All About

Marla Lou.

“The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.”

- Toni Cade Bambara

Marla Louissaint (menace/goddexx/pharaoh) aka Marla Lou is a Haitian born truth-telling Culture Worker harnessing their power to define the future Black history and making the revolution irresistible.

Through their culture work in the arts and community care, Marla ignites to make the revolution irresistible by centering pleasure and radical imagination to dream and build beyond the current late-stage capitalist reality. As a first generation Computer Science graduate (Fordham University '20), they use their systems oriented brain to think dynamically and co-create emergent community led solutions. They joyfully invite the global Black community to fully realize and claim their sovereignty to shape our future history. As a multi-powered artist and luminary, their work serves to open a portal inviting all to launch their own ritualized healing journey towards liberation for the collective's survival.

Sovereignty, transformation, and an unapologetic exploration of pleasure are the dynamic currents vibrating in Marla’s genre-full body of work. Their mission to make the revolution irresistible fiercely shines through their work as reclamations of self, space, and spirit. Like their Haitian ancestors, all of their liberation visions manifest through daily testimony as a modern-day griot breathing life into the revolution.

Meet the Team

  • Jasmine is the first and original member of Team Marla Lou, working with them since August of 2021. She ensures that the whole Marla Louniverse runs smoothly, from organizing meetings and events, to engaging with clients, and much more. She has two B.A.s in Criminal Justice and English Literature, and her primary passions are research, literature, and curation. She’s most excited to build Marla Lou as a brand, creative force, and Luminary!

  • Marc Ella has crafted visuals for the Marla Louniverse since August of 2023. Their process involves in-depth research and continual optimization to build a recognizably revolutionary style that matches the energy of Marla themself. Beyond their work as a designer, Marc Ella is an educator and coffee roaster, and they enjoy lifting weights, and playing tabletop RPGs. IG: @marcplusella

Let’s Create together.