Draft:Ra'il I'Nasah Kiam

Ra'il I'Nasah Kiam is an artist, writer, and independent researcher based out of North Carolina. I'Nasah Kiam (xe/they) works primarily as a photographer in addition to curating black art.

I'Nasah Kiam is famous for xir role in the 2014 #YourSlipIsShowing online campaign that worked to expose twitter and 4chan trolls creating fake accounts to act as black feminists in the #EndFathersDay online movement. Trolls contributing to the #EndFathersDay hashtag, used misinformation and fake African American Vernacular English to play into harmful stereotypes of black women and create hate for black feminists. I'Nasah Kiam tweets under the name @so_treu and was the first one to find the original 4chan post that birthed the #EndFathersDay movement. Xe then exposed these tweets with Shafiqah Hudson's #YourSlipIsShowing tag and worked to correct the legacy and beliefs of black feminists online.

After exposing online trolls, I'Nasah Kiam recieved a multitude of rape, death, and doxx threats online.

Since then, I'Nasah Kiam pursued a master's in fine arts degree in North Carolina in 2019. Currently, Xe runs a photography, @shoottreu, and black art curation, @cane_curate, account on instagram in addition to a patreon account under xir name to support xir artwork.