We Should All Be Archivists

Lately, I keep obsessing about two seemingly opposing but interrelated trends: 1) The past decade has seen an incredible bounty of art and self-expression from marginalized folks, including BIPOC folks, queers, disabled peeps and others. 2) We’re in the middle of a huge, well-funded backlash against those same marginalized folks, with the goal of driving us out of public life.

I’ve loved so much of the art, culture, criticism and reporting that I’ve seen from marginalized people in the past se...