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All Hands In: Q&A with Color Box Artist Anthony Rose

By Elizabeth Lepro

All Hands In: Q&A with Color Box Artist Anthony Rose
An interview with CoolxDad’s Color Box 2023 featured artist Anthony Rose, who designed this year’s donation boxes.

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'It can't just be the money': Basketball, Blackness & Art with Tay Butler

By Kevin Barnett

'It can't just be the money': Basketball, Blackness & Art with Tay Butler
CoolxDad and multi-disciplinary artist Tay Butler talks about his ongoing project 'NBA: No Anti-Blackness Allowed.'

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Books, Black history, and being at home: #beacooldad with Troy Hamm

By Elizabeth Lepro

Books, Black history, and being at home: #beacooldad with Troy Hamm
A conversation with Troy Hamm, co-owner of Kindred Stories bookstore in Third Ward, Houston about fatherhood, Black History Month, and books.

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#beacooldad with Tio Fallen

By Elizabeth Lepro

Tio Fallen stands in front of a stained glass window, wearing all white. His two older sons are on either side of him, and he holds his youngest son in his arms.

“What can I do to incrementally make an impact on the world or have some sort of influence? With the way we approach [coffee], I’m able to be in people’s homes and share in something that is enjoyed.” 

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