The Archive

Detaching from my mythological self. 

It's been a joyous ride to learn and grow alongside and through THE ARCHIVE, but it's the end of an era!

ARTWORK:

XANDRA: https://www.instagram.com/afro.emotion/

We were fortunate to have been supported by our Assistant Producer, Wengel Kifle, over the past year. For their culminating project, Wengel decided to chat with Clinical Social Worker/Therapist, Tawanna Woolfolk, about the human behind the therapist and the stories that inform their work. 

FOLLOW US:

TAWANNA WOOLFOLK: https://therapyct.net/#team

WENGEL KIFLE: https://www.instagram.com/wengel_abera/   

DIG3x: https://www.instagram.com/dig3x/

MUSIC:

MARS BLAQUE: https://www.instagram.com/marsblaqueman/

ART:

XANDRA: https://www.instagram.com/afro.emotion/

We grapple with defining home and its relationship to our body-mind for CONVERGE, a 2-day virtual screening of emerging BIPOC filmmakers + directors. Hosted by DIG3x on 4/9 + 4/10 at 3p CST and 5p CST on https://www.hellodig3x.com/. 

Featuring:

Wengel Kifle

Healing Bowls By:

Charisma Rani

CONVERGE celebrates 2 years of DIG3x.

Producer: Sierra Jay + DIG3x

Assistant Producer: Wengel Kifle

This is an exploration of the role of the image maker for CONVERGE, a 2-day virtual screening of emerging BIPOC filmmakers + directors. Hosted by DIG3x on 4/9 + 4/10 at 3p CST and 5p CST on https://www.hellodig3x.com/.

Featuring:

Joshua Jackson 

Jenn Ortega 

Mallory Cheng 

Wengel Kifle 

CONVERGE celebrates 2 years of DIG3x.

Producer: Sierra Jay + DIG3x

Assistant Producer: Wengel Kifle

We got to chop it up with Malikia Johnson this week. Malikia is the Co-Creator of the Take Care of Each Other World Tour, where she collected the stories of people and their cooperative principles + practices in the summer of 2019. We explore her introductions to cooperative values, lessons learned on tour, and engaging with co-op orgs in Europe and Ghana. 

For more info on Co-Ops:

Grassroots Economic Organizing: https://geo.coop/

FOLLOW US:

MALIKIA JOHNSON: https://www.instagram.com/malikiajohnson/ 

https://www.designforthecommons.org/

https://www.malikiajohnson.com/ 

DIG3x: https://www.instagram.com/dig3x/

MUSIC:

MARS BLAQUE: https://www.instagram.com/marsblaqueman/

ART:

XANDRA: https://www.instagram.com/afro.emotion/  

HOW TO BUILD YOUR GARDEN is a month long IG Live series for Dig3x. We bring our friends on to discuss how they're building their spiritual, personal, and creative gardens.

For our final episode, we spoke with Nia Robinson. Nia is a writer, interviewer, and strategist based in New York City. She's currently working on honing how her interests, talents, and abilities intersect. When she's not working at a literary agency, you can find her cooking, watching movies, or listening to music.

FOLLOW US:

NIA ROBINSON: https://www.instagram.com/nia3robinson/

WENGEL KIFLE: https://www.instagram.com/wengel_abera/

DIG3x: https://www.instagram.com/dig3x/

Check out the other orgs Nia mentioned:

BITTER BLUSH: https://www.instagram.com/bitter.blush/

THE LOWER EASTSIDE GIRLS CLUB: https://www.instagram.com/girlsclubny/

HOW TO BUILD YOUR GARDEN is a month long IG Live series for Dig3x. We bring our friends on to discuss how they're building their spiritual, personal, and creative gardens.

On this week's episode, we have Kahari Blue. Kahari  is a producer, writer and singer from New Haven, CT. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre with minors in Education Studies and Black Studies from Middlebury College in VT. He has worked with NY theater companies such as Theater for a New Audience and PTP/NYC, and co-hosts a theater and culture podcast called Talkback.

FOLLOW US:

KAHARI BLUE: https://www.instagram.com/kahari_blue/

WENGEL KIFLE: https://www.instagram.com/wengel_abera/

DIG3x: https://www.instagram.com/dig3x/

HOW TO BUILD YOUR GARDEN is a month long IG Live series for Dig3x. We bring our friends on to discuss how they're building their spiritual, personal, and creative gardens.

For our first episode, we're joined by Wengel Kifle who's been working with us as our Assistant Producer. Wengel is a 23-year-old Ethiopian-American who recently graduated from Middlebury College having studied Sociology and Politics. Her other interests include the arts, spirituality, travel, and connecting to the natural world while attempting to navigate life through compassion and joy.  

FOLLOW US: 

WENGEL KIFLE: https://www.instagram.com/wengel_abera/ 

DIG3x: https://www.instagram.com/dig3x/

From Yesterday, For Today and Always is a book giveaway by @DIG3x. This podcast series features conversations with just a few of the amazing creators/writers highlighted in this giveaway.

Nick Lovett is a writer and visual artist from Oakland. We spoke with them about their book, "Twenty - One: A Story of Survival and Heartbreak told in Essays and Poems" which was featured in our recent giveaway. In addition to Nick's work, we also discuss their evolution in protecting + preserving themselves, Black people deserving abundance, and skills to keep one's self grounded. 

Our giveaway has closed, but we hope you check out our Instagram (@dig3x) for updates + future activations!

FOLLOW US:

NICK LOVETT: https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlsaregod/

DIG3x: https://www.instagram.com/dig3x/

MUSIC:

MARS BLAQUE: https://www.instagram.com/marsblaqueman/

ART:

XANDRA: https://www.instagram.com/afro.emotion/