|
The elusive concept of Blackness: through photography and film, artist hank Willis Thomas explores what it means to be black today.(PROFILE)
Colorlines Magazine
|
November 1, 2007|
|
COPYRIGHT 2007 Color Lines Magazine. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.
(Hide copyright information)
Copyright
|
YOUNG BLACK MEN have the highest homicide-victim rate of any group in the United States. The statistic hit home for Hank Willis Thomas seven years ago, when his cousin Songha Willis was shot to death over a gold chain on a February night outside a Philadelphia nightclub.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Working with Kambui Olujimi, Willis Thomas created a short film called Winter in America about the tragedy. But he didn't get a crew and cast for actors. Instead, Willis Thomas used toy cars and G.I. Joe-like dolls, some of which he'd played with as boy, to reenact the shooting.
...
|
Hank Willis Thomas at Lisa Dent.
Magazine article from: Art in America
; Hank Willis Thomas's exhibition Unbranded: Reflections...African-Americans figure prominently. Willis Thomas has digitally removed the corporate...gallery. A collaboration between Willis Thomas and artist Kambui Olujimi [see review...
|
|
Hank Willis Thomas Pitch Blackness (Aperture).(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: The Fader
; Hank Willis Thomas Pitch Blackness (Aperture) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Armed with a subversive sense of humor, Hank Willis Thomas deftly plays upon the phrase pitch blackness throughout his first monograph. In the book's B[R]anded section in particular...
|
|
Is there a shortage of Black men, or are women just too picky? 'We count Black men, don't we?'.(TWO SIDES)
Magazine article from: Ebony
; ...boyfriend. The lie of the shortage of Black men also lives among endless assertions of...impossible for her to meet available Black men. During a recent FlirtingTime.com workshop...the Myths and Lies You Believe About Black Men, I asked a male friend who, by day, is...
|
|
|
Black men must fight back against obstacles.(For Brothers Only)
Magazine article from: Ebony
; ...society have had a field day portraying Black men as the wretched of the earth. The usual...systems. Let me suggest, however, that all Black men are not the deadbeat thugs that many...1,000 Black elected officials, strong Black men led a Civil Rights Movement that changed...
|
|
|
Why black men are dying: from Luther Vandross to Ed Bradley to Gerald Levert, recent deaths have raised questions about why we die before our time.
Magazine article from: Ebony
; ...rarely included red meat. But like many Black men, he knew little about his family medical...from an apparent heart attack reminded Black men how fragile life is and how important...urgency of the health crises engulfing Black men were the death of veteran broadcast journalist...
|
|
|
Secrets about Black men that every Black woman should know: four turn-ons and four turn-offs listed by males and experts.
Magazine article from: Ebony
; Black men are selfish. Black men have unending sexual staying power. Black men will let you down in a crunch. Black men don't know how to treat a woman. All the good Black men are taken. These sweeping assertions are but a few of the myths that...
|
|
Making a difference for our youth.(Education)(100 Black Men of Chicago Inc.)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Jet
; ...OUR YOUTH: The 2004 honorees of the 100 Black Men of Chicago, Inc. 7th annual benefit gala...l), vice chairman of operations, 100 Black Men of America, Inc., enjoys the festivities...ceremonies; Daryl Newell, president of 100 Black Men of Chicago; Ralph Hughes, chairman of...
|
|
|
Sinbad: 'Let's hear it for Black men'; comedian leads national crusade against bum rap 'male-bashing.'
Magazine article from: Ebony
; ...course, are members of that species called Black men. And now, they have an unusual champion...extolling the vritues of men in general, and Black men in particular. (The son of a minister...routine. But he was moved to speak out for Black men after seeing how the subject of men...
|
|
|
Why Black women outlive Black men.(Medicine)
Magazine article from: Jet
; ...to live until 76.1 years of age while Black men tend to live to 69.2 years of age. Women-acro...find out exactly why Black women outlive Black men. Dr. Terry Mason, a Chicago-based urologist...the No. 1 reason Black women outlive Black men is that men tend not to go to the doctor...
|
|
Black Men in Their Own Words. (nonfiction reviews).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Black Issues Book Review
; Black Men in Their Own Words edited by Patricia Mignon Hinds with Susan Taylor...book dedicated to espousing the present yet rarely heard voice of black men. Until now. Black Men in Their Own Words is a sparkling new book that chronicles riveting...
|
Find more facts and information related to the
article "The elusive concept of Blackness: through ..."
