IBAF.COM

MISSION:

• To serve as an interactive digital archive showcasing nearly 30 years of Black feminist, art, art work, Black feminists.
• To serve as a space for dialogue on the connection between feminisms across time and space.
• To provide a space for young people who are interested in Beyoncé Knowles Carter’s feminism to learn about Black Feminist history.
• To make it very clear that Black women’s history is central to US history.
• To show the world, this is what digital Black feminisms looks like.

 

ORIGINS

I came up with the idea of this site in December of 2013, after the release of Beyoncé Knowles Carter’s self titled album. During the two weeks following the release of her album nearly a dozen articles and blog posts by Black women and Women of Color was released analyzing the feminist ideals associated with the album. The album was a marked a significant moment of Black feminist, Womanist, and Woman of Color feminist conversations online.

It was in this moment that I saw how a young person could come to a site like this interested in Beyoncé Knowles Carter, yet stay an learn about the history of over 30 years of Black feminist art, creativity, and social justice movement work.

Furthermore, I think that we have a lot to learn from Black women’s creativity and social justice work. Black women have a long history of making art, and resistant oppression. We have also made art simply because we simply have a desire to create.

This site is a place for people to learn about some of the work that Black women have learned over the years.