James Forten was a decolonizer, feminist, father, husband, and craftsman extraordinaire, an organizer, a leader of the elite free community of African Americans.

Xenobia Bailey
Xenobia Bailey is an artist who studied Ethnomusicology at the University of Washington, Custom Apparel Design from Seattle Community College, and holds a BA in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute. She has designed a “Funktional” crochet stitch for craft, fine art, health & well-being, film, TV, theater, printed and broadcast media, collections, and permanent public art since 1984.