LUZ Y LIGERA PROJECT

Frederick Douglas

The story of Frederick Douglas plainly demonstrates the power of knowledge. As a child he was perplexed by slavery, about how one group...

From a young age Nina Simone burned to show the world her elite piano skills. She dreamed that people would finally respect her and that...

Protest against tyranny can take many forms. The life of Tibetan Monk Palden Gyatso exemplifies the determination and endurance needed to...

Toni Morrison’s grasp on the complexities of social life in the United States can help lead us to clarity and justice. She wrote...

The legend of Bob Marley endures because of the earnest way he balances peace with indignance. At one end of the spectrum, his enticing...

Walt Whitman wrote in an era of significant transition and heightened tensions. As a nurse during the Civil War, he saw death caused by...

Seemingly paradoxical themes of grief and joy work their way through Emily Dickinson’s poems like an intimate dialogue. She dives with us...

Nipsey Hussle grew up in a world with few choices and few constants. It is a place with prevalent unemployment, claustrophobic housing...

Albert Einstein’s genius is synonymous with precise equations and exacting individual work. This storyline denies his uncommon commitment...

Despite a childhood shaped by racism, abuse and the lonely shame of that truth, Maya Angelou maintained a spirit of defiance and beauty....

Luz y Ligera Project is a response to the unifying experience of covid-19 and celebrates the feelings and experiences that have remained...

The debut series of the Luz y Ligera Project uses the classic medium of silhouette to create portraits of people who have shared their...