My artwork represents the interaction between the bloodsucking media and a naive pregnant teen. Each character in the artwork involves the pregnant … [Read More]keep reading

The question is: Do American movies and television glamorize teen pregnancy? The answer is, of course, “yes.” But that’s not a simple affirmative. By … [Read More]keep reading

When deciding on an exhibition to wrap up the month of May, the appropriate topic came to us instantly.keep reading

Check out our Artists in Residence as they break it down: Never afraid to discuss the intersection of race, politics, and class, Jamilah “Sister … [Read More]keep reading

This artwork takes a look into the growing “trend” of teen pregnancy that has now become a trending topic of reality shows. keep reading

Listen to this Artists in Residence episode as Kahiem Archer speaks on the absence of young men in teen pregnancy discussions, the importance … [Read More]keep reading

In this episode of Artists in Residence, Femspotter unabashedly addresses the “A” word: abortion, and how TV and film skirt around the option in … [Read More]keep reading

A satire in some ways, this piece represents my perpective on the issue of teen pregnancy. I chose to depict urban youth in my piece because ever so … [Read More]keep reading

Boy and girl date. Sometimes they are in love. Sometimes they are only together for a few weeks. Boy and girl have sex. And unfortunately, birth control methods fail or were not in place to begin with, and these teenagers — many not even of age to get a driver’s permits find themselves pregnant, and their lives forever changed.keep reading

I’m not at all clamoring for more representation for Black young mothers; there have been Black girls featured on all of MTV’s pregnancy shows [...] I’m just miffed that it took pale faces to lessen the stigma about young mothers. keep reading