Team
PEOPLE
TERRY MARSHALL
Terry Marshall (he/him), Founder & Executive Creative Director, is an artist, writer, , cultural innovator, creative strategist and cultural studies scholar living in Brooklyn by way of Barbados and Boston. He has 25 plus years of experience as a labor and cultural organizer and previously founded the Hip Hop Media Lab and Streets is Watching. His work focuses on the intersection of social movement history and theory, transformative experience design, social scenes and the role of parties and festivals as drivers of social and cultural change. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab Civic Media Fellowship and an alumni of the Laundromat Project Creative Change Fellowship. He was a member of the design team of the Constellations Fund. Terry loves movies and comics and is a #WalkingDead superfan.
AISHA ‘ISH’ Al-Hurra (Morena_osha)
Aisha (Ish) Al-Hurra aka ‘morena osha’ (she/her), is an anti-disciplinary artist, world builder, and poet originally from Trinidad & Tobago. She is the Artistic Director of Intelligent Mischief. Her mixed media collages, text-based work, street art, murals, installation and experiential design work reflect Black utopias, abolition, Black radical imagination, solidarity economics, climate futures, marronage and dreamspace. She draws on recurring themes and symbols of fugitivity, opacity and afrosurrealism. She has been an Artist in Residence within Laundromat Project's Creative Change Program, a mentor at the New Museum Incubator, and a Project Fellow at NYU Tisch Interactive Technology Program. She is committed to creating art, spaces, and experiences that inspire Black folks to imagine and co-create beautiful futures together.
EMMANUELLE ASUMENG
Emmanuelle Asumeng (she/her) Studio Manager at Intelligent Mischief. Emmanuelle Asumeng serves as the Studio Manager at Intelligent Mischief, bringing a wealth of expertise in public administration and a deep passion for the intersection of creativity, arts, and community building. Holding a Master of Public Administration degree with a specialization in Public and Nonprofit Management and Leadership from NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Emmanuelle is dedicated to applying her skills to make a positive impact in both the public and creative spheres. Beyond her professional role, Emmanuelle finds joy in diverse pursuits. A traveler, reader, and music enthusiast, she embraces the richness of life's experiences. These personal interests not only contribute to her well-rounded perspective but also infuse creativity into her work at Intelligent Mischief. With a unique blend of administrative skills, a passion for the arts, she is dedicated to bridging the gap between public administration and creative expression.
ZENMONDO JACQUES
Zenmondo Jacques, (He/Him) Storyteller, Vibe Creator, Content Producer,
My name is Gregory Zen-Mondo Jacques.You can call me Zen. I am a multidisciplinary artist Born and raised between Brooklyn and Queens to two beautiful Haitian immigrant parents. Zenmondo derives from my father’s Judo Sensei. Zen-mondo translated from Japanese to english means Wiseman or Councilman, a name that best describes the varied positions that inform my art. I am a forever student in life; it brings me joy to learn something new and share it with others creatively. Storytelling has been a passion of mine since playing with my X-Men action figures as a child. Sophomore year of High School I began writing, recording and producing my own music. I’ve released multiple mixtapes with original work, and co-wrote two songs on a friend’s debut EP. During the pandemic I helped curate a Writing Workshop that reinvigorated my passion for creative writing and helping others heal. In 2022 I had the honor of being apart of Intelligent Mischief Black Imagination Fellowship. This fellowship truly inspired me to forge all of my passions into a series of creative offerings. In my downtime I’m an avid gamer (God of War, WWE, StreetFighter, Mortal Kombat) and Tv Show/Movie fan (Atlanta, Demon Slayer, Lovecraft Country, Black Panther) “Art is the highest form of communication.” I am passionate about creating unique projects and curating high vibrational experiences with great collaborators. There's a need to tell rich, authentic stories now more than ever and I look to be apart of that! Much of our history has been stolen, sealed or destroyed. Telling stories for the future, ones that deal with the entire scope of the black and brown experience through Podcasts, Films, Music, and really any and all creative mediums. This the soul food we are all yearning for right now. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
SACKONA FITTS
Sackona Fitts (she/her), Creative Technologist (Intern), is an artist, educator, creative technologist and roller skater. Born from parents of two genocides, the Global Anti-Black genocide and the Pol Pot Regime, she rises from Boston, MA. Inspired by her parents and ancestors survival stories, heart and spirit, Sackona grapples and excavates evidence of the intimacies of living/death and dying through multimedia storytelling. She blends education, poetry, photography, video, sculpture and now immersive technology in her practice.
She has taught as a teaching artist at The Transformative Culture Project, The Public Prep Network, The Bronx Documentary Center, and ReelWorks. Her passion for teaching is deeply inspired by the power of youth, the school of life and her work as a youth organizer in her adolescent years.
She is an alumna fellow of the Laundromat Project’s Creative Change Fellowship, Intelligent Mischief’s Black Imagination Content Creation Fellowship, Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and the James Baldwin Scholars. Sackona has her BA in Africana Studies, Creative Writing and Media at Hampshire College. Her thesis work "Beyond Bricks and Bubblegum", a multimedia installation about home was exhibited at the Hampshire College Art Gallery. She is currently working on her chapbook inspired by “Beyond Bricks and Bubblegum”.
Sackona is a M.P.S Candidate at the New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Interactive Telecommunications Program specializing in Virtual Reality and Immersive experiences.
When she isn’t unscrambling poetic chords or worlds, she loves to fly by roller skating and go on foodie adventures.Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.