Queen of the Dancehall is an ode to the confident and empowered women many of us grew up wanting to emulate. These women represent the power of heritage and the strength that can be found in femininity. While their beauty, style, and rhythm drew us in, it was the visibility of their bold, self-defined, and unapologetic confidence that left a lasting impression.
Tourist Information explores the complex experience of being a visitor in a place you call home. This piece captures the unique perspective of returning to your roots, highlighting the subtle tension between insider knowledge and outsider curiosity. It portrays the delicate balance of nostalgia and discovery in a landscape that’s both deeply familiar and surprisingly new.
Jab Parody reimagines Grant Wood’s iconic 20th-century painting American Gothic, a work celebrated for its depiction of the steadfast American spirit. In my interpretation, the stoic farmer and his daughter are replaced by two men playing Jab.“Jab Jab” is a traditional carnival character from Grenada, derived from the French patois word for “devil” (diable). During J’ouvert celebrations, revelers cover themselves in oil and paint, don horns, and embody the Jab as a symbol of resistance, freedom, and defiance. Though often misunderstood, the Jab is not a promotion of evil; it is a celebration of resilience and liberation from the legacy of slavery. By placing the Jab characters within the familiar setting of American Gothic, I aim to challenge and expand the story it tells. The original painting is often seen as a symbol of tradition and national identity, but in this version, the presence of the Jab brings in themes of resistance, liberation, and cultural pride. The Jab’s purpose is to disrupt, to take up space, and to confront expectations, making this iconic American scene the perfect place for that transformation.
Six-love and the whole place mash up! Play yuh card dem right or prepare fi shame. If yuh cyaan tek di heat come offa di table, zeen?
Drake performs above 50,000 fans at a sold-out Wireless Festival in Finsbury Park, London, July 2025. Captured by Malique Stone.
Nabra Badr is a Toronto-based photographer and florist who melds her two creative worlds through visual imagery. Warda—meaning “flower” or “rose” in Arabic—is an ode to Nabra’s Sudanese heritage. Using mixed-media techniques, she presses real flowers into printed photographic stills, creating tactile compositions that invite reflection on beauty, femininity, and resilience.
Hope reflects my mother’s strength through adversity. As a Black woman raising four children on her own, she carried struggle, doubt, and sacrifice, yet never stopped believing in us. The tears represent moments of exhaustion, while her reach toward God reflects the faith she continues to return to. Through prayer and resilience, hope remains.
This piece honors Black beauty in its fullness by picturing a full figured Black woman as elegant, vulnerable, and beautiful – as she should be.
Through childhood and into my adulthood, my weekends were spent in Morningside with my grandparents and father. This was the black home that once boomed every week for Sunday dinner. Rooms were filled with the bonding laughter of family and the smell of Caribbean food being slow cooked all day by my grandmother, Barbara. But as the years passed, the home grew quieter. With all three of it’s occupants having passed away, the home has been cleared out and sold. Although the home is no longer ours, the eternal love, memories and strength of The Morrison Residence will always remain.