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widely-reported lower quality of healthcare
Black and Brown people have access to, not
to mention the undue hardships faced in
healthcare by those who do not conform to
gender “norms.” While her brother continues
the family legacy in medicine that her parents
lay groundwork for, her art could live within
Could Katasi Kulubya’s work do the same on a the legacy as well. While Blacks have long
broader level? Absolutely. Any space in which been subjects in paintings, they have rarely
her collages break down unconscious biases of been presented as regal, as having ownership
race, gender identity, and sexuality by initially of their space, quality of life, and happiness.
enthralling by being so beautiful, so bright,
By normalizing society’s view of Blacks, could
so fun, it just might work. Katasi is actively
Katasi elevate their access to that life? Can
seeking partnerships to bring her work into
she take that a step further and explore her
the broader conversation, and one of her
Filipino roots in the same inclusive way?
focuses is on how she can help rectify the
Mahal Kita Copyright Katasi Kulubya
and London’s City Hall promoted normalizing
Black boys as happy and healthy rather than
the fear-inducing men widespread media
cast them as in wake of substantial increases
in 2017 in youth stabbings within the Black
community.
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