Cristi Smith-Jones wanted to use Black History Month as an opportunity to teach her 5-year-old daughter Lola about some of the iconic black women throughout history and she came up with a fun and amazing way to do that!
Cristi decided to dress up Lola as a Black female icon every day in Feb, and her images went viral!
She started with Nina Simone and went on from there covering everyone from Harriet Tubman to Michelle Obama.
Talking to Atlanta Black Star Smith-Jones said:
“We talked about how far we’ve come and that there is still farther to go,”
“So, to inspire her, and get her engaged in learning more about Black history, I decided to use her love of playing dress up to teach her. I decided that we’d honor a woman each day for Black History Month and she’d get to transform into her and I could teach her about their legacies in the process.”
Her daughter apparently loved it!
“And I have discovered that we are reaching and even teaching others along the way.”
Watch this video to see some of the amazing images:
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