artist.

January 10, 2022

Name: Azure

Age: *

Notes: "Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."  --Anais Nin

July 29, 2010. I met Azure at the Schomburg Center at a Town Hall meeting about the future of the Center, “What’s Up @ The Schomburg Center.” Director Dr. Howard Dodson was retiring, and the community was worried the Center would be closed. At the time I was an archivist there and my colleague Edwina and I were passing notes to each other tripping on the carnival of nonsense before us.

Azure leaned over and said, “I’d like to know what’s on those notes,” smiling mischievously. I don’t remember how I responded but liked her energy and beauty.

Fast forward to 2019 (I think) and Azure and I began spending time in Harlem walking the mornings, having coffee at Lenox Café, getting to know one another. Been wanting to photograph her for years. You can see why.

Reference:

Fullwood, Steven G. “Negroes, Relax.” Facebook post, August 6, 2010, at 9:06 am. Posted in anger.  

Camera: Canon Rebel 3ti

Words: 197