Every Hard Sweetness

In Every Hard Sweetness, Carter-Jones chronicles Civil Rights’ eraatrocities through the story of herfamily’s experience with an all-too-common practice in which Black men werewrongfully incarcerated in institutions for the criminally insane. The result is a stunning work reflecting on race,criminalization, and the devastating consequences of a Black father’sincarceration on his psyche and family, specifically his Black daughter.Told through a mixture of photography, ekphrasis, and erasure,Carter-Jones’ powerful collection creates an extraordinary record ofher family’s life at a time of great suffering and upheaval.