“In fact, I think I can deal effectively with the world precisely because I am a black woman who is so comfortable in my black-womanness. I know what I can accomplish. And anything I have accomplished, I did so not in spite of being a black woman, but because I am a black woman.” ― Gabrielle Union, We're Going to Need More Wine. . . "Justice will not be served until those unaffected are as outraged as those who are!!!!!!!!!!" - Dwyane Wade, via Twitter . . Throughout Black History Month, we will feature daily posts comprised of images of BIPOC celebrities wearing masks, captioned with quotes attributed to them, that speak to the power of healing, resilience and courage in the face of racism or other forms of adversity. We invite you to follow along and if you have ideas of celebrities you'd like to see here (or even want to see your own image posted), please send them along! . . #RacismIsASickness is a portrait project featuring 14 Philadelphians who were interviewed and photographed by @iamtieshkasmith over a six week period during the summer of 2015. The goal was to create a visual depiction of the struggles we all have with American racism. . . #RacismIsASickness evolved into a community engagement project and an art installation that traveled to three venues (@west_philly_art_church :: @ccplibrary :: #philadelphiaethicalsociety) in 2016. Learn more about the project at racismisasickness.com. . . #racismisasickness #healracism #healracismUSA #healinjustice #voicesofracialhealing #confrontinginjustice #wearamask #wearadamnmask #antiracism #artandactivism #portraitproject #inspiration #gabrielleunion #dwyanewade #blackhistorymonth #black365 #listentoblackwomen #listentoblackmen #georgefloyd #blacklivesmatter https://www.instagram.com/p/CLCKbirLLJU/?igshid=10yhmr9vv6wr7