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The Life We Chose | An Interview with Queena Bergen
Poet and software developer from N.J., Queena Bergen joins Words Beats & Life Inc.'s inaugural fellowship, Towards 2040. In collaboration with our mentors, Bergen will design a virtual reality software, an experience where poets and artists can virtually perform their work and interact with other creatives.
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Planting the Roots of Success | An Interview with Holly Bass
Radical Visual Artist Holly Bass is challenging her community to support young creatives by expressing the importance of mentorship. Bass unapologetically chooses to empower and raise awareness for communal growth.
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Words Beats & (My) Life part VII: The Hustle
For the last two years the Creative Core has operated as a workforce development initiative in the Words Beats & Life Academy. The Core was created as a way to engage our most advanced arts students in paid performance opportunities in the District and beyond.