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The founding editors of NUNAR, photographed by Joseph Abay (from the left): Damon Barnes, Darius Barnes, James Arnold, Antoine Gomillion.

Founded in July 2020

Chronicling. Collaboration. Community.

NUNAR is a print and digital magazine that covers emerging talent and youth culture. We pursue expressions and perspectives that offer new and conscious narratives in the world of music, visual arts, fashion, community involvement, and the web. NUNAR’s core mission is to provide an international platform dedicated to emerging cultural scenes and talent worldwide.

On August 27th, forty local DMV underground party organizers and grassroots groups published a joint open letter calling for D.C. nightclub Flash to cancel both of its planned Boiler Room events this weekend or face a boycott. The letter highlights
Rolling Ray, the 28-year-old internet icon, has passed away a day short of his birthday, according to a post by his mother. He left a lasting mark on DMV and internet culture and was endeared to the Black LGBTQ+ and disability communities. Our though
Former and current NUNAR cover stars @domowells and @malik.dope welcomed @ishowspeed to D.C. yesterday during his ‘Speed Does America’ 24/7 livestream tour stop — and let’s just say we were NOT ready for these link ups 😳💨🔥
NEW YORK 📍 This Saturday, NUNAR is back in Harlem, NY for another Live In The Garden experience at @stnicksgarden in partnership with @forwardthinking_ns and Uptown Boogie Healthy Project. We’ll be popping up with #ActUp prints and stickers.
World-renowned drummer and role model for the youth 🤝🌍⁠ ⁠ Two young fans approached our Spring/Summer 2025 NUNAR cover shoot with @malik.dope and were lucky enough to walk away with a pair of his drumsticks, only after jamming on his drum set.⁠ &ld
For the Act Up: Unruled Issue, Baltimore’s own John Wells (@lorluck) stands firmly in the vulnerable, radical tradition of rap. With his prior two EPs, ‘Can we link before the world ends?’ and ‘Life is hard, can we do it tog
Last month, NUNAR’s Act Up: Unruled Issue kicked off with a print exhibition and a champagne toast to five years of the magazine. Hosted at Chela Mitchell Gallery in Union Market, which recently opened Shy Glizzy’s curatorial debut, the
🌳 🎼On June 14th, NUNAR did a takeover of ForwardThinking’s (@forwardthinking_ns) Live At The Garden event in Harlem, NY. Hosted by Daniel Ross, the event drew a crowd of 60+ on and off, the event and featured performers from the DMV and NY/NJ
Listen to our Issue 7 Playlist featuring artists from the issue. Curated by Editorial Co-Director @jercshore, the playlist features 14 songs from the 7 musicians featured. This wasn't a coincidence - we promise!⁠ ⁠ #playlist #music #magazine
The name came first as a joke – a high school nickname borrowed from Avatar and crowned with "Father" by internet fate. But the artist behind it is dead serious. Father Sokka (@fathersokka) , the non-binary Ethiopian-Eritrean rapper s
In May, @lockosworld traveled from D.C. to Paris in time for the annual Paris Gallery Weekend to exhibit the European leg of his solo exhibition series, ‘LockoLand’. He wrote a love letter about his time in Paris, printed exclusively in o
@verde.whatever photographed by @raba.jpg and styled by @kikilondonn in Los Angeles for our July Issue.⁠ ⁠ Shop the #ActUp Issue, link in bio 🔗⁠ ⁠ Story by @imgonnanamemydog.doug⁠ ⁠ #verdemadera #losangeles
Issue 7 is here, and we’re officially 5. Thank you for building this with us. RSVPs are closed, but last-minute friends can still join the launch for just $5 at the door. ⁠ ⁠ See you there! ❤️‍🔥⁠ ⁠ @nunarmag⁠ @chelamitchellgallery ⁠ Sounds
First hooked by Backyard Band’s “Fakin’ Like” at 12, Malik DOPE didn’t just hear go-go — he felt it. The feeling led him to start go-go bands with his childhood friends, practicing bounce beats, pockets, sockets, a

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Damon J. Barnes

Editor-in-Chief

@damonjbarnes

James Arnold

Executive Editor

@chago_iv

Darius Barnes

Executive Editor

@wheresdaloren

Jeremy Collins

Editorial Co-Director

@jercshore

Editorial

Kainoa Sittman, Content Editor, @_seaoffreedom_

Austin Brown, Writer-at-Large, @austiewiththeglockie

Bolupe Olaseinde, Writer-at-Large, @imgonnanamemydog.doug

Kayla Calvin, Writer, @kay_topia

Joseph Abay, Columnist, @ugly.online

Khayri Faison, Photographer, @nosiafx

Wholesum Sykes, Photographer, @wholesum3

Caleb Simpson, Videographer, @wrapflair

Niara Sapp, Videographer, @niara.sapp

Administrative

Briana Hayes, Executive Assistant

Libby Eaglin, Executive Assistant

Antoine Gomillion

Executive Editor

@__gomillionaire

Jamilah Scott

Editorial Co-Director

@jahbisabi