Ep 27 - Black Women Artists, Archives, and Futurity with Sierra King

In this episode, we chat with Sierra King, an artist, photographer, and archivist, about her work with Black Women Artists, and her curatorial debut exhibition here. there. everywhere. Sierra talks about Kathleen Cleaver’s archive, personal archiving, and Black art and futurity. Her exhibition (August 22 - September 26, 2020) at MINT Gallery in Atlanta is a multidimensional portrait of the journey towards Black Futurity that Black Women across the African Diaspora have been pursuing in the name of freedom. Follow Sierra on Twitter @SierraChas Read along with the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/y5r2rb8x The cover art is done by our friend Andrea Lukic (https://www.andrealukic.com/). You can reach us at: • Email: organizingideaspod [at] gmail [dot] com • Twitter: @OrganizingPod • Website: https://organizingideaspod.wordpress.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/organizing-ideas/message

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Because libraries and archives are never neutral. Taking a closer look at the relationships between organizing information and community organizing. We talk to information professionals, activists, and other insightful folks who have thoughts about what we mean when we say, “knowledge is power”. Hosted by two new librarians figuring things out as we go. We are based on the unceded and ancestral territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.