• ELIXHER
• On May 21, 2014

Please join the Center for Arts and Culture of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration for the closing reception of: ”You May Sit Beside Me: Visual Narratives of Black Women and Queer Identities” | Photography by Laylah Amatullah Barrayn. There will also be a screening of “black./womyn.:conversations with lesbians of african descent,” a feature-length documentary focusing on the lives and views of lesbians of African descent from various background produced and directed by Tiona McClodden.

“You May Sit Beside Me” is an exhibition of intimate photographs accompanied by spirited conversations that explore the complexities of living as queer Black women. As part of a larger series that captures the distinctive voices of the women of the African diaspora, “You May Sit Beside Me” affirms the parallels of the human experience. The women of this series are courageous, self-defined individuals who share with us the source of their strength, the nuances of their struggles and the beauty of their personal truths.

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