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Meet the people we work with: writers and translators, artists and cultural producers. Their critical practices and visionary thinking shape C&. As our network constantly evolves, so does this list.

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Black and white portrait of a woman with dark, wavy hair, looking to the left with a slight smile, wearing a patterned shirt.
Close-up of a smiling Black woman looking left, wearing a colorful beaded necklace with a silver cross, against a vibrant, blurry textile.
A bald man with a light beard, wearing a dark patterned jacket, looks directly at the camera while surrounded by lush green foliage.
A woman in a yellow top operates a video camera on a city street.
Iahra
A smiling man with curly hair and glasses wears a black jacket over a light t-shirt.
Black and white portrait of a broadly smiling man with a beard and a plaid cap.
A smiling woman with short dark hair and glasses, wearing a black t-shirt, against a leafy green background.
A smiling woman with long dark hair and dark skin wears a black sweater and gold hoop earrings.
A woman with dark skin and voluminous black hair, wearing a white tank top and a black and white zebra print skirt, stands against a textured wall with wooden carvings.
Smiling Black man in a grey suit and white shirt.
A woman with dark curly hair in a blue shirt and black pants stands against a red brick wall, looking left with hands on her hips.
Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi
Christian Cassiel
Smiling man with dark hair, glasses, and a beard, wearing a black shirt and crossing his arms.
A woman with braided hair wears a dark beret with gold symbols against a black background.
A young Black woman with braided hair wearing a denim jacket stands against a brick wall.
A woman in a blue, white, and orange patterned dress stands with crossed arms in an art gallery.
A woman with long brown hair and rimless glasses smiles slightly at the camera, wearing a sheer dark grey shirt.
Sepia-toned, high-contrast portrait of a man with a mustache looking directly at the camera, his face partially in shadow.
Black and white profile of a man with his mouth wide open.
A smiling woman lifts a newly made print from a press in her art studio.
A dark-skinned man in a blue shirt, wearing an Africa pendant, rests his hand on his chin and looks at the camera.
Thabo
Headshot of a woman with dark curly hair and glasses, wearing a black long-sleeved shirt.
EN Mirembe
A person with a shaved head and glasses looks forward, wearing a striped tan shirt.
Person with braided pigtails wearing a yellow sweater and a colorful striped bag with a pompom over their shoulder.
A woman with short orange hair, wearing a denim shirt, sits and looks at the camera.
A Black woman in a white shirt sits between two large green plants against a white wall.
Black and white portrait of a young Black woman with long braids, wearing a dark blazer, looking at the camera.
A woman with reddish-brown hair and bangs, wearing a dark grey jacket, looks left.
Mary Sibande
A dark-skinned man with short textured hair, a mustache, and clear glasses, wearing a patterned shirt, looks right against a corrugated metal background.
Luciane Ramos Silva
Young Black woman with reddish braids, red-yellow-green beanie, white crop top and pants, poses outdoors, hand on cheek.
A painting of a large brown hand holding a green plant, from which a dark-skinned woman with a yellow crown and braided hair-arms emerges, set against a dense green foliage background.
A man with dark curly hair and a slight beard, wearing a white "WELL-BEING ASSOCIATION" t-shirt, stands among trees in warm sunlight.
Amira Bongho Nouarra
Black and white mid-shot of a Black man with glasses and a collared shirt, looking at the viewer.
A smiling Black woman in a long blue patterned dress stands before a dark geometric art installation and a large white disc.
Close-up grayscale portrait of a woman with short curly hair, looking upwards with a thoughtful expression, wearing hoop earrings and a collared shirt.
A man with black body markings holds a grey bar with red text "MEZCLAR UN NUEVO AMASAR LA SANGRE" (Mix a new knead the blood) across his mouth, looking intently forward.
Headshot of a smiling Black man with short dark curly hair and a beard, wearing a white shirt and a dark blue jacket.
A smiling Black man in a dark coat stands in front of colorful, patterned artworks.
A woman with dark skin, dark eyes, and intricate spiral cornrows on her scalp wears a black high-neck top and looks at the camera.
Black and white portrait of a woman with long curly hair, a nose ring, earrings, and a collared shirt.
A man with dreadlocks and a beard stands outdoors, looking at the camera, with a brick building and dark metal structure behind him.
A smiling Black person in a colorful head wrap, wearing red lipstick and a beige patterned shirt.
A man in a black coat sits with crossed legs in a white plastic chair, part of a row against a white wall.
Smiling man with dark curly hair and beard in a patterned jacket against an orange wall.
A Black woman with dark braided hair and a neutral expression wears a rose-brown jacket.
A Black woman with curly hair speaks into a microphone from behind a table.
Dark-skinned woman in a black top and hoop earrings stands by a sheer curtain, looking at the camera.
Ethel-Ruth Tawe
A woman with long dark hair and a nose ring sits on a stool in a garden with tall corn plants, looking at the camera with a faint smile.
A smiling Black man in a plaid shirt, in a black and white photo.
A bearded man in a blue polo shirt leans on a railing against a vibrant sunset sky.
Headshot of a woman with dark skin, short curly hair, a black top, and hoop earrings.
A smiling woman with wavy hair and freckles leans against a wall in a black and white photo.
A person in a flamboyant dress made of condom wrappers with a feathered boa, thigh-high stockings, and boots, smiling at a parade.
A Black man with dreadlocks and glasses smiles faintly against a blurred background of orange flowers.
A young man with glasses and a hat sits on stone steps, holding a colorful woven bag, next to a weathered wall and a blue door.
Black and white photo of a Black woman with curly hair and round glasses.
A woman with dark hair, patterned glasses, and gold hoop earrings wears a white sleeveless dress and tattoos on her arms, standing in a doorway and looking at the camera.
Bald, reddish-brown figure with prominent stitches on the face and closed eyes, wearing a matching collared shirt, dramatically lit.
Black and white portrait of a woman with dark, wavy hair, looking to the left with a slight smile, wearing a patterned shirt.
Close-up of a smiling Black woman looking left, wearing a colorful beaded necklace with a silver cross, against a vibrant, blurry textile.
A bald man with a light beard, wearing a dark patterned jacket, looks directly at the camera while surrounded by lush green foliage.
A woman in a yellow top operates a video camera on a city street.
Iahra
A smiling man with curly hair and glasses wears a black jacket over a light t-shirt.
Black and white portrait of a broadly smiling man with a beard and a plaid cap.
A smiling woman with short dark hair and glasses, wearing a black t-shirt, against a leafy green background.
A smiling woman with long dark hair and dark skin wears a black sweater and gold hoop earrings.
A woman with dark skin and voluminous black hair, wearing a white tank top and a black and white zebra print skirt, stands against a textured wall with wooden carvings.
Smiling Black man in a grey suit and white shirt.
A woman with dark curly hair in a blue shirt and black pants stands against a red brick wall, looking left with hands on her hips.
Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi
Christian Cassiel
Smiling man with dark hair, glasses, and a beard, wearing a black shirt and crossing his arms.
A woman with braided hair wears a dark beret with gold symbols against a black background.
A young Black woman with braided hair wearing a denim jacket stands against a brick wall.
A woman in a blue, white, and orange patterned dress stands with crossed arms in an art gallery.
A woman with long brown hair and rimless glasses smiles slightly at the camera, wearing a sheer dark grey shirt.
Sepia-toned, high-contrast portrait of a man with a mustache looking directly at the camera, his face partially in shadow.
Black and white profile of a man with his mouth wide open.
A smiling woman lifts a newly made print from a press in her art studio.
A dark-skinned man in a blue shirt, wearing an Africa pendant, rests his hand on his chin and looks at the camera.
Thabo
Headshot of a woman with dark curly hair and glasses, wearing a black long-sleeved shirt.
EN Mirembe
A person with a shaved head and glasses looks forward, wearing a striped tan shirt.
Person with braided pigtails wearing a yellow sweater and a colorful striped bag with a pompom over their shoulder.
A woman with short orange hair, wearing a denim shirt, sits and looks at the camera.
A Black woman in a white shirt sits between two large green plants against a white wall.
Black and white portrait of a young Black woman with long braids, wearing a dark blazer, looking at the camera.
A woman with reddish-brown hair and bangs, wearing a dark grey jacket, looks left.
Mary Sibande
A dark-skinned man with short textured hair, a mustache, and clear glasses, wearing a patterned shirt, looks right against a corrugated metal background.
Luciane Ramos Silva
Young Black woman with reddish braids, red-yellow-green beanie, white crop top and pants, poses outdoors, hand on cheek.
A painting of a large brown hand holding a green plant, from which a dark-skinned woman with a yellow crown and braided hair-arms emerges, set against a dense green foliage background.
A man with dark curly hair and a slight beard, wearing a white "WELL-BEING ASSOCIATION" t-shirt, stands among trees in warm sunlight.
Amira Bongho Nouarra
Black and white mid-shot of a Black man with glasses and a collared shirt, looking at the viewer.
A smiling Black woman in a long blue patterned dress stands before a dark geometric art installation and a large white disc.
Close-up grayscale portrait of a woman with short curly hair, looking upwards with a thoughtful expression, wearing hoop earrings and a collared shirt.
A man with black body markings holds a grey bar with red text "MEZCLAR UN NUEVO AMASAR LA SANGRE" (Mix a new knead the blood) across his mouth, looking intently forward.
Headshot of a smiling Black man with short dark curly hair and a beard, wearing a white shirt and a dark blue jacket.
A smiling Black man in a dark coat stands in front of colorful, patterned artworks.
A woman with dark skin, dark eyes, and intricate spiral cornrows on her scalp wears a black high-neck top and looks at the camera.
Black and white portrait of a woman with long curly hair, a nose ring, earrings, and a collared shirt.
A man with dreadlocks and a beard stands outdoors, looking at the camera, with a brick building and dark metal structure behind him.
A smiling Black person in a colorful head wrap, wearing red lipstick and a beige patterned shirt.
A man in a black coat sits with crossed legs in a white plastic chair, part of a row against a white wall.
Smiling man with dark curly hair and beard in a patterned jacket against an orange wall.
A Black woman with dark braided hair and a neutral expression wears a rose-brown jacket.
A Black woman with curly hair speaks into a microphone from behind a table.
Dark-skinned woman in a black top and hoop earrings stands by a sheer curtain, looking at the camera.
Ethel-Ruth Tawe
A woman with long dark hair and a nose ring sits on a stool in a garden with tall corn plants, looking at the camera with a faint smile.
A smiling Black man in a plaid shirt, in a black and white photo.
A bearded man in a blue polo shirt leans on a railing against a vibrant sunset sky.
Headshot of a woman with dark skin, short curly hair, a black top, and hoop earrings.
A smiling woman with wavy hair and freckles leans against a wall in a black and white photo.
A person in a flamboyant dress made of condom wrappers with a feathered boa, thigh-high stockings, and boots, smiling at a parade.
A Black man with dreadlocks and glasses smiles faintly against a blurred background of orange flowers.
A young man with glasses and a hat sits on stone steps, holding a colorful woven bag, next to a weathered wall and a blue door.
Black and white photo of a Black woman with curly hair and round glasses.
A woman with dark hair, patterned glasses, and gold hoop earrings wears a white sleeveless dress and tattoos on her arms, standing in a doorway and looking at the camera.
Bald, reddish-brown figure with prominent stitches on the face and closed eyes, wearing a matching collared shirt, dramatically lit.
Black and white portrait of a woman with dark, wavy hair, looking to the left with a slight smile, wearing a patterned shirt.
Close-up of a smiling Black woman looking left, wearing a colorful beaded necklace with a silver cross, against a vibrant, blurry textile.
A bald man with a light beard, wearing a dark patterned jacket, looks directly at the camera while surrounded by lush green foliage.
A woman in a yellow top operates a video camera on a city street.
Iahra
A smiling man with curly hair and glasses wears a black jacket over a light t-shirt.
Black and white portrait of a broadly smiling man with a beard and a plaid cap.
A smiling woman with short dark hair and glasses, wearing a black t-shirt, against a leafy green background.
A smiling woman with long dark hair and dark skin wears a black sweater and gold hoop earrings.
A woman with dark skin and voluminous black hair, wearing a white tank top and a black and white zebra print skirt, stands against a textured wall with wooden carvings.
Smiling Black man in a grey suit and white shirt.
A woman with dark curly hair in a blue shirt and black pants stands against a red brick wall, looking left with hands on her hips.
Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi
Christian Cassiel
Smiling man with dark hair, glasses, and a beard, wearing a black shirt and crossing his arms.
A woman with braided hair wears a dark beret with gold symbols against a black background.
A young Black woman with braided hair wearing a denim jacket stands against a brick wall.
A woman in a blue, white, and orange patterned dress stands with crossed arms in an art gallery.
A woman with long brown hair and rimless glasses smiles slightly at the camera, wearing a sheer dark grey shirt.
Sepia-toned, high-contrast portrait of a man with a mustache looking directly at the camera, his face partially in shadow.
Black and white profile of a man with his mouth wide open.
A smiling woman lifts a newly made print from a press in her art studio.
A dark-skinned man in a blue shirt, wearing an Africa pendant, rests his hand on his chin and looks at the camera.
Thabo
Headshot of a woman with dark curly hair and glasses, wearing a black long-sleeved shirt.
EN Mirembe
A person with a shaved head and glasses looks forward, wearing a striped tan shirt.
Person with braided pigtails wearing a yellow sweater and a colorful striped bag with a pompom over their shoulder.
A woman with short orange hair, wearing a denim shirt, sits and looks at the camera.
A Black woman in a white shirt sits between two large green plants against a white wall.
Black and white portrait of a young Black woman with long braids, wearing a dark blazer, looking at the camera.
A woman with reddish-brown hair and bangs, wearing a dark grey jacket, looks left.
Mary Sibande
A dark-skinned man with short textured hair, a mustache, and clear glasses, wearing a patterned shirt, looks right against a corrugated metal background.
Luciane Ramos Silva
Young Black woman with reddish braids, red-yellow-green beanie, white crop top and pants, poses outdoors, hand on cheek.
A painting of a large brown hand holding a green plant, from which a dark-skinned woman with a yellow crown and braided hair-arms emerges, set against a dense green foliage background.
A man with dark curly hair and a slight beard, wearing a white "WELL-BEING ASSOCIATION" t-shirt, stands among trees in warm sunlight.
Amira Bongho Nouarra
Black and white mid-shot of a Black man with glasses and a collared shirt, looking at the viewer.
A smiling Black woman in a long blue patterned dress stands before a dark geometric art installation and a large white disc.
Close-up grayscale portrait of a woman with short curly hair, looking upwards with a thoughtful expression, wearing hoop earrings and a collared shirt.
A man with black body markings holds a grey bar with red text "MEZCLAR UN NUEVO AMASAR LA SANGRE" (Mix a new knead the blood) across his mouth, looking intently forward.
Headshot of a smiling Black man with short dark curly hair and a beard, wearing a white shirt and a dark blue jacket.
A smiling Black man in a dark coat stands in front of colorful, patterned artworks.
A woman with dark skin, dark eyes, and intricate spiral cornrows on her scalp wears a black high-neck top and looks at the camera.
Black and white portrait of a woman with long curly hair, a nose ring, earrings, and a collared shirt.
A man with dreadlocks and a beard stands outdoors, looking at the camera, with a brick building and dark metal structure behind him.
A smiling Black person in a colorful head wrap, wearing red lipstick and a beige patterned shirt.
A man in a black coat sits with crossed legs in a white plastic chair, part of a row against a white wall.
Smiling man with dark curly hair and beard in a patterned jacket against an orange wall.
A Black woman with dark braided hair and a neutral expression wears a rose-brown jacket.
A Black woman with curly hair speaks into a microphone from behind a table.
Dark-skinned woman in a black top and hoop earrings stands by a sheer curtain, looking at the camera.
Ethel-Ruth Tawe
A woman with long dark hair and a nose ring sits on a stool in a garden with tall corn plants, looking at the camera with a faint smile.
A smiling Black man in a plaid shirt, in a black and white photo.
A bearded man in a blue polo shirt leans on a railing against a vibrant sunset sky.
Headshot of a woman with dark skin, short curly hair, a black top, and hoop earrings.
A smiling woman with wavy hair and freckles leans against a wall in a black and white photo.
A person in a flamboyant dress made of condom wrappers with a feathered boa, thigh-high stockings, and boots, smiling at a parade.
A Black man with dreadlocks and glasses smiles faintly against a blurred background of orange flowers.
A young man with glasses and a hat sits on stone steps, holding a colorful woven bag, next to a weathered wall and a blue door.
Black and white photo of a Black woman with curly hair and round glasses.
A woman with dark hair, patterned glasses, and gold hoop earrings wears a white sleeveless dress and tattoos on her arms, standing in a doorway and looking at the camera.
Bald, reddish-brown figure with prominent stitches on the face and closed eyes, wearing a matching collared shirt, dramatically lit.