Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Harriet Tubman

“I have heard their groans and sighs, and seen their tears, and I would give every drop of blood in my veins to free them.” - Harriet Tubman

Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceDecember 6, 2018Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, inktober 2019, Harriet TubmanComment

Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Angela Y. Davis

“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” - Angela Y. Davis

Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceNovember 18, 2018Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Angela Y Davis quoteComment

Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Shirley Chisholm

“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” - Shirley Chisholm

Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceNovember 11, 2018Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Shirley Chisholm quoteComment

Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Nina Simone

“You get racism crossing the street; it’s in the very fabric of American society.” - Nina Simone

Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceNovember 8, 2018Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Nina Simone quoteComment

Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Ilhan Omar

“...when you see injustice, you fight back. You do not give in to sadness. You organize.” - Ilhan Omar

Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceNovember 8, 2018Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Ilhan Omar quoteComment

Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Ayanna Pressley

“People closest to the pain should be closest to the power.” - Ayanna Pressley

Paint + Sketch, ThriveLydia MakepeaceNovember 6, 2018Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Black Voters Matter, Black Women Lead, Ayanna Pressley QuoteComment

Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: bell hooks

“I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or to someone else’s ignorance.” - bell hooks

Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceNovember 5, 2018Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, bell hooks quoteComment

Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Audre Lorde

“Your silence will not protect you.” - Audre Lorde

Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceNovember 1, 2018Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Audre Lorde Quote, Silence is Violence, Silence will not protect youComment

Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Marsha P. Johnson

“I may be crazy but that don’t make me wrong.” - Marsha P. Johnson

Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceOctober 31, 2018Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Marsha P Johnson quoteComment

Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Phoenix Calida

“Sex workers...deserve rights, dignity and safety.” - Phoenix Calida

Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceOctober 21, 2018Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Phoenix Calida quoteComment

Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Tarana Burke

“If we don’t center the voices of marginalized people, we’re doing the wrong work.” - Tarana Burke

Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceOctober 18, 2018Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Tarana Burke quoteComment

Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Fannie Lou Hamer

“If I fall, I’ll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom. I’m not backing off.” - Fannie Lou Hamer

Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceOctober 6, 2018Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Fannie Lou Hamer quoteComment

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