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The liquid blackness project is a nonprofit research group collaboratively studying blackness and aesthetics. Yanique Norman Fatherlessness 1 2010 photographed by Mike Jensen courtesy of the artist Mission Statement The liquid blacknessproject builds on the study of arts and artists from the Black Diaspora to explore the intersection of aesthetic theory and the most radical agenda of Black Studies. Through research projects public eventsand online publication it seeks to mentor the next generation of scholars of color and other scholars fully committed to the agenda of black studies while creating a vibrant extended and sustainable community. Artists in Conversation Curating for Blackness liquid blackness in the Community Research Projects What Is Liquid Blackness.