Miller's roots run to Italy, Germany and America, while those of his wife, Claude-Aline Nazaire, are in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and America. The meeting of his inspiration and his gift for the portrait with her beauty gave rise to a monument that gathers and renews a black tradition.

He recorded how African American women declare their own freedom by handling and working their hair, creating true sculptures. Every portrait in the project recognises and honours the inventive power and the beauty of these women.