Volume One of the Black Matriarch Zine is now available!
The Goal of the Black Matriarch Zine is to honoring black women and the role they play in shaping black families, as matriarchs. Members of the African diaspora submit images and video documentation of black elders, whether they may be grandmothers, great-aunts, godmothers, or caregivers. The goal: “to create an ongoing archive commemorating the black women in our lives who were crucial in our upbringing.” ~ Alkebuluan Merriweather
20% of the proceeds made from this publication will go mailing zines to the incarcerated in Illinois and to the Illinois Deaths in Custody Project. Illinois Deaths in Custody Project seeks to document, archive, highlight and mourn the deaths of all people in custody in Illinois.
Alkebuluan Merriweather is a Chicago based artist, zine maker, an unconventional archivist in training, and image-maker. In May of 2019, she received her bachelor’s degree in Art History from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Currently, she is a graduate student within the Museum and Exhibition Studies program at UIC. Her practice often derives from personal narratives and as a Black woman she views art as a form of self-care and therapy. Alkebuluan aspires to be the second Black woman Doctorate within her family. She hopes to pursue a Ph.D. degree in either Black Studies, English, or History. Alkebuluan is also the founder of the Black Matriarch Archive. Black Matriarch Archive seeks to create an ongoing record commemorating the black women in our lives who were crucial in our upbringing. Image by Patrick Lentz
