GOOD MIRRORS is a cultural institution committed to accurately reflecting Black women as whole and dignified beings.
OUR THEORY OF CHANGE
If Black women are accurately depicted in multiplicity and quantity in mainstream culture, there will be less misrepresentations of the roles and societal contributions Black women have made and could make.
We exist to impact culture, education and technology with a single goal: undo the harm of racial and gender stigmas.
TRUTH PORTAL
Over the last five years, we have conducted research on the impact of AI on the representation of Black women and girls on the internet.
In an effort to expand the data (and metadata) that informs how Black women and girls are depicted online and drive narrative change across society at large, we are building TRUTH Portal, a digital platform and in-person interactive installation dedicated to collecting and sharing the stories of Black women and girls, by Black women and girls. The project aims to surface a greater quantity and quality of human stories (“truths”) of Black women and girls online. Experience TRUTH Portal.
Supported by Mozilla Foundation, Meta Open Arts, and the New Museum.
WITNESS Exhibition
Curated by GOOD MIRRORS Founder, Genel Ambrose and philanthropist Tina Knowles, WITNESS is an immersive visual art experience that asks the question: what do we witness when we see through the eyes of Black women?
Experience WITNESS here.
Supported by Pivotal Ventures.
GOOD MIRRORS: STUDIO
We collaborate with like-minded practitioners, institutions, and other organizations to co-create content, experiences and social impact initiatives that positively impact and authentically amplify the voices and perspectives of Black women and girls at scale.
Learn about our impact here.
We are a collective of storytellers, community-builders, and impact-minded cultural strategists catalyzing positive systemic change.
In the News
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‘Few people ask us what we think about ourselves’: This L.A. art show elevates Black women and nonbinary artists
Co-curated by GOOD MIRRORS Founder, Genel Ambrose and Tina Knowles, philanthropist and Artistic Director of the WACO Theater Center, WITNESS exhibition asks: What do we witness when we see through the eyes of Black women?
Read about it in the L.A. Times here.
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Tina Knowles Lawson and Genel Ambrose on Curating a Love Letter to Black Femme Artistry
WITNESS exhibition is an immersive visual art experience that features work by Black women and non-binary artists who project their vision of the world, society, community, and themselves through art.
Read ELLE Magazine’s review here.
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TRUTH Portal Challenges, Changes Algorithmic Bias Against Black Women
Mozilla Creative Media Awardee TRUTH Portal uses positive storytelling to address harmful online narratives about Black women.
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10 Projects Rethinking Data Stewardship: Announcing Mozilla’s 2022 Creative Media Awards
GOOD MIRRORS Founder, Genel Ambrose, is one of ten global recipients of Mozilla's 2022 Creative Media Award. The grant will be used to build TRUTH Portal, an interactive platform of stories of Black women, by Black women to combat systemic bias in artificial intelligence.
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Emerging Visionary Grant Partnership
In collaboration with SheaMoisture, GOOD MIRRORS created the Emerging Visionary Grant, a 50k opportunity for 10 Black women storytellers who use prose, poetry, and other forms of expression to expand the narratives of Black women and foster history-making change in their communities.