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Limited addition prints are available for each original art work.

	The Blood of Trayvon Medium: Acrylic on Illustration Board Size: 40 x 24 Thousands of young African American men are dying throughout the United States in very unjust ways. This work represents the killing of Trayvon Martin. It is a crime scene that reflects violence of innocent young African American men. My reason for doing this painting is to arouse the consciousness of people throughout this Nation and the World. It is also a fitting tribute to parents who have lost their sons and daughters to unjust violence. My hope is that the showing of this painting provides awareness so everyone can be involved in protecting our children.
	Generations Medium: Poplar Wood Size: 42½ x 7 x 9 In the 1950's, segregation and oppression took its toll on the Black family, generations cried, died, smiled with pain, joy with displaced love, while raped young mothers with smothered futures held their families together to produce generations, and the future is now.
	Torn Roots Medium: Dark Maple Size: 47 x 9½ The chained and dying hands that worked the red dirt soil of yesterdays survival and tomorrow's river will rise.
	Cane River Canes My walking canes are made from woods of the apple, pine, maple and mahogany trees. I see them as a transformation from their roots in the earth to supporting the infirm and the disabled among us. I use colors on my canes that hopefully will lift up the recipients.
	Freddy's Place Medium: Acrylic by Illustration Board Size: 42½ x 22½ During the 1960's in Louisiana segregation was the rule. However, black night clubs thrived. Freddie's Place provided a Black social agenda.
	The Moment Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 48 h x 48 w The moment represents a period during the first half of the turn of the century in Central Louisiana when Black women, economically deprived, choose prostitution over cotton fields and scrubbing floors.
	My Son Will Rise Medium: Acrylic on Illustration Board Size: 42½ x 32 My father died, my godfather (Le Parrain) christened me in church when I was two weeks old. This painting represents his love for me. He always spoke these words; my son, you will rise above the cotton fields, low pay, hot son and wasted struggle of the worn out whip.
	Generations of Women Medium: Acrylic on Media Board Size: 32½ x 29¾ Mothers and daughters embrace after Sunday School, love is everywhere.
	Mother and Baby Cotton in Tow Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 48 x 24½ The Black mother's love was the thing I saw through pain and sorrow, she wouldn't let go.
	Godfather's Guiding Hand Medium: Acrylic on Media Board Size: 29½ x 39¾ A father's guiding hands laid the foundation in my life that sustained me through success and failure, trial and error, faith and doubt, trust and redemption, than GOD stepped in.
	The Doors of No Return Size: 42¾ x 32¾ Medium: Acrylic on Multi-medium Board The doors of no return represents emptiness that still fill the hearts and minds of African people through stories handed down from generation to generation about the stolen people. Using my visual and literary talent, I want to show, out of pain and slavery, we have survived. Most of all, we are here just across the Atlantic ocean.
	Do No More Violence to Women Medium: Walnut Wood Size: 20 x 21½ x 7 Do no more violence is dedicated to every living, dying, suffering born and unborn women who has or may have a son that they wish could be taken back, only to return free from freedoms pretensions.
	Homeless Man Medium: Alaskan Dark Cedar Size: 23½ x 8½ x 6½ Laying on the street, bare and worn feet, the rich called him a street leach, while his mother wept. Memories of a wine-o, he died on the street.
	Bloody Caddo Medium: Acrylic on Multi-media Board Size: 42 3/4 by 31 After the Civil War, in Shreveport, Louisiana, returning Civil War Veterans took their anger out against African American people. Dozens were hung from trees. This painting depicts that period in the tragic loss of life in Caddo Parish.
	Mother Holding Baby Size: 40½ x 33¾ Medium: Acrylic on Illustration Board Mother holding baby, this painting is the essence of the cradle of Black civilization evolving from a mother's womb and into her arms, giving her Black child it's life support.
	Natchitoches Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 24 X 48 A tribute to the oldest City in the Louisiana Purchase. A fantasy of color that hides its slave roots, and plantations that cannot be recognized.
	New Orleans Before the Storm Medium: Acrylic on Media Board Size: 34 X 32½ The big easy is home to some of the most poverty stricken African-Americans in these United States. Racism and white supremacy is at the heart of their suffering. This painting reflects on that cover up.
	Devil in a Red Dress Medium: Acrylic on Illustration Board Size: 23¼ X 16¼ With three kids in college, she's retiring from her street hustle, determined to get them educated.