
"Her Word as Witness", riveting, intimate portraits of 35 women of some of our country's and the Black diaspora's most talented and prolific writers. The exhibit opened on December 1st to rave reviews in print and electronic media and will close March 31, 2012. Curated by photographer Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, the following accompanying public program promises to further enrich the exhibition:
Bernice McFadden, "Gathering of Waters, a fantastical, rich text centered around the mind numbing tragedy of the Emmett Till murder and the return of Tass Hilson, Emmett Till's young lover at the time of his murder.