Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Cheri Beasley

“We must come together to firmly and loudly commit to the declaration that all people are created equal, and we must do more than just speak that truth.” - Cheri Beasley (2020, Watercolor and ink on paper, 8.75” x 12”, by Lydia Makepeace)

We must come together to firmly and loudly commit to the declaration that all people are created equal, and we must do more than just speak that truth.” - Chief Justice Cheri Beasley

Cheri Beasley is the first Black woman to serve as Chief Justice in the North Carolina Supreme Court’s 200 year history.

View the complete Affirm Black Women portrait series here