5-year-old Lola is officially breaking the internet thanks to her creative mom, Cristi Smith-Jones from Kent, Washington. Lola is celebrating iconic black women throughout history, and her mother has been sharing her amazing photos via her twitter account.
From Rosa Parks, Nina Simone, Josephine Baker, to Fannie Lou Hamer, this mom is taking history and making it a fun teaching tool for her 5-yr-old. According to NBC Chicago, Cristi Smith-Jones shoots these photos, edits them in Snapfeed before bed, and prepares for the lesson and photo shoot for the following day.
Lola’s mom decided to start this project after the 5-yr-old came home from school, sharing what she had learning about Dr. Martin Luther King. As if this story couldn’t get any better, Lola’s teacher shares her images with her Kindergarten class, so the other kids are learning about these iconic black women as well. In an interview with NBC Chicago, Lola said, “You can be anything you want and you can change your mind — or be a scientist and physician and astronaut like Dr. Jemison.”
Not sure if it’s obvious to everyone, but 5-yr-old Lola is killing the facial expressions for each legendary history maker! In her NBC interview, Lola’s mom said,“She does very good faces. She does the face she sees in the picture,” said Jones. “As soon as she got dressed (as Harriet Tubman), she did the face and nailed it.”
Using items from around the house, her dad’s old glasses, hats, wigs, a $2 dollar jacket from the thrift store, and her grandmother’s dress, Lola’s mother used her creativity and ingenuity to pull off this project that continues to make waves around the internet.
“We’ve paid our tribute (to the women), and hopefully people like them. So it all kind of exceeds my expectations,” said Jones.
Kudo’s to Lola and her mom for the epic representation of these black women; check out all of the photos here.
Doing a Black History Month photo project w/ my 5 y.o. One photo recreated of one incredible black woman every day in Feb. This was Day 1. pic.twitter.com/I40PEZklO2
— Cristi Smith-Jones (@MsKittiFatale) February 3, 2017
Day 2 of Black History Month photo project with my 5 y.o. Thank you, @mistyonpointe for being such an inspiration. pic.twitter.com/Php6F5pa8R
— Cristi Smith-Jones (@MsKittiFatale) February 3, 2017
Day 3 of Black History Month photo project w/ my 5 y.o. #mayaangelou #phenomenalwoman #blackhistorymonth #blackgirlsrock pic.twitter.com/53doaF5Ydm
— Cristi Smith-Jones (@MsKittiFatale) February 3, 2017
Day 5. Black History Month photo project. #idabwells #blackgirlsrock #BlackHistoryMonth #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #blackfeminism pic.twitter.com/cgCKhiMJRO
— Cristi Smith-Jones (@MsKittiFatale) February 5, 2017
Day 6. Paying tribute to another amazing woman. #marymcleodbethune #blackhistorymonth #blackgirlsrock #blackhistoryisamericanhistory pic.twitter.com/kXPw72qopK
— Cristi Smith-Jones (@MsKittiFatale) February 6, 2017
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