Curated by performer and storyteller Joél Leon, this Radical Roots collection traces the music, books, and cultural works that helped shape his voice as an artist. These are the pieces that taught him how to love, how to write, and how to survive, rooted in honesty, vulnerability, and radical imagination.

Curated by filmmaker and cultural worker Maori Karmael Holmes, this Radical Roots installment traces the books that have shaped her political consciousness, artistic vision, and curatorial practice. From revolutionary theory to speculative fiction, these texts form a personal archive of liberation, imagination, and cultural memory.

Curated by Cree Myles, creator of All Ways Black, this collection celebrates the books that have shaped her path as a writer, organizer, and devoted reader. Each title is paired with a personal note that reflects her journey through language, legacy, and liberation.