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Superheroes photo project by Dulce Pinzón


MINERVA VALENCIA from Puebla works as a nanny in New York. She Sends 400 dollars a week.

MINERVA VALENCIA originaria de Puebla trabaja como niñera en Nueva York.
Manda 400 dólares a la semana.

From Pinzón’s artist’s statement:

“This project consists of 20 color photographs of Mexican and Latino immigrants dressed in the costumes of popular American and Mexican superheroes. Each photo pictures the worker/superhero in their work environment, and is accompanied by a short text including the worker’s name, their hometown, the number of years they have been working in New York, and the amount of money they send to their families each week.

Click on the link to see Superheroes.

Thanks to Neil Gaiman for the pointer.

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Verb Noire: new publishing venture

The mission statement of Verb Noire:

To celebrate the works of talented, underrepresented authors and deliver them to a readership that demands more.

What does that mean? That if you’re a talented writer with an awesome, original story about a POC girl/guy/transgendered character, there is a place for you. And that if you’re a sci-fi/fantasy fan who has grown tired of the constant whitewashing of these genres, there is a place for you, too.

Here’s the Verb Noire donation link.