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A portrait of Kya Lou, a Black person, who looks down over a bannister which they are leaning on (wearing a black short-sleeved shirt). They also wear black framed glasses and behind them is a deep blue-colored wall.

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Different Shades of Metadata

by Darol Olu Kae
The camera looks up at a person smoking a cigarette while a plane flies overhead.

Interviews

Out of Water

by Amir George

Interviews

To Build a World That Is Not Traumatizing

by Omar Berrada
A still from She Paradise by Maya Cozier shows a Black person laying down and raising a finger to their lips while looking left, wearing a yellow-neon bikini top.

Interviews

“As though there is no script”

by Jonathan Ali
A Black face is centered, with their eyes closed, while a number of other Black hands are touching, caressing, holding their face.

Interviews

“The Voice I Sing Is an Echo”: The Power of Black Collectivity

by Philana Payton
An adult holds a baby in their arms, leaning over them to stare down into their eyes. The baby looks back up at them.

Interviews

Present Continuous: An Interview with Wang Qiong

by Abby Sun


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