Ep75: DREAM HOUR Pt. 1 - Why Predominately White Spaces Won't Liberate Us in 2023

The Self-Aware Millennial

Happy New Year + Black History Month! After a month hiatus, we are BACK + BLACK with new episodes featuring J.Mix and the conversations she is curating with No Dream Deferred's DREAM HOUR, a space for Black and Brown artists to engage in innovative discussions on topics that affect how we produce and receive art.
This episode features J.Mix, Lauren Turner Hines, & Maryam Fatima Foye discussing the current conditions of Black + Brown art spaces in New Orleans and the importance of us divesting our labor from predominately white spaces in order to have the energy to nourish our own. They explore why Black + Brown artists tend to believe that PWIs are better than any other institution. They hold space and patience to the collective awakening of these beliefs.

DISCLAIMER: These discussions may contain perspectives that are the result of misinformation. Remember to seek out experts and be critical of your biases while forming an opinion. Please see the humanity in each participant and as always, we encourage empathy.
This episode is in partnership with NO DREAM DEFERRED.
Want to chime in on these conversations? Join J.Mix on @nddnola's IG live for DREAM HOUR every 1st+ 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Click here to watch Dream Hour episode.

For info on the WE WILL DREAM NEW WORKS FESTIVAL, visit https://www.nodreamdeferrednola.com/about-the-festival
Follow our guests:
Maryam Fatima Foye - @maryam_fatima_foye + @hbc430creative
Lauren Turner Hines - @somebdysmother + @nddnola

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Producer(s): J.Mix + Lefty Lucy
Sound editor(s): Ben Ross + Theo Fogleman + J.Mix
Video editor(s): Ben Ross + J.Mix
Music by J.Mix
Recipient of New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Community Partnership Grant ('23-24)
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