Best of 2017: Shirlette Ammons on the Role of Artists


by Paulette Beete
A quote by Shirlette Ammons: I think that as artists that's part of our job, to question and to interrogate the system that we live in constantly and hold it accountable and make sure it changes where it needs to change.
Read our March 2017 Art Talk with poet, musician, and record producer Shirlette Ammons here.

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