black-women

The Way She Looks revisits the history of African photographic portraiture through the perspectives of women, both as sitters and photographers.

For most, the Salem witch trials was the plight of white women (and a handful of men) and excludes the fact that there were Black women in the town who were enslaved and were also a part of that history.

“I hope that audiences will understand that Black women and trans people are victims of police brutality and anti-Black racism just as Black men [are].”

“By the time your forties come around, a lot of us start to care less and less about what’s expected of us.”

This February, carve out time to celebrate the successes of Black women in politics.

“I think we need start looking within, unbecoming and unlearning the things that hinder us from growth before we expect others to change.”