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 ...

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 ...

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 quilt makers of Gee’s Bend are part of a small community at a U-shaped bend in the Alabama River. They are mostly descendants of enslaved Africans who worked on a cotton plantation owned by Joseph ...

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 ...

Members of the Quilters of Gee’s Bend will lead quilt-making and sewing demonstrations and workshops in residence with University of Alabama at Birmingham Arts in Medicine from Feb. 26-29. The ...

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 ...

An authentic Gee's Bend quilt typically costs anywhere from $500 to $13,000, but thanks to a new, nationwide collaboration with Target, interested buyers have a few more attainable options to support ...

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 ...