Gioncarlo Valentine on curating the “visual narrators” of podcast Being Seen
As series two launches with guests including Lena Waithe and Drag Race’s Shangela, we speak to the co-curator about his work with Texas Isaiah to tell its stories through photography.
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Being Seen is podcast exploring the role of culture in how we are seen, and how we see ourselves, focusing on the gay and queer Black male experience. Produced by New York-based creative agency Harley & Co with activist and author Darnell Moore, in partnership with ViiV Healthcare, the series features conversations with artists, writers, activists, entertainers and community leaders around themes contributing to HIV stigma, such as mental health, sports and fatherhood, looking at representation and its impact. Now, after winning many fans and a Clio Award, it’s returning for season two with guests including Lena Waithe and Drag Race’s Shangela. Accompanying each episode is a set of photographs, shot by
As experts track the official metrics, we pause to consider the personal ones.
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Seattle Met Staff
5/6/2021 at 9:30am
Our dogs will be awfully lonely when remote workers head back out into the world.
Photograph by Chona Kasinger
Washington s spike of infections and hospitalizations just as all the state s adults finally become vaccine eligible is just the latest point of proof: Our fight against coronavirus isnât exactly straightforward. Amid all the data dashboards and vaccine stats, most of us have some sort of personal benchmark for what it will mean when we really, truly, finally make our way back to normal.
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