Designer Melody Ehsani’s Latest Collection Honors ‘Black Women in Defiance’
Designer Melody Ehsani has joined forces with “I Help Black Women” campaign founder Trinice McNally, Black Gals Radicals founder Jaimee Swift and national media group Breakthrough to launch the “Black Ladies in Defiance” appeal bracelet.
The bracelet honors 10 Black gals activists and historical figures from the U.S., Latin America, the Caribbean and across the African Diaspora. Each just one arrives with a keepsake postcard providing record about the women highlighted, which includes their birthplace and heritage, the injustices they fought against and their contributions to society.
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“As an artist and a designer, working with the electrical power of my voice and remaining ready to amplify the voices of other individuals by way of creating intentional products and solutions is a large section of why I appreciate generating items,” Ehsani spelled out. “Virgil Abloh shared this sentiment, which is why I’m so grateful he introduced me to the function of Trinice and Jaimee of Black Ladies Radicals. I especially resonate with the global scale of their function knowledge the connectivity and historic designs of the systemic programs that have tried out to marginalize and maintain down Black girls globally. I’m honored to shine light on some of the Black ladies who have trailblazed change over time. All the revenue will go towards supporting and amplifying this agenda.”
Announced before this thirty day period, the 2022 Defend Black Females March will celebrate, centre and spotlight the daily life, leadership and legacy of Afro-Brazilian bisexual feminist, politician, activist and human rights defender Marielle Franco — who was assassinated in 2018 — as properly as the energy of Black feminists in the U.S., Latin America and in the Caribbean, in partnership with the College for Black Feminist Politics, the political training hub of Black Girls Radicals.
“As an corporation that takes advantage of a potent combine of media, arts and tech to drive narrative transform, we see this partnership as a excellent example of how trend and activism can collide to generate an chance for socio-political schooling about the lived activities of Black gals, girls and gender-expansive individuals,” stated Nakisha M. Lewis, chief govt officer of Breakthrough, the developing partner of the Protect Black Ladies March.
The bracelet will be unveiled at an invitation-only start function to be hosted on Saturday at Ehsani’s Los Angeles retail outlet, but will be offered in a confined presale at melodyehsani.com commencing Friday. Each and every appeal bracelet retails for $75 and 100 % of the proceeds will go to assistance the second annual Defend Black Girls March in Washington, D.C., on July 29 as a result of 31.
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