Our website use cookies to improve and personalize your experience and to display advertisements (if any). Our website may also include cookies from third parties like Google Adsense, Google Analytics, and Youtube. By using the website, you consent to the use of cookies.

Street art illustrates the lives of inspiring black women in London

Street art illustrates the lives of inspiring black women in London

https://www.youtube.com/embed/OPr7QV2dPV4 IN a bright yellow cloth shirt, arms outstretched and adorned with bangles, the image of Shaney Blackman towering over six metres (20 ft) tall on a wall in east London is arresting. Blackman's portrait is the last in a series of 10 murals blazoned across the capital highlighting the lives of strong, black women by artist Neequaye Dreph Dsane, known as Dreph. Dreph said the portraits, far from capturing celebrity or famous faces, seek to celebrate everyday women, such as Blackman, a legal professional who quit her high-powered job to volunteer and travel the world. "I didn't ever think I'd…
Read More