Ireashia Bennett Archives - Sixty Inches From Center https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org.dream.website/byline/ireashia-bennett/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:05:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-Sixty_Logo_Icon_Green-32x32.png Ireashia Bennett Archives - Sixty Inches From Center https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org.dream.website/byline/ireashia-bennett/ 32 32 Going Back to the Future: A Visual Collage In Response to the Film ‘to render the infinite’ https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/going-back-to-the-future-a-visual-collage-in-response-to-to-render-the-infinite/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:57:18 +0000 https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=47538 Going Back to the Future, a visual collage, explores the creation of ‘to render the infinite' by zakkiyyah najeebah dumas o’neal and composer by Ayana Contreras.

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]]> Black Monument Ensemble: Looking Back From Now https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/black-monument-ensemble-looking-back-from-now/ Tue, 09 Jul 2019 18:11:52 +0000 http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=34280 “Please join me in welcoming the Black Monument Ensemble.” The crowd roars with claps, whistles, loud whoops, and yelps. Applause melts behind wind chimes and bells as the band, singers,…

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]]> In Conversation with Artist Jireh L. Drake https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/in-conversation-with-artist-jireh-l-drake/ Fri, 25 Jan 2019 04:36:24 +0000 http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=32619 Even if you haven’t met Jireh L. Drake (they/them) before, you may have heard their voice bouncing off the walls of a CTA platform–laughing, chanting or freestyling. Always enfolded within the…

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]]> Darien R. Wendell, Forging Black Queer Sanctuaries by Any Means https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/darien-r-wendell-forging-black-queer-sanctuaries-by-any-means/ Fri, 07 Dec 2018 20:28:48 +0000 http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=31969 Darien R. Wendell (they/them, ey/em, d) is a transdisciplinary artist, curator, educator, and organizer who uses art as a vehicle to interrogate and excavate Black queer histories, experiences, and moments. They…

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]]> Abolitionist Sarah-Ji Uses Photography To Reimagine Community Liberation https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/abolitionist-sarah-ji-uses-photography-to-reimagine-community-liberation/ Mon, 29 Oct 2018 14:43:29 +0000 http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=31522 Sarah-Ji (she/her) is a movement photographer and abolitionist who documents freedom struggles in Chicago. She is also an active member of For the People Artists Collective, a squad of Black…

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]]> Tonika G. Johnson Uses Visual Activism to Combat Distorted Truth https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/tonika-l-johnson-uses-visual-activism-to-combat-distorted-truth/ Tue, 25 Sep 2018 12:31:56 +0000 http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=30878 Tonika G. Johnson (she/her) is an Englewood photographer and activist who uses photography and digital media to explore Chicago’s racial and economic disparities. She harnesses the provocative power of photographs…

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]]> Archivist Candace Ming Preserves and Uplifts the Cultural Memory of Chicago’s South Side https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/archivist-candace-ming-preserves-and-uplifts-the-cultural-memory-of-chicagos-south-side/ Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:52:21 +0000 http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=30518 Candace Ming (she/her) is the current Project Manager and Archivist for the South Side Home Movie Project (SSHMP), an initiative spearheaded by Dr. Jacqueline Stewart at the University of Chicago.…

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]]> Archivist and Activist Erin Glasco Envisions Rebuilding the Archive—From the Inside Out https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/archivist-and-activist-erin-glasco-envisions-rebuilding-the-archive-from-the-inside-out/ Mon, 10 Sep 2018 12:26:10 +0000 http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/?p=30366 Erin Glasco discusses the intersection of archiving and organizing and their vision of what justice, liberation and community looks and feels like.

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