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Room 4 · Hands on the controls

The Wheelhouse

Instruments old and new reveal Black technological mastery—and the stakes of deciding who directs a machine.

An editorial wheelhouse joining musical controls, archival media, and digital interfaces

Overview

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Technology is treated as practice and power, not novelty: the question is who can use, alter, govern, refuse, and benefit from the instrument.

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An editorial studio joining a wooden drum, Hammond organ, turntable, and sampler

The Wheelhouse · Musical technology

The Instruments

Wood, wire, keys, grooves, and code become instruments when Black musicians take command.

Explore The Instruments
An editorial workstation digitizing family photographs beside an accountable AI interface

The Wheelhouse · Digitization and AI

The Newest Machine

Digitization and AI can widen memory’s reach—or extract it. Community authority must steer.

Explore The Newest Machine