Vashti: It was Black History Month. I was looking for another way to challenge myself to do something in terms of my art and keep me going and keep me interested. All through elementary school, middle school, and high school, we would hear the same stories during Black History Month, so much so that it kind of felt like a chore. Here's the month where we read the same stories over and over again. I thought there's got to be more of a reason to celebrate this. I was looking at the history. When Carter G. Woodson founded Negro History Week in 1926, the sentiment was to celebrate the stories that have been long neglected throughout history. I thought, here's a great opportunity. Every day for this month I'm going to post a drawing of a black woman in American history because they sit at this crossroads of being doubly neglected throughout history. I started with Sojourner Truth who was someone I had known about as an abolitionist, as a figure, but hadn’t really considered her story as a person. I drew this little drawing. I wanted to create these simple figures that I could draw different outfits and clothes on and turn them into anybody, like an every-girl. I thought, this’ll be fun because I love drawing clothes. I love drawing hair. Also, here's an opportunity to learn about cool people.