On Monday, March 22, 2021, the Gamma Chapter of Gamma Xi Phi kicked off a brand new series called Behind The Art. Falling under the national program Renaissance Conversations, this series is designed to be a space to highlight artists of color who are carving out space for themselves in the Newark, New Jersey area.

The series is available on Instagram and YouTube. Topics included, but were not limited to, the business of the industry, the craft, mental health, healing, and more. The series is spearheaded and hosted by Sister Treasure Borde.

The artists interviewed in the first four episodes were Radicule, Nicki D the Poet, Don Krypton, and WATA.

“It was a smooth interview,” poet Don Krypton said. “I felt it was very insightful for myself as well as those who wish to know me.”

Gamma Chapter is already preparing for future episodes of the series, premiering at their Instagram page: www.instagram.com/gxpnewark