Arahi Fletcher, Author at Kulture Hub

featured by Arahi Fletcher July 6, 2021

Pumps Brooklyn is back! Dancers tell us what it means to be free again

On the day before re-opening night, Pumps Brooklyn is humming with low rock through the speakers. Girls reflect off the mirrored walls as they swing around poles, or lean against the counter. Immediately upon entry into Pumps Brooklyn, it is clear: the…

10K80 by Arahi Fletcher June 24, 2021

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Who is Angela Boatwright? The metalhead with a love for hip-hop photography

Angela Boatwright - photographer, film director, metalhead - is a living legend of hip-hop, punk, and music photography at the turn of the century. Though she’s known widely for her work documenting East L.A.’s underground punk scene, and for her film…

10K80 by Arahi Fletcher June 14, 2021

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There’s a massive $500,000 grant to preserve HBCU’s archives

In an unprecedented effort to preserve the visual archives of HBCU's (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), Getty Images has announced a new grant program in partnership with Stand Together. All HBCUs will be eligible to apply for the $500,000 grant that…

diana davies by Arahi Fletcher June 14, 2021

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The memorable photography of the Stonewall Riots years later

At the center of Pride Month in New York City is the commemorative space that Stonewall Inn carved out in the summer of ‘69. Incited by a police raid, the Stonewall Riots laid the foundations for queer liberation in the years that…

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5 ocean photographers that help us learn more about the underwater world

Ocean photography captures a world of unknowns miles below the surface. The creatures, their behaviors, and their environments are brilliant subject matters that make arresting images. Underwater photographers, many of them skilled divers, give us a glimpse into these hidden ecosystems, often…

70s by Arahi Fletcher June 4, 2021

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Queer culture and Black roots’ revolutionary impact on pop music

Pop music, like most genres, has Black and queer cultural roots in the early 20th century. The genre of “popular music” implies an innately performative element. Often music of this genre plays on this artificiality as a kind of self-aware reclamation of…

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Tae Park is the fashion brand for a new generation of identity

If fashion is a reflection of our shifting culture, no brand better embodies the moment than the newly-launched label Tae Park. Based in Brooklyn, Taehee Park founded Tae Park in late 2020. She had recently quit her job, inspired in quarantine…

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Hip hop is still the best genre out: A look into the genre’s legacy

Hip-hop, and its genre-defying, politically-charged legacy, originated at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in 1973. Though the genre has evolved since DJ Clive “Kool Herc” Campbell’s block parties, the era remains the blueprint for rap today. Hip-hop has taken on the work of…

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For International Dance Day, Red Bull Dance on the beauty of their art

In a contemporary political moment fraught with violence, artists across mediums are collaborating to uplift their creative communities. The breakdancing world in particular has been gaining traction as a competitive sport on International Dance Day. And largely through the help of Red…

Bruh by Arahi Fletcher April 28, 2021

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How can we ensure equity in the bread rolling in from New York cannabis?

The war on drugs seems, at least in the eyes of Governor Cuomo and other policymakers nationwide, to be approaching its long-awaited resolution. Cannabis opportunities in New York are rolling in, and thus the money is too. But can the Social Equity…

Pumps Brooklyn is back! Dancers tell us what it means to be free again

Who is Angela Boatwright? The metalhead with a love for hip-hop photography

There’s a massive $500,000 grant to preserve HBCU’s archives

The memorable photography of the Stonewall Riots years later

5 ocean photographers that help us learn more about the underwater world

Queer culture and Black roots’ revolutionary impact on pop music

Tae Park is the fashion brand for a new generation of identity

Hip hop is still the best genre out: A look into the genre’s legacy

For International Dance Day, Red Bull Dance on the beauty of their art

How can we ensure equity in the bread rolling in from New York cannabis?

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