Archive for May, 2020
Ms. Dorfman, photographed at her Cambridge home on Feb. 4, 2020.JONATHAN WIGGS/GLOBE STAFF
Elsa Dorfman, whose large-format Polaroid color portraits made her famous in the world of photography, and whose ebullient personality made her famous in the world of Cambridge, died Saturday at her Cambridge home.
Hi. I wanted to take today to compile a sampling of what black people (along with a few immigrant and other PoC voices) are saying about the recent murders by police of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, the threatening of Christian Cooper with police violence by a white woman, the protests in Minneapolis & other places, and the unequal impact of the pandemic on communities of color, as well as what black voices have said in the past about similar incidents & situations. This is not an exhaustive list of reaction & commentary — it’s just a sample. I’m not going to add anything to these voices, but I will share a few resources at the end of the post.
Please put your urge to judge on the shelf for a minute and just listen to your fellow human beings in all of their raw, righteous, and furious anger. I am trying to listen. Is America finally ready to listen? Are you ready?
Source: Listening to Black Voices Amid Murder, Violence, Protest, and Pandemic
Kara Walker: The Katastwóf Karavan, 2017
Zadie Smith on Kara Walker, blackness and public art.
Source: What Do We Want History to Do to Us? | by Zadie Smith | The New York Review of Books
Chris Hedges, a respected author and journalist, announced today he’s running for Congress in Congressional District #12 of New Jersey as the Green Party candidate.
Source: Author Chris Hedges Announces CD12 Run As Green Party Candidate
Wish we lived in New Jersey! – word pond