Art Leaders of Color Network - ALCN
ALCN's vision is to become a 'go-to' authority and platform where ALCN members (founders & friends) are recognized as tastemakers on the cutting edge of innovative cultural production---within the Chicago art world in general but within Chicago's marginalized art world(s), in particular. ALCN's mission is to deliver critical presentation insights and initiatives that enlighten and empower artists/ audiences/ critics/ producers/ venues/ donors & funders to seek and support boundary-pushing arts programming by creatives of color.
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"Despite the height of Punk’s white consumerist commercialization in the 70s, a persistent Black underground culture remained active. Though the white aspects of it have always been seen as a type of fashionable, cultural aesthetic, Black punks have been intermixed in the scene in hopes of reclaiming the communalistic politics and cultural traits they grew up with—with a bit of an edge."
http://blackyouthproject.com/faced-with-commercialization-the-black-punk-community-turns-to-its-past-for-a-guide-to-keep-resisting/?fbclid=IwAR1in9-nLYccIBjrnRA5Qy1zdWP_BDiytlms9MJ_af9Gkb5C2yLUDdxc1kU
http://blackyouthproject.com/faced-with-commercialization-the-black-punk-community-turns-to-its-past-for-a-guide-to-keep-resisting/?fbclid=IwAR1in9-nLYccIBjrnRA5Qy1zdWP_BDiytlms9MJ_af9Gkb5C2yLUDdxc1kU
Faced with commercialization, the Black Punk community turns to its past for a guide to keep resisting - The Black Youth Project
Because of the numerous attempts by white punks to co-opt Black Power praxis within the Punk scene, we are still finding ways to create our own spaces within the eye of the storm.
blackyouthproject.com
Signal boosting and supporting this wonderful new resource! Thank you La Keisha N. Leek!
La Keisha
I am humbled and excited to finally share what I’ve been working on:
The L’Louise (Elle-Louise) Arts Foundation and it’s programs was created after identifying a gap and need in resources, specifically designated for and created to support the growth of aspiring and early career artists and arts workers of color in Chicago. At the end of last year I received a word that instructed me to shift my commitment to the field to one which grants knowledge, access and community to those who are still figuring out what’s possible.
I was eager to leave Chicago because I thought I reached a ceiling on what was possible, but the reality is that I reached a ceiling in what I knew to be possible. Sometimes someone may just need an invitation to a conversation they don’t know is happening to find the missing piece to what they had all along.
It’s no secret that the financial and time commitment required to apply, register for or attend residencies, conferences, intensives and other professional development opportunities, wedges barriers between the drive to succeed and the practical realities that hinder the ability to make it happen. Sometimes someone may just need an extra $200 to get to a residency or conference so that they can show up as they are and make the connections needed to make their next leap.
I believe with all my being that a resource like the L’Louise Arts Foundation is both timely and necessary.
I invite you to support this endeavor by sharing, contributing (https://bit.ly/2LWX73j), and following our page @llouisearts. More info coming soon! @ Chicago, Illinois
The L’Louise (Elle-Louise) Arts Foundation and it’s programs was created after identifying a gap and need in resources, specifically designated for and created to support the growth of aspiring and early career artists and arts workers of color in Chicago. At the end of last year I received a word that instructed me to shift my commitment to the field to one which grants knowledge, access and community to those who are still figuring out what’s possible.
I was eager to leave Chicago because I thought I reached a ceiling on what was possible, but the reality is that I reached a ceiling in what I knew to be possible. Sometimes someone may just need an invitation to a conversation they don’t know is happening to find the missing piece to what they had all along.
It’s no secret that the financial and time commitment required to apply, register for or attend residencies, conferences, intensives and other professional development opportunities, wedges barriers between the drive to succeed and the practical realities that hinder the ability to make it happen. Sometimes someone may just need an extra $200 to get to a residency or conference so that they can show up as they are and make the connections needed to make their next leap.
I believe with all my being that a resource like the L’Louise Arts Foundation is both timely and necessary.
I invite you to support this endeavor by sharing, contributing (https://bit.ly/2LWX73j), and following our page @llouisearts. More info coming soon! @ Chicago, Illinois
"The reasons why are complex, but broadly, they tie back to America’s history of systemic racism. That history has limited the resources black families have to pay for college, made it more likely that black students will attend colleges with limited resources and be targeted by predatory colleges, while still facing barriers to entering wealthy, elite higher education institutions . They’re also more likely to struggle to repay the debt after they leave school."
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/all-the-ways-student-debt-is-exacerbating-racial-inequality-its-like-landing-in-quick-sand-one-black-student-says-2019-07-18?fbclid=IwAR3KSQR-e3lL_N4M3Zbu0c7Xogbd5P6pgmfwFbInUjlPUfjZEb0wXReXmkg
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/all-the-ways-student-debt-is-exacerbating-racial-inequality-its-like-landing-in-quick-sand-one-black-student-says-2019-07-18?fbclid=IwAR3KSQR-e3lL_N4M3Zbu0c7Xogbd5P6pgmfwFbInUjlPUfjZEb0wXReXmkg
All the ways student debt exacerbates racial inequality — ‘it’s like landing in quick sand’
The factors are complicated, but they tie broadly back to America’s history of systemic racism
marketwatch.com
"Sesame Street was originally conceived as a show that would bring remedial education into the homes of disadvantaged kids. But Pierce recognized the show’s potential and pushed for it to include a multi-ethnic “neighborhood” with people of color as role models. Amid the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., and the riots spurred by racial inequity, this vision seemed especially crucial."
https://www.motherjones.com/media/2019/06/recharge-56-sesame-street-anniversary-inclusion-chester-pierce/?fbclid=IwAR0OgxouZhaNfDVhUY0XNLf-tyYNpPUmUf7xkydAJObJGrfSgHbCmmIx51U
https://www.motherjones.com/media/2019/06/recharge-56-sesame-street-anniversary-inclusion-chester-pierce/?fbclid=IwAR0OgxouZhaNfDVhUY0XNLf-tyYNpPUmUf7xkydAJObJGrfSgHbCmmIx51U
How a black psychiatrist shaped "Sesame Street" as a tool against racism
Chester Pierce encouraged the show creators to portray an integrated society.
motherjones.com
"Though he is rightly regarded as one of the preeminent independent film directors of the 1990s, Tarantino’s race problem has always been front-and-center in his filmography. From the liberal use of the n-word to the way he exploits Asian stereotypes in Kill Bill, Tarantino has often received a pass from (mostly white) film critics. His latest, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, is no different in the way it explicitly demeans an Asian American icon like Bruce Lee. They also spend some time discussing why Tarantino is the wrong choice to direct a Star Trek film."
Hard NOC Life: Once Upon a Racist Hollywood
Before news broke about Shannon Lee’s issues with the way Quentin Tarantino depicts her father in his latest film, Dominic and Keith recorded this episode in which they reexamine the auteur&#…
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