Tyrone Geter

For generations, Western philosophy claimed the authority to define humanity, beauty, and intelligence, while dismissing the cultural wisdom of African and diasporic people. That narrative did not simply live in books—it shaped how Black people were seen and how some of us came to see ourselves. When a culture is told it is less than, the wound is not only external; it can become internal.

 

Yet our identity is not rooted in that wound. Our knowledge is older than the systems that attempted to contain it. We come from memory, rhythm, community, and spiritual intelligence. The work now is not to seek validation, but to remember ourselves and restore the stories, images, and ancestral truths that have always sustained us. My practice stands in that remembering—reclaiming voice, dignity, and presence through image, form, and narrative. Read More In My blog