An Anthology of Blackness

Foreword
Dori Tunstall ix

Introduction
Terresa Moses and Omari Souza xiii

1. Black Design Industry + Organizations

An Introduction to Black Design Industry + Organizations 
Terresa Moses and Omari Souza 3

The Ontology of Black Design 
S. Alfonso Williams 7

Stewardship and the Survival of Black Design Communities 
Terrence Moline 13

Shattering Spaces of Othering: Building a Creative Culture of Creativity, Blackness, and Brown Power
Antionette D. Carroll, supported by Maya Aduba Williams 21

So, You Want to Solve the Diversity Problem in Design
Jacinda N. Walker 31

Why Asking for a List Won't Solve Racial Disparities 
Melanie Walby 43

Ain't I a Woman
Omari Souza 57

Using Video Games to Champion Justice and Expand Imaginations of Superheroes 
Jules Porter 69

Designing a Black Future
John Brown VI 79

2. Black Design Pedagogy

An Introduction to Black Design Pedagogy 
Terresa Moses and Omari Souza 87

Black Student Perceptions of Design Courses at an Elite Private University
Lesley-Ann Noel 91

Design's Ledger of White Supremacy: Constructing a Critical Race Pedagogy to Shape Design Futures 
Pierce Otlhogile-Gordon 101

African Design: Origins and Migration
Jillian M. Harris 113

#BlackHistoryMatters
Stacey Robinson 124

The Movement Imprinted
Terresa Moses 129

Using Exhibition Design to Support Political Engagement, Active Learning, and Civic Participation
Anne H. Berry and Kelly Walters 137

3. Black Design Activism 

An Introduction to Black Design Activism 
Terresa Moses and Omari Souza 151

Getting to the Root: An Exhibition Catalog on Natural Hair
Jazmine Beatty 155

Paving the Way: Black Designers Then and Now
Nichole Burroughs 163

Amplifying the Black Voice through Design 
Terresa Moses 175

Peace of Mind 
Kprecia Ambers 196

PANTHERS VOTE! A Studio Project Exposing Past Voter Suppression Methods to a Collegiate Population

Terresa Moses is the Creative Director of Blackbird Revolt, Director of Design Justice, and Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Minnesota. She created Project Naptural, co-created Racism Untaught, and  is both a core team member of African American Graphic Designers and a collaborator with the Black Liberation Lab. 

Omari Souza is an Assistant Professor of Communication Design at the University of North Texas, the organizer of the State of Black Design Conference, and a Design Researcher at Capital One. Formerly, he worked at VIBE magazine, CBS Radio, and Case Western Reserve University.