Meet Terresa Moses

Today we’re excited to be connecting with Terresa Moses again. If you haven’t already, we suggest you check out our prior conversation with them here.

Terresa, we are so thrilled to be connecting again and can’t wait to hear about all the amazing things you have been up to. Before we jump into all of that, some of our readers might have missed our prior interview, so can you take a moment to reintroduce yourself?
Terresa Moses is a proud Black queer woman dedicated to the liberation of Black and brown people through art and design. She uses creativity as tools of community activism like her exhibition, Umbra, and her community distro project, Stop Killing Black People. She created Project Naptural and co-created Racism Untaught. She has published two books, Racism Untaught and An Anthology of Blackness.

Moses is the Owner & Creative Director at Blackbird Revolt— an abolitionist design and production studio. She is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design, McKnight Presidential Fellow, and Director of Design Justice at the University of Minnesota. She is the Owner of Black Garnet Books— an independent bookstore in Saint Paul curating books written by authors of color.

She earned her doctorate in Social Justice Education at the University of Toronto. She serves on the advisory board of the Black Liberation Lab and co-founded Hatch & Flock.

Awesome, so we reached out because we wanted to hear all about what you have been up to since we last connected.
Since we last spoke, I earned tenure at the University of Minnesota and my PhD at the University of Toronto. I also acquired Black Garnet Books and Blackbird Revolt has a physical studio space in downtown Minneapolis.

We also want to give folks a chance to get to know you a bit better so we’ve prepared a fun lightning round of questions. Ready?

Favorite Book: All About Love by bell hooks

Favorite Band or Artist: Megan Thee Stallion

Sweet or Savory: Sweet

Mountains or Beach: Beach

Favorite Sport (to play): Lifting

Did you play sports growing up (if so which ones): Track

As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up: Archeologist

French Fries or Onion Rings: French Fries

Favorite Cartoon growing up: Hey Arnold

Favorite Childhood movie: Mulan

Favorite Breakfast Food: Pancakes

What are you most excited about in the coming year?
I am most excited about the expansion for Black Garnet Books as well as Blackbird Revolt’s physical studio location.

Website: https://terresamoses.com/

Instagram: @blackbirdrevolt, @blackgarnetbooks, @projectnaptural, and @racismuntaught

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terresamoses/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnaptural

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/terresaamoses