Sayou Cooper

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multidisciplinary artist

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I create mixed media underscoring the African diaspora experience. My work explores themes of heteropatriarchy and the legacy of chattel slavery in Black popular culture, specifically hip-hop culture.


About Me

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journalist, filmmaker

she, her, hers

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writing

print online

Black Immigrants Today: Jean Yves Hector - Borderless

Why we should all stan Lawrence from ‘Insecure’: exploring the complexity of Black masculinity


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Inside the growing online community of Black gyarus



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BLM IN THE BEDROOM. JUST HOW RACIST IS BOSTON’S DATING SCENE?


In The World of Smut, Black Authors are Taking Space: Hood Erotica and The Sex Lives of Black Women


Black Immigrants Today: Agnes Kanjinga

Dear hip-hop, can you hear me?


Black Immigrants Today: Agnes Kanjinga

Blogging

Azealia Banks weighs in on Matty Healy and Taylor Swift romance: ‘This guy is gonna give you scabies’


Addressing the Michael B. Jordan hate


The clothes on ‘Selling Sunset’ season 6 are raising eyebrows


‘She’s about to move Julius backstage’: Video shows fans cheering at Beyoncé’s longtime bodyguard during the Renaissance tour


Audio-visual

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Collection of video art and commentary created by me, and collaborative work with other media publications.


Firsthand: Segregation (WTTW/Chicago)

Role: Fellow

OTHER PROJECTS

an assortment of random things i'm intrigued with presently.