My newest, biggest project to date. Two and a half years in the making. The award-winning new podcast from the Invisible Institute: You Didn’t See Nothin.
In 1997, Lenard Clark was beaten into a coma by a gang of older white teens simply for being Black in a white neighborhood. The media quickly turned towards stories of reconciliation and racial healing, with cooperation by Black leaders and the attacker’s family. At the time of the attack, host Yohance Lacour was in his early 20s, writing plays, selling weed, and living at his dad’s house on the South Side of Chicago. Unable to stand by as the media transformed the hate crime into a fairy tale of racial reconciliation, Lacour began working with a local neighborhood newspaper to investigate the vicious hate crime. You Didn’t See Nothin finds Lacour back in Chicago after a 10-year prison sentence, tracking down key players to examine how the story connects to the present moment, reflect on his role as a journalist and storyteller, and explore the exploit of power in Chicago.
Part-memoir and part investigation, the seven-part series uses archival audio and new interviews with those involved to bring a fresh perspective to the narrative and correct the historical record of this case nearly 25 years later.
as story editor
The Alaska Myth (estimated release 2023)
A podcast about how Alaskans view their history and themselves. A deconstruction of settler colonial myths.
“The Career Woman's Disease” (2020) - Tight Lipped
An episode tearing open the myth that Black women don't develop endometriosis, and the ripple effects it has on Black women today.
“Did I Dream?” (2020) - Tight Lipped
An episode examining medical gaslighting in regards to chronic vaginal and vulvar pain.
as producer / sound designer
You Didn’t See Nothin (2023)
Produced along with my colleagues at the Invisible Institute.
“A Name That Sounds Pretty” (2022) - Short Cuts
I was named after a license plate that was named after…
“[redacted] mixtape” (2022) - Short Cuts
I got mad when my coworker said the n word. So I did what any artist would do and made some art about it.
“Crushing (Redux)” (2022) - Short Cuts
A slight modification to my original Crushing piece.
“Chasing a Meaning” (2021) - Short Cuts
When Angel Olsen said “I’m gay.”
“Courtney’s Book Bag” (2020) - Somebody
A bonus episode of the award-winning podcast Somebody, this episode incorporated interview tape, archival media, voicemails, and field recordings to share more of the story behind Courtney Copeland’s death, as investigated by his mom Shapearl Wells.
“Learning/Unlearning” (2020) - Short Cuts
Ciarra Jones grew up in a home that taught her that being perfect was the only way to be if she were to survive white supremacy. But even at Harvard Graduate School, Ciarra learned her perfection wasn't enough. Through gardening, Ciarra's plants showed her a gentler way of being.
“THRU COMPRESSION, LOSSY” (2020)
A sound collage made during the stay-at-home order period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Ex(cuse)planations” (2019)
How does this make you feel? How does saying "sorry" make you feel? How does it feel when people say "sorry" to you? This piece used found sound and was assembled and scored start-to-finish at the one-day Resonant Residency.
“An Interrogation” (2019) - Short Cuts
Where does your desire come from? What patterns does it follow? This non-narrated, commissioned audio doc asks those questions and more, interrogating the origins of desire in interviewed queer and trans folks of color.
“What Use Are Flowers?” (2019) - Make-Believe Association
Assistant sound designer for this Lorraine Hansberry adaptation that mixed live performance with studio recordings.
“Gargling” (2019) - Re:sound
From raw audio recorded in 2017 when I first moved back in with my dad after he was diagnosed with cancer, I created an audio piece about our house and the frustration of caring for an elder.
“Crushing” (2019)
Some people love crushes. Some people hate them. This non-narrated audio documentary explores the motivations behind when you choose to act or not act on your crush feelings.