Month: February 2023
3 posts
Young! Gifted! Black!
SUMMARY: Art is a perfect example of a persistent endeavor. As a multifaceted artist, the process of creating something from nothing can be incredibly hard. Art is often categorized as an exceptional ability. Almost as if it is a miracle that I or someone else can play the Viola at a high level or that I am an award-winning visual artist. For Black people, hard-earned accomplishments are often characterized as a fluke or exceptionalism. Our hard work and dedication to our craft are overlooked or a mystery to be solved. It's as if our God-given talent and natural ability are limited to basketball and entertainment.
Marie the Scholar
SUMMARY: I love History and American Studies because they provide me with a deeper understanding of the world and the people who inhabit it.
Snip, Snip
SUMMARY: I’d been toying with getting a cut for a few years, unwittingly holding onto my tresses due to a lack of maturity and resources to execute it. But when I finally entered the salon that still, bright August morning, I had no idea disowning my thick shoulder-length hair would untether my perspective.
