The Brooklyn Circus CUT: what Ouigi Theodore defines as IDENTITY AND RESISTANCE, how in black communities, the barbershop has always been a space for Black People to celebrate and embrace their sense of blackness all while escaping society’s false depictions of blackness and harsh challenges in their everyday lives.

About 10 years ago Kabelo Kungwane and I met Uncle Ouigi Theodore on Tumblr as he and Street Etiquette introduced us to the 100 Year Plan and how you\[we] could change the world through slow actions of love driven by the intention of changing our communities through shared connections.

Photographer: Trayvs Owen @travysowen
Model: Taylor Makhoba @taylormakhoba