Ep:23 “Suffering In Public”

After the death of a former journalist and friend, Cookie brings back activist, and curator Kris Blackmon along with rapper/spoken word artist Ackurate to dissect the public struggles of being a creative. A revisit from Ep:2 “Creating Amidst Covid”, they follow-up on topics including creative obligations while battling depression, making art reflect personal intersections and transformations, and the necessity of the magical word NO. This episode gives creatives a space to unpack the “what next”.