when everything is digitized.

Follow Elle on instagram: @southernelle

This podcast is supported by @redbullarts with the help of @hasaninsane

Playlist:

Kiss of Life - Sade

Spread Love - Take 6

Can’t You See - Total

Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This - Rachelle Ferrell

Love Soulda Brought You Home - Toni Braxton

Nuthin’ but a G thang - Dr. Dre

If I Was Your Girlfriend - Prince

Brown Sugar - D’Angelo

This Is How It Works - TLC

Who Can I Run To - Xscape

In this episode “Familial Archives,” we invited Elle Clay to share some photos, music, and stories from her family’s archive. Elle is the brains behind the 306 LATE video series, produces and hosts the Sports Bra podcast, A/D/O’s Homo Sapiens, I Hear You seminar series and is also a producer for the Cool Moms podcast. She produces all of her work through her production company, WILD CHILD NYC. WILD CHILD NYC is a Brooklyn based production company specializing in experimental storytelling, and is dedicated to crafting and illuminating marginalized narratives. On this episode, we discussed the importance and influence of archives, considering archival work in the digital age, the tangibility and history of physical photos, and how we can create similar experiences in a time when everything is digitized.

Follow Elle on instagram: @southernelle

This podcast is supported by @redbullarts with the help of @hasaninsane

Playlist:

Kiss of Life - Sade

Spread Love - Take 6

Can’t You See - Total

Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This - Rachelle Ferrell

Love Soulda Brought You Home - Toni Braxton

Nuthin’ but a G thang - Dr. Dre

If I Was Your Girlfriend - Prince

Brown Sugar - D’Angelo

This Is How It Works - TLC

Who Can I Run To - Xscape

In this conversation, we explore the different methods of reclaiming and redefining our narratives through image making. Joined by Shaniqwa Jarvis, Martine Gutierrez, and Cynthia Cervantes, we discuss the importance of challenging the linear images associated with our respective communities and the power of storytelling through visual work.

@maroonworld

@sheekswinsalways

@martine.tv

Supported by Red Bull Arts