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It’s hard to appreciate “visibility,” because most of us don’t recognize how much we take our own visibility for granted. For Alice Wong, though, visibility was of insurmountable importance. The possibility of being “visible” was a source of hope and optimism, and its denial fueled her anger.… read more.
“A combination requiem mass, séance, revival meeting, metaphysical lecture, rock concert, and autobiographical one-woman (plus band and choir) show.” (Vogue 2017)
That’s how Vogue described Animal Wisdom in 2017, the now near-canonical experimental performance piece that introduced many to Heather Christian: a writer, composer, performer, and now a newly minted 2025 MacArthur Fellow.… read more.
Reading Ling Ma’s novel Severance (2018), I was struck by how quietly the apocalypse unfolds. There is no single dramatic moment announcing that the world has ended. Instead, the collapse appears gradually through small continuities—people setting tables, commuting to work, performing the same familiar gestures they have always performed.
As a multidisciplinary artist with a diverse ethnic background, María Magdalena Campos-Pons has an important goal: “to present the complexity of duality, knowledge, history, heritage, [and] culture.” Born in Cuba, María’s ancestors hail from Nigeria (Africa) as well as Canton (China) and Spain.… read more.
Happy Black History Month 2025:
To celebrate, we are reposting some of our favorite Black Swans with names & faces everyone should know!
The American South is known for being central to U.S. culture, particularly Black American culture. Some of the most significant American literature has been centered around Black American women and their voices and how their experiences have shaped our country.… read more.