HYCIDE Founder Akintola Hanif to Open New Art Space in Newark

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(NEWARK, NJ) — HYCIDE magazine founder Akintola Hanif celebrates the June 27, 2025 opening of HYCIDE XPANSE, a Newark arts axis that will serve as a production hub and offer free classes in photography, photojournalism, meditation and yoga. 

The event, held from 6:00pm – 9:00pm at 33 Halsey Street, will feature Black & White Redux, an exhibition of images from HYCIDE’s Black & White Book, which extols the power of Black culture and explores race as a sociopolitical construct. The latest edition of the book will be on sale at the event.  The opening event will include light refreshments and entertainment.

Hanf, HYCIDE’s editor-in-chief, envisions XPANSE as a sanctuary for intentional creative exchange, reflection and…