A Photo Exhibit

Exploring the hopes, dreams, and fears of Mother’s with Black Sons.

When I step into a mother’s space, my fundamental role is to ask questions, listen intently, and capture honest and powerful imagery. As both images and quotes are displayed together, I want viewers to see the commonalities that these sixteen mothers share as well as the nuance of each story. The hope is to bring people together across racial divides, to do the hard-but-necessary work of acknowledging overt and covert racism and work together to shift the collective consciousness of race in America. 

- Sharon Hughes, photographer