“We’ve been fighting very different battles, the hardest are on the women fighting them behind bars,” Deanne tellsTeen Vogue Your summer sneakers have arrived courtesy “future-forward” swimwear brandChromatand the iconic sneaker giantReebok earlier this month. The empathic portraits she builds are informed by her experiences as a Black woman.InMiddle of Nowhere Ultimately, apartheid ended in 1994 after years of negotiations between the African National Congress and the apartheid government led to free elections. Today, the struggle for housing justice, labor rights, and freedom from police violence is still happening in South Africa, much as it is in the United States. Looking back at what worked can guide our struggles today.Want more fromTeen Vogue? Check this out: