Remembering the Righteous Anger and Joy of Faith Ringgold

I had the unique pleasure of meeting Ms. Faith Ringgold many times throughout my life and journey as an artist. My very first encounter with her was in 1996, when my mother brought home Tar Beach. It was my favorite book as a child. I saw myself in Cassie, the precocious little girl in the picture book. I loved Tar Beach because I understood it, not simply on an intellectual level but on a deeply emotional plane. I understood the world built by Ringgold in the grace and clarity of her rendered f