1. Clase Baja Series, by Zahira Kelly

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    Clase Baja Series, by Zahira Kelly

    • is an ongoing mixed-media, self-shot, retro pin up-inspired series
    • is a direct call out and celebration of women who are deemed clase baja
    • is in solidarity w sex workers—dominican women, especially, who are home and abroad, and those who have been lost and are currently subject to the human trafficking trade
    • on prejudgment and how we are coded according to our appearance
    • a glimpse into the complexities of my existence within our society and the intersection i live at: race, sexism, class, obviously
    • on being a bicultural dominican-american and the product of globalization
    • a nod to the often nameless latina showgirls of yesteryear who quietly but oh so very boldly inspired so much of what we know as the retro scene, pin up, burlesque,cabaret, vegas showgirls, etc, from coquettish, overtly feminine attitude and poise, to dance moves to costumes.

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This project started as the formal US focus on Black History Month (February 1-28/9) was upon us. Please know that our goal to celebrate all of the peoples who have influence and history via the African Diasporas. Expanding the inclusively of Blackness is not just during Black History Month but all year round for several of us, self-identified LatiNeg@s, Afro-Latin@s and Afro-Caribeños.

This site is 365 days a year 24 hours a day 7 days a week! As people who recognize and claim the African heritage and history, we have often been excluded from US History, whether it be Black history, Womyn's Herstory (March) or Latino history (September 15-October 15) (to name a few). Join us in honoring and recognizing LatiNegr@s this year during Black, Womyn, and Latino History Month and year round! We are Black, Latino and from the Caribbean. We REPRESENT!

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The painting is by Jorge Arche, a Cuban painter from Santiago de Cuba who painted "Banistas" in 1972.

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