Nine Names, One Spirit

Tragedy struck the Charleston community last week, and this is my small part in the effort to stay positive and do something proactive in the aftermath. Every week for the past 9 months or so on Instagram, I've been sharing #weeklywordswithnuri, a hand lettered series of my favorite quotes. Last week, instead of a quote, I decided to honor The Charleston 9 by "speaking their names" visually. A friend suggested I make it into a shirt, and here we are. No one should have to go through the mourning, heartbreak, frustration and anger that was initiated by June 17's violent, unspeakable act. I'm doing this fundraiser as a Southerner, as a black person, as an American, as a human. All proceeds go directly to The Mother Emanuel Hope Fund. Thanks in advance for your purchase.