"It's 2018, hurricanes have taken their toll on our beloved islands, a Cheeto runs the country and shit is lit. On the flip side there is indeed a lot of beauty, resistance and positivity in the world and in our community. So looking to the ones I love for encouragement and for the ki I need - I"ll simply ask these phenomenal RAGGA members - was t? How you been? What are you working on?” - Neon Christina
Next episode of RAGGA Radio Feature Update w my sis @frankiefatgold reppin 🇯🇲. We get into how the universe is trying it w her health lol, the hustle of being a young entrepreneur with a moral compass and all the continued battles/ success moments of her company @discwomannyc. Y’all need to get into the magic that is @discwomannyc - so necessary. Love you sis. Soup and weed soon 😘 @frankiefatgold / Get into all the RAGGA Radio episodes on ITunes, SoundCloud and all the things 🤘🏿
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RAGGA feature update for my sis @domonique_echeverria reppin 🇵🇷. We talk about her amazing platform @universalmother.love, family, how we meet along time ago up in the club and tending to all our “mother wounds”. Listen here
On the next episode of RAGGA Radio I have a sister ki w the doll Carolyn Lazard reppin Haiti 🇭🇹. We talk about her home base of Philly, the history of Philly’s black community (y’all need to google MOVE Philadelphia & the documentary “Let It Burn”), we dive into the show she did w our sis @julianahuxtable at @shootthelobster, everything from Anita Hill to Serena Williams, her amazing piece she made with @bleueliverpool at the @newmuseum for the RAGGA show and the development of her new work and projects coming up. Stay tuned to my sister Carolyn Lazard -she is genius and such a inspiration.
Got to catch up with the doll @yves_______ for the next episode of RAGGA Radio. Long over due ki as they were one of the 1st RAGGA features when I launched this platform. Listen in as we talk about them being on their boss ass Carmen Sandiego tip lol, experiencing the good/bad/and unexpected of travel through out the continent of Africa and the many amazing art shows they have done. We also talk about their new work and the development of the concepts around memory, spirituality, what that continues to look like in their text based work, sculpture and will look like with installations. Listen here.
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Reppin Jamaica DeVonn talks about the start and what’s next for his project @yardy.nyc, we talk about how we 1st meet, I stan over her for like 25 mins like a psycho, and he reveals his beautiful/ personal experience about his last trip to Jamaica and coming full circle with connecting to family on the island. Listen here
As RAGGA NYC continues to grow I realize more and more not only is it important to begin the conversation but continue them so here is the 1st RAGGA Feature update of my boo Oscar Nñ Reppin Honduras. Oscar was one of my 1st RAGGA features back in 2016 so this conversation is long overdue. Get into this intimate sister phone ki where Oscar talks about what’s next for his collective Paps Juice, we stan over our RAGGA family member Martine Gutierrez, his relationship to the land of Honduras and the healing/ work we need to do as poc outside combating whiteness. Listen here
RAGGA Founder Neon Christina interview with New Things Now Audio about RAGGA and his roots with the project. Listen here
BEARCAT n RAGGA founder Neon Christina catching up about finding a her own nest, the importance of self care, building her own party “Seltzer” in Philly, and the beauty of coconut oil on the bootyhole. BEARCAT reppin 🇯🇲 💚 Listen here
RAGGA founder Neon Christina does his 1st feature update of RAGGA family members with artist Viva Ruiz on what she's been up to and how her HAM project @thankgodforabortion even got the "Left" shook. Listen here
Founder of RAGGA NYC Neon Christina and his brother Kenny Emez talk about what RAGGA is, where it is after a year and where it's going. Listen here