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Williamsburg, May 2018 Adjusting My Glasses. Dick Gregory taught me the 3 most important rules of living with the eyeglasses of awareness. 1. Once you have them on, you can't take them off. 2. You can't force anyone else to wear them. 3. You must have patience and compassion for those who have never put on the glasses, or even heard that such a pair of glasses exist. Learning how to come to terms with the world around you and your place in it is a continuing process. You don't ever completely arrive at awareness (I prefer that over "woke"). It's a journey that lasts beyond the physical vessel that is our bodies. During the journey, we must remember to keep our lens clear, our minds active, and our hearts open to recieve the lessons the universe is trying to bestow upon us. #TheInstantClassic #ShineBwightLikeAHaitian #MyMagicYear #WhatDoYouWantYourLegacyToBe 📸: @styleoversize Hair courtesy of @hairbymachinko (at Williamsburg, Brooklyn)

Bushwick, Brooklyn, April 2018. Everybody wants to be original. I'm trying to stay original. The challenge isn't accomodating change, but it's remaining who you are at its purest element in the face of constant adversity & uncertainty while you evolve into a better human. I guess gentrified Bushwick is the perfect backdrop for these photos. Not the Bushwick I used to know, but on this particular block, the backdrop blends in as a remnant of a bygone era, an era from which the foundation of who I am today was laid. I'm not the man I was before, despite efforts from many to navigate me from away from what I know, but my soul is in tact and I can look at myself in the mirror and be proud at what reflects back. How much are you willing to fight to keep your soul intact? How far are you willing to go to protect what you've spent years building up? I'm always asking myself this and my answers are very clear.. #TheInstantClassic #StayOriginal #ShineBwightLikeAHaitian #MyMagicYear (at Bushwick)