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Black Is Over (Or, Special Black) by Tressie McMillan Cottom with Artwork by Merav Kamel
Above: from the Sketchbook of Merav Kamel
I’m looking for a mixed girl Asian, Jamaican
I’m looking for a mixed girl Puerto Rican, Haitian
I’m looking for a mixed girl
Cuban and White
I’m trying to get mixed up tonight like
Excuse me miss, what’s your name, where ya
from, can I come—T-Pain, “Mix’d Girl”
“Black people are over.” That is how it was said to me once.
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Protest for Change
Above: “Chessmen” by Max Nicholas Niemeier
Dear LIT Readers,
As all of you are aware, protests have been taking place here in New York City and across the globe. The pain our nation is experiencing now is one we have experienced many times before. It has become clear, once again, that the time to act is now.
We are all part of a community that actively celebrates diversity and the pursuit of justice, which is why LIT Magazine has decided to postpone our pitching salon in solidarity with the protesters and activists who are marching on Washington and in cities nationwide.
