Through her lens, Carrie Mae Weems reclaimed Black narratives, turning everyday spaces into sites of empowerment and reflection.
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750,000 died over whether Black people were human. Citizenship was racial, not universal. Freedom came—belonging didn’t. #SankofaCuts #BlackHumanity

Conceptualizing Black Humanity Through Geopoetic Intimacy and Resistance: Memory Making-with Geologic Materials Amplifying the importance of geologic processes in subject formation, the study asserts that geological time is important for understanding memory and memorials. In the Equal Justice Initiative’s C...

Thursday read. "Conceptualizing Black Humanity Through Geopoetic Intimacy and Resistance: Memory Making-with Geologic Materials" by Keeling, Seay-Howard, and O'Shea. #BlackHumanity #Geopoetics #Poetics #Memory #Geology #Soil doi.org/10.1080/1752...

"And we have to agree to use both science and art, both reason and emotion, and both sides of our brain to be truly and fully human... Black studies much always remain true to its origins , linking itself to the struggle of Black people to be free."
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“They are our humanity and must be respected and protected.”
“Black children are apart of a promise of humanity that all children represent.”
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