Highlighting Black Artists: Kehinde Wiley

M_Moss — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 16:15:28 +0000

Painting is about the world that we live in. Black men live in the world. My choice is to include them. This is my way of saying yes to us. -Kehinde Wiley I think that an interesting way to examine racism and its various permutations within the U.S., is to look at art created by Black American artists. In my experience, more museums have begun to feature exhibits by black artists and many of these ...

Colorblind Casting: What does it mean, and Who benefits?

M_Moss — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 22:27:20 +0000

Colorblindness is a way of talking, or more accurately, not talking about race. It is defined as “the avoidance of talking about race” (Apfelbaum et. al., 2008) and “an approach to managing diversity in which intergroup distinctions and considerations are deemphasized” (Apfelbaum et. al., 2010). Or in other words, it’s the melting pot myth, the idea that “we are all the same”, or that “we shouldn’t see color”. It manifests itself in classrooms when teachers ...

M_Moss – Contemporary Racism

Highlighting Black Artists: Kehinde Wiley

Colorblind Casting: What does it mean, and Who benefits?