Projects tagged
Clothing & Costumes
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Rolezinho Pretoi/Black Stroll
Read more: Rolezinho Pretoi/Black Stroll“How different. Exotic,” commented one women as she watched a group of almost 50 people — mostly young and black, many wearing bright fabrics with African designs — stroll through the Shopping Leblon mall. They came this Monday to participate…
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Flexin’ in My Complexion
Read more: Flexin’ in My ComplexionKheris Rogers, an 11-year-old entrepreneur from Los Angeles, has made history at New York Fashion Week as the youngest fashion designer ever to present. Kheris became an internet sensation earlier this year after her sister posted photos of her promoting…
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Congo La Sape
Read more: Congo La SapeTheir name, Sapeurs, comes from the French slang se saper, meaning to dress with class, but also from the acronym of their social group : La Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes (the Society of Ambianceurs and Elegant Persons).…
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Black Superheroes Matter
Read more: Black Superheroes MatterWatch Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther in Captain America: Civil War, and you’ll see a charismatic character who fills a void in the conflicted do-gooder group. This T’Challa is accessible, awe-inspiring and perhaps most importantly, human. “I think the question that…
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The Project Filoctetes
Read more: The Project FiloctetesThe protagonism of the body in the dramatization of marginalized groups is also central to Emilio García Wehbi’s Proyecto Filoctetes, an urban intervention staged November 15, 2002, on the streets of Buenos Aires. The project consisted in placing twenty-five lifelike…
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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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Decolonize this Museum: Anti-Columbus Day Tour Attended by Hundreds at the American Museum of Natural History
Read more: Decolonize this Museum: Anti-Columbus Day Tour Attended by Hundreds at the American Museum of Natural HistoryAbout: Hundreds of people came out to attend a decolonization tour of one of New York’s most popular museums. Written by Elena Goukassian on October 10, 2017 Protesters try to encircle the Roosevelt statue in front of the American Museum…
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Monopoly Man
Read more: Monopoly ManDuring Wednesday’s Senate hearing on the Equifax data breach, a protester dressed as the “Monopoly Man” from the board game photobombed Equifax CEO Richard Smith’s testimony. While the CEO discussed his company’s breach that affected 145.5 million people, the protester…
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Brides March Against Domestic Violence
Read more: Brides March Against Domestic Violence“Over 200 women, many dressed in bridal gowns, joined the Brides March through Manhattan on Tuesday, an annual event aiming to draw public spotlight on the often hidden scourge of domestic violence. Prior to the march, the women lined up…