Diasporan Daughters by Liv Latricia Habel
Diasporan Daughters
for my sisters
Beat it up, nigga, catch a charge Extra large and extra hard Put this pussy right in your face Swipe your nose like a credit card
I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That’s me.
I want you to park that big Mack truck Right in this little garage Make it cream, make me scream Out in public, make a scene I don’t cook, I don’t clean But let me tell you how I got this ring
Now you understand Just why my head’s not bowed. I don’t shout or jump about Or have to talk real loud. When you see me passing, It ought to make you proud. I say, It’s in the click of my heels, The bend of my hair, the palm of my hand, The need for my care.
Say Her Name Breonna Taylor Say Her Name Atatiana Jefferson Say Her Name Charleena Chavon Lyles Say Her Name Korryn Gaines Say Her Name India Kager Say Her Name Sandra Bland Say Her Name Alexia Christian Say Her Name Mya Hall Say Her Name Meagan Hockaday Say Her Name Janisha Fonville Say Her Name Natasha McKenna Say Her Name Tanisha Anderson Say Her Name Aura Rosser Say Her Name Sheneque Proctor Say Her Name Michelle Cusseaux Say Her Name Pearlie Golden Say Her Name Gabriella Nevarez Say Her Name Yvette Smith Say Her Name Renisha McBride Say Her Name Miriam Carey Say Her Name Kyam Livingston Say Her Name Kayla Moore Say Her Name Shelly Frey Say Her Name Malissa Williams Say Her Name Shulena Weldon Say Her Name Alesia Thomas Say Her Name Shantel Davis Say Her Name Sharmel Edwards Say Her Name Rekia Boyd Say Her Name Shereese Francis
Say Her Name Aiyana Stanley-Jones Say Her Name Tarika Wilson Say Her Name Kathryn Johnston Say Her Name Alberta Spruill Say Her Name Kendra James Say Her Name LaTanya Haggerty Say Her Name Margaret LaVerne Mitchell Say Her Name Tyisha Miller Say Her Name Danette Daniels Say Her Name Frankie Ann Perkins Say Her Name Sonji Taylor Say Her Name Eleanor Bumpurs
Say Her Name Breonna Taylor
’Cause I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That’s me.
Diasporan Daughters is a photo series of staged selfportraits in various characters. The series is both true to reality and fictional. Some of the characters are clearly related to the artist’s social status and ethnic background. Other characters are socially and culturally far from her and furthermore portray society’s alleged perceptions.
thank you to KBH Film & Fotoskole Mette Juul Linda Hansen Emil Ryge Céleste my love Najma & Tassy I am Queen Mary by La Vaughn Belle & Jeannette Ehlers Johnni’s cars
Excerpts from Maya Angelou, Phenomenal Woman Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion, WAP African American Policy Forum, #SayHerName Report
Diasporan Daughters 2020 Edition I KBH Film & Fotoskole Liv Latricia Habel Š All rights reserved