Resilient Voices, created by Nejma Reza ’23, is an annual production for students of color to express their identities through art forms including music, dancing and spoken word. This year, Lauyanne Kouame ’26 and Princess Adeoye ’27 are organizing the show, which is planned to take place April 7 and 8. —Yancheng Zhao ’26

Lauyanne

“We want Resilient Voices to be a chance for students to show a talent or share their story, who they are, their culture and their heritage.”

“I hope the audience sees how diverse our school is and how students in our school have different stories and come from different parts of the world. In a time where differences are looked down upon, it’s very important for our school community to come together and understand that our differences are what make us special.”

Princess

“Having my race as a big part of my identity and also loving art, I found it valuable to have a conjunction of those two and use one to express the other. It was a new outlet outside of the typical art we do here.”

“For people who have music or art close to their soul, it’s very enriching to be able to express that to many people. Art is something that can be done no matter your race. It grows people’s voice when they’re able to share it and use it. I hope that’s what Resilient Voices does for people.”