Blank Canvas Observation Report

After creating the canvas displaying the stories of these girls and women, I went back to my community, the black community, and presented to groups of young and more seasoned women of color. In my presentation I briefly went over my research and also allowed them to view the Blank Canvas exhibit. I felt that this portion of my end-product had the most impact. So many of the people came up to me after my presentation saying how they were inspired and had similar experiences to the ones I had described and presented. I also feel like this portion of my project was the most alined with Richland’s motto, “Teaching, Learning, Community Building.” As I learned more and more about my topic I reached out to other to educate them which resulted in a more informed, inspired community.
In conclusion, it is important we recognize the obstacles and issues women and girls of color face. Experience life differently than the rest of society,
Representation does exist; however, untold stories of great women of color are being kept under wraps and young girls of color are not being educated and informed about them. As previously stated, only a handful new about the contributions women of color made to get man on the moon and these are only three of the many women of color whose stories have not been told. For decades, African-American and Black women have been working behind the scenes, accomplishing great tasks, but not being giving credit for them. This not only affects these women but the generation after them. As they look for role models to look up to they find none, not because they are non-existent, but because their voices and stories are silenced and disregarded. As a society, we must equip of girls of color with representation and information about those like them who have accomplished tasks they might see as impossible. The future of our African-American girls depend on