Projects tagged
Police & Prisons
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Stop – short film on stop and frisk
Read more: Stop – short film on stop and friskhttps://vimeo.com/114980972 “Probably one of the most important and timely shorts for America this year. Reinaldo Marcus Green’s film addresses the upsetting aspects of New York City’s stop-and-frisk policies with sensitivity and insight.” -Jeff Bowers, VICE (http://bit.ly/1mU7HHQ) “The film packs a…
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Kendrick Lamar Opens the 2018 Grammys with a Powerful and Political Performance
Read more: Kendrick Lamar Opens the 2018 Grammys with a Powerful and Political PerformanceDAMN. Kendrick Lamar opened the 2018 GRAMMYs with a powerful and political performance of his hit, “XXX.’” The rapper featured an army of face-covered soldiers marching in the background of an American flag, that quickly turned into a “satire” taking…
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Gay Rights Activists in Beijing Protest for Their Russian Comrades
Read more: Gay Rights Activists in Beijing Protest for Their Russian ComradesA small group of gay rights activists gathered outside the Russian Embassy in Beijing on Valentine’s Day to protest Russia’s antigay laws. Behind a rainbow banner that read “To Russia with Love,” a dozen activists cheered as three couples puckered…
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Healing Torture Through Art
Read more: Healing Torture Through ArtNajah al-Bukai cannot forget. As an accomplished artist in Syria before the war, Mr. Bukai had long thought his photographic memory was his greatest asset, allowing him to recreate scenes on his sketch pads and canvases days, months and even…
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A Night Of Philosophy And Ideas
Read more: A Night Of Philosophy And Ideas“A Night of Philosophy and Ideas is a thinker’s lollapalooza. The free, 12-hour weekend lyceum at the Brooklyn Public Library includes spirited debate, live music, theater, performance art pieces, and film screenings. At any given hour, five or six different…
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“HALT”
Read more: “HALT”In Halt, a new solo piece premiered at NYU Gallatin, dancer and choreographer Jamar Roberts examined the language of the body in protest. The work focuses on what it means for human beings-the committed individual and the organized collective- to…
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Lament of the Images
Read more: Lament of the ImagesYou enter a narrow corridor where backlit Plexiglas panels offer three compelling narratives about whiteness and blindness: Nelson Mandela’s imprisonment and hard labor in Robben Island’s limestone quarry under a blinding sun; Bill Gates’ purchase of the Bettmann and United…
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“Fuck Tha Police”: N.W.A.’s Most Courageous Song is Still Relevant As Ever
Read more: “Fuck Tha Police”: N.W.A.’s Most Courageous Song is Still Relevant As EverUpon its original release on N.W.A.’s Straight Outta Compton LP in 1988, the song was safely titled “_ _ _ _ Tha Police (Fill in the Blanks),” and the album cover was among the first to feature the infamous “Parental…
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Kimani Gray Barricades
Read more: Kimani Gray Barricades“This project was launched in the wake of the police shooting of 16-year old Brooklyn resident Kimani Gray. Blue NYPD barricades left in piles around the city were spray-painted with the names of people killed by police, then re-deployed in…
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Light A Candle for Humanity
Read more: Light A Candle for HumanityOn Sunday December 18th from 6-8pm, the night before the Electoral College meets to vote, join me in lighting a candle for humanity. The lit candles will be a peaceful protest against Donald Trump being selected the 45th President of…