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Presence: issue 1 In the Mist (2020)

“There is extra haze in the air these days, much more that we are all walking through together. Presence began as an idea for a mellow zine and a way to connect w people I was missing. It became a resonant wide-angle portrait of some distinct creative minds, some real intimacies shared; eavesdropping on a conversation with friends, the notes from a performance rather than a photo of the performance/performer themselves.”

- Liz Harris

Cold Beat

Tropic Green

COLD BEAT WITH TROPIC GREEN

Friday, May 19, 2017

at Ooga Twooga / 356 S. Mission Rd

COLD BEAT WITH TROPIC GREEN

Friday, May 19, 7 - 10 PM at Ooga Twooga / 356 S. Mission Rd

Free + All Ages

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From Tamara Winfrey Harris' article "Precious Mettle: The Myth of the Strong Black Woman":

Strong. Black. Woman.

The words fit together like blue oil, sizzling hot combs, and Sunday afternoon. They embody the idea of African American women as perpetually tough and uniquely indestructible.

But there is a dirty side to the perceived uncommon strength of black women. Ultimately, the “strong black woman” stereotype is an albatross, at odds with African American women’s very survival. Because, according to pop culture and media, we are also the workhorses. We are the castrating harpies. We are the brawling World Star “hood rats.” We are the cold, overeducated, work-obsessed sisters who will never marry. We are the indefatigable mamas who don’t need help. We are the women and girls who are unrapeable; who no one need worry about when we go missing. We are the scary bogeywomen on America’s doorstep in the middle of the night. And we are angry. Always angry.