DEFAMATION OF.

DEFAMATION OF.

Her Eyes Are Deep Like Obsidian
Skin Rich Like Chocolate
Yet Not Ideal For Her
In This Land
Consider The Law Of The Face
Pores Flatten
The Nagging Oval Thorn
Promulgates… To Let It Be Known
OF The “Unrighteous” Nature
Or Unwashed And Muddy
Rebellious Dark Skin Almost…
—Gothic



“DANGEROUS”

“UNPROFESSIONAL”



“GHETTO”



“ANGRY”





“LAZY”

“NAME IS TOO BLACK”

MATHANI PAUL-SWINSON



“UNCULTURED”





“LOUD”





MODELS

DELANEY YARBOROUGH
MATHANI PAUL-SWINSON

KENNEDY UMEH
IAN ROBINSON

Everyone Has Subconscious Prejudice Based On Appearance. It’s
Human Nature To Assess Whether Something Could Possibly Be
A Threat. In This Day And Age The Presumption Of Black People
Linger Around Words Of Negativity And Violence. A Man With Locs
Smokes Weed, A Woman With An Afro Is Aggressive And Loud. We
Learn To Color Code Ourselves Between The Truth And The Socially
Acceptable. It’s How We Get Jobs. Its How We Buy Houses. We Feel
The Need To Shed Our Culture In Order To Make A Way.



2022
“ANAIAH JENKINS”