“The Artist Who Gets It”

“The Artist Who Gets It”

Callaloo’s co-creator and Illustrator, Nabeeh Bilal, was recently profiled in an interview for “I Am Mr. Mentor”, philanthropic organization which seeks to mentor young boys of color by exposing them to other professionals of color. The interview was conducted by Justin Sims and discusses Bilal’s start with Callaloo as well as the animation studio he co-founded in 2010.

 

Here’s an excerpt from the article:

“[For the past six or seven years, I have been entrenched in animations. I did music videos consistently for a few years, then I realized it wasn’t fulfilling. Something that spoke to me as an African-American male, like so many others working in corporate America, was that money isn’t everything…]”

 

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