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‘Racism is a Sickness’ art installation opens tonight at the Art Church

February 5, 2016

RacismisaSickness1“Racism is a Sickness,” an art installation that uses photography and personal stories to showcase the devastating effects of racism on American society, is currently on display at the Art Church of West Philadelphia (5219 Webster St.).

The photo essay, which is presented by Germantown-based photographer and blogger Tieshka Smith, highlights the disastrous socioeconomic effects of racism on the health and well-being of people of color and on society at large. The author hopes to jump start community conversations leading to action and increased cross-collaboration between community members, academics, elected officials, businesspeople and health care practitioners.

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“Racism is a Sickness” events program (click to enlarge).

The soft opening of the exhibition was held on Monday, Feb. 1, and tonight everyone is invited to the opening reception, from 7 – 10 p.m., featuring a performance by Philadelphia-based vocalist and rapper DMNQ LNDN.

The installation will be on display until Feb. 29 and will also include the following programs and events throughout the month, such as The Letters Project, “White Like Me” film screening and discussion, an evening of performance art inspired by “Racism is a Sickness,” and more (please check this page for more details).

A closing reception and a community showcase, “Let the Community Speak” will take place on February 27 at 6 p.m.

For more information, visit: http://racismisasickness.tumblr.com/ or the event’s Facebook page.

2 Comments For This Post

  1. Ken Says:

    What a wonderful exhibit at such a great venue!

  2. watchcat Says:

    Except that racism is NOT a “sickness” and describing it as such allows people to avoid responsibility for their racism. (“I can’t help it, I have a disease.”) Racism is a programmed mentality which serves the interests of capitalism. Though big pharma might go for the “racism=sickness” thing, then they can sell drugs to “cure” it, much as they do with other fraudulent “disease” categories (e.g. “depression,” “ADHD” ad nauseum).

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