Navigating White Spaces: A Helpful Guide for Young Black Creatives
If you're from the suburbs and reached out to local workshops or camps for art, chances are, you’ve encountered Weird White People. From my own experiences, these spaces can be intimidating and lonely, more so than any other space where I'm the only person of color. I know the feeling of anxious excitement all too well: obsessing over the new skills I hope to learn, imagining the cool people who may be there, rehearsing conversations filled with references only true art hoes would know. But, that soaring optimism loses a wing and hurdles towards Earth when my eyes are greeted by WWP ( Weird White People ) who identify as wolves and plants. T hey’re magnetized to the same creative spaces I go to for guidance on my craft and it's disappointing, but very manageable at this point. If after striking up conversation no connection with WWP can be sensed in your near future, here are 10 tips to help you stay on your creative grind when there's no brothas or sistas i...