Aissatou Sidime-Blanton is an art collector and curator dedicated to amplifying the work of African American women artists. A former reporter and art reviewer, she has organized acclaimed exhibitions, including "Her America" at the Carver Community Cultural Center and Re/Devaluing Colorism at the Southwest School of Art. Notably, her 2024 retrospective of "Delita Martin" received a NEA grant. In San Antonio, she and her husband also fund the SAEAS Abaraka Award for research and visual arts projects by African American women.