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Eating crabs + touching grass on my solar return 6.7.86-6.7.26
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Me ... I'm the birthday

👗@shopakira
💄@__itsteatime

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16.Avril.2026

Quarante-Deux
Journée Jackie Robinson x Afro Charities

📸James Fields/AFRO News

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…I’m a hopeless romantic 🌹❤️

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This January, we welcomed the 2026 CCL Fellowship cohort to New York City, bringing together twelve curators from leading museums for a two-week intensive. The Fellows will be heading off to their residencies soon, and we look forward to reconvening in the spring. Congratulations to all participants, and a warm welcome to the CCL alumni network!

Mitra Abbaspour @mma211
Kyung An @huikyungan
Taína Caragol @playacreciente
Cathleen Chaffee @cathleenchaffee
Saisha Grayson @saigray
Stamatina Gregory @insta_matina
Imani Haynes @imani_ism
Jessica Hong @jessica.s.hong
Joshua Lubin-Levy @jlubinlevy
Ruth McDougall
John Kenneth Parada @printcolonial
Valèria Piccoli @valeria_piccoli

📸: Argenis Apolinario (@argenisphoto)

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We are delighted to announce the nineteenth class of CCL Fellows! These twelve outstanding curators were selected based on their demonstrated innovative thinking, notable curatorial achievements, and shared commitment to creating a more dynamic, equitable, and inclusive museum field. The cohort reflects the diversity and expansiveness of curatorial practice today, representing a range of institutional contexts and expertise in artistic creativity across the globe.

The 2026 cohort will spend January through May learning with and from each other as they gain tools to support their growth into leadership positions in arts and cultural institutions.

Learn more about CCL XIX on our website (link in bio)

Congratulations to the Class of 2026!

The 2026 Fellows (from left to right) are Mitra Abbaspour, Kyung An, Taína Caragol, Cathleen Chaffee, Saisha Grayson, Stamatina Gregory, Imani Haynes, Jessica Hong, Joshua Lubin-Levy, Ruth McDougall, John Kenneth Paranada, Valéria Piccoli. Images Courtesy of 2026 CCL Fellows.

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Can’t tell you how much it means that y’all come out to my annual ice cream social at @cajoucreamery every year. It means a lot 🤎

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“My curatorial practice is rooted in stewardship—of stories, objects, memory, and community. I believe exhibitions should be spaces of care, where Black histories and futures are preserved with intention and shared with purpose. I approach each project as an act of cultural responsibility, centering intergenerational voices and building systems that make space for collaboration, reflection, and imagination.“

On the Level: Imani Haynes
Meet the Curator Helming the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture @lewismuseum @imani_ism
August 20, 2025
Words: Nicole Buckingham Kern @nicolebuckinghamkern
Photography: Justin Tsucalas @plaidphoto

#baltimore #bmoreart #baltimoreart

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We did it, Baltimore! 👏🏾🥳🎉

Tom Miller Week has been named Best Tradition (Arts and Culture) in Baltimore magazine’s 2025 Best of Baltimore Readers’ Poll! 🙏🏾🥹♥️

This honor fills me with so much gratitude. For the past five years, I’ve poured my heart into celebrating Tom’s life and legacy, not just as an artist, but as a Baltimore treasure. To see the city embrace this vision and lift it up… I’m truly humbled.

Thank you to the Miller family, Afro Charities, our amazing collaborators, and every person who has shown up with love, laughter, and support. This recognition belongs to all of us!

The August issue just hit newsstands! Pick up your copy today and celebrate all the brilliance that makes Baltimore shine. ✨

#BestOfBaltimore #TomMillerWeek

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Me + my lil bubble machine had too much fun at AFRAM!

Fave Moments

* Surviving the heat w old + new friends
* Falling in love with a snake
* Playing with all the kids (Lamont ended up becoming our adoptive baby)
* Partying with the YNs during the @thegirljt set
* Seeing all of the headliners @teedramoses @amerie @juviethegreat @vedothesinger @mspattilabelle

🙏🏾 @mayorbmscott @baltimore_afram , for the 50th anniversary can you PLLLLEEEEAAAASSSE invite @marioworldwide and include a dirt bike demonstration from @chinobraxton and @bikelife.baltimore ?!?!?!?!

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We threw down on Saturday.

The US is in shambles and we still find ways to create joy while doing the very real work of protecting the historical record. Thanks to everyone who said yes to our invitation, and everyone who continues to support this labor.

www.afrocharities.org/donate

We can’t wait to welcome you to the Martha E. Murphy Research Institute in early 2027.

Photos primarily by @glenfordnunez & @qntnprsn at Afro Charities’ spring fundraiser, Wildest Dreams, honoring Joyce J. Scott.

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From @afrocharities ’ Spring Fundraiser to dancing under the stars at Garden Rooftop—and of course, my annual birthday crab feast—it’s safe to say I kicked off 39 in style!

Thank you to everyone who poured into me with love, laughs, and good vibes all weekend long. I truly feel the love from my family, friends, colleagues, and community.

And yes, I had to include last year’s group pic (that I forgot to post!) when we recreated Tom Miller’s Maryland Crab Feast screenprint.

Here’s to 39 and fine—and making the most of my final lap in this age bracket!

Cover pic by @glenfordnunez

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