mis·perception of the black female

portraiture of  the • ｎｅｇｒｅｓｓ
the black female and their roots in the sentimental depiction of natural hair.
in any of these women we can see ourselves, and explore the nature of race and the Black adventure.

natural • hair
textured surfaces that speak against an unspoken, visual uniformity that is expected of black hair “entail”. yes i wash it, it’s 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭, and such blackness doesn’t make me any less female.

the ｍｉｃｒｏ•ａｇｇｒｅｓｓｉｏn
our strength + beauty in its entirety promoting false narrative of superiority. words of judgment and assumptions of ignorance. brown isn’t less than. it’s not artificial, unspoken. or a deformity.