Abstract Bobby Hill talks about being born in Washington, D.C. when the city was predominantly Black. He went to school in Powell Elementary and was interested in basketball and athletics at large. While in St. Mary’s College studying business, he starts to DJ for the student station. After graduating college, Bobby returns to D.C. and starts to go to many jazz events at DC Space, Bohemian Caverns, and other D.C. venues. He soon lands a gig helping at the famous WPFW Jazz and Justice station and this...

Abstract Thomas Stanley talks about being born in Cincinnati, Ohio and moving to Washington, D.C. during a tense political climate and personal challenges, dealing with racial bullying in middle school. Thomas studies psychology at Brown University, where he is first introduced to Sun Ra, whose work he will study in the future closely and write an important manuscript about. After meeting his future wife, Thomas leaves the DMV area and travels across the country to Wisconsin, where he established the...

Abstract Wendy Jason talks about Carole Alden, who was one of the artists for Justice Arts Coalition’s first exhibition of art by incarcerated artists at Rhizome DC. She notes the many barriers present in the prison for artists to express themselves creatively, moreover, to show their work to the outside world. After some time of building rapport, Carole joined the exhibition that Wendy organized, which included her work along with other artists, created while in prison. Wendy talks about childhood...