At first glance, this photograph doesn’t seem to be anything out of the ordinary. In fact, it doesn’t even seem to be excessively staged, seeming more like “first day of school” photo taken by your parents. We see two black boys, both of them holding chalkboards with writing on them. The boy on the left is holding a simple statement (“People judge other people before they get to know them”), while the one on the right has a few words (among the legible are ‘woof’, ‘sub’, and ‘men’) scribbled alongside a picture of what seems to be a car. This is the surface level observation; what we see before clicking the right arrow on the computer keyboard. However, if we take a closer look, we can gather a more in-depth analysis of what exactly is going on. The first thing I notice upon closer examination is the fact that writing and picture of the boy on the right are confined to the right side of his chalkboard. The cutting-off point is so distinct, it is almost as if there was a line down the ...