Ava DuVernayA black woman making art is a disruptive act. Every story that I tell as a woman is a political act, even if I want to tell a 'silly love story.' The fact it exists through my gaze is radical.
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Being a black artist is like an act of disruption. You are disrupting the white gaze and the male gaze that has always been at the helm. Black artists take up space and demand attention, which is why we see so few of us in this world. We are pushing boundaries and we are pushing back at those who would tell us our art is inferior or that we don't belong in the art scene.
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