Aïssatou Odia Barry

When Black excellence backfires Allowing Black people to be normal is real allyship.

Opinion

When Black excellence backfires
Allowing Black people to be normal is real allyship.

Aïssatou Odia Barry January 30, 2023December 4, 2023

In recent years, the “Black Excellence” hashtag has gained widespread attention on social media. Every day, there seems to be…

Fanfiction is the new (day)dream factory Why go on dates when you can marry a rockstar…in your head?

Opinion

Fanfiction is the new (day)dream factory
Why go on dates when you can marry a rockstar…in your head?

Aïssatou Odia Barry September 19, 2022May 23, 2023

Garnering thousands, sometimes millions of reads, romantic fanfiction is defined as a fictional narrative that usually involves a love story…

Lyfeboat Prototype—Blackwood Gallery’s thought-provoking exhibit A conversation with Ellyn Walker, the gallery’s acting director and curator, on the complex components of Sean Procyk’s art.

Arts

Lyfeboat Prototype—Blackwood Gallery’s thought-provoking exhibit
A conversation with Ellyn Walker, the gallery’s acting director and curator, on the complex components of Sean Procyk’s art.

Aïssatou Odia Barry September 5, 2022September 5, 2022

Since 2019, the Blackwood Gallery has been collaborating with artist Sean Procyk on the development of Lyfeboat Prototype—an art installation…