Diedrick Brackens talks textile art, intersections of black and queer identities

LONG BEACH — Cal State Long Beach art professor Diedrick Brackens uses a loom to weave stories about racial injustice and the intersectionality of his identity as a queer black man living in America. Brackens says weaving is a language. “Language is very important,” Brackens says. “I don’t see a big distinction between writing, reading, … Continue reading Diedrick Brackens talks textile art, intersections of black and queer identities