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Black as Ether \\Slackgaze presents\\ A fundraiser to support the Strange Noir tour. Mal Devisa Blkbx Blkbx OSHUN Anjimile Amani Fela

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Law enforcement needs to recognize they have a breakdown in protocol.

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We receive seismic vibrations that inspire movement and conjure telescopic visualization. Come prepared to dance. \\Slackgaze presents\\ Trak Joy Throw Vision SoftSpot as "Studies for Figure Painting" Little Shaman The Pluto Moons

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Black people killed by police in 2015 Bernard Moore 62 Lavall Hall 25 Jonathan Ryan Paul 42 Jamie Croom 31 Terry Garnett Jr. 37 Monique Jenee Deckard 43 Tony Terrell Robinson Jr. 19 Tyrone Ryerson Lawrence 45 Naeschylus Vinzant 37 Andrew Anthony Williams 48 Dewayne Deshawn Ward Jr. 29 Ledarius Williams 23 Yvette Henderson 38 Edward Donnell Bright, Sr. 56 Thomas Allen Jr. 34 Charley Leundeu Keunang, “Africa” 43 Fednel Rhinvil 25 Shaquille C. Barrow 20 Kendre Omari Alston 16 Brandon Jones 18 Darrell “Hubbard” Gatewood 47 Cornelius J. Parker 28 Ian Sherrod 40 Jermonte Fletcher 33 Darin Hutchins 26 Glenn C. Lewis 37 Calvon A. Reid 39 Tiano Meton 25 Demaris Turner 29 Isaac Holmes 19 A’Donte Washington 16 Terry Price 41 Stanley Lamar Grant 38 Askari Roberts 35 Dewayne Carr 42 Terrance Moxley 29 Theodore Johnson 64 Cedrick Lamont Bishop 30 Anthony Hill 27 Terence D. Walke 21 Janisha Fonville 20 Phillip Watkins 23 Anthony Bess 49 Desmond Luster, Sr. 45 James Howard Allen 74 Natasha McKenna 37 Herbert Hill 26 Markell Atkins 36 Kavonda Earl Payton 39 Rodney Walker 23 Donte Sowell 27 Mario A. Jordan 34 Artago Damon Howard 36 Andre Larone Murphy Sr. 42 Marcus Ryan Golden 24 Brian Pickett 26 Hashim Hanif Ibn Abdul-Rasheed 41 Ronald Sneed 31 Leslie Sapp III 47 Matthew Ajibade 22

Black people killed by police in 2014 Kevin Davis, 44 Eric Tyrone Forbes, 28 Jerame C. Reid, 36 David Andre Scott, 28 Quentin Smith, 23 Terrence Gilbert, 25 Carlton Wayne Smith, 20 Gregory Marcus Gray, 33 Antonio Martin, 18 Tyrone Davis, 43 Xavier McDonald, 16 Brandon Tate-Brown, 26 Dennis Grisgby, 35 Michael D. Sulton, 23 Thurrell Jowers, 22 Travis Faison, 24 Calvin Peters, 49 Christopher Bernard Doss, 41 Jerry Nowlin, 39 William Mark Jones, 50 Rumain Brisbon, 34 Lincoln Price, 24 Eric Ricks, 30 Leonardo Marquette Little, 33 Tamir E. Rice, 12 Akai Gurley, 28 Myron De’Shawn May, 39 Keara Crowder, 29 Tanisha N. Anderson, 37 Darnell Dayron Stafford, 31 David Yearby, 27 Aura Rosser, 40 Carlos Davenport, 51 Cinque DJahspora, 20 Rauphael Thomas, 29 Christopher M. Anderson, 27 Charles Emmett Logan, 68 John T. Wilson, III, 22 Christopher Mason McCray, 17 Kaldrick Donald, 24 Zale Thompson, 32 Terrell Lucas, 22 Ronnie D. McNary, 44 Adam Ardett Madison, 28 Balantine Mbegbu, 65 Elisha Glass, 20 Qusean Whitten, 18 Vonderrit Myers Jr., 18 O’Shaine Evans, 26 Latandra Ellington, 36 Aljarreau Cross, 29 Iretha Lilly, 37 Lashano J. Gilbert, 31 Miguel Benton, 19 Eugene Williams, 38 Tracy A. Wade, 39 Javonta Darden, 20 Marlon S. Woodstock, 38 Oliver Jarrod Gregoire, 26 Nolan Anderson, 50 Cameron Tillman, 14 John Jolly Jr., 28 Charles Smith, 29 Michael Willis Jr., 42 Briant Paula, 26 Kashad Ashford, 23 Carrey Brown, 26 Ceasar Adams, 36 Ricky Deangelo Hinkle, 47 Elijah Jackson, 33 Darrien Nathaniel Hunt, 22 Shawn Brown, 20 Alphonse Edward Perkins, 50 Naim Owens, 22 Kendrick Brown, 35 Eugene N. Turner III, 28 Ronald Singleton, 45 Jeremy Lewis, 33 Vernicia Woodward, 26 Cortez Washington, 32 Steven Lashone Douglas, 29 Desean Pittman, 20 Roshad McIntosh, 18 Anthony Lamar Brown, 39 Arvel Douglas Williams, 30 Darius Cole-Garrit, 21 Kajieme Powell, 25 David Ellis, 29 Luther Lathron Walker, 38 Andre Maurice Jones, 37 Frederick R. Miller, 38 Michelle Cusseaux, 50 Dante Parker, 36 Corey Levert Tanner, 24 Ezell Ford, 25 Robert Baltimore, 34 Dustin Keith Glover, 27 Eddie Davis, 67 Michael Brown, Jr., 18 Michael Laray Dozer, 26 John Crawford III, 22 Daniel Row, 37 Jacorey Calhoun, 23 Anthony Callaway, 27 Patrick Small, 27 Harrison Carter, 29 Vamond Arqui Elmore, 37 Donovan Bayton, 54 Charles Leon Johnson, II, 29 Briatay McDuffie, 19 Jonathan L. Williams, 25 Eric Garner, 43 Dominique Charon Lewis, 23 Michael Reams, 47 Lawrence Campbell, 27 Kenny Clinton Walker, 23 Tyshawn Hancock, 37 Charles Goodridge, 53 Cedric Stanley, 35 Ennis Labaux, 37 Warren Robinson, 16 Christopher Jones, 30 Icarus Randolph, 26 Jacqueline Nichols, 64 Jerry Dwight Brown, 41 Nyocomus Garnett, 35 Rodney Hodge, 33 Paul Ray Kemp Jr., 40 Dennis Hicks, 29 Samuel Johnson, 45 Lavon King, 20 Antoine Dominique Hunter, 24 Samuel Shields, 49 Juan May, 45 Denzell Curnell, 19 Ismael Sadiq, 30 Devaron Ricardo Wilburn, 21 John Schneider, 24 Jason Harrison, 38 Frank Rhodes, 61 Roylee Vell Dixon, 48 Broderick Johnson, 21 David Latham, 35 Lonnie Flemming, 31 Steven Thompson, 26 Thomas Dewitt Johnson, 28 Frank McQueen, 34 Sandy Jamel McCall, 33 Quintico Goolsby, 36 Dominique Franklin, Jr., 23 George V. King, 19 James Renee White Jr., 21 Devante Kyshon Hinds, 21 Pearlie Golden, 93 Jerome Dexter Christmas, 44 Armand Martin, 50 Dontre H. Hamilton, 31 Joe Huff, 86 Emmanuel Wooten Matthew Walker, 55 Daniel Christoph Yealu, 29 Adrian Williams, 29 Gregory Towns, 24 Jameel Kareem Ofurum Harrison, 34 Zikarious Jaquan Flint, 20 Raason Shaw, 20 DeAndre Lloyd Starks, 27 Douglas Cooper, 18 Winfield Carlton Fisher III, 32 Deosaran Maharaj, 51 Daniel Martin, 47 Emerson Clayton Jr., 21 Rebecca Lynn Oliver, 24 Treon “Tree” Johnson, 27 Gabriella Monique Nevarez, 22 Marquise Jones, 23 Kenneth Christopher Lucas, 38 Keith Atkinson, 31 Yvette Smith, 45 D’Andre Berghardt Jr., 20 Stephon Averyhart, 27 Anthony Bartley, 21 Earnest Satterwhite, Sr., 68 Anneson Joseph, 28 Alton Reaves, 31 McKenzie Cochran, 25 Cornelius Turner, 19 Eldrin Loren Smart, 31 Henry Jackson, 19 Jordan Baker, 26 Gregory Vaughn Hill Jr., 30 Paul Smith, 58 Jeffrey Ragland, 50 Kendall Alexander, 34

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BLACK WEIRDO OF THE WEEK #67 WIMPY

Name: Winston Scarlett/Wimpy J Slack From: Queens, NY currently living in Brooklyn, NY My name is Winston but I also go by Wimpy. My grandfather’s name is Winston and he also goes by Wimpy. He moved our family to Queens from Jamaica and created a home and business among fellow migrant communities. I recently took on his pet name to honor that work and it’s lasting manifestations. Making space and community for future generations.

What is your craft/career/creative expression? By profession, I’m an archivist in training: I’m currently in graduate school for library science, and a full time employee of Brooklyn Public Library. By passion, I’m a curator and zine maker. I organize showcases for my zineSlackgaze, which features up-and-coming POC creators. I also play bass in a psychedelic punk band called Chimes.

How long have you been working at your craft? I’ve been curating since I moved to Harlem in 2008. I started booking bands/artists in a POC artist collective house called LERFE on 125th. When that got busted by the cops, I continued putting on shows at New Amsterdam Musical Association, the oldest music association in Harlem, founded in 1904 as a space for black jazz musicians to gather in a time when Jim Crowe was king. I currently manage a space in Chelsea called Nola, Darling.

Why do you consider yourself a Black Weirdo? I’m a black weirdo because I make room for others to exist freely in their own skin. Growing up, I didn’t have a lot of role models to look up to, being a nerdy black kid interested in indie rock. When I think about my work, community building, creating space, curating POC artists, I see my weird teenage self and the alienation I felt. I put that image of my younger self in the center of my work, and use that as a guide for the world I want to create. I’m p much always looking backward and saying “hey man, you belong here. be beautiful, be free, live yr life.” Weird, huh?

What inspires you? I’m inspired by the United States. Every month I take a trip out of Brooklyn/NY to see how DIY and POC communities live across the country. There are so many ways to live. It keeps me refreshed and humble. I try to remind myself that what I see now in New York City isn’t the end of the world in terms of creativity, culture, and acts of resistance.

Who is your weird black muse? James Baldwin is my homey, he taught me how to love myself and others as a queer black man. I wasn’t given many manuals on how to live in this world, but James has written the ones that have kept me alive and compassionate. Erykah Badu keeps me spirited. Thundercat makes me want to practice bass more, maybe even try singing. Maybe.

Links/Social Media: Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/slackgazezine Twitter: winscarlett Instagram: slackgaze Tumblr: slackgaze.info

Zine: http://slackgaze.info/zine

Upcoming events/ projects? I’m working with the artist Anais Duplan to co-curate The Spacesuits project.  It’s a multimedia and interactive endeavor to generate new concepts of paradise, by way of soundscape, techno-futurism, irony, pseudo-religion, and myth-making. I’m p excited about working with artists in the tradition of Afro-futurism. I love that black artistic traditions tend to look backward and forward at the same time. It’s v important to work with expanded consciousness and vision, stay 3D. I’m also working on the next issue of the Slackgaze zine on the topic of Space.Space as a concept, space as the container of all things, space as revolutionary breeding ground, space as the place.

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Interview with Anjimile

Anjimile is a band with a plan; to take over your mind and soul, but with a warm comforting sound and honest words.

Anjimile is fronted by singer and guitarist Anji Chithambo, bassist Rohan Gala, guitarist Ryan Garvey, and percussionist/drummer Drew Wilcox. Their sound is catchy, powerful, and sure to hit your auditory spot.

I had the pleasure of asking Anji about their music and here are their answers:

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Thanks Rare Candy for the lovingly detailed writeup.

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The zine release party, held in Nola Darling a NYC-based Slackgaze curatorial platform, showcased the DIY zine along with featured performances from Oshun, Vagabon, and an impromptu performance by Asha.

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Slackgaze: Pain zines are here. Each copy is hand numbered and screen printed with the slack stamp. Shout out to Newark Print Shop for teaching me how to screen print and being accessible to artists.

ZINE: http://slackgaze.info/zine

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A print zine, forthcoming.

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Nancy Musinguzi took this photo

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Feeling blessed.

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Matchess set at Nola, Darling on 12.21.2014.

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Stoked on Mal Devisa playing Nola, Darling.