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Black Skin & Sacred Spaces: An Afrofuturist Exploration of Urban Revitalization A truly afrofuturist world is one built on an influential past. This past does not need to be eurocentric, but rather revels in its afrofuturist standards and precedent. Its venerated sculptures, arts, and buildings are now steeped in African culture. The Empire State...

NOMA National Conference - Chicago For decades, architectural history has been contextualized using European discourse. The result of this rhetoric has robbed African-American communities of the rich history our best visionaries sought out to build. Black architects have not been acknowledged as visionaries of the profession in the same league as masters like Le...

Each Designing in Color workshop thrives off the energy of its participants. They are the ones that drive our efforts, that inspire our work, that motivate us to new heights. "Voices: Empathetic Responsibility," began in a somber mood, as a member of the team rallied after receiving tragic news that very morning. The students...

Tuskegee University welcomed Designing in Color with open arms, riveting conversation, and profound thoughts. Students attended "Black en Vogue" with the kind of enthusiasm DCo organizers thrive upon. "Black en Vogue" sought to elaborate on some of the thoughts started with the previous talk at the NOMA Chicago Conference, "For Us, By Us". It combined...