The Sovereign Seven, The Voice of Maré 

The Sovereign Seven, The Voice of Maré  Marielle Franco (Brazil) In the predawn light of the complex, the city below is just a constellation of distant, cold lights. But here, a different fire is rising. A woman, draped in the sharp greens and vibrant golds of her home, doesn’t climb onto a stage—she simply stands. Her… Continue reading The Sovereign Seven, The Voice of Maré 

The Hustle Hierarchy, Episode 8: THE UNIVERSAL BLUEPRINT, Bringing it All Back Home (The Finale)

The Hustle Hierarchy: THE UNIVERSAL BLUEPRINT, Bringing it All Back Home This is the moment where the map folds back up and we realize we never really left the block. We went around the world just to see ourselves more clearly. We’ve traveled from the favelas of Rio to the high-rises of Seoul, from the… Continue reading The Hustle Hierarchy, Episode 8: THE UNIVERSAL BLUEPRINT, Bringing it All Back Home (The Finale)

The Hustle Hierarchy, Episode 1- BRAZIL: The Art of “O Jeitinho”

The Hustle Hierachy: BRAZIL: The Art of “O Jeitinho” If you grew up in the Bronx, you know the “Standard Procedure” is usually a polite way of telling you get lost. The system is a wall. Most people see the wall and stop. The hustler sees the wall and starts looking for the loose brick.… Continue reading The Hustle Hierarchy, Episode 1- BRAZIL: The Art of “O Jeitinho”