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REVISITING IDEAS: DXPESHYT!

February 22, 2025 / William Burrell Philpot IV

THERE’S A LOT THAT HAS AND CONTINUES TO INFORM AND INSPIRE WHO AND WHAT WE ARE.

WHERE JUST BEING REAL.

As a business operation, we’re striving to streamline and adhere to the ethics and ideas of doing good business. As a business based within the arts, we want greater to adhere to the TRUTH of who we are. For the Black and Brown—African American and Latino Communities, we want to stay true and be our authentic selves because this is the communities we truly want to serve and represent.

As we propose, develop and explore ideas and concepts for Art, Design and Photography projects, this is what influences if not inspire those ideas.

LIAM IAN™ / LIAM IAN LLC™

*We do not own the above imagery. WE support and post them for educational purposed to inform. We are encouraged, informed and inspired by them for the communities and cultures we serve. Please contact us for Source and Ownership information and for removal requests where applicable.

**As an Artist and Creative born of this modern world, my vision, mission and intentions are continuously informed by those things that have made me. Let’s face it, not all of those things are necessarily for the kids. I grew up raw. I grew up disadvantaged. I grew up and out of the hood. A love for Jazz, Hip-Hop, Rap. A love for the functional dysfunctional. Black Women. Fast Cars. Nice Clothes. As I’ve always aspired to do and become better and better…I’ve never forgotten where I’m from. I’ve never forgotten who I am and what I’m all about. While I’ve grown to have become a person and version of me, I’m still me at the core. —Liam Ian

CONNECTED: REVISITING IDEAS: DXPESHYT!

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categories / INFLUENCES, INTERESTS, INSPIRATION, ENCOURAGEMENT, IMPACT
tags / DXPESHYT, Social Media, Social Media Influences, Influences, Reviews, Review

BLACK HISTORY MONTH STILL IS . . . BECAUSE IT JUST IS!

February 01, 2025 / William Burrell Philpot IV

BLACK HISTORY IS HISTORY. BLACK HISTORY IS EVERYDAY!

It can’t be replaced and can never—will never—be denied. Happy February! It doesn’t need to be Black History Month. Black History is ALL the time!

Even though we don’t need a month because Black History is ALL the time! Black History is happening ALL THE TIME!!!

Perhaps we need to move past what was though. Thanks to the clumsy and callous, evil and underhanded behaviors of some, perhaps it’s time for US to expand upon what was to make it even greater! Change—Change for the better—sometimes happens out of chaos and destruction. Perhaps to rebuild and rebuild better!

BECAUSE BLACK HISTORY IS ALL THE TIME…

…we’re making efforts to fill the voids by creating and sharing and appreciating Black Art. While it’s our belief and agenda to bring Black Art and Creativity to the forefront, it’s always a special case when we do these things during the Arts Quarter. As so much is under fire and being dismantled for the interests and intentions of others, we’re committed to not only investing in Black Art but sharing them with others. We want to further build and strengthen those Communities of Color that see oppression and repression especially as a response to all that needs to be addressed. We believe that thru chaos and destruction come greater and better things. Innovation has its roots in being resilient in the midst of trial and change.

Within the Arts Quarter we’ll be doing all that we can to not only create but to discover and shed light on those positioned to make an impression to enhance, innovate and strengthen the various communities that have added to the GREATNESS that has become the United States and those nations around the world.

HATE IS NOTHING. HATE IS NOTHING BUT FUEL FOR EVERYTHING THAT IS GOOD!

We encourage others to create. CREATE! Create and innovate. There’s opportunity in adversity. There’s power in change. There’s truth in persistence and resilience. There’s a Future in Hope and the act of doing for all that is truly good and right. Creating that which supports and reinforces is in the essence of Promise. We encourage Artists and Creatives to break beyond the barriers of engineered dysfunction, creative blocks and the distraction of issues to inform, educate, encourage, inspire and celebrate others. Peel back the curtains of lies and deception to further the cause of truth—forceful unrelenting truth. This is the time. This is most certainly the time!

Let nothing hold you back! Let nothing hold you back from adding to the tapestry of this world…because this world is ours! This world that is full of plentiful and ample wonder and treasure. Big enough for us all—this world is our home. It belongs to us all and not just one segment or group that wish to plunder and conquer. This world is ours and thru our creative genius and ability, we must take on the mantle of doing greater and greater things. We must be compelled to change because change is happening whether we like it or not. Let us change to implement change and not have “change” be set upon nor against us. Be beyond ‘Happy Black History Month” because Black History is still being written. The stories are still being experienced to be told.

*In honor of what they’re trying to erase, we share our thoughts for the Power and Spirit of Kiah Duggins, Incoming Howard Professor, Harvard Law School Graduate and Civil Rights Lawyer who was killed in the recent Potomac River plane crash. Prayers and Blessings to her family and friends and all those lives for whom she’s touched, improved and fought for—we honor you Kiah Duggins. May her memory and all that she accomplished fiercely encourage, inspire and empower us all.

CONNECTED: BLACK HISTORY MONTH STILL IS . . . BECAUSE IT JUST IS!

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categories / 2025, ENCOURAGEMENT, INSPIRATION, INTERESTS, JusTHOUGHTS, THOUGHTS
tags / Black History, Black History Month, BLACK, BLACK HISTORY, BLACK HISTORY MONTH, The Art of Black History

ADDING SUBSCRIPTIONS TO "CONNECTED".

October 10, 2023 / William Burrell Philpot IV

🖥️: As I ramp up activity on this blog page and move away from using multiple social media accounts to gain traction with audiences dependent on algorithms and systems I can’t control or account for, we’ll be offering subscriptions for this content.

CONNECTED…is a personal private blog as to further publish my activities as an Artist, Entrepreneur and many more. This feed willl allow me to share to my interest, influences and inspirations that better help and inform me to develop and produce new projects.

Subscriptions are monitored and privatized as this feed’s content is specific to either confidential, appreciation and/or educational in purpose. Content may not be proprietary to LIAM IAN LLC but is or is to fall under “Fair Use”, “Educational” and/or “Appreciative”. Sourced Images may be from available social media platforms and will be identified as such.

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