<p>This Learning Lab collection was created by Shaniya-Marie Hill in the summer 2021 Smithsonian Affiliate Digital Learning and Engagement Internship, in partnership with Emerson Collective and the Museum of African Diaspora in San Francisco. #SAIntern #RaceAndSocialJustice #WomensHistory</p>

<p>The purpose of this learning lab is to provide educators with the tools to teach their students about the origins and impacts of systemic oppression. Understanding and investigating Medical Racism utilizing both art and historical artifacts will allow students to see how past actions can affect present outcomes and can engender critical conversations regarding race.</p>

<p> <br /><em>The Will to Adorn</em> is a multi-year collaborative folk cultural research and public presentation project initiated by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.This project explores the diversity of African American identities as expressed through the cultural aesthetics and traditional arts of the body, dress, and adornment.</p> <p>Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco, CA was one of the participant museums in the 2017 The Will to Adorn project. Six high school students examined African-American fashion in the San Francisco Bay Area. </p> <p>Through a combination of street photography, museum visits, field trips and interviews with Bay Area fashion creators and trend setters we took a closer look at the different ways African-American fashion is expressed.</p> <p>This is a collection of their photographs curated by the program coordinator.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p>