About the Cover

Black women possess so much joy and love, yet we are told that we do not deserve this. Then there is systematic oppression keeping our access to love, respect, joy, and highest self-worth at arm’s length. Through this collage I incorporated rich color, shapes, and atmosphere that aim to recontextualize this narrative…. Art is powerful in the way that we can create our own universe in which our dreams and visions for the future come true.

—Adee Roberson