Name: Eden J.
Age: 19
Academic Concentrations/Areas of Interest: media studies, africana studies, Hip-Hop (studies), tip-toeing into womens studies, creative writing, arts for social change
Travels: I will be traveling to the Republic of South Africa, living in Johannesburg for five months and traveling to various areas outside of here
Studies while traveling: Arts and Culture in Post-apartheid South Africa at Wits School of the Arts
Inspirations: for this journey… Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, black culture, Hip-Hop, Tamara, Ericka, Salome, Aja, Javon, Aaron, Daniel Banks, Octavia Butler’s “Seed to Harvest”, NYC, my Lyrics on Lockdown fam including the boys at Rikers Island, Kelly Thomas, Ismael, ANSA, Mama Jeff, Miles, Oprah, Siya and Everest, Jeremie, Lindsay, Tshaka,
Favorite thing to do when I’m alone: pretend I’m a gay black man and practice voguing
