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Courtney Ball is a storyteller and community builder in Cedar Rapids, IA. Through writing, film/video, and photography, his practice is to slow down, explore, discover, appreciate the world around him, and then share for others to enjoy. He also serves as Community Building Director at Matthew 25, a neighborhood strengthening nonprofit in Cedar Rapids.
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Meet Akwi Nji, an Iowan Spoken-Word-Turned-Visual Artist
March 14, 2024
During 2020, spoken-word-artist Akwi Nji couldn't get on stage anymore to express herself in front of live audiences, so she turned to visual art. It led to a complete overhaul of her artistic mindset — one that included shredding (literally) her early material.