Through her lens, Carrie Mae Weems reclaimed Black narratives, turning everyday spaces into sites of empowerment and reflection.
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#BlackHistory #blackhumanity #blacknarritives #everydayblackhistory #barrierbreaker
750,000 died over whether Black people were human. Citizenship was racial, not universal. Freedom came—belonging didn’t. #SankofaCuts #BlackHumanity
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."
#AfroOptimism #BlackHumanity #transgress
“They are our humanity and must be respected and protected.”
“Black children are apart of a promise of humanity that all children represent.”
#EducatedBlackCommunity #CollectiveUplift #BlackHumanity