Category: John Jennings

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+ an appeal to the colored citizens of the world, connor towne o'neill, Damian Duffy, david f walker, david walker, frank yerby, hosea easton, John Jennings, lillian e smith, mat johnson, solomon northup, sui sin far, susie king taylor, warren pleece, william apess

“Transmission of Racist Thought” Syllabus

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Over the past few years, I have thought about the transmission of racist thoughts, the myriad ways in which racism gets passed down from generation to generation and transmitted from person to person across the centuries and decades. I’ve thought about how we need to sever this circuit, breaking it in twain so that the information stops before the transmission occurs. If we cannot … Read More “Transmission of Racist Thought” Syllabus

+ Ayize Jama Everett, box of bones, comics, Frances Olivia Liddell-Rodriguez, John Jennings, memory

The Memory Beneath Our Feet

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A couple of weeks ago I received my copy of Box of Bones, a project created by Ayize Jama Everett and John Jennings. Book one contains five stories, each written and illustrated by different artists. The overarching connective tissue within Box of Bones is Lindsay Ford, a PhD student in Folklore/African American Studies at UC Berkeley. Ford’s work centers on the Box of Bones, … Read More The Memory Beneath Our Feet

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+ albert einstein, caste, donald trump, isabel wilkerson, joe biden, John Jennings, lillian e smith

“I do not intend to be quiet about it.”

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On Wednesday, John Jennings posted one of his latest sketches on social media. The image of a tattered American flag lying on the ground as flies hovered over it with “The Untied States of America” as the caption. Jennings’ image hit me hard, especially after the racism on full display at the Presidential Debate on Tuesday night. I knew the debate was going to … Read More “I do not intend to be quiet about it.”

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+ APB: artists against police brutality, bettina love, bill campbell, Damian Duffy, ernest j gaines, John Jennings, profile, robert love

False Narratives in “Profile”

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Last post I wrote about Bettina Love’s “No Black Child Left Behind: Schools Policing Students of Color” and education. Today, I want to look at another piece in Bill Campbell, Jason Rodriguez, and John Ira Jennings’ APB: Artist Against Police Brutality. In “Profile,” Jennings, along with Damian Duffy and Robert Love, highlight the ways that society labels Black individuals, specifically men in this case, … Read More False Narratives in “Profile”

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+ APB: artists against police brutality, bettina love, bill campbell, jason rodriguez, John Jennings

Leaving Children Behind: The Policing of Black Students

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Recently, I picked up a copy of APB: Artists against Police Brutality, an anthology of comics and essays edited by Bill Campbell, Jason Rodrguez, and John Ira Jennings. In the introduction to the collection, Campbell points out that the “project was borne out of anger,” specifically the anger that he felt the night that a grand jury in Staten Island decided not to put … Read More Leaving Children Behind: The Policing of Black Students

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