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“The artist’s role is to raise the consciousness of the people.” — Amiri Baraka. This quote has had me deep in thought. On one hand, it’s a call to produce more. On the other, it’s permission to pause…
Akintola Hanif transforms personal journey into economic infrastructure on Halsey Street. The closing reception for THE BLACK & WHITE [REDUX] exhibit proved art spaces can serve as sanctuaries…
HYCIDE magazine founder Akintola Hanif celebrates the opening of HYCIDE XPANSE, a Newark arts axis offering free classes in photography, photojournalism, meditation and yoga…
Amiri Baraka joined the local art community at Aljira gallery to celebrate HYCIDE’s launch. Renowned photographers Jamel Shabazz and Ernie Paniccioli were also in attendance…
“In the ’90s, when the gangs came, it was all the people I grew up around,” said Hanif. “They were me without the school, without photography, without a family who exposed me to the arts.”
THE REVOLUTIONARY ACT OF PAUSE: WHY NEWARK NEEDS THIS WEEKEND | Oct 9, 2025
“The artist’s role is to raise the consciousness of the people. To make them understand life, the world and themselves more completely.” — Amiri Baraka
This quote has had me deep in thought. On one hand, it’s a call to produce more. On the other, it’s permission to pause. Because how do we raise consciousness when we’re running on fumes? How do we help others understand themselves when we barely have time to understand our own exhaustion?…
HYCIDE explores the roles we create for ourselves and those created for us, challenging the status quo while bearing witness to the feared, neglected and misunderstood.
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Why Wellness in Art Spaces Is the Future
Oct 28, 2025
HYCIDE XPANSE, where wellness isn’t an add-on to creative culture—it’s the foundation.
Imagine your feet planted firmly on your yoga mat, breathing yourself through your best rendition of warrior pose. Surrounded by a few strangers but mostly familiar faces, the yoga instructor encourages you to focus on a spot on the wall as you hold the position for one more good breath…
HYCIDE XPANSE: Healing Meets Community Power in Newark, NJ
Sep 12, 2025
Akintola Hanif transforms personal journey into economic infrastructure on Halsey Street
Newark art spaces are evolving. The closing reception for THE BLACK & WHITE [REDUX] exhibit at HYCIDE XPANSE proved that art spaces can function as more than galleries—they can serve as sanctuaries…
HYCIDE Founder Akintola Hanif to Open New Art Space in Newark
Jun 20, 2025
HYCIDE magazine founder Akintola Hanif celebrates the June 27, 2025 opening of HYCIDE XPANSE, a Newark arts axis that will serve as a production hub and offer free classes in photography, photojournalism, meditation and yoga.
The event, held from 6:00pm - 9:00pm at 33 Halsey Street, will feature Black & White Redux, an exhibition of images from HYCIDE’s Black & White Book, which extols the power of Black culture…
New HYCIDE Magazine Turns Lens on Inner-City Life
Jun 4, 2011
Amiri Baraka, the famed poet and political activist from Newark — and father of South Ward Councilman Ras Baraka — joined members of the local art community who gathered at the Aljira gallery Friday to celebrate the launch of online arts and culture magazine HYCIDE.
Renowned photographers Jamel Shabazz and Ernie Paniccioli were also in attendance, lending their support to a project they see as picture perfect…
Filmmaker looks at 'human side' of gangs
Oct 25, 2008
"In the '90s, when the gangs came, it was all the people I grew up around," said Hanif, an Orange filmmaker and photographer. "They were me without the school, without photography, without a family who exposed me to the arts."
In his film "Moral Panic," which will be screened at 3 p.m. today at the Newark Arts Resource Center on Broad Street, Hanif invites the public to look at gangs through his lens…