I especially worry about the ways Canadians can be glib about our supposed difference from the US in our "acceptance" of "diversity."

As a brown artist, I have mixed feelings about my relationship to art and my "responsibilities" post-Trump.

As a person of color, I know race can't be stripped from admiration or preference.

Music is my first love, where my artistic journey began.

I didn't want to give the white reader an opportunity to think of racism as imaginary - a sentiment that is already a central barrier in addressing the problem.

My art career often feels less like an art career and more like a career in educating, usually by using my body.

I have always considered the aesthetic of a project, including press photos, as a means to further the message of the art itself.