// Rokafella and KwikStep //
// Alyssa Macy //
// Andreas Jackson, MediaClectic //
// Poor People's March, RNC //
// RoboCops, RNC //
// It's TIME. RNC, Radio Row //
// RNC, vandalism //
// Cynthia McKinney //
// DNC, Invesco Field //
// Mos Def //
// Popmaster Fabel //
// Method Man //
// Dead Prez //
// Immortal Technique //
// Pharrell Williams //
// Bill Moyers and Phil Donahue //
// stic.man of dead prez //
// Too $hort //
// Davey D //
// Le Remeur //
// JAHI //
// Boots Riley //
// Quannum Crew and Family //
// KRS ONE //
// The Break/s Cast //
// Truthmaze, Lightning and Thunder CD Release //
// Muja Messiah //
// SLIM of GOB //
// The Usual Suspects Mixtape Release //
// Robert Karimi, SELF: The Remix //
// Sha Cage, Hip Hop for the Homeless //
// El Guante //
// Rhymesayers photoshoot for IMPOSE Magazine //
// Ritmos Unidos //
// Doomtree Blowout III //
// DJ Shadow, The Hard Sell tour //
// Junkyard Empire //
// Youth Noise Summit //
// M.anifest //
// Buss One //
// Joyo Velarde //
// DJ Krush //
// Afrika Bambaataa //
// Grayskul, Everybody Loves A Clown tour //
// MN Music Festival //
// '07 Twin Cities Celebration of Hip Hop //
// Indigo's CD Release //
// Paid Dues Tour //
// Carnage's CD Release //
// Kurtis Blow //
// Grandmaster Flash //
// Musicapolis, New MC //
// Slum Village Show //
// B-Girl Be 2007, DJ Shorty //
// B-Girl Be 2007, Rhythm Queens //
// B-Girl Be 2007, Bahamadia //
// B-Girl Be event @ PI //
// Desdamona CD Release Party //
// Rodrigo CD Release Party //
// Toki Wright CD Release Party //
// Just.Live //
// B.U.G.S. and FAM //
// Urban Sandbox, Chicago //
// Thursday Night //
// B-Girl Be Rehersal //
// Brother Ali Undisputed Truth Tour //
// Sha Cage CD Release //
// Sol Sessions Open Mic //
//Aspiring Model Session //
//The Hook Up //
// Fly Girlz 2 //
// Maria Isa //
// Spinderella //
// Saul Williams //
// Raices //
// Native Hip Hop Showcase //
// The Vagina Monologues, 02.14.07, V-Day //
// Visage Fashion Fridays, 02.02.07 //
// NOLA Hip Hop 4: Na'Tee & DJ Bombshell//
// NOLA Hip Hop 3: Beverly Skillz //
// NOLA Hip Hop 2: Impulss //
// NOLA Hip Hop 1: DJ Soul Sister //
// B-Girl-in-the-making //
// Spur-of-the-moment photoshoot //
// Doomtree Blowout 2 //
//Chocolate Extravaganza //
// Lady Sovereign //
// Lyrics Born //
// ESP Photoshoot //
// Psalm One //
// B-Girl Be //
B FRESH Photography's Details
Status:
Single
Here for:
Networking, Friends
Hometown:
Southside/Westside
Ethnicity:
Other
Religion:
Other
Zodiac Sign:
Pisces
Smoke / Drink:
No / No
Children:
Someday
Education:
College graduate
Occupation:
Photographer/journalist/artist/activist
B FRESH Photography's Schools
College Of St Catherine
St Paul, MN
Graduated: 2007
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Communication, Women's Studies and Critical Studies of Race and Ethnicity
"If there was ever a natural born journalist, B FRESH is it." ~Jeff Chang (Author of Can't Stop Won't Stop)
"I was touched by B FRESH's work." ~Ernie Paniccioli (Ledgendary Hip Hop photographer)
"B FRESH puts in work!!" ~B+ (Hip Hop photographer extrodinaire)
"She's got a Canon." ~KRS One
"B FRESH is the best photographer in the Twin Cities." ~Erick Sermon (EPMD)
"B FRESH is the best!!!!!!" ~The Gift of Gab (Blackalicious)
"B FRESH Photography keeps it fresh, fun, and oh so funky- in a good way." ~Lateef the Truthspeaker (Maroons, Latyrix)
"B FRESH be fun!" ~HEADNODIC (Crown City Rockers)
"A show isn't a show until B FRESH is there." ~M. RIVIERE (Emetrece Productions)
Rebecca “B FRESH” McDonald is a Hip Hop feminist and documentarian, photographer, journalist, videographer, visual artist, social justice advocate and community mover-and-shaker.
One of the top photographers and emerging journalists in the Twin Cities, B FRESH's work has been featured in The SOURCE, VIBE Magazine, Wax Poetics, The Nation, ColorLines Magazine, The Liberator Magazine, IMPOSE Magazine, City Pages, and the Star Tribune, as well as in countless local artists’ media kits, websites and promotional materials. From hometown powerhouses Rhymesayers and Doomtree, to touring acts like KRS-ONE, Madonna, DJ Shadow and Saul Williams, to a horde of lesser-known artists—if you’ve played a show in the Twin Cities, B FRESH probably has your face on one of her hard drives somewhere.
On top of being the hardest-working photographer in town, B FRESH is also a committed social justice organizer. Her work with Intermedia Arts (B-Girl Be Festival), the Minnesota Women’s Political Caucus, the Citizens League, the Sexual Violence Center and more has centered around building community, shining a light on women’s strength and voices, and being an advocate for positive social and political change.
Her paper, “All the Ladies in the House, Say ‘Ho—o!’ A Global Hip Hop Feminist Response,” won the 2008 Best Paper in Women’s Studies Award at the College of St. Catherine, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Armed with an insatiable curiosity and creative daring, inspiration from the activists who paved the way, and the understanding that photography is more than just pretty pictures, B FRESH seeks to highlight issues of race, gender and politics through her lens. She seeks to tell the stories of people who are too-often silenced, and to document struggle—whether that be the struggle of oppressed peoples building something out of nothing, the struggle of activists working toward a sustainable political and social movement, or simply the struggle of young artists trying to have their voices heard.
B FRESH is available as a session photographer, live show photographer, conference panelist, public speaker and all around freelance feminist rabble-rouser. She can be reached at rebecca@bfreshphotography.com
Hey i want to let you, and all my friends with whom i visit, that i always enjoy stopping by, even tho it's my bad i don't always get around to leaving a comment. But this time, i was thinkin bout how my mom taught me better. When u enter a room, u supposed to speak first to the people there, they not supposed to have to speak first lol.I also want to let you know that after a lot of hard work my next album will release online and on amazon on demand on Oct 10th which is pretty exciting. U got a cool spot, and i hope your year is shaping up better than last year. Our life is supposed to get greater and greater right? Well let me know how everything is going with your goals for this year! ttyl
ARC AND HUE will be available at the NYC book party on Sunday, Sept. 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012. Between Houston & Bleecker, near the F & 6 trains.
ARC AND HUE will also be available at the Chicago book parties: 10/1, 8:30 p.m. Katerina’s, 1920 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL 60613 10/2, 8 p.m. The Silver Room, 1442 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642
EVERYONE COME OUT & JOIN US FOR THE 2ND ANNUAL GUYANA DAY ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH FROM 12PM-7PM FEATURING TERRY GAJRAJ, TROPICAL BEATZ BAND, PRINCESS ALANNA, VICKASH DANCERS & MORE @ BOOM ISLAND THIS IS A FREE EVENT!! THEN, AFTER PARTY @ ELSIE'S FROM 8PM-2AM! $10.... HAS BEEN CHANGED TO ALL AGES AFTER PARTY! BE THERE!
Hey Rebecca! Wanted to catch you last night at the show to tell you how incredible you are!! Awesome job on the video before Maria Isa's performance!!!!! You have such a great job, and no one can do it like you do it!!! Much love!
