#3 The importance of visual literacy

This post is intended to present you with information to read, look at, and think about. I was brought to this editor's note after listening to Kimberly Drew discuss the importance of visual literacy. As we are inundated by images, visual literacy can help people better understand the moment that we are in. 

Benedict Fernandez, Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., Central Park, New York, 1968. Courtesy Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum
Benedict Fernandez, Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., Central Park, New York, 1968. Courtesy Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum

Young men wear pins of MLK, Jr. on their bodies. A symbolic act of violence against black people.

Take a read of this Editor's Note from Aperture Magazine: "Vision and Justice: Guest Editor's Note" by Sarah Lewis (2016)

Below are excerpts that stood out to me. 

Excerpt #1: 

Excerpt #2: 

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