By Sarah Quint | @quint_sarah When Nana gardened in her small city yard, Mama was required to wear a great big hat to keep the sun off of her face and shoulders. Nana didn’t want Mama to get too dark. That giant sun hat became her shield against UV rays and prejudice. Nana was fairer […]
Imagination Is Our Medium For Resistance
by on October 26, 2020 Leave a Comment
“As artists, imagination is our medium… When we create, we’re coming home to ourselves because it’s part of who we are.” Editor’s note: Abby Bonilla shared with me a lesson she learned from Jarrod McKenna: Imagination is our medium — not only for creativity but also for resistance. Abby is a fluid artist who sows […]
This Is Not My Art History: A Conversation with Andrea Price
by on October 9, 2020 Leave a Comment
“I want to be part of the history that shows the true diversity and true beauty that exists in the world. So people can see themselves.” Editor-in-chief Leah Abraham (virtually) sits down with Andrea Price, an eclectic artist based in the United States, to chat about the intersection of art, social justice, standards of beauty, […]
My Survival Is My Resistance
by on September 21, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Michiko Bown-Kai | @queerkenosis Trigger warning: Mention of sexual assault. When I was 21 years old, I was sexually assaulted. Even though I was a proud, self-professed feminist since my early teenage years, it was not enough to protect me from the intense shame I felt after the assault. While I could easily talk […]
Not My White Jesus: A Conversation with Karla Mendoza
by on September 6, 2020 Leave a Comment
Editor-in-chief Leah Abraham sits down with Karla Mendoza to talk about why debunking the myth of a white Jesus is crucial, especially for womxn of color, and what liberation from white Jesus could look like. Email subscribers, please click through to the website to watch the video or visit https://youtu.be/KyiVaM-OrdM. More about Karla: A lover of […]
