Melissa Blount

Black Girl Magic (2019) Ikea Dish towels and black embroidery floss 25.5 x 18.5 in. Shirley Chisholm is a from a series called Black Girl Magic. BGM is a textile Abecedarium, or ABC book, of historical and contemporary woman, little known or absolutely unknown in American history. It’s an exploration of the relegation of many Black Women to domestic servitude. In spite of these limiting notions of Black Womanhood, Black Girl Magic prevailed. From the moment slave shackles were dropped in 1865, Black Girls became millionaires, started churches, birthed movements, and ran for President of these United States. They took…