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Bain founded the
Blackout Arts Collective in 1997. He organized artists, activists and educators of color to create a space to organize justice movement campaigns, produce social impact-focused art, and facilitate political education workshops in public schools and prisons around the country. At its
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Trinidad, Bain is the eldest of five children. His West Indian father was a calypso singer and then a soldier, and his mother of South Asian descent, served as a registered ICU nurse for over 40 years. Bain attended
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Problem Child: The Philosophy and Opinions of Bryonn Bain
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