A Richmond, CA native and former Richmond Poet Laureate, Donté Clark is a prolific communicator, poet, filmmaker, actor, and lifelong visionary. Using body language, voice, and film as instruments to uplift stories of the past, Clark processes the woes and beauty of the present while reimagining the future. His short film, Blù Honey (2026), is a meditation on the historical trauma of anti-Blackness and its impact on the material realities of Black communities in Richmond—specifically regarding gun violence,...
The In Defense of Black Studies Storytelling Fellowship is a program housed in the Department of African American Studies and African Diaspora Studies (AAS) that produces digital content for public-facing scholarship in and engagement with Black Studies. This program was funded by generous one-time support from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost from January 2026 through August 2026 and is lead by the team of Professor Tianna S. Paschel, Lecturer David Kyeu, Project Manager Barbara Montano, and Graduate Student Assistant/Lead Fellow Sam Jean-Francois.
