A collaged image that resembles the Temperance card: an ancient Egyptian figure hurryingly pours one cup of water into another. Underneath their feet, the advertisement for Miss Cleo’s number creeps up; the description for this card reads: “The US Public Health Service began ‘The Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in African American Male.’”

Review

Black Life Exploited for White Lies: Ilana Harris-Babou’s Long Con at Jacob Lawrence Gallery

by Brittney Frantece
Posted on February 4, 2021February 5, 2021

Satire and collage expose capitalist strategies of using Black bodies to exploit spiritual, mental, and physical health.

Read More

×