This iteration of "Ain't I a Woman (?/!):Black August" is a 3-part compilation of street-interventions done at separate New York Black Lives Matter murals in order to celebrate the resilience and empowerment of Black August. 

Ain't I a Woman (?/!): Black August (Brooklyn)

The performance of Ain't I a Woman (?/!):Kingston Legacy for Art in Odd Places October 2018.

Ain't I a Woman (?/!):Kingston Legacy

Recent performance of Ain't I a Woman (?/!): Kingston Legacy II at Smack Mellon art gallery for the exhibit exclusively for the exhibit Bound Together: On the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment. 

Ain't I a Woman (?/!): Kingston Legacy II

"Ain't I a Woman (?/!)" is a project that I first performed in public spaces around NYC. This is the first rendition of the project, where I posed topless with the words "Ain't I a Woman (?/!)" inscribed all over my body to represent black women and body positivity.The focal point of “Ain’t I a Woman (?/!)” is to create a social conversation surrounding issues within the realm of women’s bodies. This conversation begins with discussion of race and body politics—especially the favoritism that happens in cultures prone to body shaming, sexism and misogyny. Through my topless exposure, body art and performance the precipice of body-shaming and body-acceptance are pushed to the forefront immediately because it is a live public performance. “Ain’t I a Woman (?/!)” is linked to feminism in that the performance it allots for my body to tell its story related publicly. My particular focus as a Black women, have tackled subjects such as sexual assault/rape culture, police violence, and self-image. Each performance can be viewed as a commentary on being demeaned and marginalized in the eyes of Western culture, representing the dehumanization of all women through the scope of unrealistic expectations and standards set upon us.

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