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dark-haloed sister, penumbric jewel

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Ethiopia, 1998. Günther Helm

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akinsanya kambon, yemoja (carrying spirits we lost through the middle passage), 2010.

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“i wanted to write about silences and terror acts that hover over generations, over centuries. i began by writing about my mother and my grandmother.”

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went to a lester horton workshop & wrote haikus listenin’ to joe mcphee

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Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Espejo Negro (Maudelle Bass Weston), 1947.

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hatchet dancers carving shadows

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Iré a Santiago dir. Sara Gómez (1964)

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Young girls of the Siwa Oasis wore silver torques around their necks, from which hung a large disc engraved with a central cross and surrounded by eight-pointed motifs symbolizing the sun. This jewelry was worn exclusively by unmarried girls and for the final time on their wedding day.

The designs of jewelry featured motifs inspired by the natural surroundings of Siwa, including the sun, moon, and stars. Head jewelry, such as earrings, often consisted of crescent-shaped rings.

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nina simone photographed by alex harsley

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Beah Richards performing her poem A Black Woman Speaks in a PBS Special

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Maison Alaïa A/W 2024

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im a woman so whatever excites my righteousness organ is feminist