A Look to Change Reality: Race and Power through the Eyes of Etan Thomas
By Kate Aguilar “There is power in looking.” “By courageously looking, we defiantly declared: ‘Not only will I stare. I want my look to change reality.’” ~ bell hooks, “The Oppositional Gaze: Black Female Spectators” in Black Looks: Race and Representation (1992). On May 20, former NBA player Etan Thomas boarded a crowded train and…