Orlando Watson

Orlando Watson

Orlando Watson Poet, Festival Director    Orlando Watson is an emerging poet, voiceover artist, and festival director from Cleveland, Ohio who has masterfully curated and managed six national festivals and nine premier arts programs between Ohio and Pennsylvania,...
Ayana V. Jackson

Ayana V. Jackson

Ayana V. Jackson Artist, Photographer  Ayana V. Jackson (b. 1977 in East Orange, New Jersey; lives and works between Brooklyn, NY and Johannesburg, South Africa) uses archival impulses to assess the impact of the colonial gaze on the history of photography.  By using...
Psyche Williams-Forson

Psyche Williams-Forson

PsycheWilliams-Forson Professor, Author  @pwilliamsforson Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson is Professor and Chair of the Department of American Studies at the University of Maryland College Park. She is an affiliate faculty member of the Theatre, Dance, and Performing...
Katie Yamasaki

Katie Yamasaki

Katie Yamasaki Muralist, Children’s Book Artist @Katie_Yamasaki Katie Yamasaki is a muralist and children’s book artist devoted to using art as a platform for dialogue-building and storytelling. Yamasaki grew up in a large, diverse family full of artists,...
E. Patrick Johnson

E. Patrick Johnson

E. Patrick Johnson Artist, Professor of Performance Studies & African American Studies @epatrickjohnson E. Patrick Johnson is Carlos Montezuma Professor of Performance Studies and African American Studies at Northwestern University. A scholar/artist, Johnson...