The Whirl: Give Black Raleigh Her Flowers Now Opening

On Friday, May 6, Anchorlight celebrated the opening of Give Black Raleigh Her Flowers Now, an exhibition for Black Oak Society and its founder, Courtney Napier. A tribute to the Black women who built Raleigh, the exhibit featured portraits by Triangle photographers including Derrick Beasley, Samantha Everette, Anthony Fitzpatrick, Phill Loken and Cornell Watson.

Crissy Sanders, Aerial Sanders
Cheryl Crooms Williams
Judy Melvin, Courtney Napier, Barry Melvin
Linda Dallas, Samantha Everette

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This article originally appeared in the July 2022 issue of WALTER Magazine.