ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「Last summer, before the start of his senior year at the University of Texas at Austin, Adraint Bereal set out to chronicle the lives and experiences of Black students at his predominantly white college. His photo project, The Black Yearbook, was meant to be complete before graduation, but his second semester presented several unexpected variables. First, there was a pandemic that disrupted higher education and took a disproportionate toll on Black communities. Then there was the killing of George Floyd, which brought protests to Austin and many other cities around the world. All of a sudden, his project, which explores the persistence of anti-Black racism but also showcases Black joy and resilience, felt urgent. “I think all those things go hand in hand with the bigger picture of just not being seen as this monolithic identity or entity and wanting to not be othered all the time,” he said. “And I think that’s something that really pushed me to keep going through it all.” Tap the link in our bio to read our conversations with 3 of his classmates — Rebecca Petty, Jordan Walters and Xavier McNeil — who talked about being Black at UT Austin, how college helped shape their identities and the year none of them saw coming. Photos by @adraintbereal」8月12日 3時36分