Amplifying BIPOC Voices

Skidmore is an overwhelmingly white college, and most of us have never experienced racism and never will. We are the ones that have taken part and benefitted from the deeply rooted racism in our country. The resources are already out there, and have been for a while. White folks need to take responsibility, listen and learn, and do the research to become anti-racist individuals. It is hard. it is uncomfortable. We must do it anyway.

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Behind 'Soliloquy': The Instagram Account Giving Voice to Artists

Soliloquy, the Instagram account originally conceived as part of an independent study, has quickly turned into Conor Pochna’s ‘19 passion project. The page’s goal is to not only feature a diverse set of artists, mediums, and stories, but to fill a gap that other Instagram art-galleries have: providing the artist with a voice.

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