Adore A-List 2022

EDWARD BUCKLES, JR. WESTBANK

FILMMAKER AND WRITER House of the Young Entertainment

WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT WHAT YOU DO Telling the stories of my people and shining a light on those who have been unseen and unheard. Also making everyday people look larger than life through my craft, because they are to me. WHAT ABOUT NEW ORLEANS INSPIRES YOU? The optimism that one day Black people will get what they deserve and be treated with love, empathy, and care. DESCRIBE YOUR CHARITABLE WORK I'm currently building an impact plan to follow the roll out of Katrina Babies. It will focus on wellness and healing the trauma of the people that existed before and after Katrina. FAVORITE BAR Cure FAVORITE WALK Around the 7th and 8th Wards FAVORITE ART GALLERY Axiom by Ceaux Young FAVORITE SNOBALL STAND Pandora's NECESSARY EXTRAVAGANCE Trying new foods FAVORITE DESTINATION Tanzania, East Africa CURRENTLY WATCHING Snowfall SOMETHING ABOUT NEW ORLEANS THAT PUTS YOU IN A GOOD MOOD The music is spiritual and healing, and it speaks to my history and my future.

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ADORE • A-LIST 2022