Out of humble roots in Alabama, John Lewis rose to become one of the most significant civil rights leaders in America. I was born on Bloody Sunday, the day he made his fateful march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. This event would help inspire the most important voting rights legislation in US history. John Lewis is no longer with us, but he provided us with a template in fighting for voting rights going into the future.
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With songs like Mississippi Goddam, she confronted the ugliness of Jim Crow racism directly. We’ve been missing Nina Simone for some time now, but her music is still the perfect soundtrack to the protests of this past year.
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10% of proceeds from each print will be donated to Black Lives Matter.
The son of a Haitian-immigrant father, and a mother who's family hailed from Puerto Rico, this acclaimed American painter has deep roots in in the Caribbean. No doubt, that rich background boils up in his spectacular paintings.
Signed print of this portrait are available here, in my Etsy shop!
When people of color are continuously let down by our justice, healthcare, and economic systems, frustrations bubble up to the surface.
Civil rights icon, Martin Luther King Jr. summed it up best, ‘A riot is the language of the unheard.’
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(25% of each sale will be donated to Black Lives Matter.)