Gee’s Bend is known as living history due to the region’s generations of Black female quilters. The quilts, initially created for comfort and warmth, have become a symbol of Black survival and civil ...

For generations, the women of Gee’s Bend have stitched together scraps of fabric into something far more lasting than cloth alone. Their quilts, once made out of necessity, have become enduring works ...

The story of five acclaimed African American quilters from Gee’s Bend, Alabama, will be unveiled onscreen when the community comes together to view short documentary film “While I Yet Live” at ...

Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns. The groundbreaking art practice was cultivated ...

Black women quilters paid homage to HBCUs, thanks to Adidas. Adidas has released a limited-edition NCAA basketball jersey collection inspired by the Quilters of Gee’s Bend. The collection features ...

Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns. The groundbreaking art practice was cultivated ...

It’s not every day that you find New York City’s movers and shakers packing a room to learn how to quilt. Just a few days shy of Black History Month, we took to the adidas headquarters to see the ...

The route to Gee’s Bend, Alabama winds through forests of young longleaf pine and oak trees, and past acres of cotton planted in red earth. Buildings few and far between dot the road: low-slung homes, ...

Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns. The groundbreaking art practice was cultivated ...