She Created A 25 Year-Long Masterpiece To Help Tell Black Stories
Black History Year
PushBlack
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🗓️ 14 February 2023
⏱️ 3 minutes
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They've tried to erase our stories for too long, but she wasn't having it! So she dedicated her life to her people – and spent 25 years creating this beautiful, Black masterpiece.
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| 0:00.0 | They've tried to erase our stories for too long, but she wasn't having it. |
| 0:08.0 | So, she dedicated her life to her people, and spent 25 years creating this beautiful black masterpiece. |
| 0:17.0 | This is Two Minute Black History, what you didn't learn in school. |
| 0:31.0 | She rose with the sun each day and dedicated her life to her people in the most beautiful way. |
| 0:38.0 | One of the goals of white supremacy is erasing black history and culture, but she wouldn't let that happen. |
| 0:45.0 | No part of Amina Brenda Lynn Robinson's home was untouched by her art or blackness. |
| 0:54.0 | Every room was covered in the tools of her craft, brushes, journals, fabrics, and a whole made material called hogmwag, used for her sculptures. |
| 1:05.0 | But Robinson wasn't just creating for creating sake, she was documenting black life. |
| 1:13.0 | Her art practice came from a deep desire to tell black stories, and the belief that black history is filled with near superhuman perseverance. |
| 1:26.0 | Robinson's signature style, Ragnon, featured mixed media pieces that ragged on over time, once for 25 years, with additions like beads and shells. |
| 1:40.0 | Today, Robinson's home has been converted into an art studio, and her work is on display at the Columbus Museum of Art. |
| 1:50.0 | No matter one's feeling about art, we should remember that black artists of every kind, from writers to musicians, have always been a necessary part of our liberation struggle and crucial to black futures. |
| 2:05.0 | Like Robinson and other artists and historians, we must continue to write ourselves into the future, while always honoring our history. |
| 2:15.0 | No matter the medium, black art deserves to be deeply valued and celebrated. |
| 2:22.0 | In order to move towards the future, you've got to look to the past. |
| 2:27.0 | This has been Two Minute Black History, a podcast by Push Black. |
| 2:32.0 | Show your support by sharing this episode on your social media, and join us in amplifying stories we all deserve to know. |
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