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Philadelphia Resident Vashti Dubois Turns Home into Museum Dedicated to Black Women

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Philadelphia Resident Vashti Dubois Turns Home into Museum Dedicated to Black Women

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There is a museum like no other in Philadelphia. You would not have heard it, it is not listed anywhere and there are no signs from the motorway. Only the hand carved wooden sign in the garden hinted that the Victorian house was not like any other home in the world – and the woman who opened the door had the smile of someone who knew she was about to amaze you.

For years Vashti Dubois was sick of not seeing any images of black girls or women in museums and art galleries, so three years ago she decided to do something about it. The 56-year-old turned her house into The Colored Girls Museum, celebrating everything about black women and their place in the universe. Standing in the hallway, which screams with colour due to every inch…

Please read original article Philadelphia Resident Vashti Dubois Turns Home into Museum Dedicated to Black Women posted on Healthy Black Girls on 11 August 2017 | 2:53 am —

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