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Grown For Her

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  • Graduate School of Education
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Nikki Thomas will create an audiovisual exploration of our collective relationships with plants, the natural world, and the people around us, through the specific lens of her own family. She will consider her family’s history and collective memories, as they relate to Black History, the Great Migration, natural remedies and healthcare, and create a work that she hopes will preserve her family heritage and mitigate the inevitable loss she will one day experience when family members leave this world. In her own words, Nikki says:

“My ancestors sustained vegetable gardens that survived through cracked pavement. They hated  the sugary taste of non-homemade bread. Made grief medication from herbs they knew would  soothe them. In making this project, I can draw closer to those traditions and cultivate their  perseverance. The way I revere my ancestors for the persistence of their story, I want my  descendants to know that we, too, were here, and that what we did for each other was  important.”

  • 2021
  • Graduate School of Education
  • Student Grant
  • Student Creative Production

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