From analytical essays penned by today’s top thinkers to interviews with the celebrities using their star power to forward important causes, here are five reasons to buy Mission’s latest issue.
Mission’s latest edition is titled The BIPOC issue. In this instance, however, our editor-in-chief Karina Givargisoff opted to rework the sometimes limiting BIPOC acronym with what the individuals in this issue really are — Brilliant Incredible People of Courage.
This issue delves deep—from academic essays unpacking the attack on critical race theory to interviews with activists and leaders to dozens of pages of new work produced by some of the modern world’s most prolific creatives.
1. Discover hair artist Shon Hyunhsun Ju’s sculptural masterpieces captured by veteran photographer and longtime Mission collaborator Sølve Sundsbø.
2. Get acquainted (if you’re not already) with rising star Damson Idris. The British actor is renowned for his role in Snowfall, a chilling drama about the crack cocaine epidemic and the American establishment’s role in its circulation.
3. Read Professor Khaled Beydoun’s essay on America’s attack on critical race theory, where he explains that “stripped down to its nude body, the movement to ban critical race theory is the latest effort to sustain white supremacy.”
4. Immerse yourself in a collection of works by leading artists from the African diaspora, including Samuel Fosso, Kwesi Botchway, and Lina Iris Viktor, curated by British writer Ekow Eshun.
5. “It’s time to start including Indigenous people’s voices and uplifting Indigenous knowledge. We hold many solutions to today’s problems, and no one really talks about that.” Educate yourself on Indigenous people’s involvement with protecting the climate through an interview with Quannah Chasinghorse.
Image credits: Sølve Sundsbø, Julian Burgueño, Lina Iris Viktor, Keri Oberly.
