Bio

Nia I’man Smith is the creator of THE BLACK CONNECTION, a multi-platform exploration of her interests in the music, visual culture, and Orisa tradition of the Black Diaspora. Inspired by the work of Zora Neale Hurston, Amiri Baraka, and AfriCOBRA, her independent research seeks to document African cultural retentions and how they inform Black Aesthetic(s). She holds a B.A. in Afro-American studies from Howard University, and an M.S.Ed in Museum Education from Bank Street College of Education.