As a storyteller, I’m fascinated by how knowledge is shared and communities form. I’m constantly listening, problem-solving, and creating with the work that I do, and it’s a privilege to do so. I’ve produced my own Barcelona music web series, documented an oral history of Afro-Peruvian elders, and had my work recognized as a White… Continue reading Radical Transparency: A Beautiful Thing
Author: Paige Polk
Paige Polk is a queer Black filmmaker and visual activist based in Brooklyn. With projects in the US and abroad, Paige is unpacking gender, heritage, and sexuality with multimedia storytelling. They're a White House South by South Lawn Nominee, Wagoner Foreign Travel fellow, and Anthropology graduate from Rice University. In work and life, Paige is exploring where the political and the creative coexist.
Young, Gifted, Black and Privileged
I’m the oldest child of the new generation of Blackness in my family. My elders made their way from 1970s Crown Heights, Long Beach and Acre’s Home, Houston to upper middle class America. They also taught me that education is what changed their lives. I’m the child of a Black electrical engineer and a Black… Continue reading Young, Gifted, Black and Privileged