Octavia Estelle Butler, ancestor, guide, and muse

Libby and Craig Heimark

A thank you to the Heimark Artist in Residence program, which brings to campus musicians, poets, visual artists, and performers whose work grapples with the legacies of slavery on our world today.

Moya Bailey

Tracy K. Smith

The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens

The Dimino Family

 

Models

Queen Mother Iya Osunnike Anke

Yasmeen Grace Alston-Hanna

Xóchicoatl Bello

Cyprene Caines

Shay Collins

Teena Marie Johnson

Amina Deselle Massey

Renée Neely

Gina Mariela Rodriguez-Drix

Xiomara Mia Rodriguez-Drix

 

Poetry Editors

Rajiv Mohabir

Crystal Valentine

 

Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice

Anthony Bogues

Shana Weinberg

Maiyah Gamble-Rivers

Catherine Van Amburgh

 

Design and Installation

Erin Wells Design

Ben Kaplan