“To always have my art aligned with activism and Black liberation is something that is very important to me. It was a task and mantle that was passed down to me when I was at Howard, and it resounds and lives on in me to this day that I have a responsibility to help my people,” [Butler] says.
This is a really good article about Bisa Butler that even includes a picture of her fabric stash (no, I’m not jealous, why do you ask?)
https://www.essence.com/art/bisa-butler-quilts-beauty-into-being/
