“‘Black Graduation’ is really a broader statement about what Black artists are making in the country right now. And there is a history of African American or Black folks doing their own graduations to be with their own cultural group, just for those celebrations,” said Elisheba Wokoma, artist, curator, and co-founder of Wa Na Wari. “We are used to gathering and celebrating each other around this time, so we are tapping into that language.











