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Protesters Pressure MoMA to Boot Leon Black from Museum’s Board

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Protesters Pressure MoMA to Boot Leon Black from Museum’s Board

The assembly outside MoMA also included Epstein survivors and members of We Are UltraViolet and the research initiative Time & Memory Project. Nicole Regalado, vice president of campaigns at We Are UltraViolet, told Hyperallergic, “By serving on MoMA’s board, whether it’s intentional or not, MoMA is helping to sanitize Leon Black’s reputation.”

Black became the chairman of MoMA’s board in 2018 and stepped down in 2021 amid a call for his removal by more than 150 artists, though he remained a trustee.

Artforum

After Sean Combs Verdict, the Testimony of Cassie and ‘Jane’ Lingers

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After Sean Combs Verdict, the Testimony of Cassie and ‘Jane’ Lingers

Arisha Hatch, the interim executive director of the women’s advocacy group UltraViolet, condemned the verdict as “a stain on a criminal justice system that for decades has failed to hold accountable abusers” and called it “an indictment of a culture in which not believing women and victims of sexual assault remains endemic.”

The New York Times

Sean Combs Acquitted on Top Charges, but Awaits Sentencing for Transporting Prostitutes

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Sean Combs Acquitted on Top Charges, but Awaits Sentencing for Transporting Prostitutes

“This is a decisive moment for our justice system, one which threatens to undo the sacrifice of courageous survivors who stepped forward to share their stories in this trial, as well as to all those abused by Diddy who weren’t able to,” said Arisha Hatch, Ultraviolet's interim executive director

The New York Times

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