Press

March 2023:

Unarmed included in the book Fresh Plywood Artists Rise Up in the Age of BLACK LIVES MATTER by Kurt Boone.

Founder Raafi Rivero interviewed by CNN for upcoming documentary on InsideAfrica.

May 2021:

NBC New York aired a segment on Unarmed during its coverage of the year since the murder of George Floyd.

April 2021:

Full-page spread of Unarmed in the Sports section of the New York Times.

January 2021:

Announcements of Black Renaissance, the YouTube Originals special featuring Barack and Michelle Obama in The Source and The Hill.

Mention of our show in Denver at Leon Gallery in Westword.

November 2020:

Denverite covered our pop-up installation on the façade of Leon Gallery in the Mile High city.

October 2020:
Unarmed made the 11 o'clock news in Louisville during the first stop of our tour. We appeared on WNOV 860AM in Milwaukee during the second stop.

This interview for the Esalen Institute's podcast, Voices of Esalen, formed the basis of this short documentary and personal story about the origins of Unarmed.

July 2020:
Stories about Unarmed at Design Observer and Yahoo Sports. Quick mention in Bleacher Report.

June 2020:
Unarmed was featured on ABC 7 Eyewitness News, NY and on News12 Brooklyn.

An interview on Stretch and Bobbito Thursdays. Design blog Subtraction.com tells a visual story of the series. Quick mention in sports uniform authority Uni-Watch.

NBC New York