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Telling the Stories of Disability

Jessica Rohan

Jenna Baron is the curator of Twasonga, an exhibition of photos and interviews with members of Kenya’s disability rights movement. The interview has been condensed for clarity.

A photo with an interview excerpt from Twasonga

Jessica Rohan: How did you first obtain the material for this exhibition?

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Scars of Sarajevo

Benjamin Goffrier

Nearly 20 years after war, the cityscape of Sarajevo is still riddled with bullet holes and shelling craters in facades and pavement. These remains are the scars of Sarajevo.

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The Slants: US Band Battles Structural Racism in the Legal System

Grace Jung

For the last six years, the Slants—a rock band based in Portland, Oregon—have been locked in a dispute with the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) over the band’s name. In 2010, the PTO rejected the band’s $500 application for trademark because they found the term “slants” disparaging towards Asians, using sources like Urban Dictionary and joke websites to support their claim.

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