The Tillet sisters have been busy as of late winning awards, but their nonprofit A Long Walk Home continues to center Black girls and women in their own narratives with the Girl/Friends Leadership Institute. The 18th cohort came together this summer, the first one since the pandemic began.
Kira Humphrey, left, takes a photo of her daughter Samaia Nunn, right, and her daughter's godmother Tawana Quarles at the School of the Art Institute LeRoy Neiman Center in Chicago on July 29, 2022, where Nunn and other girls in the nonprofit A Long Walk Home presented their artwork.
People look at artwork about black girlhood at the School of the Art Institute LeRoy Neiman Center in Chicago on July 29, 2022. The art was created by girls in the Chicago-based nonprofit A Long Walk Home. ” Scheherazade Tillet co-curated the show that centers Black girls as subjects, artists, and agents of their own lives in more than 180 works by some 72 Black women, girls, and genderqueer artists, ranging in age from 8 to 94.
“Some of these photos are haunting,” said Scheherazade Tillet. “For someone who studies Black girlhood every year ... doing this kind of mentorship and working with young girls is such a gift. It’s about healing, it’s about honoring. We depend on Black girls so much and it’s also giving them the space to care for them and the resources to do and lead in a holistic way.
“It has such a rich history and culture that folks don’t really talk about anymore,” she said. “This was bringing it back home, which really felt near and dear to me.”
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