masking through blackness - digital zine (color)

About Masking Through Blackness:

This zine aims to be a conversational guide, toolkit and love letter for Black people that mask and take COVID/virus precautions. We face unique issues like issues with mask fitting, (hair)styling and access to resources. These topics are discussed with other Black people but not are easily found in most COVID resources. This zine centers their discussion in a more accessible, sharable way.

The main sections are "Mask Fitting and Fixes!", "Self Expression & Hairstyling with Masks!" and "Dreaming, Masking & Staying Grounded". Sabrina draws on her experiences of masking as a Black disabled person and love of mask & COVID resource distribution. The pages are full of detailed virus safety information along with mask comparison charts, vibrant illustrations and styling examples from the author. Essays at the end of the zine explore how we can resist social crises like fascism, racism and ableism to create a more liberated and community care centered world.

44 pages, half letter size, color.

Resource Sharing & Mutual Aid

If you are Black and low income/marginalized, feel free to pay what you can or get a community copy. Share this project with your friends and loved ones!

If you are non-Black, please pay on the higher end of sliding scale ($5-25). For every copy sold, I will list a free community copy for Black people. Also consider buying another copy for a Black person in your life! Share with your friends and loved ones!

Mutual Aid Groups, Community Distro & Organizers
Black & white (B&W) printable version for organizers and community distribution at https://starlybri.itch.io/masking-through-blkness-bw . Anyone can distribute to their community!

I have physical versions of "masking through Blackness" on my website that are high quality prints on thick paper. 

If you'd like to get multiple physical printed copies (color or b&w) at a bulk rate, email me at sabrina @ starlyart.studio !

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Personal Use Agreements:

The color version is for personal use only. Personal use includes: 

• Downloading the zine to read yourself
• Printing a copy for yourself and sharing that copy with other
• If that copy gets damaged, you can print another
• Please do not share the digital download with others, share the link to this page instead.

How to print for personal use: Print the main zine as a booklet in a PDF reader like Adobe Reader.