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WOKE! (2020)

Conceived and curated by Nolan Williams, Jr.

WOKE! is a multifaceted digital arts campaign that raised awareness about voter suppression, encouraged voter education and registration, and increased voter motivation, contributing in a meaningful way to the record turnout of ballots cast during the 2020 national election. This campaign has, to date, garnered more than 3.5 million views!

Presenting Partners

Art Institute of Atlanta

Art Institute of Virginia Beach

Bohemian Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation

Dale A. Mott / Edgewood

David Frederick & Sophia Lynn

NEWorks Productions

Voting Rights Educational Materials

In partnership with the L.A.-based Constitutional Rights Foundation, voting rights educational materials were curated for grades 9 and up and made available to the CRF's vast network of educators nationwide. CRF further incubated this project in its Civic Action Program.


The curriculum along with the "I Have a Right To Vote" viral video were also highlighted by The California Council for the Social Studies in their October 2020 History-Social Science Spotlight.

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"Gen-Z Perspectives on Voting and Human Rights" Digital Art Exhibit

This digital art exhibit featured works by students from the Art Institutes of Atlanta, Virginia Beach and Miami. Works were showcased as an online collection and highlighted individually on social media.


(Pictured: a photograph by Sam Teague)

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"I Have A Right To Vote" Anthem & Viral Video

The award-winning voting rights anthem and viral video which featured Billie Jean King, Billy Porter, Chef Carla Hall, Christopher Jackson, Hill Harper, Ebony Jo-Ann, Ryan Jamaal Swain, and Sheila C. Johnson, along with groups of American citizens gathers at iconic places across the country--from New York's Times Square to Milwaukee's Art Museum, and from the "Rocky Steps" in front of Philadelphia's Museum of Arts to the iconic Hollywood sign in Los Angeles. 

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OTHER CULTURAL CURATIONS

#ByGrace Live Chat Series (2020)

Apollo 11 Lunar Landing: 50 Years Later (2019)

Apollo 11 Lunar Landing: 50 Years Later (2019)

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Apollo 11 Lunar Landing: 50 Years Later (2019)

Apollo 11 Lunar Landing: 50 Years Later (2019)

Apollo 11 Lunar Landing: 50 Years Later (2019)

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Bernstein Centenary (2018)

Apollo 11 Lunar Landing: 50 Years Later (2019)

New Frontiers: Launch, Explore, Discover (2017)

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New Frontiers: Launch, Explore, Discover (2017)

New Frontiers: Launch, Explore, Discover (2017)

New Frontiers: Launch, Explore, Discover (2017)

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Firebird: Spirit Rising (2016)

New Frontiers: Launch, Explore, Discover (2017)

Music: A Force for Mending (2015-16)

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Music: A Force for Mending (2015-16)

New Frontiers: Launch, Explore, Discover (2017)

Music: A Force for Mending (2015-16)

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Liberty: Unplugged! (2015)

Reflections on Peace: From Gandhi to King (2013)

Philadelphia Freedom Festival (2014)

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Philadelphia Freedom Festival (2014)

Reflections on Peace: From Gandhi to King (2013)

Philadelphia Freedom Festival (2014)

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Reflections on Peace: From Gandhi to King (2013)

Reflections on Peace: From Gandhi to King (2013)

Reflections on Peace: From Gandhi to King (2013)

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Christmas Gift! (2012-13)

Joyful Sounds: Gospel Across America (2010)

Reflections on Peace: From Gandhi to King (2013)

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Cultural Envoy to Cairo, Egypt (2012)

Joyful Sounds: Gospel Across America (2010)

Joyful Sounds: Gospel Across America (2010)

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Joyful Sounds: Gospel Across America (2010)

Joyful Sounds: Gospel Across America (2010)

Joyful Sounds: Gospel Across America (2010)

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COVER PHOTO CREDIT: Marvin Joseph 

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