I firmly believe I was born at the wrong time, even though being born in June of 1969 meant I saw the moon landing at one month old which shaped my love for the cosmos, if not my ability to get good grades in physics.
Wednesday, November 03, 2021
Didn’t we almost have it all? Contemplating Black arts in Pittsburgh
Opinion | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper:
I firmly believe I was born at the wrong time, even though being born in June of 1969 meant I saw the moon landing at one month old which shaped my love for the cosmos, if not my ability to get good grades in physics.
I firmly believe I was born at the wrong time, even though being born in June of 1969 meant I saw the moon landing at one month old which shaped my love for the cosmos, if not my ability to get good grades in physics.
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This article brings up an interesting crossroads that Black-lead organizations, and more specifically to this article Pittsburgh Black-lead arts organizations, have had to manage: how do they acquire the financial support needed to maintain producing art while also not being tokenized by those same donors providing that capital, turned into a commodity, and/or know that support will last past this recent burst of energy due to Black Lives Matter? Black arts in Pittsburgh, as discussed in the article, used to be extremely vibrant even as white society in this city tried to push them out. It was a Renaissance of Jazz, theatre, and visual art that was the heartbeat of this city for decades. Then they were pushed out for using their voices. Now the white parts of the cultural community of the city are trying to rectify those injustices with funding and spaces for Black artists. While this doesn’t completely heal the injustices in the 60’s, hopefully the commitment to Black art both financially and culturally stays for longer than a couple years.
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