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Black Internationalism
The Practice of Diaspora: Literature, Translation, and the Rise of Black Internationalism (Harvard University Press, 2003),
The Practice of Diaspora is nothing short of a masterpiece. By looking at the way black life, thought, struggles and quite literally, words, are translated across the black Francophone and Anglophone worlds, Edwards reveals how Paris became a locus for the development of black modernism and internationalism during the crucial interwar years. Rather than search for some essential unity, he explores difference, creative tensions, misapprehensions and misunderstandings between key black intellectuals. The result is a spectacular interdisciplinary study that will profoundly change the way we think about the African diaspora.–Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination
—just an ache that grew
until she knew she’d already lost everything
except desire, the red heft of it
warming her outstretched palm.
I Have Been a Stranger in a Strange Land, Rita Dove
mwen pa konn ki sa ou ye
“Kwè m si ou vle
mwen pa konn ki sa ou ye
Yon lonbrit ki pèdi kòd li nan mitan liv pwezi
Yon flè choublak ki gen malozye
Yon zwazo ak zèl li mare dèyè do l
Mwen pantan sou ou
san m pa t konnen kilès ou ye
Jodi a bouch ou tètanba
Rèl sa a pi gwo pase doulè w”
Plidetwal (A Rain of Stars), Évelyne Trouillot, translated from the Kreyòl by Danielle Legros Georges
Il te tient il est plus fort que toi
Ogun’s Return (Once Again… Statues Never Die), 2022
Inkjet print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Framed: 60 1/4 x 79 7/8 x 2 1/4 inches / 153 x 203 x 5.6 cm
Edition of 6 + 2 APs
One of the edition is in the Collection Pérez Art Museum Miami, museum purchase with funds provided by Jorge M. Pérez, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and the PAMM Ambassadors for Black Art.
“Mais soudain il te tient le poème
Comme si ta volonté n’importait pas
Il te tient il est plus fort que toi
Il est sous ta peau
Il se cache dans ton sang”
Entre minuit et l’éternité, Kettly Mars
in all likelihood, small
“perhaps, in all likelihood,
he put gently into the earth
some plants which, most likely,
some of them, in all likelihood,
continue to grow, continue
to do what such plants do, like house
and feed small and necessary creatures”
A Small Needful Fact, Ross Gay
Small is the way to go.
Procedural and just right
Homicide Life on the Street S3E3 Where’s Crosetti?
Copy-Paste as kind of immediacy
For instance, a show like The Expanse is recognizable to its boutique audience as a more tepid and politically defanged Battlestar Galactica.
power can spark reflection, evoke emotions
Nicolas Niarchos on Manono, Congo and its extractive mining operations for ‘cassiterite, coltan, … wolframite, lithium, quartz, tourmalines, emeralds, copper.’ Granta.
“Manono’s cathedral still bears a plaque with the Latin legend Géomines Aedificavit 1942.
[…]
The mines beneath Manono were first mapped out in 1906. Congo was still officially the private property of King Leopold II, which he had seized in 1885. By the time Manono’s mines were being studied, Belgian colonists had already brutally exploited the land for its ivory and then its rubber, killing an estimated 10 million people. As Congo came under state control from Brussels in 1908, a new generation began to exploit the riches beneath its soil. Part of this new wave of exploration was the creation, in 1910, of the Compagnie Géologique et Minière des Ingénieurs et Industriels Belges, or Géomines. On the company’s share certificates, the firm’s ‘Social Seat’ was listed as Manono, Belgian Congo, but the ‘Administrative Seat’ – head office – was in Brussels.”
The concept of power encompasses various meanings yet remains fundamentally consistent across different contexts. Power is the driving force in shaping historical events, influencing societal frameworks, and currently defines our daily existence. Its multifaceted nature extends across societal hierarchies, political landscapes, and individual realities. Although it has many definitions, at its core power can be defined as the capacity to exert influence or control over others.
Power has the capacity to mobilize communities, amplify the voices of marginalized groups who challenge oppressive systems, and can hold personal significance, symbolizing strength, control, and the courage to instigate change within one’s own life or community.
Religious and spiritual powers are seen as a source of strength, guidance, and protection for many people who have faith in forces that can shape their lives. Accessing these powers through practice, prayer and meditation offers wisdom and direction. This connection to a higher entity emphasizes humility, compassion, and service to others, providing strength and guidance in challenging times.
Access to electrical power is a privilege that not only provides convenience but also the ability to unify as a society, enabling people to exert influence, obtain resources, and organize civil services which provide protection and safety. Collective power playing a crucial role in shaping one’s personal power.
Artists play an essential role in society by presenting diverse viewpoints, challenging established norms, and fostering critical discourse. Artistic representations of power can spark reflection, evoke emotions, and prompt viewers to contemplate their own positions within the broader spectrum of power dynamics.
For the fourth edition of Green Space Miami’s open call, artists are encouraged to delve into myriad dimensions of power, unravel its intricacies, question its structures, challenge its assumptions, or celebrate its potential for transformative change. The aim is to inspire a deeper understanding of this fundamental aspect of the human condition and provoke new insights into the complexities of power.
Donnamarie Baptiste, Open Call Green Space Miami
