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Thelonious Stokes, an Introduction

In his own words and works, oil painter, Thelonious Stokes, describes his path to painting and the purpose and meanings that drive him

Thelonious Stokes, an Introduction

In his own words and works, oil painter, Thelonious Stokes, describes his path to painting and the purpose and meanings that drive him

The Center

In conversation, Marcus Cuffie, son of photographer, the late Steven Cuffie, reflects on his father’s work and the importance of photographing “the center". Featuring a collection of images illustrating what life looks like at the center of a city, with intimate portraits of Baltimore’s women and children, shot in Baltimore between 1974 and 1986.

The Center

The Drama of NollyBabes

Sisters connected through their love of Nollywood films of the early 2000s and the aesthetic vibrance of the female characters that carried the industry, curate a selection of scenes defining what real drama looks like

The Drama of NollyBabes

Selected Works: Jazz Grant

London-based collage artist Jazz Grant takes us to Sri Lanka and reflects on a project she never intended to share

Selected Works: Jazz Grant

London-based collage artist Jazz Grant takes us to Sri Lanka and reflects on a project she never intended to share

The Last Great Party

In pictures and words, Honey Dijon shares the contours of her changing world and the city that shifted with her

The Last Great Party

In pictures and words, Honey Dijon shares the contours of her changing world and the city that shifted with her

Serious Play

Aerial Powers, WNBA star and gaming champion, plays many games but treats none of them as folly

Serious Play

Aerial Powers, WNBA star and gaming champion, plays many games but treats none of them as folly

I’m Still Here

Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the 1619 Project, talks with Patrice Peck, publisher of Coronavirus News for Black Folks

I’m Still Here

Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the 1619 Project, talks with Patrice Peck, publisher of Coronavirus News for Black Folks

In The Midst

An image maker’s immersion into the world of bikers, extending beyond borders and time

In The Midst

An image maker’s immersion into the world of bikers, extending beyond borders and time

Genetic Imagination

Visual artist Curtis Santiago, on his theory of ancestral joy, the necessity of preserving stories, and what he cares to leave behind

Genetic Imagination

Visual artist Curtis Santiago, on his theory of ancestral joy, the necessity of preserving stories, and what he cares to leave behind

Only One, Tina Bell

Oscar-winning filmmaker, T.J. Martin, recalls searching for evidence of his mother’s full and known existence beyond the conjecture, beyond the designation: Tina Bell, Queen of Grunge

Only One, Tina Bell

Oscar-winning filmmaker, T.J. Martin, recalls searching for evidence of his mother’s full and known existence beyond the conjecture, beyond the designation: Tina Bell, Queen of Grunge

El Matador

Raised in Madrid, Spain, Citizen fashion director Juanjose Mouko Nsue translates the power and the silhouette of the matador de toro into a present-day sort of cool.

El Matador

Raised in Madrid, Spain, Citizen fashion director Juanjose Mouko Nsue translates the power and the silhouette of the matador de toro into a present-day sort of cool.

What Does That Even Mean?

Writer Michael R. Jackson and Citizen senior editor Kevin Quinn question our current use of language and discuss the need for precision in art and contemporary discourse.

What Does That Even Mean?

Writer Michael R. Jackson and Citizen senior editor Kevin Quinn question our current use of language and discuss the need for precision in art and contemporary discourse.