by vrcreative | Mar 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
conversation peaces: legacy reflection “i came of age at a time to be the first; unthreatened, unafraid and unstoppable.” on my mom’s side, we have my great-cousin Sylvia Brent Elliott. born during segregation she wrote in one of her personal essays she...
by vrcreative | Mar 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
conversation peaces: who is keli? reflection “since i was a little girl, i always knew i was different. i was able to hear things. i was connected to something i didn’t have the knowledge nor language to understand or describe. “ in 2009, i was introduced...
by vrcreative | Feb 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
dr. yaba blay my identity as a Black child to a woman has never been a question for me until, it was. it was April of 1979, my first day in California, we were waiting for our furniture to arrive from St. Louis. i was an only child then so, my fun, was being by...
by vrcreative | Jan 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
reine keis have you ever been to a place that gives you all the warm with the fuzzies? i have. that place for me is sweetart bakeshop café. i remember the first time i went into the shop. it was almost 16 years ago, music was playing, art was displayed on the walls...
by vrcreative | Jun 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
dixie lincoln nichols in conversation with Dixie Lincoln-Nichols: “life in the pause” “midlife”. what comes to mind when you hear or see this word? i know for me, nothing really. you see, i prefer not to subscribe to society’s dictates on what IS or...
by vrcreative | May 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
nicholas payton “i love muuuusic” the mighty O’Jays. i grew up in a home where music was played, a lot. my dad loved music and it was a theme throughout my childhood. my favorite group (outside of the Jackson’s) are the O’Jays. their introduction, from my...
