Visual Politics in Kwame Brathwaite's Image

Visual Politics in Kwame Brathwaite's Image
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Visual Politics in Kwame Brathwaite's Image
The image originated from the African Jazz Art Society and Studios (AJASS), which two brothers, Kwame Brathwaite and Elombe Brath, founded. AJASS produced concerts that promoted awareness of African-origin black music and dance form. Kwame developed an interest in photography, and he is the author of the image. It echoes the slogan "black is beautiful," which was used by Black Art Movement. AJASS expanded and recruited Grandassas, a group of black women, to model.
The Grandassas women connected their natural hair to their politics. The natural hair carried an empowerment message, wildly when the women were cheered on during fashion shows, which was also linked to the politics of black beauty. The image shows a black woman with kinky hair, dark ...