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400 Years: African America, 1619-2019

African America was founded in 1619 when the first enslaved Africans were brought to the Jamestown colony. Our founding fathers included mothers as well, united in the bondage of chains and mutual support. Together they established a unity, a politic, and a culture which is what defines a nation. Although many methods were used to control and minimize our people, our memory and resolve remain unbroken.

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Nia’s Black Panther Dreams, Part II

In which baby Nia dons her homemade Black Panther costume and sets out to protect her neighborhood and the city at large. If you’re a bad guy, school yard bully, or even a litterbug, you’d better watch out. Nia’s coming for you. This is a continuation of the Black Panther inspired images I posted earlier. I chose…

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Kinara’s Children, Black Panther and More: Hanging with AkronHipHip.com

All About Kinara’s Children Here’s a pretty cool interview conducted by brother Hiram Akeem of AkronHipHop.com. It gave me a chance to go in on what and why I created Kinara’s Children. It’s really good to have a conversation rather than just kind of dropping my work on social media. It’s also instructive to see my…

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Imani is Joy!

    Imani’s not a Black Magic Woman, she’s a Magic Black Woman. The magic’s in her smile, her walk, the way she carries herself. She’s self assured, confident, insightful, sophisticated, a healer, philosopher and sage. Stop by her botanica some time for a palm reading or healing herbs. Stick around and she’ll teach you…

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Kinara’s Fashion: Imani’s Leopard Print

My last illo featured Ujima and Imani dressed up Egyptian style. Unfortunately Imani’s lovely outfit was overshadowed by Ujima and his pharonic antics. So I designed a brand new gown just so Imani can strut her stuff. I hope you like it. Not done yet. I think there’s one more outfit in Imani’s closet waiting for the…