Black Matters Design History & Theory Laila thinks she knows the

Laila thinks she knows the truth of what happened

Kiri has gone somewhere so far away that Ayla can only wait and wait in her birch

but taking the risk is oh-so-tempting

You'll find a girl made of ice

" "Diversity

Black Matters Design History & Theory Laila thinks she knows theHalifax's former Poet Laureate Afua Cooper and photographer Wilfried Raussert collaborate in this book of poems and photographs focused on everyday Black experiences. The result is a jambalaya a dialogue between image and text. Cooper translates Raussert's photos into poetry, painting a profound image of what disembodied historical facts might look like when they are embodied in contemporary characters. This visual and textual conversation honours the