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Some Of The People Knew Magic : Code Switch Fifty years after the Stonewall Uprising, queer and trans folks are uncovering hidden parts of LGBTQ+ history. A new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, "Nobody Promised You Tomorrow: Art 50 Years After Stonewall," features works from from queer artists of color who were born in the years after Stonewall. We talked to four of them.

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Some Of The People Knew Magic

Some Of The People Knew Magic

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Fifty years after the Stonewall Uprising, queer and trans folks are uncovering hidden parts of LGBTQ+ history. A new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, "Nobody Promised You Tomorrow: Art 50 Years After Stonewall," features works from from queer artists of color who were born in the years after Stonewall. We talked to four of them.

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Installation views, Nobody Promised Your Tomorrow: Art 50 Years After Stonewall. Courtesy of Jonathan Dorado/Brooklyn Museum hide caption

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Installation views, Nobody Promised Your Tomorrow: Art 50 Years After Stonewall.

Courtesy of Jonathan Dorado/Brooklyn Museum