Love Letters to Poetry | Art & Abolition
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Love Letters to Poetry | Art & Abolition

When I first heard about prison abolition, I had a fairly common, knee-jerk reaction: “No prisons? What about all the rapists? What about all the pedophiles?” Black feminist icon Angela Davis has been a hero of mine for decades but even her leadership role within the movement didn’t immediately convince me of its legitimacy. It has taken several years and more reading of Davis and other abolitionists for me to understand what a prison-free society could look like in the United States.

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Love Letters to Poetry | “The Little Mermaid”
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Love Letters to Poetry | “The Little Mermaid”

In May 2023, Disney will release the live-action version of its 1989 animated movie, The Little Mermaid. When the decision was announced four years ago that Black actress and singer Halle Bailey would play the iconic role of Ariel, many on social media erupted in celebration but others spewed racist comments and claimed “mermaids can’t be Black.”

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