special projects

AIAI/EMORY 2025 SEED GRANT

Recipient of a seed grant furnished by the Atlanta Interdisciplinary AI Network (AIAI) and Emory University to host a community program for 404 Day! Weekend in support of my study, (404) Job Not Found: What Workforce Training Can’t Fix for Black Atlantans in the Age of AI, which was published by the Data & Society Research and Policy Institute in February 2026.

HAPEVILLE DEPOT MUSEUM 2025-2026 ARTISTS & HISTORIANS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM (CYCLE 4)

Collaborated with Atlanta-based artist Kiara Gilbert on “Sew Relieved,” a permanent exhibition chronicling Hapeville, Georgia’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) Era, which opened in July 2026.

HAMBIDGE CREATIVE RESIDENCY PROGRAM (FALL 2026)

Selected as a Fall 2026 arts administration resident for the Hambidge Creative Residency, the oldest residency program in the Southeast, to support my work with BLK IRL, which is my research and cultural production practice.