"Through journalism and storytelling, Scalawag works in solidarity with oppressed communities in the South to disrupt and shift the narratives that keep power and wealth in the hands of the few. Collectively, we pursue a more liberated South."
This is the mission statement of Scalawag Magazine, a Black-led, women run, nonprofit media outlet in Durham, NC that publishes works focused on Southern politics and culture. Launched through a Kickstarter campaign in 2015, its founders intend to challenge the status quo of the South through community-based journalism. One of the four values listed on its "About" page is "Radical imagination and creativity," which is a perfect descriptor for Beauford's art.
On June 29, 2022, Scalawag published a feature article about Beauford called "Out of the Shadows: The Queer Life of Artist Beauford Delaney." It was written by Tyra A. Seals, the independent research assistant at the Michael Rosenfeld Gallery who conducted archival research and developed the most updated existing chronology about Beauford Delaney for the MRG exhibition entitled Be Your Wonderful Self: The Portraits of Beauford Delaney.
Seals interviewed me for this article, and I was pleased to contribute the "before and after" photos of Beauford's grave that illustrate it.
Read the article HERE.
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