Women of Color Quilters Network

Women of Color Quilters Network (WCQN) is a national organization dedicated to preserving African American quiltmaking.

In 2004, the Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas, Texas, sponsored the traveling exhibition, Threads of Faith: Recent Works from the Women of Color Quilters Network.

[7] Hosted by the Michigan State University Museum, WCQN worked with fiber artists from South Africa to deliver a new exhibition entitled Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela in 2014.

[8] The WCQN in conjunction with the Cincinnati Museum Center and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center toured an exhibit curated by Dr. Mazloomi entitled And Still We Rise: Race, Culture, and Visual Conversations across the United States including to The Bullock Museum for the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth in 2015.

[13] This project included exhibitions titled Gone but Never Forgotten: Remembering Those Lost to Police Brutality and Racism: In the Face of Hate We Resist.

[14] Gone but Never Forgotten consisted of 26 quilts depicting imagery related to Black victims of police brutality; the exhibition was showcased from September 15 to December 24, 2020 at the Textile Center's Joan Mondale Gallery, and from February 13 to April 1, 2021 at Lanesboro Arts in Lanesboro, Minnesota.

Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery Historical Marker, Athens, Georgia
Harriet and Armstead Powers headstone front side, dedicated December 2, 2023.
Harriet and Armstead Powers headstone back side of memorial.