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   I am a multimedia artist, researcher, and educator of Afrofuturism and Black Islam in the U.S. based in Baltimore, MD.

Read more about me here.

Recent:
Islam & Prints What Happens When We Nurture exhibition named “Best of” in the Baltimore Beat’s end-of-year publication.

Baltimore Beat’s review of Islam & Print’s What Happens When We Nurture exhibition.

UMBC Magazine’s alumni profile, “The Mundane Afrofuturism of multimedia artist Safiyah Cheatam”

  1. Assistant Manager of Teen Programs at the Walters Art Museum
  2. Co-founder of Islam & Print
  3. Trustee at the Awesome Foundation


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YARROW MAMOUT: WEAVER OF ISLAM, COUNTER-MEMORY, AND AFROFUTURISM IN LATE 18TH CENTURY GEORGETOWN, DC





JANUARY 2022

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A Smithsonian's Claiming Space Symposium video essay uplifting a local legacy of Black Muslim resilience, self-determination, and success within the realm of Afrofuturism.



This presentation is part of the Terrestrial Space theme, as organized by the January 27-29, 2022 Claiming Space Symposium committee. For more information on video presentations, visit here.

The Smithsonian Afrofuturism Series is a collaboration between the National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the National Museum of African Art. 

The following are some images that stand out from the full presentation here.

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