<div align="left"><p><font size="2">What does it mean to have, or to love, a black body? Taking on the challenge of interpreting the black body&#39;s dramatic role in American culture are thirty black, white, and biracial contributors&mdash;award-winning actors, artists, writers, and comedians&mdash;including voices as varied as President Obama&rsquo;s inaugural poet Elizabeth Alexander, actor and bestselling author Hill Harper, political strategist Kimball Stroud, television producer Joel Lipman, former <em>Saturday Night</em> Live writer Anne Beatts, and singer-songwriter Jason Luckett.</font></p><p><font size="2">Ranging from deeply serious to playful, sometimes hilarious, musings, these essays explore myriad issues with wisdom and a deep sense of history. Meri Nana-Ama Danquah&rsquo;s unprecedented collection illuminates the diversity of identities and individual experiences that define the black body in our culture.</font></p></div>

<p>The Beehive Collective--possibly the biggest name in the business of making the biggest banners--will be coming to Baltimore this Tuesday!&nbsp;&nbsp; The Beehive Design Collective is a non-profit, volunteer driven, political arts organization based in eastern Maine. The group&rsquo;s mission is to &ldquo;cross pollinate the grassroots&rdquo; through the creation of images as an effective medium for deconstructing and educating the public about complex geopolitical issues.</p>