Shades of Brilliance

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Cierra Venable

19 March 2025

1h 22m 35s

The Great Violence of Great Britain with Caroline Japal

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London called, but at what cost? In this episode, Cierra and Caroline Japal unpack the quiet (and not-so-quiet) violences of being Black (American) women in the UK. The discuss the weight of representation, the brutal dynamics of art school, and for the love of God — the critiques. The empire never ended, and they’ve got stories to prove it.

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