{"product_id":"a-year-with-52-black-artists-creators-guided-journal","title":"A Year with 52 Black Artists \u0026 Creators Guided Journal","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"154\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"154\"\u003eA 52-week journey through form, authorship, survival, and the long struggle for visibility\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"263\"\u003eBlack artistic production has never existed outside pressure — and it has never been only a reaction to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"623\"\u003eThis guided journal traces 52 weeks with artists and creators from across the African diaspora, spanning painting, sculpture, photography, film, music, design, architecture, craft, and emerging media. 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