a living
archive of collective
power

Transforming public memory through
community, technology, and storytelling.

In a year marked by rising censorship and erasure, Kinfolk Tech stood as a counterforce—building immersive monuments, deepening community trust, and launching new tools for memory justice.

From sidewalks to smartphones, we reimagined what public space can hold. Each monument we created, each archive we preserved, and each story we helped bring to life was rooted in radical care and co-creation. Across 25+ states, in collaboration with artists, cultural institutions, and local visionaries, we activated communities to reclaim narrative power and reshape what’s possible.

This is memory in motion. This is Kinfolk in action.

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what we made possible

In 2025, Kinfolk Tech:

Partnered with 46 community art directors to co-create 90+ AR monuments to Black, Brown, Indigenous, and/or Queer historical figures

Engaged users across all 50 states using the Kinfolk app, with deeper community activations in 13 states through workshops and exhibitions

Piloted our first Community Memory Fellowship, supporting grassroots archivists

Collaborated with renowned artists like Hank Willis Thomas, Derrick Adams, and Wangechi Mutu

Expanded our Kinfolk App, introducing new features through R&D and AI prototyping

Launched “Dreaming with the Archives”—a national storytelling initiative

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our approach

We Don’t Just Build
Monuments. We Build
Movements.

We believe memory is a form of power—and we're putting that power back in the hands of communities. Moving at the speed of trust, we embed deeply with Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Queer communities, building trust through authentic relationships.

We host community imagination workshops where residents dream with the archives together, collect oral histories and community voices, and partner with local historians and institutions to ensure accuracy and nuance. Our 3D team then transforms these collective visions into hand-drawn digital monuments that live in public parks, heritage sites, and street corners through our AR app.

Each project culminates in public launch activations where communities unveil their monuments and reclaim civic space. From historical memory to civic action, our Story-to-Action Continuum moves people through co-creation, education, emotional resonance, and collective action.

Through this work, we are mobilizing a movement to build the narrative power necessary to radically repair our world.

the challenge

When Stories Are
Erased, So Is Belonging

Today, public memory in the U.S. is still shaped by systems of oppression.

Only 0.5%

of public monuments honor people of color

36 states

have passed laws restricting the teaching of race and systemic oppression

Over 1,600 books

mostly by or about Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Queer communities, were banned in 2024

This is no accident. It’s a deliberate effort to silence our histories and erase our future. Kinfolk Tech exists to resist this erasure—through technology, through community, through radical imagination.

why memory matters

looking ahead

Memory is Just the
Beginning

2025 was just the start. Next year, we’re deepening our commitment to community-powered storytelling—growing our fellowship, expanding the Kinfolk platform, and continuing to build monuments that whisper truth and sing with possibility.
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We’re inviting more communities into the work. More artists. More partners. More dreamers.

The future of memory is collective. Come build it with us.

Let's collaborate to preserve, protect, and share the untold stories of your community. We work with cultural institutions, community organizations, artists, educators, and funders.

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