Events

Check out this highlight from The People's Ball (co-curated by Souleo) held at the Brooklyn Public Library. In this clip is a runway celebration for the 95th birthday of the late New York Times street fashion photographer, Bill Cunningham, featuring his muses Marilyn Kirschner, Lauren Ezersky, Jean Stone, Lana Turner, Tziporah Salamon and Amy Fine Collins.   

Videography: Khalil Stephens

Check out this recording of the event, Night in the Library: The Philosophy of Hip-Hop. Souleo guest curated and hosted a portion of the event including a conversation with Dapper Dan and April Walker and pop-up fashion shows featuring designs and wearable art by Dapper Dan, Walker Wear, Moshood, Triple T-shirts by Beau McCall, and Hubane. 

Check out what ABC had to say about Night in the Library: The Philosophy of Hip-Hop. 

Check out this highlight reel for The People's Ball held at the Brooklyn Public Library. Souleo guest curated and co-hosted the People's Heroes Awards segment honoring Dapper Dan, Pat Cleveland, April Walker, Cindy Campbell, Asmeret Berhe-Lomax, and Aura Mejia.

Check out what NY1 had to say about The People's Ball. Souleo guest curated a portion of the event including a pop-up exhibition celebrating the Grandassa Models and Harlem Institute of Fashion. Plus, he served as a runway commentator and guest judge for the fashion competition.

Check out this recording of the event Black is Beautiful: 60th Anniversary of the Transformative Fashion Show, Naturally ‘62.

Check out this recording of the event, The Big Anniversary: Fort Greene’s Soul Summit Music Festival Turns 20.

Check out this recording of the virtual event, STUFF celebrating Dianne Smith’s installation in the lobby of Barnard College’s Milstein Center, and pay tribute to the 45th anniversary Broadway debut of Ntozake Shange's ('70) groundbreaking work, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf.

Check out this recording of the virtual event, God is a Dandy! The event was a virtual mini-symposium on Black dandyism, generally defined as a style of dress that combines African Diasporan elements with European influences. Inspired by artist, Jerry Gant.

Check out this recording of the virtual event, LGBTQ+ Lessons on Creativity and Connecting Generations. The event highlighted how creativity and intergenerational connections can help us to answer the following questions: How can creativity help us address life’s challenges? How can intergenerational relationships keep the creative juices flowing? What are the most creative solutions to the epidemic of loneliness and social isolation among older and younger adults? Particularly, what can we learn from the LGBTQ+ community on National Coming Out Day?

Check out this highlight reel for the event Late Thursdays: FEMPower.

Check out this highlight reel for the event Late Thursdays: For Freedoms.

Artists Adrienne Wheeler and Adebunmi Gbadebo talk about the role their mothers Elizabeth Wheeler and Brenda Ravenell played in their personal and professional development.