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Civil Rights & Jim Crow for the “Eat, Pray, Love” Generation
“You is kind. You is smart. You is important” is the mantra that Abileen Clark (Viola Davis), a domestic worker in Jackson, Mississippi in the 1960s, uses to comfort and empower her employer’s...
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Strange Fruit: Interview with Hank Willis Thomas
Hank Willis Thomas latest body of work Strange Fruit expresses the historical truths blacks had to endure throughout their journey here in the United States. Hank created vivid comparisons of black...
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“My Presence Is Charity” #forewordstory
“I’m offended by that because first of all, and this is going to sound arrogant, but my presence is charity. Just who I am. Just like Obama’s is. Obama provides hope. Whether he does anything, the hope...
View ArticleKara Walker Was Trolling Insensitive Selfie Posters All Along
Kara Walker’s infamous sphinx is long gone, along with the Domino Sugar Factory which is more than likely being turned into some overpriced hipster housing complex, but the heavy conversation regarding...
View ArticleHow To Avoid Whitesplaining Ferguson: Quiet Down and Listen Up
I was going to write about what Ferguson means for America, but I decided not to because I’ve seen too many white writers try to make Ferguson about their own experience. I don’t know what Ferguson...
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