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This project is meant to show not only the rage of women but also the fight against the oppression from men.  The background contains the color scheme for the African American flag with cracks of purple symbolizing empowerment and royalty. The woman's outfit and pose resembles the statue of liberty but instead of a torch, she’s holding her hand in a fist as a nod to the Black Lives Matter Movement. Chains are on her wrists but one is free to show her fight against oppression and censorship. Her robes is white as a nod to men’s idea of a woman’s purity yet has the word ‘Evil’ painted on it as nod to how men tend to mark women. I took inspiration from the music artist, Doechii, for her hair, since braids have a deep-rooted history within Black culture. For the woman’s face, I blocked out one of her eyes, ears, and her mouth as a nod to the saying “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” as a form to represent the censorship men try to place on women.

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Ca’Tina Maye is a junior Psychology major with a minor in Creative Writing from Bellamy, Alabama. She aspires to be a Marriage and Family Therapist as well as an author.