Alexandra M. Thomas

Alexandra M. Thomas is an assistant professor of art history at Fordham University. She writes and teaches black and queer feminist art histories of Africa and the African diaspora.

Features• May 22, 2025

To Ensure the Record Can Never Be Whitewashed: Honoring Nona Faustine

By Alexandra M. Thomas

Nona Faustine, who passed away this March, was magnificent—a valiant beacon of light in a world often cruel and dismissive of Black women’s histories…