An illustration by Ashanti Fortson of Jas, a brown-skinned Black and East Asian person standing in the breeze, cropped around the mid-thigh. Jas is looking to the right, in the direction of the breeze, and has a calm, contemplative expression. Strong rim lighting is cast along the right side of their face and shirt. They have long, very curly hair, which is blowing gently in the breeze. They are wearing a loose, light blue, patterned shirt tied in the middle, a dark belt, dark pants, and a brown purse on their shoulder. Around them, soft green swirls of wind sit on a lighter green, painted backdrop, which swirls into the white background of the image. Near the top-right, a hand-drawn rectangular speech bubble, pointing to Jas’ face and decorated with stars, contains a hand-lettered quote: “The joy is in celebration without being measured against the accoutrements of success; it’s recognizing ourselves and one another as fully realized, potentialized human beings with voices, rather than as recipients of silence.” At the bottom of the image, the name “Jas” is written.
