As Ferguson burned with a raw rage against racial inequality and institutionalized violence this summer, legendary black American writer James Baldwin returned to haunt the ongoing events with his words. In mid-August, Laila Lalami wrote a short piece for NPR reminding people about Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son, where the protagonist confronts segregation and racism head-on as a young man.

Recent beheadings of foreigners held captive by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have prompted several major media outlets to censor graphic scenes of death and violence. These outlets have refused to display images or footage that portray these deaths out of respect for victims’ families and a desire to avoid fueling ISIL’s propagandistic vision.

Delfina Foundation in London recently hosted a talk with The Otolith Group, an artist duo comprised of Anjalika Sagar and Kodwo Eshun, and guest speaker Tamar Garb. Curator Grant Watson moderated the event.