Dr. Naila Keleta-Mae is a multidisciplinary artist and award-winning scholar whose work moves at the intersection of art, activism, and ancestry. Her new album "Grateful"— a sonic offering from her research-creation project Black And Free — blends dancehall, soul, and spoken word to explore what freedom feels like for her. Written after a five-year pause, the project is part mantra, part memoir, part mirror. From the determined resilience of “ABCD” to the quiet strength of “Grateful” and the unapologetic urgency of “Move”, this is protest and prayer — in motion.