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The Contentious History of NYC’s Columbus Monuments
In New York City, thousands are calling for the removal of Christopher Columbus statues, which can be found in Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, and Brooklyn.
Hakim Bishara
Hakim Bishara is Hyperallergic's Editor-in-Chief. He is a recipient of the 2019 Andy Warhol Foundation and Creative Capital Arts Writers Grant, and he holds an MFA in Art Writing from the School of Visual Arts in New York.
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A New Resource Center Opens in Gee’s Bend, Home to Famous Quiltmakers
The Gee’s Bend Resource Center will serve one of the most under-resourced communities in Alabama, providing free internet, and assistance with voter registration and census participation.
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Native American Activists Topple Columbus Statue in Minnesota
The Twin Cities branch of the American Indian Movement (AIM) led a group of protesters in removing the Columbus statue — one of multiple monuments to the colonizer that has been defaced or brought down this week.
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SFMOMA Announces Second Wave of Layoffs, Impacting 55 Additional Workers
This follows March’s announcement that the museum would lay off 131 on-call (contracted or freelance) employees and furlough around 200 regular staffers.
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Toppled and Defaced Racist Monuments in 15 Cities, From Richmond to Bristol
Worldwide, demonstrations protesting anti-Blackness gain steam, and people have torn down and graffitied monuments to Confederate leaders and imperialist figureheads.
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Warren Kanders, Former Whitney Museum Vice Chair, Vows to Exit Tear Gas Trade
Kanders, who was ousted from the Whitney board last summer after months of protest, says he will sell certain divisions of Safariland.
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Artist Titus Kaphar Honors Victims of Racist Killings
Slated for the upcoming cover of TIME, the border surrounding the painting will include the names of 35 American Black men and women who have lost their lives due to police brutality and racist vigilantism.
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A New iOS Shortcut Blurs Faces and Wipes Metadata for Protest Images
The solution, innovated by software developer Noah Conk and a cohort of anonymous programmers, allows iPhone photographs to be published without revealing information about when and where they were taken.
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Critics of Color Can Apply for a New $500 COVID-19 Grant
The unrestricted funds will be released by granting initiative Critical Minded and sponsored by Allied Media Projects.
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SFMOMA Accused of Censoring Black Voices After Removing Comment by Former Employee
Taylor Brandon commented under the museum’s Instagram post in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and said, “Having black people on your homepage/feed is not enough.” Artists and SFMOMA employees have spoken out in agreement.
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Artists Create a Mural Honoring George Floyd at the Site of His Murder
The colorful painting has become a memorial site for Minneapolis residents to honor Floyd and mourn his death.
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Hong Kong Cultural Workers Say New Legislation Will Eliminate Creative Freedom
Over 1,500 people have signed a petition questioning “how much room would remain for free speech and artistic expression" in a now-passed legislation plan that would give mainland China the power to suppress political protest in Hong Kong.