We began activities with our 10th cohort of the African American Literatures and Cultures Institute began on Monday, June 8, with our opening reception. We are hosting our meetings remotely.
The following entries chart our progress, activities, and thinking.
Notes on Awkward Black Women
• Feeling an imposter surrounded by faces that look like yours by Ivana Onubogu
• She feels awkward because she’s wearing a wig by Zerri Trosper
• She was made to feel as if her disposition was excessive by Dawson Johnson
• She Doesn’t Fit In by Victoria L. Green
Poetry commentary
American Spy
• If I were writing my own spy-thriller by Dawson Johnson
• This black woman lead is a force by LaMaiya Wright
• Her layered sensitivity to others by Zerri Trosper
• The judgements of the audience by Ivana Onubogu
• My spy character’s mission by Victoria L. Green
Music and culture
Defining spaces
• A Black Love Space by Dawson Johnson
• A Black male space by LaMaiya Wright
• A Model’s Space by Victoria L. Green
Poetry commentary
• Commentary on Aiera Matthews's "Wisdom" by Dawson Johnson
• Commentary on Aiera Matthews's "Wisdom" by Zerri Trosper
• Commentary on Jae Nichelle’s “Friends with Benefits” by Ivana Onubogu
• Commentary on Jae Nichelle’s “Friends with Benefits” by LaMaiya Wright
• Commentary on Phenomenal Woman by Victoria L. Green
• Commentary on Phenomenal Woman by Victoria L. Green
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