Visual artist Natasha Powell Walker, a 2007 Virginia Tech graduate with a degree in fashion merchandising and design, has a message she wants young African American women and girls to take away from her artwork: “Never let anyone intimidate you, and be true to who you are. Knock down as many doors as you need to get wherever you want to go. Nobody can put any limitations on you but you.” Read her profile here.

Artwork titled 'Jazz'
“Jazz”
Artwork titled 'Stank'
“Stank”
Artwork titled 'Peace'
“Peace”
Artwork titled 'Bad Ass'
“Bad Ass”
Artwork titled 'Loud'
“Loud”
Artwork titled 'Divafied'
“Divafied”
Artwork titled 'The One'
“The One”