Guest Posts

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Guest Posts
“Love” by Ayeola Omolara Kaplan. At the top and bottom of the image appear parts of Leviticus 19:17-18:”You shall not hate your kinsfolk in your heart. Reprove your kin but incur no guilt on their account. You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against members of your people. Love your fellow as yourself:” The gems around the border evoke the breastplate worn by the High Priest in the Temple—which themselves symbolize the 12 tribes of Israel, aka the whole community. (Cosmic background and colors, two femme figures with blue and raspberry skin, respectively, and Black features, pushing against each other's hands, a pensive, intense mood.)

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