Racism sucks. Oppression's exhausting. And navigating the world as a young, black person at times feels like swimming against a never-ending, upstream current—but that doesn't mean there aren't things to celebrate.
In a time of political turmoil, amid a fraught racial climate, this year's Afropunk Festival (which has been thriving in New York for 15 years now, and expanded globally in 2015) was a necessary breath of fresh air. The music and art festival centers on black performers and organizations, and its rules—“No Sexism, No Racism, No Ableism, No Ageism, No Homophobia, No Fatphobia, No Transphobia, and No Hatefulness"—encourage a space that fosters meaningful connections powered by a powerful soundtrack over Brooklyn's Commodore Barry Park. Read more...
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