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We are incredibly proud of New Generation Scholars Young Artist Archival Fellow alumni Jamal Childs Jr. and Khalil McFarlane for continuing to deepen their creative practice through their year-long apprenticeship with The Guild at the Peale . Their first course, in partnership with ValCo Ornate Frames, focused on the art and craft of framing work rooted in historic preservation and cultural stewardship, and only the beginning of this journey.

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Too often, conversations about art focus solely on the finished piece. We celebrate the labor, study, craftsmanship, and skill-building that make artistic futures possible.

Jamal and Khalil are deeply multifaceted artists whose creative practices are rooted in how they move through and engage with the world. Their work reflects an ongoing commitment to making, learning, and building knowledge that extends far beyond the canvas.

We are excited to witness this next stage of growth and to see more young cultural workers claiming space within the traditions, trades, and infrastructures that have long sustained historically Black communities through creativity, preservation, and collective care.
The work is beautiful. The practice behind it is equally powerful.

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“Revolution begins with the self, in the self. The individual, the basic revolutionary unit, must be purged of poison and lies that assault the ego and threaten the heart.” — Toni Cade Bambara , On The Issue of Roles, 1970 // The Black Woman: An Anthology

WHAT’S THE PLAN WEEKEND RECAP // SISTERHOOD IS A VERB: INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE

As we continue reflecting on the opening of the Toni Cade Bambara weekend, we’re thinking about what it means to use the political, cultural, and relational tools she left behind to study, organize, and remain accountable to one another.

On Friday, 4/10 at Morgan State University, the next generation of cultural workers gathered from across Baltimore gathered for Sisterhood is a Verb: Intergenerational Dialogue presented in partnership with [Life x Code] and [ADA Global Studies Participants engaged excerpts from “On the Issue of Roles” by Bambara, reflected on the question “How did you come by your name?”, and explored roles for liberation rather than leadership along with dialogue and empathetic listening interview exercises.

Young people spoke openly about campus life, organizing, institutional pressure, and what it means to locate yourself within movement work while remaining connected to community and self-definition.

Thank you to Dr. Jessica Marie Johnson, , and for guiding the room, and to every student who showed up ready to think collectively and build across generations.

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