Share your story
The Say Study seeks to collect stories about Black women’s healthcare encounters. This study builds on the work of Dr. Tina Sacks, Black Feminist, and Womanist theory to create a unique opportunity for Black women from across the diaspora to engage with art and artists while reflecting on and sharing their own healthcare experiences. This is a research study being carried out by Octavia Vogel, principal investigator, and doctoral candidate.
Building an archive to improve care
The research portion of The Say Study is part of a larger arts-based project focused on creating a community participatory archive. Traditionally, the archive has been a site of erasure for Black women. The Say Study seeks to correct that by creating a digital archive and physical exhibition. Ultimately, the archive will serve as a means to educate healthcare professionals about the lived experiences of Black women.
“It is fairly obvious that treating things the same can generate as much inequality as treating the same things differently(285)”
—Kimberle Crenshaw. (1997). Colorblindness, History, and the Law in The House that Race Built
