I think often about the sustainability of Black women’s creative work. I also think about the what it would take in order for Black women to be properly cited and compensated for their work. To this end, I only just recently watched Beyoncé’s Homecoming because I knew that I wanted to write about Black women, compensation and audience desire for this space. The film has been on my radar and I have talked to people about Homecoming, but I had not sat down and attentively watched it until last week. [Continue reading] about Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Rihanna Fenty and the Sustainability of Black Women’s Creative Work
June Jordan on the Future
Medium Tings, The Colored Girls Museum and ARThouse: Black Women’s Art Institutions
One of the best parts of creating this online museum-blog has been learning about the various artistic institutions that Black women have created across the country. I had known about Medium Tings, a Brooklyn based art gallery, from social … [Continue reading] about Medium Tings, The Colored Girls Museum and ARThouse: Black Women’s Art Institutions
Black Women Who Run from Their Genius (May) Make Themselves Sick. ~Kathleen Collins [Repost]
Kathleen Collins on the set of her film Losing Ground (Originally written in 2012, and posted on newmodelminority.com) I have been obsessed and fascinated with Kathleen Collins for the last year. She is a Black woman filmmaker, a film professor, a … [Continue reading] about Black Women Who Run from Their Genius (May) Make Themselves Sick. ~Kathleen Collins [Repost]
Thinking About Audre Lorde and the Violence of the Self Care Industrial Complex
The self care industry is worth nearly eleven billion dollars. This past Women's history month I became obsessed with the fact that Audre Lorde's quote about self care being revolutionary was seemingly ubiquitous. It was every where. I set out to … [Continue reading] about Thinking About Audre Lorde and the Violence of the Self Care Industrial Complex