johnni.e.creative

The souls of black folk in early 21st-century America are Johnny's primary concerns. My writing explores the performance — acts within social constructions — of blackAmericans in contemporary America. Thus far, my creative trajectory has covered issues within the hip hop generation, black masculinity, and the black athlete among other topics. Whether it is a blog, critical essay or literary work, a play or staged performance, a work of journalism, new media, or an academic course, a johnni.e.creative event strives to give insight to contemporary black culture, politics, and performance.
Enter johnni.e.creative …

Enter johnni.e.creative …

Jay-Z with the ol-skool rapid flow over a sonic boom.

Theophilus London

—16 Soles Of Fire (Chauffeur)

“When you feel that drum inside, and it rocks your soul.”

-Theophilus London, “Soles on Fire”

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  • JOHNNY: My objet petit a: MyObject.
  • MYOBJECT: Yes. So, are you gonna make Love, or do you just wanna fuck?

James Baldwin - A Black Performative

James Baldwin always remained a quintessentially American writer. Whether he was working in Paris or Istanbul, he never ceased to reflect on his experience as a black man in white America. In numerous essays, novels, plays, and public speeches, the eloquent voice of James Baldwin spoke of the pain and struggle of black Americans and the saving power of brotherhood.

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Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.

— Joseph Asagai via Madame Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun

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