ILI Role: Year 1 Fellow

I am a Native American from the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota and

Vicki Meek is an independent curator and writes cultural criticism for Dallas Weekly with her

Founder & Executive Director of TruArtSpeaks, Tish Jones is a poet, performer, educator and organizer.

I am a Kanaka Maoli Artist and Art Teacher in the Department of Education in

Shey Rivera is the Artistic Director of AS220 and is a multi-genre artist. Rivera focuses

Priya Bhayana is the Program Development Manager for Community Conferencing Center, a conflict transformation organization.

Lolla (also known as Lula) Nur is a journalist, poet/multidisciplinary artist, human rights advocate, cultural

Kiyoko McCrae, a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School, is a cultural organizer who directs theater/film

Founder and CEO K.A.P., Inner Prizes; Knowledge. Application. Practice of the human dynamic; President of

Kaisha S. Johnson is the Co-Founder/Founding Director of Women of Color in the Arts, a