LENA WAITHE - WRITER, PRODUCER, ACTOR. NAOMI OTSU - GRAPHIC DESIGNER, ILLUSTRATOR. TAQWA BINT ALI - FASHION CONSULTANT, CREATIVE DIRECTOR. JARI JONES - BLACK-TRANS MODEL, ACTIVIST, CREATIVE. ERICKA HART - SEXUALITY EDUCATOR, WRITER. ELLIE GOLDSTEIN - MODEL, DISABILITY REPRESENTATION ADVOCATE. ISRA HIRSI - ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZER. AMANI - AUTHOR, ACTIVIST, ENTREPRENEUR, INNOVATOR. NYOME NICHOLAS-WILLIAMS - MODEL, BODY LOVE ADVOCATE.

They are the Always Original collective, and they know exactly why they’re here. Because it’s so wrong, yet so common, that those who most authentically push culture forwards are not often acknowledged for their impact – and rarely ever are they truly seen. They’re here to honor those who stayed true despite it all. Always been. Always original. And the collective know that they’re only able to be here, to be truly seen, because of those who weren’t.