by Starlette Thomas | Aug 10, 2026 | Opinion
Betye Saar transformed derogatory Jim Crow-era memorabilia and racist caricatures into empowering symbols of political resistance and self-liberation. The assemblage art pioneer died on July 26. She was 99 years old. Saar studied design at the University of...
by Starlette Thomas | May 12, 2025 | Opinion
Without art, we are trapped in the simple and small minds of the so-called powerful, who can only think about and for themselves. It is mostly men who take up too much space, manspreading and who talk way too much, mansplaining. But they listen long enough to take...
