Inspiring Diversity in Creative Leadership

Inspiring Diversity in Creative Leadership

Creative leadership roles are not primarily held by people of color, let alone women of color. Badal Patel, is combatting this bleak statistic by shifting the perspective of what the typical creative leader looks like.

Now You Kno. About Fashion + Focus

Now You Kno. About Fashion + Focus

Now You Kno. About Fashion + FocusWith Fashion Designer, Fe NoelTaking the time to listen to someone else’s story can help us understand the world differently. It allows us to connect with and ultimately honor the humanity in one another while expanding our everyday...

Now You Kno. About Multi-Hyphenated Creativity

Now You Kno. About Multi-Hyphenated Creativity

Now You Kno. About Multi-Hyphenated CreativityWith Mixed-Media Artist Adrian Octavius WalkerTaking the time to listen to someone else’s story can help us understand the world differently. It allows us to connect with and ultimately honor the humanity in one another...

Now You Kno. About Art + Social Impact

Now You Kno. About Art + Social Impact

Now You Kno. About Art + Social ImpactWith International Street Artist Sneha ShresthaTaking the time to listen to someone else’s story can help us understand the world differently. It allows us to connect with and ultimately honor the humanity in one another while...

Now You Kno. About Full Time Freelance + Hustle

Now You Kno. About Full Time Freelance + Hustle

Now You Kno. About Full Time Freelance + HustleWith Brand Strategist Melissa AlamTaking the time to listen to someone else’s story can help us understand the world differently. It allows us to connect with and ultimately honor the humanity in one another while...

Black Lives Matter. We Kno.

Black Lives Matter. We Kno.

Black Lives Matter. We Kno.Here's how to bring about change.There’s nothing we can say that hasn’t already been said by so many others. Instead of rehashing those thoughts, we will continue to amplify black voices, we will share resources + we will support the...

INSPIRED: Issue I

INSPIRED: Issue I

INSPIRED: Issue IBrought to you by Kno. Media + Creative Theory AgencyThe COVID-19 pandemic is affecting everyone, everywhere and has caused massive changes to our daily lives — but the pandemic is affecting various groups differently. It is...

Meet Thalia Gochez

Meet Thalia Gochez

Meet Thalia GochezThe artist celebrating Latinx identity.In her latest project, with Nike and Girlgaze, Los Angeles-based photographer Thalia Gochez highlights unsung heroes igniting positive change in their local community. The daughter of Salvadorian and Mexican...

Netflix’s “Sacred Games” Wins at the Expense of Women

Netflix’s “Sacred Games” Wins at the Expense of Women

Netflix’s Sacred Games Wins at the Expense of Women The series, a gritty thriller set in Mumbai’s underworld, is Netflix’s first Indian original series. Actor Saif Ali Khan Netflix’s first Indian original series, Sacred Games, has notably excited our country’s...

One Photographer on Capturing the Women in His Life

One Photographer on Capturing the Women in His Life“Growing up looking at my mother and other women in my life, they were always easy on my heart, mind, and soul.”Photographer Dorian Gray talks us through his project “Corree” and his take on identity. "Green has the...

What It’s Really like to Be a Disabled Teen Today

What It’s Really like to Be a Disabled Teen Today

What It’s Really like to Be a Disabled Teen Today And how one teen is giving the disabled community of Gen Z a voice.Ever wondered what the life of a disabled teenager is really like today? As portrayals of disability in the media is quite rare, the TV shows that do...

Encouraging Visibility

Encouraging Visibility

Encouraging VisibilityAsk yourself: What change would you like to see in the world?In his latest project, Visibility, Philadelphia-based photographer Marcus Branch sheds light on the insights of the young people in front of his lens. The series of portraits features...

#CultureCon Is Upon Us

#CultureCon Is Upon Us

#CultureCon is Upon Us We asked the team behind #CultureCon about the vision, brave spaces and more. Here’s what they said.There aren’t too many spaces where young creatives of color can gather, network, celebrate their identities, have some fun and most importantly...

Kno. Their Names: Nadya Okamoto

Kno. Their Names: Nadya OkamotoHomeless, ‘model’ minority, leader of a global movement. What’s holding you back?What were you doing at 16? For Nadya Okamoto, the answer is starting her global non-profit Period The Menstrual Movement. The Portland, Oregon native...

A Black Creative

A Black Creative It’s about building and cultivating community.The creative industry has some work to do when it comes to building welcoming, inclusive spaces for people of diverse backgrounds. Despite this, there’s a numerous amount of people of color working at the...

The Cartoon Life

The Cartoon LifeMeet the man behind the art. You’ve seen his art even if you didn’t realize it. Obi Arisukwu, who you probably know as @obiaris has made art an integral part of his life for a very long time. “I’ve been drawing since I was three years old which is...

You’re Provoking My Independence

You’re Provoking My Independence

You’re Provoking My IndependenceNo, women’s freedom is still not a given. Yes, you’re provoking me. The Washington Post reporter Lavanya Ramanathan wrote a piece discussing the reality of today’s sexual assault, harassment and rape culture—which one would hope is work...

#InTheKno September Reading List

#InTheKno September Reading List

#InTheKnoSeptember Reading ListFive titles we recommend.Each month, we release a list of both new and old titles we recommend about a variety of topics to make sure you’re #InTheKno. Below you’ll find our list of books for September. Happy reading.   IDENTITY:...

The Importance of Books that Matter

The Importance of Books that Matter

The Importance of Books That MatterLessons on the current state of society.Young adult novels are mainly for kids age 12 and up but when I perused the shelves of Barnes and Noble not too long ago, I decided to take a trip down memory lane. As my eyes scanned the...

How this Burn Survivor Chooses Positivity

How this Burn Survivor Chooses Positivity

How This Burn Survivor Chooses PositivityMeet Julie Saint-Fleur.Julie Saint-Fleur is a 23-year-old burn survivor and chooses to do so every single time. Having been burned on 33 percent of her body after an incident at work, Julie pressed on refusing to let anything...

God Talk: The Relationship Between Hip Hop and Religion

God Talk: The Relationship Between Hip Hop and Religion

God Talk: The Relationship Between Hip Hop and ReligionI found peace and solace in my radio, not looking for religion but for voices and sounds that quieted the noise in my surroundings. My religious journey has been one detached from the institution of religion, but...

Kno. Noise: Kdeem

Kno. Noise: Kdeem

Kno. Noise: Kdeem Getting acquainted with the artist behind The Driftters Co. When it comes to underground and untraditional music, London’s been leading the scene for years with a number of acts that have broken outside of the country’s borders to share their sound...

Cyber Black Girl

Cyber Black Girl

Cyber Black GirlContemplating the ripple effects of race.My work contemplates the ripple effects of race. These nuances are felt by all but seen by the few who know to look for them. I primarily focus on minority women in post-colonial societies. I strive to unpack...

Gray Areas (What A Lame Excuse)

Gray Areas (What A Lame Excuse)

Gray Areas (What A Lame Excuse)Growing up in white ignorance is harmful. Growing up, my older brother was always someone I admired deeply. Four years his junior, nothing ever held me back from playing the same sports as him, keeping up with him and his friends,...

Meet Biddy: The 21st Century Indian Girl

Meet Biddy: The 21st Century Indian Girl

Meet Biddy: The 21st Century Indian Girl This is for brown women who don’t fit the mold of someone they’ve been told to be. Haya was nicknamed Biddy by her high school friends because it encompassed her multiple personalities. South Asian by descent, born and raised...

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