Centuries: Imagining Black Women Cycling Across Time
Review of Light Projection Installation By Nekisha Durrett
Walking on the trails near home, I’m filled with longing as cyclists swish by. There’s something about riding a bike — You can cover more terrain than by walking. Two weeks ago, I took the first step to fulfill that yearning by taking an adult biking class for beginners with a group of about 20 sponsored by the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA). The group included ten Black people, and eight of them were women. It’s a rarely represented activity in my daily life and one that I find compelling given the perception that Black women don’t ride.
As part of my biking journey, I was intrigued to go check out Centuries, an immersive digital art installation …..
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This article was written with support from the DC Arts Writing Fellowship, a project of the non-profit Day Eight.
