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Desi Santiago’s visionary masks + Non-blacks have no place critiquing fight 4 justice

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Desi Santiago’s Visionary Masks
http://trendland.com/desi-santiagos-visi...od-images/

EXCERPT: Desi Santiago is a New York City-based Puerto Rican art director, fashion show set designer, and artist. Santiago’s artistic practice spans from 1990 to the present and is heavily influenced by the subcultures of nightlife, crossing over into the worlds of fashion and art. Involving theatrical platforms, richly layered with philosophical, historical and social references, Santiago’s work addresses and utilizes the respective iconography of these worlds to create ceremonial experiences. His handcrafted masks are of the highest quality and have been part of many prestigious exhibitions including; The MET Schiaparelli & Prada, Alexander Mcqueen Savage Beauty and Les Arts Decoratifs Louis Vuitton- Marc Jacobs Retrospective....



If You’re Not Black You Have No Place Critiquing Our Fight for Justice
http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2016/06/y...t-justice/

EXCERPT: Music artist MIA recently sparked controversy after comments criticizing black social justice movements that she shared in a recent interview with ES Magazine have gone viral.

The London-born singer of Sri Lankan descent was asked to share her thoughts on Beyonce’s “Formation”, which she responded to by describing Bey ‘s political statements as “nothing new” and went on to chide black artists for not speaking out on the issues of other communities. “It’s interesting that in America the problem you’re allowed to talk about is Black Lives Matter,” she stated. “Is Beyoncé or Kendrick Lamar going to say Muslim Lives Matter? Or Syrian Lives Matter? Or this kid in Pakistan matters?” MIA continued. “That’s a more interesting question. And you cannot ask it on a song that’s on Apple, you cannot ask it on an American TV program, you cannot create that tag on Twitter, Michelle Obama is not going to hump you back.”

Aside from overlooking the fact that no one has “allowed” black people to speak out for our humanity, people have literally fought and died to bring attention to racial injustice in the U.S., her statements are not only totally inaccurate and out-of-touch, but extremely dismissive and offensive. And they exemplify exactly why those outside of the black community should recognize that it is not their place to criticize our movements for justice and liberation....
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