I am sorry I can’t respond to students asking to meet to about their research plans before applying to grad school. I used to do this, but it’s not sustainable- so here’s some advice. Understand that in most depts (from my experience) selections are made by an admissions committee where most POC faculty are not consulted so don’t ask us if we’re “taking students”-write to chairs and graduate directors instead.

Anyone surprised that protests include looting of luxury stores in Soho & elsewhere doesn't know the 1st thing about racial capitalism & luxury consumption. Racial exploitation is at the root of consumer capitalism built on the commodification of black bodies through slavery (1) Throughout the world, consumer capitalism, shopping, & inequality are intertwined at the production & consumption ends-- from exploitative sweatshop jobs to precarious minimum wage retail jobs without benefits. Advertising is one of the whitest industries in corporate America (2)