Saturday, May 19, 2012

NYC

A Birthday Toast to Dondi White

April 7, 2012
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It was a little over two years ago that I cracked open a book given to me by an old room mate entitled, “Style Master General,” by Andrew Whitten and Michael White, about the life of one of the most legendary graffiti artists from New York. I already felt a connection, knowing he was Black, [...]

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TAKI 183: Celebrating the Greatest

July 27, 2011
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From Audubon and Amsterdam Ave., NYC to now: How fitting is it that the earliest graffiti etchings can be traced all the way back to ancient Greece, the word “graffiti” comes from the Greek word “graphein” which means “to write” and that one of the greatest graffiti writers in the world is a kid from [...]

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