Heritage-mapping attracts the broad and slim, the recognized and mysterious previous to the present. In the course of my residency at the Aminah Robinson residence, I examined the impulses behind my prose poem “Blood on a Blackberry” and identified a kinship with the textile artist and writer who produced her […]
Reflection
Reflection and Healing | Arts and Culture | Style Weekly
Talking to her friend, Black artist Lynn Stevens, after the 2016 election, Jennifer Yane commented that she felt the country was in an awfully bad place in terms of racism and xenophobia. Steven’s response stopped her cold. “Why? Nothing’s different for Blacks.” Not long after, Yane, also an artist, attended […]