Put Some Respeck on It

Put Some Respeck On It: Tyler, the Creator, Camp Flog Gnaw, and the Black Festival Experience

November 12, 2019

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For the last four years there are two festivals that I must attend annually: Coachella and Camp Flog Gnaw. While Coachella is considered the standard bearer of music festivals, Camp Flog Gnaw is a close second. At Camp Flog Gnaw, Tyler, the Creator created his own world and has been…

Respect Your Elders: The Story of the Barefoot Prophet (Elder Clayhorn Martin)

September 5, 2019

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You ever come across a photo where the imagery is so layered that you almost feel it telling you it’s story? That’s what I felt, what I still feel, when I look at Harlem Renaissance era photographer James VanDerZee‘s 1929 “Barefoot Prophet”, a photo of Elder Clayhorn Martin, also known…