Reflecting on Racist Imagery and Reappropriation




Reflecting on Racist Imagery and Reappropriation
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What does it mean when a Black person has the power to circulate racist images or symbols to the masses? Whether it is for reappropriation or satire, does it perpetuate the many forms of violence against Blackness or does it empower and topple white supremacy? 

In a recent essay for the de Young Museum website, "From Patrick Kelly to Kanye West: Reappropriating and Commodifying Racist Memorabilia," Bay humanities teacher Abram Jackson considers these and other questions within the context of a new exhibition devoted to the 1980s fashion superstar Patrick Kelly. 

Read his essay over on the de Young website.







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Reflecting on Racist Imagery and Reappropriation