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The Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) proudly names Alexus Grace (Rhone) as a Summer/Fall 2025 guest curator. The founder of Truth Meet Story, Rhone will facilitate storytelling workshops and produce two live storytelling events - “Re-Storying The Story of Sunnyside,” on Wednesday, July 2, at the Sunnyside Multi-Service Center; and “Re-Storying The Story of Fifth Ward,” on Thursday, September 18, at The DeLUXE Theater. Both events, an artistic collaboration between performance art and pride in place, are free and open to the public.
A native Houstonian, Rhone understands the power behind determining which stories get told and who tells them. Her curiosity around narrative selection began when she was a reluctant reader in middle school, claiming most of the stories on the bookshelves were “windows, not mirrors.” She could see everyone else’s life and world, but could not see hers.
After studying journalism/public relations at the University of Texas at Austin, Rhone worked briefly in the insurance and financial services industry. Then, she pursued art and theology studies at Fuller Theological Seminary in Los Angeles, where she honed her research skills, focusing on reframing and re-storying the narratives from historic Black communities.
(Link to full press release)
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