Writer and creative entrepreneur living and creating in the South. Ashley is a mixed media artist by way of handcrafted weavings, floral, woven, and braided masks and a photographer by way of life. Her work offers a perspective into the personal study of popular culture, African American femininity, Southern identity, and the timeless practice of black hair.
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On the morning of June 24th, just before the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, I waited for birth worker, activist and reproductive psychologist, Raven Freeborn to hop on our Zoom call. When they joined, a bit frazzled, they excused their tardiness by explaining that they just got off a string of planning calls to organize resources and protests in response to the decision. I told them I couldn’t think of a more appropriate reason to be late for this particular conversation.