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As a person of color, I know race can't be stripped from admiration or preference.

Vivek Shraya

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I didn't want to give the white reader an opportunity to think of racism as imaginary - a sentiment that is already a central barrier in addressing the problem.
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When I wouldn't leave home without my blue contacts or when I was bleaching my hair, I didn't have the language to articulate that I was trying to assimilate to whiteness. If anything, I was trying to look normal.
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If anything, I have witnessed the ways my art travels, or is rendered more accessible, when sanctioned by or connected to white artists.
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Making music has been connected to one of my greatest heartaches, because my own music has never quite connected with audiences. But it was this heartache that pushed me to explore other artistic avenues, like writing and filmmaking, and I ultimately feel most at home in a multidisciplinary environment.
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I do use art as a site of protest, particularly in relation to dominant narratives.
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I tend to focus less on genre as a starting point and more on idea or intention and let the idea dictate genre.
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As a general rule, I tend to collaborate with artists whose work I admire.
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I have dedicated a significant portion of my time and artistry to making art that addresses various forms of oppression, including white supremacy, misogyny, and biphobia.
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I continue to explore poetry.
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I worry about what Trump will inspire in Canada, especially given incidents that have already occurred here since the election.
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As a brown artist, I have mixed feelings about my relationship to art and my responsibilities post-Trump.
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I have been and continue to be committed to art as a tool to ignite, comfort, and discomfort.
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When I do book readings, I always incorporate music or singing.
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Children's books have great potential to reveal new possibilities to readers, because the intended audience is at an age of genuine learning.
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I have always considered the aesthetic of a project, including press photos, as a means to further the message of the art itself.
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Despite the fact that I'm not highly skilled in any visual art, aesthetics have always played a strong role in my art, including my first albums.
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I used singing as a safety measure. I would pay attention to what songs the popular girls liked, learn those songs from the radio or library cassettes, and then accidentally sing or hum these songs in class. This would impress the girls, who would then defend me from the boys.
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My interest in language is steadfast, but I think each project and its accompanying intentions dictate how language must be used.
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My art career often feels less like an art career and more like a career in educating, usually by using my body.
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Now is not the time for Canadians to be sanctimonious. It is time for us to be prudent and active.
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