Music is the universal language, it evokes an emotion in all of us. That, we can all look at each other and we may not speak the same language, but that song or that melody can make us feel the same thing. And we can look at each other and agree and be like, "that did something for us". It makes us feel unified and connected.
Kerry James MarshallWhat I was trying to construct was relative symmetry, where it seems clear that the shapes have arrived through consideration.
Kerry James MarshallNo one has a right to occupy the privileged position all the time, so it should be contested. It should always be messy in there.
Kerry James MarshallComics were a place where captivating images lit your imagination and showed you that you can create new kinds of people and worlds.
Kerry James MarshallOne of the things I recognized early on, doing whatever studies of black history I have, is that even though black folks were transported as slaves, into servitude, when they were carried out of Africa they left empty-handed, but they didn't leave empty-headed. They carried with them the culture they knew, the culture they had, and that culture reconstituted itself in all the places they went.
Kerry James Marshall