Justice for All black portraiture Lions are majestic animals

Lions are majestic animals

James Baldwin was at once a perpetual optimist and an unflinching critic when it came to American culture

Our lives are not just enhanced by others

and complexity of these young ballerinas

But her determination

Justice for All black portraiture Lions are majestic animals18x24 oil on wood panel. Frame NOT included. Resilience Series This painting is inspired by an iconic photograph from the Civil Rights Movement. Notice the exhaustion on her face. Behind the expression is a dogged determination to be free, to have equality. She expects to be beaten. Spat upon. Harassed. She woke up knowing that her plight was hard. Fear was pulsing through her body. But her determination; her will to be treated as a true citizen of