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Noel Ransome

Noel Ransome is a Toronto-based culture writer and former full-time culture reporter at VICE Media, with bylines in Shondaland, Vanity Fair, and Complex, among others. Through his writing, he explores art, TV, and film through the lenses of race, identity, and ideology, and he also previously served as a national entertainment reporter for the Canadian Press.

How Graffiti Became More Than Just ‘Vandalism’

Street art has long been synonymous with Black culture (graffiti is one of the four elements of hip-hop). So, it’s worth asking how its transition to art world staple has affected the genre itself