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Juxtapoz
2 weeks ago
Black Lives Matter

Juxtapoz Magazine - The Whole World Smiles with You: Curated by Alayo Akinkugbe @ Opera Gallery, London

The exhibition 'The Whole World Smiles with You' by Opera Gallery London interrogates various modes of figuration by contemporary Black artists. [ more ]
San Francisco Bay Times
1 month ago
Books

Top of Your Stack: 3.21.24 - San Francisco Bay Times

Exploration of queer, racial, and class identity in a contemporary setting
Critique of American history through fiction and analysis of societal impact on marginalized communities [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
2 months ago
Books

Michael Donkor: Representation feels more nuanced to me now'

Michael Donkor's novel 'Grow Where They Fall' follows Kwame, a secondary school teacher, exploring themes of racial identity and everyday interactions.
The author wanted to depict the ordinariness of teacher-student exchanges and highlight the human cost and effort in education. [ more ]
The Atlantic
1 month ago
Social justice

The Black Box of Race

Black Americans reinvented in circumscribed universe
Racial designations shape life experiences [ more ]
english.elpais.com
2 months ago
Social justice

It's official: Brazil is now more mixed than white

Discovery of racial identity through personal and collective processes
Shift in Brazilian society with mestizos now surpassing whites as the largest racial group [ more ]
The Nation
5 months ago
Social justice

One Big Cookout: From the "Negro Press" to Black Twitter

Black newspapers and magazines played a crucial role in the author's family history.
Journalism was seen as important for Black advancement and identity. [ more ]
TODAY.com
2 months ago
Parenting

Craig Melvin on raising mixed-race children: 'We figure it out as we go along'

Mixed-race family dynamics can be complex and raise unique challenges.
Children of mixed-race families may navigate their racial identities at different stages in life. [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk
3 months ago
London

Search for two men after Jubilee Line Tube passenger with Palestinian badge called 'terrorist'

Police search for men after Tube passenger wearing pro-Palestine badge is called a 'terrorist'
Scottish Justice Secretary says people of color and religious minorities are often seen through their skin color or religion first [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
Education

After Affirmative Action Ban, They Rewrote College Essays With a Key Theme: Race

Students are emphasizing their racial identities in college application essays due to the ban on affirmative action.
The Supreme Court ruling has made college admissions race-blind, hiding race and ethnicity information from admissions committees. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
Design

Grace Wales Bonner Has Set Her Sights Beyond Fashion

Grace Wales Bonner is known for her academic approach to fashion and her focus on Black identity and race.
She has an ongoing partnership with Adidas and has designed uniforms for the Jamaican soccer teams.
Wales Bonner is also a polymath with artistic ambitions outside of fashion, including curating an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. [ more ]
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