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feature: dad and daughter recreate images of iconic black women – ‘the black heroines project’
Take a look at ‘The Black Heroines Project’, lensed by Brooklyn-based photographer Marc Bushelle. In this photo series, Bushelle photographs his 5-year-old daughter Lily as she embodies iconic black women – from the likes of Toni Morrison to upcoming AFROPUNK Fest performer Grace Jones. He states that he wanted to “teach Lily about history and these heroines in a fun and creative way” and that he “wanted her to be able to see herself as a future heroine”. Check out the amazing images below.
By Alexander Aplerku, AFROPUNK Contributor
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Lily as Mae Jemison, physician and NASA astronaut who became the first African American woman to travel in space.
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Lily as politician and educator Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman to be elected to Congress.
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Lily as the iconic Grace Jones
Lily as Misty Copeland, ballerina.
Lily as Bessie Coleman, the first female pilot of African American descent and the first person of African-American descent to hold an international pilot license.
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Lily as Admiral Michelle J. Howard, the highest-ranking black woman in the military.
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Lily as novelist and professor Toni Morrison.
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