Hey y'all, my name is Darren and I'm a visual designer at the Hallisco and I also write

our monthly cultural newsletter for our company called Sway. Sway newsletter is all about

subtle movements that adapt change. We all have the ability to change things for the better.

I'm going to be introducing you to black artists, works, and cultural moments. What I'm

about to show you now are things that I have cut my eye that need to be recognized and

supported. Welcome back to Sway Digital.

You know those moments when you have been to get off of work and you're spiraling down

the rabbit hole of social media and somehow you find yourself watching a video of a cat

walking like a human? I think we all have those moments and find ourselves deeply injecting

random information. Now I wonder to myself, if it is that easy to get lost in a sea of

useless information, it shouldn't be that hard to drown yourself with knowledge and education.

As you know, I try to find information on black and indigenous communities, artists, and

culture that people don't know about and try to bring it more to light. That usually

ranges anywhere from music to literacy, to education, to art, and beyond. This month,

I want to touch on the subject that I hold dear to my heart, art, and design. The creative

world touches on the importance of history, education, and visual aesthetics that ranges

on so many different mediums. These are my top three creators and innovators that I want

to share with you this month. First person I wanted to bring up is this curator, this

artist, this explorer of information through movement, words, and imagery, Macyo Paisley.

Now this is a perfect example of me going down the rabbit hole on a simple Thursday night.

I'll scroll through Instagram as we all do, and I came across an ad from I love creatives.

The ad was visually bizarre as it showed Puno, owner of I love creatives, with stylishly

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