HIDDEN VOICES COLLECTION
The Hidden Voices project, part of the New York City Department of Social Studies and Civics, was initiated to help students learn about and honor the innumerable people, often “hidden” from the traditional historical record, who have shaped and continue to shape our history and identity. Hidden Voices encourages educators to honor the complexity of culture, develop respect for differences, teach from multiple perspectives, and ensure that instructional materials reflect a wide variety of racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. Hidden Voices allows students to find their own voice as they become analysts of the past and make connections between the past and the present.
Hidden Voices: Stories of the Global African Diaspora
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Juan Rodriguez
The first recorded non-Indigenous person to settle on Manhattan Island.
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The Juan Rodríguez Hidden Voices poster is from a collection of posters with original art by various artists and captions by Walter D. Greason.
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Artist: Amiri Richardson-Keys
Meet Amiri Richardson-Keys. Richmond, Virginia native. Husband. Father. Son. Brother. Mentor. Entrepreneur. Artist. Educator. Therapeutic Art Facilitator. With his wife, he co-founded The A.R.T.S. (Artist Revealed Through Services) Preschool and Community Center in Chesterfield, Virginia. The A.R.T.S. provides people of all ages a platform to develop a passion for the arts, social interactions, and academics. Amiri credits his love for the Arts and building circular community to the dynamic black women and creative role models instrumental in his upbringing. Amiri is a V.C.U. School of Arts graduate and is pursuing a Master's degree in Art Therapy from The George Washington University. When he is not creating art or facilitating creative classes, you will find him spending quality time modeling his role as a husband, father, and grandfather, enjoying the blessings of life.
Octavia Butler
Renowned African American author who received a MacArthur “Genius” Grant and PEN West Lifetime Achievement Award for her body of work.
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The Octavia Butler Hidden Voices poster is from a collection of posters with original art by various artists and captions by Walter D. Greason.
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Artist: C.A.P Ward
C. A. P. Ward is a black cartoonist and illustrator working on heartfelt genre stories. When they aren’t drawing, Ward is often found taking pictures of fungus or skating around east coast potholes. Ward’s work has been published in anthologies including The Usual Choices, Quindrie Press’ When I Was Me: Moments of Gender Euphoria, and We Belong. Their self-published work includes Where the Lotus Sleeps, Curfew, and Between Sand & Sea which debuted at the 2022 ShortBox Comics Fair.
Steve Biko
Founder of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
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The Steve Biko Hidden Voices poster is from a collection of posters with original art by various artists and captions by Walter D. Greason.
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Artist: Odera Igbokwe
Odera Igbokwe (They/Them) is an illustrator and painter located on the unceded and traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. Odera loves to explore storytelling through mythology, reclamations, and transformations. Their work is a celebration of the fullness of self, the power to envision, and fantasy as a gateway to healing from collective and generational traumas.
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Odera holds a BFA in Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design and studied West African Dance Movement and Theatre Arts at Brown University with New Works/World Traditions. Their work has featured in exhibitions, publishing, and gaming. Recent collaborations and exhibitions include working with Scholastic, HarperCollins, Twitter, Patreon, Vancouver Art Gallery, Museum of Anthropology at UBC, and Holt Renfrew.
Paul Robeson
World-famous athlete, singer, actor, and human rights advocate who dedicated his work to a lifelong quest for racial justice.
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The Paul Robeson Hidden Voices poster is from a collection of posters with original art by various artists and captions by Walter D. Greason.
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Artist: Kyle Schwab
Kyle Schwab
Art School Drop Out, Ostensible Cartoonist
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Mary Seacole
Pioneering nurse, celebrated as a founder of modern nursing, and heroine of the Crimean War.
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The Mary Seacole Hidden Voices poster is from a collection of posters with original art by various artists and captions by Walter D. Greason.
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Artist: Robyn Smith
Robyn Smith is a Jamaican cartoonist known for her mini-comic The Saddest Angriest Black Girl in Town, illustrating Nubia: Real One (written by LL McKinney and Wash Day Diaries (written by Jamila Rowser) which won the 2022 LA times Book Prize for Best Graphic Novel. She has an MFA from the Center for Cartoon Studies and has also worked on comics for College Humor, Nike, and The Nib. She loves cake and her cat, Benson, and holds onto dreams of returning home to the ocean.
Queen Nanny
Nanny of the Maroons was the first and foremost leader of the Windward Maroons of Jamaica
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The Queen Nanny Hidden Voices poster is from a collection of posters with original art by various artists and captions by Walter D. Greason.
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Artist: Chris Visions
Chris Visions is an internationally published Artist creating in the field of Illustration, comics, Murals, storyboarding, film and teaching, and has been for the past 16 years. He has worked on such titles as Spider-Gwen, Scarlet Witch, Constantine, and His creator owned book Dead Letters.
Hatshepsut
The most successful of several female rulers of ancient Egypt
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The Hatshepsut Hidden Voices poster is from a collection of posters with original art by various artists and captions by Walter D. Greason.
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Artist: Alissa Sallah
Alissa Sallah is a cartoonist from small town Ohio and creator of the graphic novel WEEABOO (Oni Press, 2021). Most recently, her short story SUN TRIBE: WAFFLE HOUSE INDEX has been released online through Viz Media. She is also the writer of RICK & MORTY: The Manga (Oni Press) and created the comedy sci-fi short B&B for the XINO anthology (Oni Press). In addition to her own works, she edited and contributed to the Bonfire anthologies (STRATOS, TOPIA, SILK & METAL), has been featured in the YAKUZA 6 SONG OF LIFE artbook and was the colorist on the Image comic series SLEEPLESS.
Daniel "MF Doom" Dumile
British-American rapper, songwriter, and record producer.
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The Daniel "MF Doom" Dumile Hidden Voices poster is from a collection of posters with original art by various artists and captions by Walter D. Greason.
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Artist: Dominike Stanton
I graduated from Savannah College of Art in 2009 under the guidance of names like Shawn Crystal (Marvel comics artist), Nolan Woodard (Marvel Comics colorist), and more, with a major in Sequential art.
My first publication was with Oni Press. I did the full layout, pencil, ink, and color art for an 8 page short story inside issue #4 of their Resurrection series, in 2009, shortly after graduation. Since Then I've done pencils for an 11 page Marvel Comics Anthology called "Deadpool Family, " which printed in Aprill 2011.
Later that year I was hired full-time by Floyd County Productions as a character illustrator for the FX network cartoon, "Archer," while drawing covers and freelancing part-time for various comic companies including BOOM! Studios and Viz Media. Through art submission within the company I was picked to lead the character style for the new FX Network series,
Malik Ambar
African Slave turned Indian Mercenary Kingmaker
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The Malik Ambar Hidden Voices poster is from a collection of posters with original art by various artists and captions by Walter D. Greason.
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Artist: Nicolas Orr
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After getting his BFA in Illustration from College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Nicholas Orr moved to Los Angeles where he went on to work as a freelance graphic designer and artist. Nicholas moved to Portland, Oregon in 2007 to continue his illustration career and get involved in the local comic book industry.
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In his richly figurative work, Nicholas focuses on emotionally connecting new and diverse stories to readers young and old, with particular emphasis on the stories of LGBTQA+ and communities of color. He hopes to work on projects that, by emphasizing these stories, help promote a broader change in our idea of what we see as normal.
