This month, we were inspired by Durham-based artist and TBP’s Artist Coordinator Assata Goff’s traveling exhibit installation, “I Am an Ancestor Too,” and felt empowered this month to explore ancestral wisdom, archival work, and reflective writing.

As we continue to push for Black liberation at TBP by supporting Black youth in rendering their full humanity and dignity through pens and lenses, we are clear — the liberation of Black children is bound up in the liberation of all children. This includes those who are sacrificed to war, forced displacement, oppressive resource control, racial/ethnic discipline, and gender violence. This includes Palestinian children.

Kikis in the Poetry Tree was a magical celebration of art, poetry, and empowerment, led by the incredible Ekphrasis In Black cohort. In case you missed it, here’s a look into the ethereal tea party that ushered in the opening of this exhibition and the launch of their zine entitled Sips of Freedom.

As we entered a new era with The Beautiful Project, we felt that the organization needed a rebrand that would more accurately tell the story of not just where we’ve been, but where we are headed.

Our new Associate Director of Artist Training, Madylin Nixon-Taplet, remembers her journey with The Beautiful Project that started as an internship in 2015.

Our Co-Executive Director, Erin Stephens, talks about the new structural change The Beautiful Project has undergone in this last year as we have been working towards creating our own culture of a non-profit workplace that is embedded in care, more equitable, participatory, responsive, and leaderful to meet the challenges of our current times.