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Bisa Butler

Black History Spotlight | Bisa Butler

Bisa Butler FEELS like she has been around for many, many years, so it’s no wonder that I felt behind the curve when I became aware of her magic during her exhibit debut at The Art Institute of Chicago in 2020. My mom really wanted to go and see the exhibit and it was around my birthday at the time, so we went. And we were amazed. If you’re not aware, Butler is a fiber artists who uses fabric to create intricate quilts that I can only explain as sew by numbers, with a focus on the celebration of being Black.

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Michael Harriot

Black History Spotlight | Michael Harriot

Michael Harriot was a former Senior Writer at TheRoot.com where he covered the intersection of race, politics, and culture. He is currently an author, poet, and writer for The Grio, The Amber Ruffin Show, and his books Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America and The Situation in South Carolina: A Novel. Harriot holds a degree in mass communications and history from Auburn University and an MA in macroeconomics from Florida State University.

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