Good morning. Among the many invaluable wisdoms gleaned from the writings of Toni Morrison, reflects Zoë Hopkins, is the reminder “to dwell in Black visions, to give ourselves over to them entirely, and to do so in language that does not ask for permission or plead for understanding.” Today, five years after Morrison’s death, Hopkins pays tribute to the celebrated author and remembers her lessons for Black art writers. Also below, the Bronx Documentary Center's Latin American Foto Festival, a new statue honoring trailblazing politician Vel Phillips, and Emiline Smith on the return of a rare lizard specimen to a Jamaican museum and what it might mean for the repatriation of cultural heritage in the Caribbean.
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Morrison reminds us to dwell in Black visions, to give ourselves over to them entirely, and to do so in language that does not plead for understanding. | Zoë Hopkins
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IN THE NEWS
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Community members say it is the first sculptural rendering of a Black woman installed outside a state capitol building. | Maya Pontone
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The giant galliwasp Celeste’s long-awaited homecoming has stirred wider conversations about the recovery of cultural and natural heritage in the Caribbean. | Emiline Smith
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ART & PHOTOGRAPHY
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DON’T YOU MISS US? honors the trailblazing women who paved the way, underscoring the ongoing dialogue between past and present artistic expressions. | Rebecca Schiffman
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Work by photographers from Guatemala to Brazil can be found in historically Latine neighborhoods across New York City. | Maya Pontone
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