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A still from the film Nickel Boys (2024). A black and white close-up of a person with only his eyes visible, his face is whited out.

Against Violent Ends: An Invocation To Expand Black Speculative Imagination

by Nicole G. Young

Three Palestinian girls hold pink point-and-shoot cameras directly at the person taking their photograph. Two of them are wearing colorful striped shirts.

Gaza, 5:45 a.m.

by Eman Mohammed

Eight black chairs with white bubble backgrounds and one white chair with a black bubble background are arranged in rows of three. The one in the middle of the page is the white chair and it is upside down.

My Time as a Hollywood DEI Failure

by Jenny Yang

An illustration of a person sitting on the ground with their legs crossed. They are surrounded by tall plants.

The Will to Dream

by Imran Siddiquee

A futuristic illustration of Malcolm X standing with his hands near his ears as if he is beginning to pray. Three film cameras float in front of him.

Ciphers and the Infinite: A Note to the Artists on Malcolm X and Black Aesthetics

by Najha Zigbi-Johnson

A woman and child put their fists in the air triumphantly in a still from “Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance.”

Echoes in the Flowing Frame

by Sky Hopinka

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