The Requiem Project

The Requiem Project is a mixed media textile piece honoring the lives of African American youth impacted by state sanctioned violence and racism -- either by murder, extreme violence, or a wrongful conviction. these violent events have occurred throughout the history of our United States, and they continue up to this present day. 

This art installation serves as an acknowledgement of the sacrifices of these young people, as an effort to begin to understand the why of this violence and to begin a healing process within each of us. These young people did not volunteer to become martyrs, but their lives were irreparably damaged or destroyed, nonetheless. Many of us grapple with survivor's guilt, perhaps we know deep in our soul, "there but for grace, goes I"