In Sonoma County, Black residents make up fewer than three percent of the population. But a local visual protest is working to change how Black women are seen, celebrated, and supported in the community.
It started in 2020 when Malia Anderson, a Santa Rosa-based entrepreneur and wardrobe stylist, organized a photo shoot with 16 Black women on the steps of the Museum of Sonoma County. It was in response to the pandemic and the murder of Breonna Taylor, an unarmed Black woman who was shot and killed by police in her Kentucky home.
Anderson explains why she created this project…