Diasporic Dreams

Diasporic Dreams is an ongoing exploration of cultural identity as layered, fluid, and ever-evolving. Rooted in Black Southern traditions from Louisiana, Arkansas, and Afro-Indigenous ancestry connected to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations in Chickasha, Oklahoma, the series celebrates cultural traditions. Paying homage to the Africanisms present in Black American culture. Drawing from Yoruba, Dogon, Igbo, and Akan lineages, being a guiding force of resilience and resistance.

This work investigates how personal and collective identities emerge through family stories, community memory, and creativity. Still in development, Diasporic Dreams weaves together lived experience, ancestral knowledge, and imagination to envision identity as both a living archive and a vital site of artistic expression.