"Violence affects Black women on multiple levels . This photo series explores the sadistic assault on our bodies and our ancestors, and the trauma passed on through the generations. The words accompanying these images are meant to invoke the stories present in our DNA and through our own lives. This was a significant process of working through transgenerational distress, and the toll it still takes upon us."

— Monika Estrella Negra 

FERTILITY.
SCIENCE EXPERIMENT. 
TEST SUBJECT.
​ABORTION.

james marion sims. 
'the father of modern gynecology.' 
MURDERER. 

Traditionalism.
Enslavement.
Cultural Genocide.
​Assimilation.

Sexism. Misogynoir.
Hypersexuality. Whore. 
​Welfare Queen. Sapphire. Rape. 

Redbone. Good hair. Mixed babies.
Octaroons. Master's Seed. Mammy. 

VENGEANCE.

Photography by Valerie Bah
Set Design by Valerie Bah and Monika Estrella Negra
Make-Up and gore by Monika Estrella Negra
Concept and Story by Valerie Bah and Monika Estrella Negra
Model - Monika Estrella Negra
Montreal, QC, Canada, 2017 ​