Please
join us for a First Friday reception featuring our sixth exhibit, Shades
of Strength: Black Women’s Resistance, curated by Furious Flower Carmen R.
Gillespie Fellows India Williams and Taylor Nauflett.
Poetry
is an art form many embrace. It has become a powerful means of resistance for
marginalized groups. Black identity and womanhood intersect, prompting a
compelling question: What is the essence of being both Black and a woman?
Within the realm of conventional and unconventional poetry, Black women are
often overlooked and neglected. Yet, they have a profound sense of what it
means to be oppressed and to resist. They stand as mediators, storytellers, and
resisters; reverberating with untold narratives in the form of verses that
protest against the erasure of their experiences.
All
First Friday receptions at Furious Flower Broadside Gallery are free and open
to the public. Light refreshments are provided.