On Saturday August 10th, we created a Black Utopia in the heart of Brooklyn at the Flatbush African Burial Ground.

It was beautiful to see us lounging in hammocks, resting, sharing, dancing, painting. 🎨✨ We built altars to our ancestors, to visionary Black women, men, femmes… 🕯️ We reclaimed our space, our joy, and our future.

We nourished our souls and bodies with the best from @wadadlijerk , @bunnanbk , and @yawdieq 🍽️ We listened to 800 years of skill and technique in kora and balafon, as @salieususo sang songs our ancestors sang millennia ago. 🎶

We reclaimed playing in the dirt, resting, and cultivating seeds that we'll watch flourish next year. 🌱 Our journey is just beginning, and the roots we’ve planted will grow strong.

Images below: Zachary Schulman