News about James Van Der Zee

Many creative minds of the Black diaspora have exchanged ideas and influenced the world's culture throughout history. Artists, writers, poets, filmmakers, photographers, and musicians portrayed resistance movements well-represented and graphically. As a result, Black art was used to illustrate socioeconomic, political, and motivation, as well as questions during turbulent times. What is Blackness?Is there an actual Black aesthetic to be identified across all art forms?A burden of representation for Black artists to carry or embrace? These are conversations we have with friends, not necessarily to reach a consensus, but to accept that there are many different viewpoints within us, rather than a narrow, monolithic interpretation. We learn to accept and respect those differences that are really personal.