PinnedPayton SelbyQuicksand(Originally Published in The Ebony Tomatoes Collective)Mar 1, 2023Mar 1, 2023
PinnedPayton SelbyThe Obscurity of Commemoration“There’s no better way of forgetting something than by commemorating it.”Jun 29, 2022Jun 29, 2022
Payton SelbyNotes from a BedroomA recent essay from a class assignment that turned out well! Enjoy!Feb 19, 2023Feb 19, 2023
Payton SelbyPrivate Danny Chen Died 11 Years Ago: But Anti-Asian Descrimination Has Only Intensified (October…Chen’s death energized a wave of activism in NYC’s Chinatown starting in 2011, over a decade later the community continues to suffer while…Nov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022
Payton SelbyNew York Fashion Week 2022: Flying Solo show features 25 designers challenging social normsFlying Solo’s collaborative Spring/Summer 2023 collection confronts conventional representations of culture and gender to create social…Nov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022
Payton SelbyPast is The New Present: New York City’s Vast Vintage WorldWhile combing through the resplendent clothing assemblage at the Manhattan Vintage Show on Oct. 15, I came across a Russian bekesha coat…Nov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022
Payton SelbyNYC Banned Solitary Confinement: but have we gone far enough to reduce prison violenceThe recent City Council vote on Into. 549 represented a significant improvement in regulation regarding Solitary Confinement. However, the…Nov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022
Payton SelbyDefining Progress in terms of Racial Justice (2020)A Pathway to ProgressNov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022