At their root, our online conversations about the Oscars slap are arguments over boundaries: who has the right to set and enforce them, and how? The general consensus? Not Black women.
Give me the restReflecting on living 365 full days in a pandemic… as an artist, an educator and a human.
Give me the restThe week of February 25 to March 3 is Black Women’s History Week. Each day of the week, the team will discuss a different prompt. Today: a Black woman artist.
Give me the restRECAP of Week 4: February 22nd – 26th, 2021 Pride. If I had to summarize this month long journey in one word that would be it. Every year I become more proud to be Black. Not because it becomes any more special or easier to be but because the deeper
Give me the restWant to keep Black History Month going all year long? Check out some of Tierra’s favorite books for Black History Month.
Give me the restRECAP of Week 3: February 15th – 19th, 2021 “Haters are people who read with no resume and critique with no credentials… Is that you?” Don’t let someone tell YOU what Your purpose is. Be it Your mind, body, soul, career, hobby, passion, children, feelings, social media… what is Yours
Give me the restRECAP of WEEK 2: February 8th – 12th, 2021 Aw, nah… HAIR, NAH! Y’all done up and done it. You touched my hair, you asked about my hair as if it was an alien that had taken over my head, you pointed at it like it was behind glass at
Give me the restWEEK 1 – February 1st – 5th – HIGHLIGHTS We began the week with a contract. You’d assume that as a Black womxn, I had made this commitment at birth but I think it’s important to read the words of this contract “I WILL PROTECT BLACK PEOPLE” and truly commit
Give me the restOver the course of February 2021. *ZZ* Makes Art will be sharing out pieces from the book Black Futures and pairing them with her own artwork inspired by the journey.
Give me the restI was about fourteen or fifteen when I first realized that almost all of the vivid memories or stories that I had from my childhood were also a picture or a video that my mom had shown me at some point long after the event had happened. When someone comes
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