D.C. block party for Brown Jackson celebrates a ‘historic moment’
Their campaign had included a mural depicting a nameless Black woman in her legal robes. So it was only natural that their victory party include a new work of art, one with the face of Jackson looking over S Street NW.“This commemorates how important this moment is for the country, not just for Black women,” said April Reign, one of the She Will Rise organizers. “We know representation matters. It is true that you cannot be what you cannot see.
Nia Keturah Calhoun had worked on the first “She Will Rise” mural and took on this piece as her first solo project. She tried to mix a feeling of joy, she said, with a recognition of the racism and sexism that Jackson faced after being nominated. “I wanted little Black girls and little kids in general to look at it and really feel like it was fun and familiar and something that could grow with them and grow with this block and the city at large,” Calhoun said.
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