Mask allows us to transform and communicate in a non-verbal manner. Just as our hair allows us to transform based on how we choose to style and wear it; it allows us to communicate a part of who we are without saying a word.
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This collection in parallel with my series "Rooted" aims to provoke my audience to rethink how we look at black hair; the mask connecting us to our past of what our hair used to represent before slavery all in an attempt to get people of all colors to appreciate and learn about black hair in a society where it is still used as a racial identifier by those who wish to continue to oppress people of color.
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This ongoing collection explores the spiritual middle ground between our hair and our ancestry. The masks were inspired by tribal masks from regions of Africa I discovered in my own ancestry DNA.
Have you signed the Crown Act ?
The purpose of the CROWN Act is to protect people of Black or African descent from routine—though often covert—barriers to employment opportunities14 based on “longstanding racial and national origin biases and stereotypes associated with hair texture and style.”
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