By Deron Dalton
February isn’t just a celebration for Black History Month anymore. This year Black Lives Matter took proceedings a step further and participants imagined the future of African-Americans with a master class in art and writing.
Tanya Lucia Bernard, 32, arts and culture director at Black Lives Matter (BLM), and Darnell L. Moore, 40, organizer at BLM, spent the past 29 days coordinating Black Futures Month.
Bernard referred to the celebration as, “a month-long exercise in dreaming,” before elaborating: “Inspired by the artwork and articles produced by writers and artists across the U.S., we can more easily imagine what world we want to collectively create while staying grounded in our current movement moment.”
Now that Black Futures Month is coming to a close, the co-organizers spoke with the Daily Dot about the impact of their undertaking—while touting the greatest hits.
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