“The Hottentot Venus was well known in her time and even after. In the 1939 cinematic version of The Wizard of Oz, Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion asks in song, “What makes the Hottentot so hot?” He answers his… — Rion Amilcar Scott Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry. It feels like the moment calls for some humor. You're ranting and dressed like Elmo. The Cookie Monster. Whatever, Rashid” — Rion Amilcar Scott Copy Share Image
“Walter noticed the blue Cookie Monster head resting on the floor, From some angles, the smiling open mouth looked like an expression of abashed… — Rion Amilcar Scott Copy Share Image
“How we diminished her and in turn ourselves. Turned parts of her body into heavy burdens to carry. Watching. Tittering (we no longer laughed,… — Rion Amilcar Scott Copy Share Image
“When I started at Freedman’s, during orientation, a speaker who was an alumna and board member talked of sitting in economics class next to… — Rion Amilcar Scott Copy Share Image
“I put my hand on a bishop, my would be assassin, and thought of my father's heights when he won, how he galloped around.… — Rion Amilcar Scott Copy Share Image
“The Hottentot Venus was well known in her time and even after. In the 1939 cinematic version of The Wizard of Oz, Bert Lahr… — Rion Amilcar Scott Copy Share Image
