For years, I've been painting black men as a way to respond to the reality of the streets. I've asked black men to show up in my studio in the clothes that they want to be wearing. And often times, those clothes would be the same trappings people would see on television and find menacing.
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For years, I've been painting black men as a way to respond to the reality of the streets. I've ask
For years, I've been painting black men as a way to respond to the reality of the streets. I've ask
For years, I've been painting black men as a way to respond to the reality of the streets. I've ask
For years, I've been painting black men as a way to respond to the reality of the streets. I've ask
For years, I've been painting black men as a way to respond to the reality of the streets. I've ask
For years, I've been painting black men as a way to respond to the reality of the streets. I've ask
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