Press & Media
Books I'm Cited In:
Aesthetics of Excess: The Art & Politics of Black and Latina Embodiment, Jillian Hernandez
Conjured Bodies: Queer Racialization in Contemporary Latinidad, Laura Grappo
For Brown Girls With Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color, Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez
Women of Color and Social Media Multitasking: Blogs, Timelines, Feeds and Community, Various Authors
Birth of a Movement: Black Lives Matter and the Catholic Church, Olga M. Segura
Christ Divided: Antiblackness as Corporate Vice, Katie Walker Grimes
Come out, Come out, Whoever you are , Abigail C. Saguy
The Silence Breakers and the #metoo Movement, Duchess Harris, Rebecca Morris
Tigers of A Different Stripe: Performing Gender in Dominican Music, Sydney Hutchinson
Feminism: Reinventing the F-Word, Nadia Abushanab Higgins
Video:
#QuizaNoTePegue- Zahira Kelly, TEDx Talk, Mexico City Women
What's in the Box, with Hannah Black, Ep. 1 Zahira Kelly and the Politics of the Internet, DIS
Social Commentary in Bravado Magenta, Documentary by Bocafloja
3 Mujeres En Contra de Violencia Machista, BBC
Artivism with Zahira, Dove X Mic
WeAreMitu: Afrolatinas Are Not Confused By Cardi B’s Race
Audio:
Interview, The Whitewashing of Reggaeton And Why J. Balvin's Apology Falls Flat, The Takeaway, NPR
Interview, Field Service Radio w/Sweetys at the ICA (begins at 3:54:50), wfmu.org
Art Shows:
Gallery Exhibition, Pitchwise Festival, Public Institution Center for Culture, Sarajevo, Bosnia, 2017
The Scarlet Event, Bronx NY, 2017
You Ruined Me/You Made Me Better, by Odiosas Bx, NYC, 2017
Sweetys at the ICA, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, 2015
The Itty Bitty Art Show, West End Tattoo and Art Gallery, Atlanta, 2009
Japafronese, West End Tattoo and Art Gallery, Atlanta, 2009
Press:
Recognizing Dominican Dembow: From Jamaica to El Alfa, Jennifer Mota, People
Dear Rochy RD Fans, When Will “La Cultura” Protect Our Women & Girls?, Marjua Estevez, Refinery29
Lido Pimienta Is Feeling Free, Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone
Latin Music’s ‘Urbano’ Reckoning, Jenzia Burgos, Tidal
18 CRÍTICAS TO FOLLOW, Mujeres Problemáticas, LatinMediaCo
On Claiming Afro-Latinidad, Maya Doig-Acuña, LatinoRebels
How Do Latinos Really Feel About Hispanic Heritage Month? An Investigation, Yara Simon, Remezcla
From Sabrina Claudio To Selena Gomez, Non-Black Latinxs Uphold White Supremacy, Ruby Mora, AfroPunk
Gen Z's Distaste for Sex Scenes Sparks Hollywood Censorship Debate, Jamie Burton, Newsweek
A Front Row Seat at the Woke Theatre, Pendarvis Harshaw, KQED
Where Intersectional Realities Make Space for Justice, Armely Pichardo, ClarkU.Edu
A Stroke of Beauty: Zahira Kelly’s Black Goddesses, Celeste, Vashtie.com
Powerful Tribute to Diaspora Women at The Afrolatino Festival 2017, AfrofusionTV
Yo Soy Afrolatina, Felice Leon, TheRoot.com
#MpFrias Uplifts Women of Color At The Scarlet Event, Milena Toro, BET.com
Who is the Real Kali Uchis?, Jaquira Diaz, TheFader.com
“Bad Dominicana” Zahira Kelly is an Afrolatina You Should Know, Jamila Johnson, AlDiaNews.com
Fuck Like A Fat Girl: Radical Self Love For Goddess Sex, Erin White, AfroPunk.com
This Afro-Latina Artist is Bluntly Bringing The Issues Of Black Women To The Forefront, AfroPunk.com
This Instagram Account Captures The Beauty Of Afro-Latinas in San Juan, Yara Simon, Remezcla.com
Dominican Artist Creates Black Madonna For AfroLatinas Everywhere, Marjua Estevez, Vibe.Com
The Year That Was and Wasnt: 2016, The Morning News.Org
Lanzan Campaña #QuizaNoTePegue, SemMexico, Paginabierta.Mx
#QuizaNoTePegue, Regina Kuri, El Universal-Mexico
Maybe He Doesnt Hit You But…, Heidi Stevens, ChicagoTribune.Com
#MaybeHeDoesntHitYou Raises Awareness of Different Kinds Of Abuse, Maggie Parker, Time.Com
I Can Tell You About Lemonade, Laur M. Jackson, Complex.Com
Afro-Latinos Don’t Fit Neatly In A Box, Janel Martinez, Vivala.Com
6 Lit Latinegra Sites You Need To Follow, Jelisa Jay Robinson,
#MaybeHeDoesntHitYou Explores the Truths about Emotional Abuse, Veronica Wells, MadameNoire.com
#MaybeHeDoesntHitYou, Five signs that you’re being emotionally abused, Megha Mohan, BBC.Com
#MaybeHeDoesntHitYou Spotlights Relationship Violence That Isn’t Physical, Marie Solis, Mic.Com
#MaybeHeDoesntHitYou Twitter hashtag shines a light on emotional abuse, Telegraph.co.uk
10 Standout Latinos Who Raised The Bar in 2015, Marjua Estevez, Vibe.Com
Check Out This Adorable Breakfast-Themed Nail Art, Sandra Song, Paper Mag.Com
10 Things You Shouldnt Say To A Latina Feminist, Raquel Reichard, Latina.Com
3 Feminist Projects Reclaiming the Landscape, Kayla E, Nat Brut, Medium.com
Quotes from AfroLatinas on Identity and Empowerment, Janel Martinez, Latina.Com
Women Crush(ing Patriarchy) Wednesday: Zahira Kelly, Raquel Reichard, Latina.com
“10 Inspiring Afro-Latina Bloggers You Should Follow”, Chantel Morel, Cosmopolitan.Com
“11 Latinas You Should be Following on Twitter in 2015”, Alanna Nunez, Cosmopolitan.Com
La Loca Magazïne – Cover & Centerfold, Issue 9, Winter 2015
“BBCTrending: US black activists call Twitter protest”, Micah Luxen, BBC.com
“A matter of death and death”: Confronting antiblack racism among Latinos”, Aura Bogado, Salon.com
”Tweeters of the world, Unite”, Julia Wong, TheNation.Com
”An Artist demands civility on the street with grit and buckets of paste”, Felicia Lee, NYTimes.Com
“Selfies Are Art”, Noah Berlatsky, TheAtlantic.Com
“Feminist selfies took over twitter and it was awesome”, Jamilah King, Colorlines.Com
”The semiotics of race, or: walks on the wild side”, Aamina Khan, Blackgirldangerous.com
“Zahira Kelly: Afrolatina artist emerging with a mission”, Jim Linderman, ArtSlant.Com