Racism is the Issue

Heresies Article Index
Issue #15 – Racism is the Issue

Artist/Author Title Page(s)
Morales, Rosario The Origins of Racism 1-5
Gutierrez, Marina Untitled 5
Nishio, Linda Ki-ko-e-ma-su Ka (Can you hear me?) 6
Hill, Linda The Ambiguous Journey of a Woman in Search of Culture 7-8
Koenig, Janet Commemorative Stamp Series 8
Carr, Cynthia Testimony of a Girl 8
Blum, Judy “Moving Along” 9
Vicuna, Cecilia Death and Defense: Guatemalan Women Part 1: Interview 10-12
Foppa, Alaide Death and Defense: Guatemalan Women Part 2: Interview 12-13
Spero, Nancy Alaide Foppa de Solorzano Disappeared in Guatemala City on Dec. 9, 1980 14
Randolph, Tess Mistaken Identity 14
Lorde, Audre Sister Outsiders 15-16
National Anti-Klan Network 16
Koba, Helen Girls in Patterson 16
Amos, Emma Some Do’s and Don’ts for Black Women Artists 17
Amos, Emma Self-Portrait 17
Vicuna, Cecilia Choosing the Feather 18-19
Vicuna, Cecilia Arte precario 19
Vitale, Sylvia Wits Growing Up Negro, Soon to be Black 20-21
Stevens, May Looking Backward In Order to Look Forward: 22-23
Stevens, May Letter to Angela 23
Stevens, May Big Daddy and George Jackson 23
Members of District 1199 Race? Sex? Class? Prejudice in the Workplace 24-26
Tuthill, Thomas from: “Take Care, Take Care” 24
Dotter, Earl Special Picket-line Performance outside Long Island Jewish Hospital 25
Simpson, Lorna Untitled 27
Poniatowska, Elena Love Story 28-30
Jaramillo, Virginia Untitled 29
Cutschall, Colleen A Victory Song 31
Wong, Nellie Plain English 31
Henry, Janet Untitled 32
Allegra, Donna Some Persoal Notes on Racism Among the Women 33
Cliff, Michelle Object into Subject: Some Thoughts on the Work of Black Women Artists 34-40
Cattaneo, Danese Black Venus 34
Johnston, Francis Benjamin Students Making Barrel Furniturew at Hampton Institute 34
Browne, Vivian 36
Browne, Vivian 37
Lewis, Edmonia Hagar in the Wilderness 38
Powers, Harriet Bible Quilt (detail) 38
Saar, Betye The Liberation of Aunt Jemima 39
Gossett, Hattie Is it True What they Say About Colored Pussy? 40
Mendieta, Ana Silueta Series 41
O’Grady, Lorraine Black Dreams 42-43
Twitty, Anne BlackAndWhiteSnapshots 44-45
Olmos, Margarite Fernandez Sex, Color, and Class in Contemporary Puerto Rican Women Authors 46-47
Bessouet, Norma Vigil 46
Heinemann, Sue Standing Not Still 47
Kubo, Keiko Mastuda’s Wife 48-49
Arai, Tomie Dialogue 49
Cade, Cathy Toys-R-Us 50
Ellis, Jan Gadson A Woman in the World 50
Gregory, Carole On Becoming a Feminist Writer 51-52
Browne, Vivian E. Siftings 53
Pindell, Howardena An American Black Woman Artist in a Japanese Garden 54-55
Wrath Over Racism and Rape 55
Walker, Alice If the Present Looks Like the Past, What Does the Future Look Like? 56-59
Dogon kneeling female figure 57
Parker, Pat For the White Person who Wants to Know How to Be My Friend 59
York, Hildy The Suburb Dreams of Evil in Newark, NJ 59
Godwin, Michele Linoleum Prints 59
Ho, Liang Asian-American Women: Identity and Role in the Women’s Movement 60-61
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Snyder, Kit-Yin Piece for Arco (detail) 61
Snyder, Kit-Yin P.S. 1-IV (detail) 61
Lacy, Suzanne The Forest and the Trees 62-63
Korf, Noni from Tree: A Performance with Women of Ithica 62
Rivchin, Marilyn from Tree: A Performance with Women of Ithica 63
What did you learn in School? 64
Smith, Juane Quick-to-See Ghost Dance Series 64
Paz, Juana Maria Statement to the Racism Workshop 64-65
Cross, T.; Klein, F.; Smith, Barb.; Smith, Bev. Face-to-Face, Day-to-Day Racism CR 66-67
Rosenthal, Nadine Boston Women Demonstrate Against Budget Cuts 66
Cross, Tia Boston Women Demonstrate against Murders of Black Women 67
Shaw, Lina L. and Wicker, Diane G. Teaching about Racism in the Classroom and in the Community 67-71
Cross, Tia 68
Cross, Tia 69
Cross, Tia 70
(ADVERTS) 71-72
(COLLECTIVE STATEMENT) 73