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2016
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Activist Art Favorite 

Postings for Activist Art seminar

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Sit-Down Strike for Rhythm
Practitioner
Rhythm Ambassadors
Date
Oct 5 2017

At the New Orleans Swing Dance Festival the all African-American dance troupe The Rhythm Ambassadors were presented along side an African-American iteration of the Preservation Hall All-Star band with African-American vocalist Taryn Newborne to deliver the message that the African-American Lindy Hoppers were going to be protest until their rhythm is better presented...i.e.

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"HALT"
Practitioner
Jamar Roberts
Date
Jan 24 2018

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 be equally the subjects
of progressive change and the targets
of unjust corporeal punishment.

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Rise, Resist & Unite...V-Day & The Vagina Monolouges
Practitioner
V-Day Sedona/ Organizations Across the Globe
Date
Feb 17 2018

Back after a five year hiatus, V-Day Sedona joins with hundreds of other productions across the globe in celebrating V-Day’s 20th anniversary with an act of artistic activism. For its 20th anniversary, V-Day is calling on activists around the world to Rise, Resist and Unite.

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Flexin' in My Complexion
Practitioner
Kheris Rogers
Date
Sep 13 2017

Kheris 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 her unapologetic Flexin' in My Complexion apparel line.

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The Sacred Art of Ori
Practitioner
Laolu Senbanjo
Date
Apr 27 2017

The story of an artist. Laolu Senbanjo grew up surrounded by the culture and mythology of the Yoruba, an ethnic group from the southwest of Nigeria, but he never imagined how it would influence the artist he is today. After a career as a human rights attorney, Senbanjo moved to New York City to pursue art full time. “With my art, I like to tell stories, I like to start a conversation,” says Senbanjo, but life as an artist in New York was tough.

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Black Superheroes Matter
Practitioner
Disney/Marvel Studios
Date
Feb 16 2018

Watch 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 I'm trying to ask and answer in Black Panther is, 'What does truly mean to be African?'" the filmmaker recently told Rolling Stone.

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"STAND UP FOR SOMETHING" Oscars 2018
Practitioner
Common, Andra Day & Special Guests
Date
Mar 4 2018

The American rapper’s performance of 'Stand Up for Something' with singer Andra Day has gone down as one of the highlights of this year’s Academy Awards.

Common used his Oscars performance to condemn Donald Trump’s “hate” and the National Rifle Association.

The American rapper’s performance of “Stand Up for Something” with singer Andra Day has been held up by many as one of the highlights of this year’s Academy Awards.

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#BeyChella
Practitioner
Beyonce
Date
Apr 14 2018

Beyoncé delivered an intensely, unapologetic celebration of Black and HBCU culture at the Coachella Festival 2 weekends in a row. Not only were her performances some of the best live performances to date but they sent a pretty significant message to the world.

Here are some assessments of this beautiful demonstration of Blackness and Black Girl Magic:

From BBC News:

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The Whole World Is An Art School
Practitioner
Bob and Roberta Smith
Date
Feb 13 2018

Bob and Roberta Smith has been at the forefront of activist art for 2 decades; so who better to ask about how art is responding to these politically bleak times?

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How Art Gives Shape to Cultural Change
Practitioner
Thelma Golden
Date
Jul 2 2009

Thelma Golden, curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem, talks through three recent shows that explore how art examines and redefines culture. The "post-black" artists she works with are using their art to provoke a new dialogue about race and culture -- and about the meaning of art itself.

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RAISE IT UP, MAKE AN IMPACT!
Practitioner
IMPACT Repertory Theatre Performance Company
Date
Jan 12 2018

IMAPCT are youth activists who view the creative arts and leadership training as a way to develop ourselves and change the world in a positive way. They believe that they must be the message that bring through hardwork, focus, discipline, unity and the principles of S.O.S. safe space, outstanding effort and service to their family friends and community.

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This is America
Practitioner
Donald Glover/ Childish Gambino
Date
May 6 2018

(NEWS 8) — A day after pulling double-duty as both the host and musical guest on "Saturday Night Live," actor-writer-comedian-musician Donald Glover was garnering attention on Sunday for another reason.

Social media blew up this weekend with reactions to Glover's new music video for "This is America," released under the name of his musical alter ego, Childish Gambino.

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