Romance 1600 Presentation

When India is not crate digging at her “wrecka stow” or browsing bookstores, she is actively researching and authoring essays that contribute to dynamic conversations in performing arts of the African diaspora, specializing in film, Hip Hop culture, and—of course, Prince. Known as “Ms. Power Fantastic” or simply as “Ms. India” in the Purple Community, Mallard has been a “Princeologist” for over eleven years. His electrifying impact motivated her to view music from an academic lens, thus leading her to write about Prince her entire undergraduate career. Her most recent works include: “We R Glad That U R Free, Prince…,” “The Elucidation of Prince’s ‘Cinnamon Girl,’” and “Prince the Purple Prophesier: His Internet & Intellectual Property-Based Revolution for the Advancement of Black Capitalism in the Music Industry.” Serving as one-fourth of The Purple Townhouse collective, she strives to cultivate safe spaces for purple fam of all ages—highlighting The Next Power Generation—to discuss Prince’s magnificent legacy music and beyond while documenting her nuanced voyage with His Royal Badness’ art. Much like Prince, she desires to create bodies of work that represent innovation while persevering and incorporating analog techniques and treasures of life.