October 9, 2020

Art as action, with Phillip Marsh

“One love.” It’s a radical lyric. Phillip Marsh grew up as hip-hop music was emerging in popular culture. But the music and Rastafarian philosophy of Bob Marley was his guiding beacon. Phillip’s...

October 9, 2020

Artist Kidd Graves gives BLM art extra dimension

Every artist has a story. Kidd Graves ’20 arrives for the planning meeting for the large plywood storefront at Elsewhere Museum. What’s the message, the tale to tell? The artists gather round,...

October 9, 2020

Paint it loud, with Essence Foster

Near the Lewis St. corner, Essence Foster has completed her work, an image of a woman created with charcoal, spray paint, and a collage of magazine clippings. Through a mask, Essence speaks with the...

October 9, 2020

Nejla Harris draws from the Black experience

If you were walking on South Elm Street on June 22, you’d have seen Nejla Harris putting final touches on her art work: the faces of two Black males. “Breathe for those who don’t get a chance...

October 9, 2020

Policing mental health: Timely research of Dr. Jocelyn Smith Lee

Jocelyn Smith Lee THE VIOLENCE OF GEORGE FLOYD’S final moments, witnessed through social media by millions, was revelatory for many Americans. Dr. Jocelyn R. Smith Lee has been focused on the relationship...

October 7, 2020

Tara Green teaches groundbreaking “Black Lives Matter” course, again

Dr. Tara T. Green’s Black Lives Matter course, introduced in Spring 2015, was apparently the first in the nation. The students, mostly juniors and seniors, are eager to learn, discuss,...