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The Toni Morrison Library in Paris: A Quiet Place to Remember
When I arrived at the Bibliothèque Toni Morrison on July 29, 2025, I wasn’t just entering a library. I was stepping into a space shaped...
shadyradical
Aug 13 min read


A Library Remembered: Wolfgang Tillmans at the Centre Pompidou, Paris
When I arrived at the Centre Pompidou on July 26, 2025, I approached the ticket desk and told the agent, “I’m here for the library—I’m...
shadyradical
Aug 16 min read


What Wasn’t There: Archival Reflections from the Quai Branly Museum
On July 22, 2025, I found myself sipping espresso on the garden terrace of the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris, laptop open, writing...
shadyradical
Aug 14 min read


On love in the City of Love, Paris
Journal – July 21, 2025 local flower shop I woke up around 9:30 a.m. today, feeling refreshed. It was raining outside—soft and steady, a...
shadyradical
Jul 222 min read


Bwagamoyo Africulture's 4th Annual Summer Arts Festival
July 31-August 3, 2025, Bwagamoyo Africulture Art Centre, Bagamoyo, Tanzania Ensure the Future of Tanzanian Art: Help Us Bring the 4th...
shadyradical
Jul 222 min read


Paris Residency: Remembering Who We Are
Journal Entry – July 20, 2025 Crossing Over Today began before the sun, with Windy and I catching a 5:50 AM flight from Atlanta to...
shadyradical
Jul 202 min read


Exploring Self-Preservation and Freedom: Windy's 1st 5k
It was still night when we woke—3:00 a.m., the house dark and hushed, the world outside asleep. Windy had crawled into my bed the night...
shadyradical
Jul 204 min read


Archiving Black Performance, Ohio State University. February 2025
Archiving Black Performance is a multi-year initiative developed and produced by Associate Professor of Dance Crystal Michelle Perkins,...
shadyradical
Mar 42 min read


Partnership with Soutron Global
The Radical Archive of Preservation and Soutron Global established a partnership to help build and preserve archival material in...
shadyradical
Mar 41 min read


The Radicals explore memory practices backpacking across Europe this Summer 2024
The Radicals will backpack across Europe this summer to explore how Black memory practice appears across the diaspora. Follow them as...
shadyradical
Jun 9, 20241 min read


ADAMA ARTS SALON - The Legacy of Pellom McDaniels III
A chat with Rosa Duffy, Archivist and Bookstore Owner, FOR KEEPS and Dr. shady Radical, founder of The Radical Archive of Preservation.
shadyradical
May 20, 20241 min read


King's Birth Home. VISIT. Auburn Avenue, Atlanta
On a clear blue November 4th morning, Marty A. Smith, Chief of Interpretation, led a group organized by The Heritage Ministry and...
shadyradical
Nov 5, 20232 min read


ICHW Day GATHERING. South-View Cemetery and Luther Judson Price Home. 9.30.23
This Saturday, my ICHW family gathered to tour South-View Cemetery and the Luther Judson Price Home in Atlanta. Organized by Robert...
shadyradical
Oct 2, 20232 min read


The Gift. EXHIBITION Opening. Zucot Gallery. 9.29.23
The Gift exhibition at Zucot Gallery, 100 Centennial Olympic Park Dr SW, in the Castleberry Hill neigborhood of Atlanta opened Friday...
shadyradical
Oct 1, 20232 min read


Parallel Perspectives TALK. Jim Alexander and Sue Ross. PATH Museum. 9.29.23
This was a much-anticipated conversation for me. Documentary photographers Sue Ross and Jim Alexander sat down at the PATH Museum to...
shadyradical
Oct 1, 20233 min read


Rooted in Memory. WORKSHOP Series. 9.24.23
The SGA Summer Workshop Series: Rooted in Memory highlights the value of Archives and Preservation in Black communities. This 5-month...
shadyradical
Sep 26, 20231 min read


Black Ballet Research Collaborative DINNER. 9.22.23. Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta
Friday, September 22, 2023, Ms. Nena Gilreath, Mr. Waverly Lucas, and Ms. Lydia Abarca Mitchell were recognized for continuing the legacy...
shadyradical
Sep 25, 20232 min read


Mixtape Museum + Black Women Radicals at Spelman. TALK. Project Stand. 9.21.23
I arrived at 1133pm, I was late, but still on time. They decided to start a little late. It gave me some time to chat with my...
shadyradical
Sep 22, 20232 min read


Aku Kadogo. VISIT. Spelman. 9.20-27.2023
Today, I stopped by her office on the 4th floor of Cosby and sat with her for about 45 minutes. For the moment, we met at the door of the...
shadyradical
Sep 20, 20232 min read


OKay, Okra! PRACTICE. Africulture, Tanzania. 9.20.23
Today we are happy to announce the first harvest, OKRA!! Director, Curthbeth Ngwenuke picked and ate Okra and said it was very tasty!...
shadyradical
Sep 20, 20231 min read
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