Forgotten Struggle 2011–Ongoing Series

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Elbows on everything. I return to the form of the obelisk because it inherently holds power.

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I AM NOT MY ANCESTORS Summer Camp A pilot program from the Center for Black Preservation (CBP)

A Summer Camp like no other!

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Cowboys come from Spain? These Texas cowboys tell a different story. From the Houston Livestock Show to the Black Cowboy Museum, the West is a story of an American evolution, not a European inheritance, writes Leah Binkovitz.

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Calling Jesse Jackson From the in progress stage play “Georgia Ave.”

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Everyone has a Jesse Jackson story, here is mine.

Black Panther Party Power Earths Mightiest Heroes

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In 1968 as part of the FBl’s (COINTELPRO), the Black Panther Coloring Book was used to discredit the Black Panthers in the eyes of the white population.

With the assistance of AI I have updated the images into a modern 3D representation.

“AWFUL HALFTIME SHOW !!!”

While addressing people from his community, Lead Belly warned them about going to Alabama, “So I advise everybody, be a little careful when they go along through there—best stay woke, keep their eyes open.”

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Excited to announce that BANF has recognized me as a 2025 Artist Awardee. This investment in ya boi – and all the awardees, creates new opportunities to define our future and build together toward the thriving culture Houston deserves.

~ HETEROGENEITY ~

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Or like this:

MLK looks pissed off at what America has become

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Throwback to photos from the FotoFest biennial Critical Geography.

Forgotten Struggle #32, #24 and #33
Digital print on watercolor paper
2011 - ongoing series
📸: Ryan Hawk

Thanks to Steven Evans and everyone at FotoFest.

I know two Black jobs that will be coming back

Allen Iverson looks at his team unable to score points and relying on him to do everything

A series of drawings from the Drawing Room in the Vincent Valdez: Just A Dream… exhibition at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston