In light of Kanye West's recent design-centric interview over at BBC Radio, an architect recently took to Arch Daily to defend West's assertion that creative industries like architecture are "seriously in a civil rights movement." Sekou Cooke writes: "I am tripping over myself with fear and excitement at the prospect of having such a powerful mouthpiece for a generation of black architects and designers who share his frustration and connect with his message. Why? Because when Kanye West talks, people listen." [Arch Daily; previously]
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