Creation and analyzation of graphic images, visual communication, social justice, politics, the environment, film, art, music, and theatre.I am an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. My research centers around utilizing popular culture in design pedagogy and I frequently lecture on visual culture, visual literacy, and the usage of design for social awareness and change.
My grandparents, Malcolm x, Dr. King, Georg Olden, Lois Maillou Jones, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Sam Gilliam, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Spike Lee, Denys Cowan, Harriet Tubman, Dr. Charles Drew