On November 9, 1989, a wall that had divided the peoples of the East and the West in continental Europe (and around the world) since the early years following WWII came tumbling down. For nearly five decades, the Berlin Wall had stood as a symbol of state-imposed repression. On

Recent major changes in my life and in the world have inspired something of a renaissance in my creative undertakings. For much of the past five years, as I pursued action scholarship at The New School University’s Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy, my responsibilities as a public intellectual

While developing a new series of paintings this fall, I’ve been reflecting on the profound legacy of Romare Bearden. Last year, I had the honor of masterminding a multi-media exhibition and national symposium to re-introduce this mid-20th century icon to contemporary audiences. The project, a collaboration with The Romare Bearden