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conceptual artist & prod. | urban planner @zeal.coop. multimedia anthologies - “The Remedy is Solidarity” & @ahousecalledzanzibar w/ @ashleyyounnia

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In the essay “Building a Reparative Framework for Cultural Equity: Redesigning Creative Business Through Solidarity Economy,” Allen Kwabena Frimpong explores how the current creative industrial complex’s autocratic structure uses hierarchies to create bottlenecks, strip artists of their agency, and funnel wealth exclusively upward to elite entities – and why we need to adopt a four-part reparative framework if we want to create cultural equity for systemically oppressed groups.⁠
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Click the link in bio to read this essay and others in the “Why Culture Matters to Justice” series.⁠
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The Culture Justice Initiative (CJI) is a program of the National Performance Network (NPN).

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In the essay “What Is Cultural Justice?”, Vanessa Whang discusses how shifting our language from “arts and culture” to “cultures and arts” reorganizes our understanding of the roles these play in moving us towards justice. Vanessa makes visible how the trappings of liberalism have hindered the ability to build cultural strategies to shape a new world.⁠
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Click the link in bio to read this essay and others in the “Why Culture Matters to Justice” series.⁠
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The Culture Justice Initiative (CJI) is a program of the National Performance Network (NPN).

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Culture, and the artists and cultural workers who help shape it, are an integral part of all revolutionary movements. In “Culture and the Moment,” Sage Crump introduces a new essay series from the Culture Justice Initiative (CJI) called “Why Culture Matters to Justice.” Sage describes the strategies oppressive forces use to keep us in a culture of repression and dominance, and argues that culture is a living, evolving organism that shapes us all and has the capacity to be shaped through intention.⁠
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The essays in this series are designed to grow our understanding of culture as a force for transformation. Through these works, we hope to provoke dialogue, influence strategy, and deepen practice.⁠
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Click the link in bio to read “Culture and the Moment” from the “Why Culture Matters to Justice” series.⁠
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The Culture Justice Initiative (CJI) is a program of the National Performance Network (NPN). You can also find this series on Howlround, Convergence magazine and Landscapes.⁠
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Pictured on slide seven, from top left: Tanya Mote, muthi reed, Vanessa Whang, and Brandon Black. From bottom left: Evan Bissell, Allen Kwabena Frimpong, Sage Crump, and Riley Yaxley.

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MEET ME AT 📍@dangerdangerbar TONIGHT!!! ALL VINYL, ALL NIGHT LONG! 9PM-LATE! SEE YOU THERE 😎

#housemusiclovers #housemusicnyc housemusicalllifelong

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Here’s some of my favorite moments from last week doing all the things I love with some dope people ❤️
Thank you to everyone that came out to support “A Journey Through the House” and to those who came to support Sunday Sessions. My heart is full and there’s always more to come ✨

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WE'VE REMEMBERED. WE'VE DANCED. THE LEGACY OF CLUB ZANZIBAR STILL LIVES ON! 🐅🪩

And last night we made sure of that!

TODAY! Come inside the archive one last time as we close out "Where Do You Go When The Party's Over?" with A Journey Through The House Exhibit and artist talk and book signing with @vincentbryantphotography and Larkie Rucker, moderated by @qolden1_

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@moremorenowrecords

Newark we love you!! We thank you for such an amazing week @newarkarts festival celebrating 47 years of Club Zanzibar!

Keep dancing! 🐅🪩

#AHouseCalledZanzibar #ClubZanzibar #Newark

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TONIGHT SHALL WE HAVE ONE LAST DANCE?!

It’s been a week of remembering, learning, understanding and joy as we’ve been celebrating 47 years of Club Zanzibar.

And tonight we invite you for one last dance with @ashleyyounnia @nii.a.k @_gonzalosilva and the legendary @zanzibar_punch

The dance floor is where it started! Meet us there!

9pm - 1am
@newarkcultureclub
563 Broad St.
$10 adv / $15 at the door

link in bio

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Tonight catch @ahousecalledzanzibar with @ashleyyounnia @nii.a.k @zanzibar_punch and our @_gonzalosilva tonight at @newarkcultureclub

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Thank you @michaellawson____ at @resident_advisor our first write up on @ahousecalledzanzibar. We’re thrilled to be back home for the @newarkarts festival sharing the stories behind the Jersey sound!

Join us tonight for as we continue celebrating the legacy of Club Zanzibar for “Where Do You Go When the Party’s Over?” x A Journey Through The House at @moremorenowrecords for Art Night Out @newarkarts.

At 8PM, experience a special projection of “Where Do You Go When the Party’s Over?” short film and a collage of @vincentbryantphotography on the exterior of 35 Halsey Street.

@rawclubarmando of @rawclubarchives will be spinning records all night long!

🌮 FOOD BY @afro_taco

🌐 THE FILM WILL AVAILABLE FOR A 24HR DIGITAL RELEASE WORLDWIDE, starting at 8PM EST. If you can’t make it in person, you can still experience the journey. Link in bio.

📍 More More Now Records
49 Halsey St. | Newark, NJ
Friday, October 9 | 7–10PM

From Newark to the world, this is a celebration of the music, the memories, and the people who made the house a home.

Where do you go when the party’s over? Come find out.

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@ahousecalledzanzibar curators are back home!Day 1 complete ✅. The 47th Anniversary of Club Zanzibar is Newark’s Culture and All Ls of Love, Legacy & Lineage 🥹🙌🏾♥️🫂🎶🎉 Come out to celebrate more of Club Zanzibar @newarkarts Festival 2026

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Celebrating my 47th birthday and the 47th year anniversary of @ahousecalledzanzibar. #waxsessions @newarkcultureclub

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Thank you so much @dee.diggs for having me on @thelotradio for the very first time!

So excited to be back home to share my love for music while also honoring the legacy of Club Zanzibar alongside my partner @nii.a.k at the Newark Arts Festival this week from Oct. 7th-11th.

We’re bringing together film, photography, sound, and storytelling across generations at @theatelier.nj and @moremorenowrecords in Downtown Newark.

Featuring the work of @vincentbryantphotography curated @qolden1_ in “A Journey Through the House”.

RSVP and Check out the full list of programing at the link in our bio!

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