“I paint a Black mother… / eyes closed, / furrowed brow, / holding the contour of her loss,” Kaphar wrote in a poem accompanying the cover. But many living Black mothers whose children have been killed have spoken publicly about their grief. Since her son Tamir was killed, Samaria Rice has been working hard to connect with and educate Black children. She’s dedicated her time to setting up the Tamir Rice Afrocentric Cultural Center, which will offer artistic, cultural, and civic programs for Black youth in Cleveland. Breonna Taylor’s mother has also spoken about what it’s like to be part of the unenviable circle of mothers of murdered Black children.

Source: Huffington Post June 07, 2020 22:18 UTC