Alice Traore

<p>Community, stillness and making sanctuary portable are three instruments of freedom for Madison based artist Alice Traore. In this episode of Black Oxygen we discuss the importance of community, what it is like being a Black woman doing diversity, equity and inclusion work during this current civil rights movement for Black lives, and the role of Black mermaids during the Middle Passage.</p> <p>Alice also talks about current sources of inspiration including two pieces called The Deep:</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT1ujfuXFVo">The Deep (the song) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT1ujfuXFVo</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.riverssolomon.com/thedeep">The Deep (the book) - https://www.riverssolomon.com/thedeep</a></p>