ES: How does this connect to your own work and your focus on social change and social justice?
IW: For me, social change and social action need to be heavily documented. We have seen time and time again, where the oppressors change the narrative in history books. As artists and storytellers, we need to document the joys of being Black, but also the truths that society refuses to acknowledge. We cannot forget our history that is separate from mainstream history. [...]
Eleanor How does this connect to your own work and your focus on social change and social justice?
Ivy For me, social change and social action need to be heavily documented. We have seen time and time again, where the oppressors change the narrative in history books. As artists and storytellers, we need to document the joys of being Black, but also the truths that society refuses to acknowledge. We cannot forget our history that is separate from mainstream history. [...]
Eleanor
How does this connect to your own work and your focus on social change and social justice?
Ivy
For me, social change and social action need to be heavily documented. We have seen time and time again, where the oppressors change the narrative in history books. As artists and storytellers, we need to document the joys of being Black, but also the truths that society refuses to acknowledge. We cannot forget our history that is separate from mainstream history. [...]
How does this connect to your own work and your focus on social change and social justice?
For me, social change and social action need to be heavily documented. We have seen time and time again, where the oppressors change the narrative in history books. As artists and storytellers, we need to document the joys of being Black, but also the truths that society refuses to acknowledge. We cannot forget our history that is separate from mainstream history. [...]
ELEANOR — How does this connect to your own work and your focus on social change and social justice?
IVY — For me, social change and social action need to be heavily documented. We have seen time and time again, where the oppressors change the narrative in history books. As artists and storytellers, we need to document the joys of being Black, but also the truths that society refuses to acknowledge. We cannot forget our history that is separate from mainstream history. [...]