During this summer I had the pleasure of interning at the RAW SPACE Gallery of the ImageNation Cinema Foundation… and it was truly a groundbreaking experience. I entered the summer seeking an internship that would be challenging, amusing, and artsy to say the least. I decided to ask the career engagement specialist Christa Miller about any positions that would ignite my creative spark. After hours of discussing and research, we finally came to an agreement that ImageNation w

Ava DuVerney’s 13TH, didn’t receive more than eight film awards for no reason; every award and nomination was earned through the oustanding content of the documentary. On the same Saturday of the ImageNation Outdoor Film Festival Soul Train Tribute, I was given the opportunity to watch 13TH, with the large residence of Harlem, in Marcus Garvey Park. 13TH takes viewers through the history of the United States’ prison system, and more specifically the criminalization of Black p

Basketball and Harlem, they almost seem synonymous. It’s no secret that street basketball has had an huge impact on the culture of New Yorkers, but what about their lives? One program in particular Each One Teach One has not only brought more attention to the basketball scene in Harlem, but has been shaping the lives of youth within the community… For 50 years as of Thursday August 10. I was given the opportunity to attend the Each One Teach One 50th Year Anniversary celebrat

Although I was never alive when Soul Train aired, I was able to count on ImageNation to give me a taste of what I missed. On Saturday August 12, 2017; ImageNation hosted the Annual Live Music and Film Soul Train Tribute to commemorate the music of Michael Jackson, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, and more artist at Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park. The music was performed by Abiah, Keith Anthony Fluitt, Rae Walker, Lorenda Robinson, Lathan

Summer may be coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t events worthwhile. If you are in the New York City area, I would recommend checking out ImageNation’s Outdoor Film Festival on Saturday, August 12, in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park. This day will include a Soul Train Tribute by various artist which include: Abiah, Asa Lovechild, Keith Anthony Fluitt and additional musical selections from Sunday Sermon’s Stormin Normin. Thenceforth, there will be a screening of

(Image Courtesy of Paul Sancya) America has had its fair share of issues that bring about systems of oppression ranging from institutionalized racism to sexism. One issue in particular that has begun to cause commotion within Black and Latino communities is environmental racism. For people to understand why environmental racism is so significant to Black/Latino communities, they must first know the overall meaning. There isn’t a clear definition of environmental racism becaus

On the night of July 31, I was given the opportunity to participate in the grasping of undisclosed information about the African slave trade via the teachings of Dr.Jahi Issa of the Harlem Liberation School. I was astounded by the data and analysis of Dr.Issa’s seminar, because for years I had I knew everything there was to know about the African slave trade. Dr.Issa began his lecture by explaining the reason why Africans were forced into slavery. In addition, he clarified ex