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Aug 26, 2020 • 4 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
For V.F.’s digital cover, scholar and activist Angela Davis speaks with @ava DuVernay about what has—and hasn’t—changed in the fight for racial justice in the #BlackLivesMatter era. Photograph by Deana Lawson. vntyfr.com/KLAcUY7 Image
.@ava: It seems we’re at a critical mass where a majority of people are finally able to hear and to understand the concepts that you’ve been talking about for decades. Is that satisfying or exhausting after all this time? vntyfr.com/KLAcUY7 Image
.@ava: There is a lot of talk about the symbols of slavery, of colonialism. Statues being taken down, bridges being renamed, buildings being renamed. Does it feel like performance, or do you think that there’s substance to these actions? vntyfr.com/KLAcUY7 Image
.@ava: How does it feel for a woman born into segregation to see this moment? What lessons have you gleaned about struggle? vntyfr.com/KLAcUY7 Image

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