All Introductions by: Know Your Rights Camp members Miabelle Bocicault, Dr. Ameer Hasan Loggins, Dr. Christopher Petrellahasn't wavered in their mission to protect the Black and Brown transgender community living under constant attack. In 2018, there were at least 26 confirmed cases of trans women killed in violent encounters, and so far this year, there have already been at least 12 women who have lost their lives. The vast majority of those killed are Black.
How important is the inclusion of the entire Black community in fighting for our lives and liberation?Inclusivity in liberation is holistic revolution. It's whole. It's inclusive. It's intersectional.
"When you're talking about Black Liberation, it has to be feminist. It has to be queer. It has to be Black, because that's the only way liberation is going to benefit everybody."We're not alive to constantly face death. You don't live to be in proximity to death all the time. That's not what I think life is about... When I hear the phrase"being alive," it just sounds like peacefully existing.
My style of silhouette photography is a direct acknowledgement of philosopher Alain Locke, the"Dean" of the Harlem Renaissance. His intellectual contributions to the artists and scholars of the Black Arts revolution gave a new sense of pride and advocated dignity in African American culture. His writings impacted painter Aaron Douglas, who created works in stylized silhouettes, which connected the aesthetics of the Motherland to the newly minted agency of the"New Negro.
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