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Repost from Women in the World. Samina Ali interviews Pratibha Parmar, who most recently directed Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth, celebrating the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Parmar speaks about retelling Walker’s words. Read more at Women in the World.
Art, Music, & Pop Culture
The role of artists in society has always been important. Artists raise awareness about social issues and are often the register of the times. They can reinforce the status quo or they can serve as a catalyst for change. Popular Culture often illuminates where we are all are as a people and a species. We invite critical essays and thinking on art of all types today in the US and abroad.
Interlopers on Social Media: Feminism, Women of Color and Oppression
By Mariame Kaba and Andrea Smith, reposted from Prison Culture Before writing this piece, we thought about whether we should bother. Was this a discussion worth engaging? Ultimately, we decided that we had some thoughts to share and that it … Continue reading
Transformative Decolonization: Immigrant Perspectives on Gendered Worldviews and Indigenous Art
Reposted from Unsettling America: Decolonizing in Theory and Practice Transformative art is rule-breaking art, all the more so when addressing the obsolete norms, values and laws hindering Indigenous rights and Decolonizing Gender. For the purposes herein, Decolonizing Gender is defined … Continue reading
New Africa Center Launches in Style
The New Africa Center, formerly known as the Museum for African Art, threw itself a grand launch party last Thursday in Harlem. The new institution will continue to focus on art, but also on the pressing issues and opportunities of … Continue reading
