DWB - Driving While Black or Brown by Carlos N. Molina

Artist's Statement
Racism in America has become more sophisticated. With the popularization of "political correctness" bigotry has learn to disguise itself in very cleaver ways. Like political correctness, bigotry is taught. It is taught openly and explicitly, but also by our actions and our attitudes. I believe we can make a difference if we all question ourselves and our participation in the proliferation of racism, homophobia and hatred.

BIO: Carlos N. Molina is a Puerto Rican artist/activist living in NYC, where he is actively involve with issues of social justice, specially those affecting people of color, gays/lesbians/transgender/bisexuals and PWAS. He has studied art in Puerto Rico, Los Angeles, New York, Paris and South Korea, where his work has also been exhibited. Digital imaging and paper sculpting are his favorite outlets for his creative expression.

Visit Carlos Molina's website
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ARTICLES/ESSAYS

Seeing More Than Black & White by Elizabeth Martinez
"...In a society as thoroughly and violently racialized as the United States, white-Black relations have defined racism for centuries. Today the composition and culture of the U.S. are changing rapidly. We need to consider seriously whether we can afford to maintain an exclusively white/Black model of racism when the population will be 32 percent Latino, Asian/Pacific American and Native American--in short, neither Black nor white--by the year 2050." ...
http://www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/may94martinez.htm


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