Talking to children about race
A few parents have asked me how to talk to their children about race. It’s a big topic! One thing I’ve learned is that science shows that neither race nor ethnicity can be found in the human genome. (Sources below!) Therefore, race is a social construct, a way society has grouped people over time. This…
The simulacra concept
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‘I Hope So: Sane Wadu’ exhibition review
An article I co-wrote with writer and editor Frankline Sunday about the Sane Wadu retrospective exhibition titled “I Hope So.” The exhibition was displayed at the newly opened Nairobi Contemporary Art Institue in 2022. Sane Wadu is a pioneering modernist master of contemporary African art, and the article was published in the October 2023 edition…