The Culture of Curation

Rich Publishing Studio is a company dedicated to taking authors through the publishing process with step-by-step resources that create space for writers to tell their stories.   By Antonio Cooper   Founded by longtime business partners, writer and director Shayler Richmond, and graphic designer and director Stephen Elugbemi, Rich Publishing Studio is a company focused […]

By Antonio Cooper   The Golden Globes have been exposed as a white-dominated institution that occasionally elects to treat Black art as charity and Black representation as optional. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 a month Subscribe for $12 a year

By Shayler Richmond     Social media hasn’t always been the safest place to be angry, sad, or grieve, but the happenings of 2020 have exacerbated all of America’s inequities, simultaneously coronavirus has pushed much of our community into virtual spaces — some activists and artists have developed effective ways of using social media to […]

By Shayler Richmond Black, 28-year-old, Queer-artist W.J. Lofton wrote and creative directed, “We Ask for Fire” a poetry short film that eloquently provides context for America’s racial unrest by articulating the truth -- Breonna Taylor was murdered by police. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 […]

By Shayler Richmond   Rapper Royalé Michael recently found balance by making the decision to work on himself and continue focusing on the craft he loves after moving across the country and experiencing a breakup; normally self-criticism and self-sabotage would get the best of him, but instead he shifted his mindset and grew to become […]

By Shayler Richmond   Imani Mixon, the Detroit-based and embraced writer and producer is defining dope through self-exploration and storytelling; she’s centering women in every conversation and empowering all to manifest their authentic self. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 a month Subscribe for $12 […]

By Shayler Richmond Imani Mixon (left) and Margot Bowman (right) photo by Xavier Cuevas “Showing Up Showing Out: a film about the past, present and future of Motown,” presented through the collaboration of Carhartt WIP, Dazed and NTS Radio; produced in conjunction with Prettybird; created by Margot Bowman and Imani Mixon. Enrichment needs perspective. Already […]

By Shayler Richmond Riley Wilson, creator of live-action educational SciFi drama, “Little Apple,” and James Bland creator of the Emmy award-winning drama series, “Giants,” both sat down with several creatives during CultureCon to share their experiences and give advice on getting projects funded. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe […]

By Shayler Richmond   A growing number of Black millennials are pursuing their passions through curation; the process of creating, which has become a system of liberation. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 a month Subscribe for $12 a year

by Shayler Richmond Poet and author, Darius Simpson, has begun moving with intention and found his purpose in poetry.   “I went to high school because I was supposed to go to high school. I went to college because I was supposed to go to college. I didn’t major in anything that I felt connect […]

Meet Detroit native Derek Dandridge, a photographer better known as Specs.   By Shayler Richmond   Photographer, Derick Jerome contributed to the birth of Derek Dandridge identifying as “Specs,” simply because they were Derek and Derick running in the same circle and Specs wears glasses. However, the work invested in building a major photography brand […]