January 2011
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I had a dream. Do you remember?
“Every man lives in two realms, the internal and the external. The internal is that realm of spiritual ends expressed in art, literature, morals and religion. The external is that complex of devices, techniques, mechanisms and instrumentalities by means of which we live. Our problem to day is that we have allowed the internal to become lost in the external. We have allowed the means by...
“The colorblindness ideal is premised on the notion that we, as a society, can never be trusted to see race and treat each other fairly or with genuine compassion. A comittment to color consciousness, by contrast, places faith in our capacity as humans to show care and concern for others, even as we are fully cognizant of race and possible racial differences.”
Michelle Alexander,...
The Bermuda Islands, found postcard set, Vortex Thrift Store, Bushwick
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