I grew up in America and in Ward 7 neighborhood. I grew up
examining the colors, textures, and materials available to me searching
for answers to the many questions floating within me. I grew up in a
household without my siblings and father absence. Thus, I consider
myself like an only child and alone in a world filled with racism,
discrimination, prejudice, violence and corruption. I express my
experiences that I have encountered through my visual artwork. Painting
the world, society and community that I have witnessed as a black female
in America using dull, vibrant, and dark colors.
You ask me time and time again, how was growing up in America for me? I say all the time, it was an experience filled with sorrow, trauma, grief, hope, and absence.
Growing Up in America.Digital art created on canvas. Afrika Abney
Quote found on the Internet
"Lorraine Vivian Hansberry was a playwright and writer. She was the first African-American female author to have a play performed on Broadway. Her best known work, the play A Raisin in the Sun, highlights the lives of Black Americans living under racial segregation in Chicago." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorraine_Hansberry