Apr 10, 2021
Ryann Holmes
Gender: Non binary (they/them)
Sexuality: Queer
DOB: Born 1984
Ethnicity: African American
Occupation: Entrepreneur
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Ryann Holmes
Gender: Non binary (they/them)
Sexuality: Queer
DOB: Born 1984
Ethnicity: African American
Occupation: Entrepreneur
In the sixth episode of PBS Digital Studios' First Person, “Race, Visibility & Safe Spaces”, host Kristin Russo talks with Ryann Holmes, activist and co-foun...
Ryann Holmes, activist and co-founder of Bklyn Boihood, discusses Race, Visibility & Safe Spaces.
Ryann Holmes of @bklynboihood | Undoing and Re-framing Masculinity
Ryann Holmes: Co-founder of bklyn boihood, Undoing and Re-framing Masculinity | BMATW | Ep. 14
Please watch this beautiful video featuring Ryann Holmes, co-founder of bklyn boihood by Chanelle Pearson for Bric TV
bklyn boihood founder, Ryann Holmes
photos by: kingtexas
RYANN HOLMES ON THE ORIGINS OF BKLYN BOIHOOD, IDENTITY AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE
Ok, so what is a “boi?” according to Urbandictionary.com (a HIGHLY trusted source), it’s a word used in “the lesbian community, a young transgendered/androgynous/masculine person who is biologically female and presents themselves in a young, boyish way.” Ryann Holmes, the co-founder of Bklyn Boihood, whose mission is defined as “to spread love through community-building events, music and art while sharing our journey as bois of color who believe in safe spaces, accountable action and self-care” has a more interesting way to answer that question.
In addition to providing physical space for bois to commune, chill, talk and party, Bklyn Boihood also produces a yearly calendar that slyly and geniusly pokes playful fun at annual firefighter calendars by using a similar format that instead, promotes beautiful, regal, stylish images of bois of color empowered by their image. Bklyn Boihood also host an annual retreat and conducts workshops at colleges and community organizations on “Un/Doing Masculinity” which champions “healthy masculinity, intersectionality of identities and anti-misogyny for bois of color all over the world.”
We spoke with the exceptionally down-to-earth, intelligent, and cool-as-hell Ryann about the origins of Brooklyn Boihood and its journey to becoming an international movement (at the interview, we were told the collective had just been granted a publishing deal for an anthology due out mid 2015), Ryann’s own struggles with self-acceptance and the complexity of masculine and feminine identity.
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RYANN THE LION BEING YOUNG BLACK AND FEMINIST! ON THEROOT!
Fund this: Artists, Writers, Scholars, Curators gather to discuss issues of representation and distribution for Black male experimental artists
Check out @supamakenzi (aka Ryann) in this dopeness.
BLACK MALE REVISITED.